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8 Easy Steps to a Minimalist Bedroom

by Joshua Becker

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Published 27 Mar 2021

Converting your room into a minimalist bedroom doesn't mean sleeping in a sleeping bag on the floor. It means you reduce distractions so you can optimize rest and calm. For extra help decluttering, check out my app Clutterfree at https://clutterfree.com/ --- Recent videos: Stop Chasing Success. Seek Significance /watch/Q7ZbCWbP2ilPb Spring Decluttering is Better Than Spring Cleaning /watch/slwHlUXD6tPDH --- Most popular videos: 7 Daily Habits for a Clutter-Free Home: Declutter for Good /watch/kPfUXPVZ_P3ZU Top 10 Things to Declutter Right Now /watch/gGN_RQK6FNm6_ --- You can read more tips in my book, The Minimalist Home. Read hundreds of articles on decluttering and owning less on the Becoming Minimalist blog. --- Timestamps: 0:00 - What Rooms Tell Us 0:52 - 1. Clarify the Room's Purpose 1:37 - 2. Relocate Things That Don't Belong 2:24 - 3. Clear the Floor 2:48 - 4. Clear Surfaces 3:15 - 5. Assign Items to Drawers and Shelves 4:03 - 6. Pare Down Decor 4:55 - 7. Pare Down Furniture 6:15 - 8. Consider What's Under the Bed 6:51 - Additional Tools

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@JoshuaBecker2 years ago Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that my new book, Things That Matter, is finally here. I put my heart into it, and I cant wait to share it with y ou. You can pick up a copy at .. ...Expand 11
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@julias2593 years ago I wish we could be taught to live a simplified life as small children. I do not understand how we have filled our life with so many. 336
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@JazzyBabe563 years ago So true about the knick knacks that meandecor" is just another ploy to get you to spend money everytime there is a change in homevid joshua - thanx for this. 141
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@designdoctor2473 years ago Probably why a nice hotel room usually feels calm. No clutter. 655
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@tink53373 years ago If you live in a tiny apartment with other people so you only have your bedroom, you can still do some of this with the zoning of your room. Do all of . ...Expand 96
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@rachaelb18683 years ago Thank you! My husband and i share a calm and (relatively) minimalist bedroom but until i watched your video i did not realize the impact the laundry hamper . ...Expand 17
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@avgonyma13 years ago 1. Clarify the purpose of the room in your mind (the purpose of every room is to accomplish something for us) the bedroom is there for rest and intimacy. 2. Relocate things that don' t belong in the bedroom. Old boxes, books on your nightstands, weights, computer)
3. Begin by clearing the floors (look in visible areas: boxes, clothes, toys.
4. Clear surfaces (countertops, dressers, shelves) what has collected there: decorations, coins, receipts, keys. Order them.
5. Decide how you' re going to use your storage spaces: e. G. This drawer is for this, that shelf is for that (assign items to destinations)
6. Pare down the decorations in your bedroom (reduce; throw out things that don' t need to be there or mean anything) e. G. Get rid of some shelves with nothing meaningful on it.
7. Pare down furniture: it frees up space. After you' ve got rid of clothes and items, then you will need less storage and can get rid of it.
8. Consider how you' re using the space under the bed (doesn' t need to be empty, but not full of junk and dust). ...Expand 87
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@sandipeterson32423 years ago I removed my very bulky dresser and mirror from the bedroom years ago and do not miss it! Best decision ever.
