Sometimes it is hard to be a minimalist. It's not so much that we want to acquire, or seek to acquire, but rather that the realities of salvaging, reusing, and creating require tools and inputs to be stored somewhere, on something, if there is to be any semblance of order. If all your hobbies can be contained inside your head or within the confines of a laptop it's easy to maintain a spaceship-sleek living space. Good for you.
We live in a world of the tangible and tactile; we need shelves.
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| Black metal shelf: waiting for a new home, and would you like some refreshments? |
Lucky for us this appears to be a busy move-out time in our large apartment complex. Moving is a chore, and so I EXTRA applaud all of those people who take the extra time during the cleaning/packing chaos to set aside things that are clearly reusable and place them in the loading dock area so that others can reuse them. You are good people, I hope your moves go smoothly. Also we appreciate your free stuff, like this lightweight black metal shelving unit.
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| New home |
The metal shelf now gives a structured home for art supplies, books, and those interesting odds and ends.
As an added bonus, below is a closeup of the collection of artistically arranged rusty iron bits.
See the potential.
Happy freestyling, collecting, and displaying!