millennial grey is my worst nightmare...

What happened to colorful houses? Why did millennial grey become so popular? I understand it sells better, but why?

Why does it sell better?

I can understand no bright neon colors, but grey and white? You can still make houses look chic and classy with color. You could do a darker version of that color, like maroon, or sage, it’s less neon but still colorful.

I say this all as I strive to be a minimalist. But I am a maximalist. I love collecting cute little trinkets, or hoarding everything. I am a very bad hoarder, I cannot get rid of anything. Even if it’s old makeup. Part of it is because I grew up poor, with a hoarder, but also because all my stuff has a meaning.

Being a minimalist basically means decluttering. Which is not who I am. I love having my room be lived in, not messy, but lived in. Having stuff with color that fills up my room. Like today i went to goodwill and bought a cute glass robin bird. And it’s sitting by my window with my ghost statue, and my witch statue.

I also think the millennial grey pandemic is what caused Christmas to be so dull.

When I was young it used to be so colorful, with colorful lights, and ornaments all around the tree. But now its white lights, and no ornaments, and barely any decorations. I want to bring back the Ralph Lauren type of Christmas, with color.

Minimalism might be a problem for me because I change aesthetics a lot, and just love buying things. I love decorating and I think you can be a maximalist and still be chic and classy. Not everything has to be so boring all the time. You can have color in your life, have a lot of things and still be chic.

I personally feel like when people go into my room they can see every part of me. See the things I like, what I like to do, who I am, my personality, etc. And that’s what your own space should be about. I think thrifting has changed a lot of what I think. I used to think I wanted to be a minimalist until I realized that is just not who I am. I have a lot of things, and could never imagine getting rid of them. I also have a lot of color in my room, and love having color.

I wanted so badly to fit in this perfect aesthetic that I didn’t let me just be me. But now I understand I don’t just have to fit into one aesthetic, I don’t have to always have everything aesthetically pleasing. I can be myself and in its own way that’s its own aesthetic. I think everyone should try to just be who they are instead of trying to fit into a box.

Color isn’t a crime, collecting isn’t a crime, especially if that’s who you are. Don’t try to change who you are to fit what everyone else is doing. For me I like to dress a certain way but if you looked at my room you would never guess that’s how I dress. And that’s perfectly okay.

How about you guys? Minimalist or maximalist? 

I understand the appeal of minimalistic style, clean, organized, stress free, but i feel like maximalist is more fun. Some people complain about consumerism but if you go to thrift stores which generally have more affordable and original things, then I think it will be okay. I’ve always liked the appeal of minimalism but I don’t think I will ever be one. My room has so many stuffed animals, little trinkets, decorations, drawings/photos, etc. and I could never get rid of those things.

Do you guys agree?

Would you rather be a minimalist or maximalist?

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