i keep all my clothes and shoes in my closet. Thanks for all the great videos! 20
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@marylandsmann11753 years ago Thank you. I' m so happy i found your videos over a year ago. One helpful thing i did before i tackled the bedroom was to have my empty boxes ready . ...Expand 37
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@phyllissamkooistra45583 years ago Just our bed and one chest of drawers in our bedroom & the only decor we have is beautiful photos my husband & i have taken on our travels. W id="hidden9"e have enlarged them & framed them and display them throughout our home as they bring us deep joy. We are very intentional about living a purposeful, low stress, high joy life and have long been committed to keeping our bedroom a sanctuary for rest and intimacy. We are blessed with large windows that often gift us a special view of visitors such as the many deer that stop by our farmyard which we really love. Thank you for sharing another video of fantastic & meaningful content. Continued blessings to you and your family. ...Expand 8
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@yvonnemurray66573 years ago So happy i found this. Ive said it for years. Why do we always have the best version of our house when were about to move out? Love this guy! 5
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@zoeycat26463 years ago Im a single parent. I dont have a bedroom. I live in a 2 bedroom apt but gave the bedrooms to my kids. I just sleep on a comfy couch and have a desk. I c . ...Expand 165
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@pinkroses1352 years ago Layers of window treatments and their care is another thing to consider too. Anything that needs dusting or regular cleaning really. That stuff adds up. 1
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@jbellbird90503 years ago Have already decluttered many items from our bedroom and your video gave some very helpful tips. Sometimes i wonder how did our house get filled with so . ...Expand 19
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@floridanativelh5683 years ago This is the video ive been waiting for! Every video you make is thoughtful, to the point and so practical! Thank you so much
lisa. 37
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@bethtrautmann69013 years ago I just simplified my bedroom. No clutter now and i feel so much better. 4
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@maisonftm12052 years ago Hello from france, thank you for this wonderful video, my husband and my kid have just go out, ill declutter immediately before they come back cause they love to stock things, wish everyone has a pleasant day. 1
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@sueharvey13473 years ago Hi joshua. Sue calling from the uk. Just to say i love your videos. As an older person, i wasn' t sure about minimalism and wondered if it was just . ...Expand 3
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@anig87293 years ago Wow! I just finished to do this two days ago and i and i am so happy. 18
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@azwife353 years ago Our bedroom is large and 3 years ago we purchased a beautiful custom made cherry bedroom set for our 41st wedding anniversary. The only thing that doesnt c . ...Expand 33
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@jeanphillips56873 years ago So glad i found this video. I try and minimize and then quit but once i watch another video i am motivated again. Minimalistic feels so good. 3
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@rhondaadams4013last year I love your perspective on items in a room needing to contribute to the purpose of the room. That made a lot of sense! I needed to hear that. For example, . ...Expand 1
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@Anamarie1512 years ago Concise & straight to the point. Some very helpful tips to help me get started. I downsized a couple of years ago & thought that i had got rid . ...Expand 2
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@andrewbrendan15793 years ago Living in an efficiency apartmentfor those in the u. K. That' s smaller than a hotel room my bedroom, office and library are in one space. What i can do is keep the bed neatly made with nothing on it so as to have a peaceful area in the room. Sometimes, though i do put papers on the bed as i don' t have a regular desk.
joshua, i want to add to your comments about having the floor cleared. Not only do i believe in having as little as possible touching the floor because such an arrangement looks good but it' s a good safety practice. I want to encourage people to have nothing between you and the windows and doors so that you can get out however you need to in an emergency. If there' s something by the window maybe that item can be on rollers so it can easily be moved to the side but nothing at all there is best. Also a reminder: no thing or object in your house is worth dying for. Too i want to also encourage people to familiarize yourself with your surroundings so you can get out quickly. Best of all: being so familiar with a floor plan that you can get out in complete darkness. Not exaclty decor but having flashlights with fresh batteries near at hand should be part of the household.
