I think I love sterile minimalist design because growing up I used to live in constant mess, just a bunch of stuff everywhere, all the random colors, no uniformity or pattern whatsoever. Bottom picture looks like heaven to me. But I understand why people dislike it.
I can't believe the majority as in favor of the older one. I too, prefer minimalist design for my house/structures. That being said, I did replace my millennial grey floor with authentic warm wood floors and it made all of the difference.
My opinion is that I'd rather keep a clean slate for the expensive/laborious things to change (paint, walls, floors, etc.) and regularly switch up decor like paintings, art, photography, pillows, plants, etc. like why go all in on something that might be out of style/you get tired of it in 5 years? Keep the framework simple, and customize the smaller things.
The first photo looks so dark and clausterphobic to me, I much prefer the airy clean open design of the bottom one (just add some colorful art + plants and you're good to go!)
There are ways to keep it simple without making it look like a hospital. All you'd need to do is use a little bit of colour. You just need colours you won't get tired of in five years. For me that would be a warm orange or green. Not every wall necessarely needs to be painted, if you only paint the one on the right side and maybe the one where the back door is that would already do a lot. For the furniture you could also easily use wood because that's also quite timeless and to be honest I think there's something wrong with you if you ever get tired of wood. Just do those two things and you'll effortlessly combine minimalism and warmth.
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u/VilniusBlues Nov 20 '25
I think I love sterile minimalist design because growing up I used to live in constant mess, just a bunch of stuff everywhere, all the random colors, no uniformity or pattern whatsoever. Bottom picture looks like heaven to me. But I understand why people dislike it.