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Cassandrah: "Sometimes minimalists are so minimal, they forget other people exist."

YES. And that other people have different values. I am with you - I use linens and other reusable obects because I hate filling up landfills, so I have to have a place to put them. Same for dishes and pots and pans - in an apartment with a small kitchen I need the two shelves underneath a portable kitchen cart/island.

I love dressers and find that they can serve as gorgeous, appropriate storage in any room of a home. Tucking things out of sight and being zealously organized but still creating a warm, interesting home where family and friends can feel comfortable and cozy is my style - minimalism de damned!

After years of making the bed each morning when I lived alone, I started living with my fiance and I don't know what he does but he literally tied the sheets in knots.

So we modified our bedding and now use several duvet covers on our conforter and a fitted sheet, with no top sheet. A simple fluff of the comforter makes the bed, and no more twisted sheets. In the winter, we throw a wool blanket on top of the comforter for extra warmth.

Three years in and this system is working perfectly for us. I can even get him to make the bed (most days!). Rotating the duvet covers lets us wash them with the laundry, and our eco impact is less washing one well sheet with each rotation.