too when you remove something that has been with your or around you for a big part of your life, you are still you. You are not diminished as a human being. If anything you may be enriched and added to by the removal. ...Expand 61
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@aprilstar333 years ago I' m just working on my bedroom now, some of these tips will be absolutely helpful. Thanks! 12
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@thebarky19883 years ago This video was very helpful. I made a lot of progress in our bedroom. The one thing i have on the floor are about 4 books and journals that i read in bed . ...Expand 8
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@karenarmstrong74953 years ago Love this video! We just happened to be having our bedroom painted, back in 2018 when i bought your book the minimalist home. It was our first introduction . ...Expand 3
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@debbyelkins42403 years ago I feel so good! Weve done a number of these steps and working on the others. Thank you. 5
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@bloofan062 years ago I love this! In 2008 my husband and i each got new dressers. I tended to have a lot more clothes so i got a huge 9 drawer dresser and he got a three drawer . ...Expand 1
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@arnoldferrera11853 years ago Agree. I' m an architect and i always advice this to my clients. To keep only the furniture that is needed, and the painting and decors that inspire only. Less furniture makes the room bigger. 1
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@LoungeLady3 years ago Super clear and concise! Thank you! Very easy to follow! 5
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@seventhchild72703 years ago I go through my apartment every 6year i gave 6 bags of things to goodwill. This year 2021 i gave about another 5 or 6 bags to goodwill. each june or july i touch up paint on my baseboard, window sill, door/closet frames, and doors. I keep nothing under mytotes for my shoe, boots, tennis shoes, handbags, summer and falland updated my cookware to stainless steel and myand updated underwear, night wear drawers. Completely rearranged my closets and donated alot of things to goodwill. Also updated and decluttered car, health, pet, tax, personal folderscleaned, rearranged all kitchen cabinets, linen closet, also. It really feels so good to be cleaned, decluttered, neat, organized. I even keep my car cleaned, decluttered, organized. ...Expand 1
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@MartinCliffe3 years ago Great tips. We' re very fortunate to have room for our suitcases under our ottoman bed. Keeps them out of sight, and also removes the possibility of just shoving junk under there. 2
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@butterflysun3 years ago Perfectly said, your voice is angelic. 6
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@raebean60183 years ago I get so much value from your videos. And i love your tone - it' s just as calming as the end result of my minimalism. Such great content and i don' t feel overloaded! Thanks bro! 1
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@paris.granville3 years ago So clear - purpose always matters when i plan teaching lessons, i never thought about applying to my room. 2
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@Mmolesy2 years ago I love this my bedroom has become a dumping ground and its an eyesore. Ill try these steps today! 1
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@asparrow55053 years ago Perfect timing. I was just thinking about what to do to make my bedroom nicer. 3
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@midnightmule26263 years ago You are a clear and calm speaker, makes it easy for me to listen: 2
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@paulamature71403 years ago Excellent video! I am in the process of redoing my bedroom! I have just completed all of the things you mentioned. I came up with a theme and used that for my guideline. The theme is zen! 3
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@conniesoares1573 years ago Thanks for this reminder joshua. I am looking forward to having myself a dedicated space for sewing in the coming months so i can move the 2 dining chairs out of the bedroom i sleep in. 3
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@ninak85063 years ago Thank you joshua. Very timely. I' m doing this very thing today. It' s a bit overwhelming but i just have to start somewhere. 2
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@ram201pa9 months ago Grace video. I have been waiting for this. Also, just listening to you makes my blood pressure go down.
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@susan977012 years ago I really like your approach to decluttering and minimizing. For me the bedroom is the number one place to start with this process. And, removing all electronic media from this area. Thank you for your videos.
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@TheOrganizedPineapple3 years ago I' ve decluttered our whole master and it feels much better. However, i still feel like there' s too much stuff in there, even though it' s minimal . ...Expand 7
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@KatyCox083 years ago We are finding so much space through majorly decluttering our home, especially our bedroom that felt so small previously. 2
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@lilawagner37263 years ago My bedroom has at least three purposes: hobbying, and dressing. Furniture placement defines these separate areas. I am in a small one-bedroom apartment and making rooms multi-purpose seems desirable. 9
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@grogers5113 years ago Ive been working on this very concept for some time. I think of it as a storage plan in our home and storing things where we use them. I keep a room-by-room l one day i hope to clear out some furniture. My 9 drawer dresser has empty drawers. One of my goals is to not store anything on the floor of closets, under beds or sitting on the floor in general. I want to vacuum these spaces with no need to move things. ...Expand 3
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@user-hi5ph8pb1x3 years ago Very useful! Thank you! We were talking with my husband about our cluttered bedroom and how to tidy up and get rid of things that stress us. 2
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@shirleygeorge63513 years ago Wow! That was wonderful, joshua. Thank you. 3
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@paulamcauliffe38613 years ago You won me over. Ive listened to so many of your videos that i finally subscribed. What was i waiting for? This is all great advice.
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@paul783992 years ago I totally agree joshua you know your doing something right when it makes you feel better very helpful advice also a very pleasant video thanks god bless.
