Here Are 20 Items to AVOID in Your Home (If You HATE CLEANING!!) | Low Maintenance + Minimalist Home

Love the look and feel of a clean house, but HATE cleaning? Well, then, this video is for you! I hate cleaning, too, so to make life easier, here are a few items to avoid in your home to make cleaning easier. As a minimalist who has lived in (and cleaned) over 20 homes, I've found one of the best cleaning hacks is to stop buying stuff like this that keeps your home messy and dirty! How many of these items do you own? Comment below with your thoughts and experiences!

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Along my journey to let go of 30 years of clutter, I accidentally became a minimalist and it was life-changing.

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[AtoZenLife]

Do you hate cleaning? Is there anything you AVOID for that very reason? Please give this video a like 👍 + comment with your thoughts, stories, and experiences!

[kathym.]

The only problem with not having any carpets or rugs is when one becomes a senior. My neighbor is an orthopedic surgeon, and he said when wall-to-wall carpeting became passé and more people were putting in luxury vinyl or hardwood floors, he saw many more cases of injuries to seniors who fell and didn't have the softening effect of a carpet or rug to break their fall.

[kristinm]

My cats are definitely the majority of my cleaning, but they are worth it!

[debraarbuthnott]

To rinse your shower use a small watering can - easier than a bowl

[dorisw]

I would never let that keep me from having a dog. I hate cleaning but I grit my teeth and do it anyway (like so much in my life - work, taxes, talking to humans etc)

[mollyb]

As a house-cleaner, the banes of my job are glass dining room tables (if you plan to eat at the table EVER, don’t get a glass table!!), glass shower doors, and gas cook tops. None of my homes have dark flooring, thank goodness!

[MalinaCC]

You nailed this list! My house has like 75% of these. No wonder I’m always cleaning 😭

[lana]

100% agreed with 100% of your comments. When I used to complain to my late husband about some of these things, I also used to say (excuse me everyone) that they were probably designed by a man who didn't clean his own home. (My husband was also a designer/engineer and had to deal with quality control of product design.)

[minimalismandmore]

One of my biggest motivations for my minimalist home is to spend as little time cleaning as possible 😂 I don't enjoy doing it but I do enjoy a clean home 🧘‍♀️

[MyFocusVaries]

From experience, I can add very light floors and plain white counter tops to your list. We instantly regretted our new almost white wood floors once they were installed. They're exactly as you've experienced with super dark floors. Though I must say, the floors aren't nearly as bad since we got a dog. Little Shadow does an excellent job of keeping the floors clear in the kitchen and under the dining table. 😂 Unfortunately, he doesn't eat dust, so the entry area is still a mess. 😉

[rozvanp]

I love my induction cooktop and will never go back to gas or electric if I can help it. So easy to clean, heats the pan exceptionally fast, and for safety it can't be beat!

[angelacross]

I spent years polishing the hard water stains off every surface in my house… especially just after I had cleaned them. Finally I got a water softener. Fixed.

[KCallaAK]

My daughter, 34, always says, mom, your house (very small and minimalist) is pristine. ALL of those things you mentioned Melissa, I have dealt with through the years (dark flooring/counters, etc.) and learned! Plus she is the one with the little ones now... not me! Excellent video young lady!

[angella]

This list is great but 1 HUGE issue not 9n the list is glass showers!!! Ugggg I hate cleaning my shower every fricken day! I'm in the process of designing my retirement house. I've considered everything mentioned on this list but I also designed my walk in shower to have a curtain on the front.

[hmsmile]

😊 Never had any echo issues on you channel - I do use overearheadphones and I very much apreciate that you don´t use music in the backround 👍👍👍

[bethany]

Loved your sense of humour in this - "Like the wicked witch splashing water" 💚🧹😄

[ogzzsvd]

OMGosh I didn’t think anyone else thought like me! Social media if full of all the things that you mention as being in vogue or desirable, but I’m so practical that anything that makes like life hard is not for me. Thanks for this post 🙂

[debbieg]

I changed out the shower head in my apartment for like $20, seriously simple, and I can just switch it back when I move. Highly recommend it.

[kennethbailey]

This world is a better place every time You post. 😊

[olivemaycards]

Totally agree with most of these. The handheld/combo shower is a very easy DIY fix. You could do it in your rental right now, a 10 minute fix, and take it with you when you move. The toilet isn’t though - the pipes aren’t set up for wall mounting in US homes and some would argue that the in-the-wall plumbing has its own trade offs, but you can upgrade a floor mounted toilet to a smooth sided model. The ones with the exposed s-bend piping like you showed are much harder to clean, so gross. I don’t understand why people don’t demand the ones where the bend is hidden inside a smooth “skirt” - they are much more common in other countries.