Comments on: Minimalist Living: Questioning the Couch http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/ living a beautiful life with less stuff Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Linda http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-194197 Linda Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:08:02 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-194197 We have a couch, but what I have found we can live without is traditional bedding. After taking a three week backpacking trip, I found that I slept incredibly well in my ultralight down sleeping bag. When we got home I felt encumbered by all the sheets, blankets, pillows, etc. I took everything off the mattress except the fitted sheet and got out my sleeping bag and laid it on top of the mattress with one small pillow. Perfect. In the summer the bag is too hot, so I use one light cotton twin quilt, no sheets. It is all I need and it saves so much money - the only bedding I need is a bottom sheet for my mattress and a pillow case. We have a couch, but what I have found we can live without is traditional bedding. After taking a three week backpacking trip, I found that I slept incredibly well in my ultralight down sleeping bag. When we got home I felt encumbered by all the sheets, blankets, pillows, etc. I took everything off the mattress except the fitted sheet and got out my sleeping bag and laid it on top of the mattress with one small pillow. Perfect. In the summer the bag is too hot, so I use one light cotton twin quilt, no sheets. It is all I need and it saves so much money – the only bedding I need is a bottom sheet for my mattress and a pillow case.

]]> By: Lee Bones http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-187591 Lee Bones Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:57:58 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-187591 I'm currently living in a tiny house (185 sq ft), and I don't have a couch. I have two wooden folding chairs and a tiny matching folding table. I'd actually like to live without chairs some day and sit on mats or cushions like some cultures have in the past. I’m currently living in a tiny house (185 sq ft), and I don’t have a couch. I have two wooden folding chairs and a tiny matching folding table. I’d actually like to live without chairs some day and sit on mats or cushions like some cultures have in the past.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-171117 Amanda Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:14:04 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-171117 I gave up a couch for cushions when I didn't want to pay to expense of moving the couches (I had 7!) accross the country. Then I gave up a bed (foam mattress on the floor), the TV, and the microwave. There's more space in my living room for yoga and I feel more grounded :). I gave up a couch for cushions when I didn’t want to pay to expense of moving the couches (I had 7!) accross the country. Then I gave up a bed (foam mattress on the floor), the TV, and the microwave. There’s more space in my living room for yoga and I feel more grounded :) .

]]> By: Marie http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-146208 Marie Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:05:42 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-146208 Hi, I have lived in two apartments without a couch and it wasn't a problem at all. As for the item I can live without, I would say a TV. ^^ Hi,

I have lived in two apartments without a couch and it wasn’t a problem at all.
As for the item I can live without, I would say a TV.

^^

]]> By: The Minimalists | Killing Time http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-112950 The Minimalists | Killing Time Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:03:18 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-112950 [...] junk, I got rid of my TV, I killed the internet at home, I stopped using a dishwasher, I started questioning my possessions, I donated 90% of my stuff, I left corporate America, I cleared my plate, I stopped trying, I got [...] [...] junk, I got rid of my TV, I killed the internet at home, I stopped using a dishwasher, I started questioning my possessions, I donated 90% of my stuff, I left corporate America, I cleared my plate, I stopped trying, I got [...]

]]> By: Anne http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-110515 Anne Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:37:34 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-110515 A few years ago I found myself on a personal journey with my three small children, pregnant with number four,(My husband is military and was deploying) and I rented a small cabin with less than 500 sf and the living area was big enough to hold 2 arm chairs, my baby's bassinet and a small bistro table where my young children spent most of their indoor time.. eating! It was lovely and perfect for my small growing family at the time. I am blessed now with a much larger home and with 5 children, I wish I had a small cabin once again. There is always so much space to clean! My large sectional sofa is much too large and it takes 6 1/2 hours to shampoo after a few midnight snacks and a Crayola marker attack! Less is more. :) A few years ago I found myself on a personal journey with my three small children, pregnant with number four,(My husband is military and was deploying) and I rented a small cabin with less than 500 sf and the living area was big enough to hold 2 arm chairs, my baby’s bassinet and a small bistro table where my young children spent most of their indoor time.. eating! It was lovely and perfect for my small growing family at the time. I am blessed now with a much larger home and with 5 children, I wish I had a small cabin once again. There is always so much space to clean! My large sectional sofa is much too large and it takes 6 1/2 hours to shampoo after a few midnight snacks and a Crayola marker attack! Less is more. :)

]]> By: Amy http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-96037 Amy Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:00:27 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-96037 We lived without a couch for a little over a year. Instead we had three large pillows I made to sit on in the living room that we could move around the house where ever we wanted to take them. Our boys would often pull them into their room, lay them on their bed and sleep on them. They fit underneath the bed in the master bedroom, along with most of our other belongings, when we wanted to clear out the living room for play. We ended up getting a futon because we had a friend who was staying with us for an extended period of time and she wanted something besides the floor to sleep on. We've since moved and our futon resides in our garage, not the house. We lived without a couch for a little over a year. Instead we had three large pillows I made to sit on in the living room that we could move around the house where ever we wanted to take them. Our boys would often pull them into their room, lay them on their bed and sleep on them. They fit underneath the bed in the master bedroom, along with most of our other belongings, when we wanted to clear out the living room for play. We ended up getting a futon because we had a friend who was staying with us for an extended period of time and she wanted something besides the floor to sleep on. We’ve since moved and our futon resides in our garage, not the house.

]]> By: Acorn http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-87420 Acorn Sun, 29 May 2011 15:15:37 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-87420 As a family that moves frequently we've found each new home has different furniture requirements. So each time we move we give all our furniture away on freecyle and replace it all again with what we need from freecycle. Of course there are items we retain with each move, cooking items, futons, dishes, but all in all it makes moving much easier. As a family that moves frequently we’ve found each new home has different furniture requirements. So each time we move we give all our furniture away on freecyle and replace it all again with what we need from freecycle. Of course there are items we retain with each move, cooking items, futons, dishes, but all in all it makes moving much easier.

]]> By: Adriano http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-85008 Adriano Sat, 21 May 2011 22:07:33 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-85008 I hear what you say about a couch getting in the way of conversing, sitting side by side and all that. I used to have three couches arranged in the shape of a letter U, seating comfortably nine people. Now i'm down to one. I think i will get rid of this last one also. When i imagine my ideal space i see an airy loft in some old building in an exiting, culturally inclined city. Bare brick walls and generally a bit rough and worn. As is fitting to a dream the details are scarse, simple clear surfaces but with a warm inviting vibe. Thank you for the inspiration. I hear what you say about a couch getting in the way of conversing, sitting side by side and all that. I used to have three couches arranged in the shape of a letter U, seating comfortably nine people. Now i’m down to one. I think i will get rid of this last one also. When i imagine my ideal space i see an airy loft in some old building in an exiting, culturally inclined city. Bare brick walls and generally a bit rough and worn. As is fitting to a dream the details are scarse, simple clear surfaces but with a warm inviting vibe. Thank you for the inspiration.

]]> By: The Minimalists | Minimalist Family: Start With Yourself http://www.missminimalist.com/2009/11/minimalist-living-questioning-the-couch/comment-page-2/#comment-82642 The Minimalists | Minimalist Family: Start With Yourself Mon, 16 May 2011 10:02:43 +0000 http://www.missminimalist.com/?p=227#comment-82642 [...] I own a car/television/furniture [...] [...] I own a car/television/furniture [...]

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