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@taraskinner38473 years ago This was such a good one! Our bedroom has pretty much all of the examples you mentioned, like the boxes in the corner, weights, and work things. We are . ...Expand 2
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@schuylergeery-zink19233 years ago Thank you! We recently had a huge change where our office is now our nephews bedroom. Our apartment, though spacious enough, theres not another place for . ...Expand 1
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@CrochetFiberArt3 years ago A note from an old lady (me, i' m 65) our grandparents (or great grandparents) either lived through the great depression, or were at the tail end of . ...Expand 3
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@samuelpenn29733 years ago Always a pleasure to hear from you, and this is very pertinent for me at the moment: 3
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@kiahmadison85413 years ago I live in one room, i have to have zones. The only decorations in my bedroom zone are - a tea for one set (i use it) a print from an indigenous australian woman and a chemical elements poster. 1
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@sandysmom1003 years ago I' m getting there. Interestingly enough, i have been working on my own journey of minalmism, my daughter who lives at home ( spec needs adult ) wants . ...Expand 1
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@lifetrail_mentoring_hiking3 years ago The way you communicate decluttered my mind, a great video, it was soothing and motivational.
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@annabellecork57913 years ago Your videos are so helpful thank you so. Much.
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@angelwings13 years ago Our bedroom, i feel, is calm and inviting. We have various textured cushions on the bed and a soft throw. A lamp each & a buddha either side of the . ...Expand 1
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@Bongaaa_3 years ago This video has been so helpful. Thank you so much.
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@evelynortiz69713 years ago The bedroom is the only room that has always been a priority to keep clutter free. 14
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@kimberlyreeb35953 years ago This video is so awesome, i will be getting that app today. Can hardly wait to start thisa million!
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@wendajones90403 years ago I like having nothing at all under the bed! 60
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@bettyslowwastelife97313 years ago We use a kallax ikea unit for most of our clothes i find it very helpful to section clothes. We went down to one wardrobe (we don' t have walking wardrobes in the uk) 100% more space! 1
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@laurachamberlain9591last year When i first moved to my place i am at now, the cable company hung up my tv across from my bed but needed to put the wifi and all the wires under my bed. . ...Expand
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@ByteSizeThoughts2 years ago Cool video. I' ve started decluttering by going through the kitchen and removed half of our crockery, a set of cutlery and over half our tupperware. . ...Expand
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@josecolon24493 years ago Instinctively i did most of these, but is nice to get reassurance. Nice video!
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@minimalmiss3 years ago Unless you are rooming with others. Then it' s also used for work (from home) eating, and watching netflix lol. But its my choice, will try the tips . ...Expand 4
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@annatheawesome13 years ago I rent a single 10x11 room so all my stuff has to reside in it. My room is a place of rest, work, fitness and creativity. 21
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@teresaportugal16632 years ago Ouvindo seus conselhos e transformando neste momento o meu quarto num espao de paz! Obrigada!
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@AhmetKaan3 years ago Ignore the negativity and the doubts people have on you. keep moving forward
i am cheering for your success. 6
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@nemesio8883 years ago Made me rethink my bedroom. I have a worktable just beside it, and oftentimes i spent 5hrs typing in it.
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@nisreenhameed38023 years ago Thanks alot. U r imparting a lot of info in your concise videos. Keep it coming. Thanks again joshua.
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@veghead51213 years ago I have been on the minimalist journey for a few years. I noticed that as we declutter, my anxiety and my children' s anxiety decreases. They also have an easier time concentrating. 2
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@patsypryor98503 years ago Very helpful! Targets my main problem!
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@shitalshah17553 years ago There are some nice quotes back to wall
please share with us. 3
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@SarahDuHaimeCoaching3 years ago Thank you.
1st time i' m hearing about your app. Thx for mentioning it here:
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@lenabigonia3333 years ago Loved this video and the style, more personal:
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@doragemz3 years ago I definitely have some things i need off my wall. Its time. 1
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@ivanmayet78793 years ago I have a wardrobe that i only use like 1 quarter d: and it uses so much space! One of my goals this year is to get rid of it and get something more functional for me: d
nice video!
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@AhmetKaan3 years ago if you are reading this, never ever give up. We will succeed. I' m cheering for you!
have a great day! 72