Too much furniture!

[bunnymendelbaum]

I feel like I developed a new OCD last night. We went to DH former job's holiday party at the boss's house. It is a really beautiful old craftsman but holy too much furniture!
Every wall, every corner, sometimes 2 pieces deep!
I kept having the irresistible urge to purge like 3/4 or more of it. It made the house feel so small. I'm still thinking about it this morning.

[magdala9]

Are they elderly? I have a grandmother who decorates like that.

[bunnymendelbaum]

Not really, daughters in their early 20s, so I'd say late 40s or early 50s?

[roselis]

My parents are like that. In their small LR they have a sofa, 3 chairs, 2 end tables, a filing cabinet, an entertainment stand, 2 larke speakers and 2 bookcases.
If I could, I would toss 2 chairs, both endtables, the filing cabinet, and replace the entertainment stand, speakers, and TV (it's currently a CRT)

[munkii]

I think a lot of people feel like there should be at least one piece of furniture on every wall. In tiny houses where walls are the only place to put furniture, that may happen, but in most situations, this results in way too much furniture. You're doing it wrong, people!

[bunnymendelbaum]

DH and I were talking about it this morning. The weirdest thing was the kept saying how they just did a renovation. We both were thinking, how the hell? Where the heck did they put all the stuff when renovating? And WHY did they move it all back in??

[katie4253]

Dec 21, 2012 8:30:04 GMT -5 @roselis said:

My parents are like that. In their small LR they have a sofa, 3 chairs, 2 end tables, a filing cabinet, an entertainment stand, 2 larke speakers and 2 bookcases.
If I could, I would toss 2 chairs, both endtables, the filing cabinet, and replace the entertainment stand, speakers, and TV (it's currently a CRT)

Mine too. I always get rid of a bunch of stuff when I come home from visits there!

[Deleted]

Is it possible that they moved furniture to the walls to make room for more people at the party? I know I've seen people do that...

Saying that I do have one friend who's home is jam packed. I get anxiety just being there. She sees every ledge as a place to put stuff. literally.

[heygrey]

Too much furniture is one of my biggest clutter pet peeves. It takes up so much visual space and makes me feel claustrophobic. I want access to walls!

I also dislike an abundance of closets and storage nooks. I'm constantly wondering how much stuff a person must have to fill all those spaces especially if they have a lot of stuff that is already visible. I'm generally quite alone in this dislike though :-)

[emoflamingo]

My dad has a couch, an end table and a loveseat on one side of his living room that reaches end to and and the other has an entertainment stand and then about 4 shelving units of DVDs on the other stretching from end to end. It's like a galley of furniture.

[SusanBAnthony]

Dec 21, 2012 15:25:00 GMT -5 heygrey said:

Too much furniture is one of my biggest clutter pet peeves. It takes up so much visual space and makes me feel claustrophobic. I want access to walls!

I also dislike an abundance of closets and storage nooks. I'm constantly wondering how much stuff a person must have to fill all those spaces especially if they have a lot of stuff that is already visible. I'm generally quite alone in this dislike though :-)

Oh god, I thought I was the only one! When I think of all those closets full of stuff I get all panicky! I will be honest and say that all you people with the huge walk in pantries give me the hives too- why are all the kitchen cabinets not enough? Unless you are preparing for the end of the world (oops, you blew that one ;D) why do you need so much food? It stresses me out.

Minimalist, signing in

[heygrey]

Dec 21, 2012 19:40:48 GMT -5 SusanBAnthony said:

Dec 21, 2012 15:25:00 GMT -5 heygrey said:

Too much furniture is one of my biggest clutter pet peeves. It takes up so much visual space and makes me feel claustrophobic. I want access to walls!

I also dislike an abundance of closets and storage nooks. I'm constantly wondering how much stuff a person must have to fill all those spaces especially if they have a lot of stuff that is already visible. I'm generally quite alone in this dislike though :-)

Oh god, I thought I was the only one! When I think of all those closets full of stuff I get all panicky! I will be honest and say that all you people with the huge walk in pantries give me the hives too- why are all the kitchen cabinets not enough? Unless you are preparing for the end of the world (oops, you blew that one ;D) why do you need so much food? It stresses me out.

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please be my internet bff!

i have 8 cupboards and 8 drawers in my kitchen. little ones. i have no uppers on one side of the room. it's just blank wall space. i love it. i like to cook and consider myself fairly adapt, i'm sure there are more gadgets i could own to make the process move along a little faster, but i really like having a minimal amount of stuff in my kitchen. i have exactly what i need and i've yet to meet a recipe that i couldn't complete for lack of tools. you wouldn't want to be stuck in my apartment in a blizzard because the food would run out in about 2.5 days, but thankfully there is an interior stairwell to landlord's house and he has a good stash of food :-)