The short answer is that they are easy to keep neat and enjoyable to live in. To understand the reason, we will look at the reasons why they are easier to keep neat and clean. We will also look at why these neat and clean homes are more enjoyable to live in.
Minimalists only keep things that are useful.
There is a saying that you shouldn’t keep anything in your home unless you know it to be useful or believe it to be beautiful. I will add that if it is beautiful, you should display it. After all, a beautiful object is useful for adding beauty to your home. But it can only add beauty to your home if you can see it. Otherwise, it is useless for that function.
So, minimalists only keep things that are useful. This results in minimalists having fewer things, with the beautiful things on display. This results in a more spacious interior with beautiful things.
Fewer things mean that it is easier to find the proper place for each item.
Having things in their proper places is essential to keeping a room neat. Also, having more things in a room makes it harder to find proper places to put them. In fact, having too many things in a room can make it impossible to find proper places for all of them. In this case, a cluttered mess is inevitable. In contrast, having fewer things in a room will make it easier to keep the room neat. So, many minimalist homes are neat because they have fewer things in them. This makes it easier to keep their homes neat.
Fewer things make it easier to clean.
Keeping things clean is another component of neatness. But things getting dirty (or dusty) is a normal part of everyday life. Having fewer things to clean (and clean around) makes cleaning much easier. This cleanliness also contributes to the ease of keeping minimalist homes neat.
Fewer things mean less visual noise.
A room with fewer things will often look neater than a room with more things. This is true even if both rooms are tidy. It is because humans can only keep track of a few objects at once. Having too many objects creates a lot of visual noise that makes the place look cluttered even if it is not. This is especially true if the objects are not visually appealing. As an analogy, removing the weeds from a garden will likely improve its looks by more than any flower you can add. In fact, many realtors advise sellers to remove things from their homes so that they sell more easily. It is because fewer things often make the place look neater.
Fewer things make the home more convenient.
Like most people, minimalists love when their homes are neat. Along with being orderly, neat homes are convenient. After all, the most convenient place to keep anything is its proper place. That way, you will never have to search for it because you know where it is. This convenience is easier to achieve for people with fewer things. It also makes the home more functional and enjoyable. Minimalists know this and they love it.
Fewer things often create a more tranquil home.
We now know that having fewer things makes the home easier to keep neat and clean. We also know that having fewer things makes the home more convenient and spacious. When combined with the reduced visual noise, this creates a tranquil home. This tranquil home makes it easy to relax and it feels like a sanctuary. This further encourages the minimalist to keep the home neat, which is easy to do.
Most people have gotten too used to their clutter.
Most people live in cluttered homes. In fact, the average American home has over 300,000 items in it. Most people have gotten used to this clutter and even see it as normal. So when they see an uncluttered home, it will seem unusual. The absence of clutter and visual noise is shocking and leaves them wondering. Many wonder if people live in such neat homes, or if they are just for show. They also ask why minimalist homes are so neat.
In summary, minimalists only keep things that are useful. This results in them having fewer things in their homes. Having fewer things in a home makes it easier to find proper places for them. This is essential to neatness, so minimalist homes are easier to keep neat and clean. The result is a home that is free of visual noise and easy to keep that way. This creates a tranquil home that minimalists love. In contrast, most people live in cluttered homes and have gotten too used to it. So when they see the neat homes of minimalists, they wonder why they are so neat.