5 Living Room Décor Must-Haves

Everyday Essentials for Epicureans

I am in wholehearted agreement with minimalist Graham Hill of LifeEdited.com that having less stuff equals greater happiness. Hill’s criteria for home décor is that it is multifunctional, unencumbering and pleasurable.

My dilemma? I love the minimalist aesthetic, but I am epicurean at heart. I covet and collect beautiful things.

Here are 5 unsurpassable ideas for your living room with which even a stringent minimalist might concur.

1.  Flowers
It has been proven by urban planners that green spaces are necessary for human health. Psychologists warrant that a little greenery in the home is good for our well-being.

Any of these celadon vessels are essential to your living room when filled with greens or flowers will improve your quality of life and happen to make a pretty assemblage.

 

2.  Relaxation
Hammocks are not just for holiday lounging.

Hung up in your living room, a hammock is summer’s light even in the bitterest nights of winter.
They are portable and can be rolled up and stored easily. Kids love them.

Just make sure your anchors for installation can hold sufficient weight!

3.  Fun
When I was growing up, we spent hours playing board games.

Full disclosure- that was before the internet- but still, I think even the most screen-addicted teen would get off the computer to play chess.

This handsome backgammon set folds up so it can be put away easily.

4.  Organization

Storage is always useful in a living space, and I prefer vessels to catchall junk drawers.

Touted as a wastebin, this leather tooled Noble Warrior is perfect for magazines.

Alida Cruz started the Mexican women’s collective Manos a la Obra in order to help empower displaced flood victims. Her simple, beautiful designs are made from Mague fibers, a native plant in San Cristobal.

It is a perfect storage vessel for unsightly necessities such as remotes.

5.  Style
On a recent trip to Marfa, Texas, I was inspired by Las Casas, the ranch of minimalist artist Donald Judd that is a now a museum. In keeping with his aesthetic, his house is a modernist series rooms with few possessions. Flatweave traditional rugs anchor the rooms, providing color and pattern.

This amethyst triangle rug is an example of the traditional Dhurrie weaving for which Ajmer in Rajastan is famous.

Two marble Peruvian pyramids placed facing a window are said to balance energy and conduct light-these marble sculptures. Judd would approve.

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