In recent years, minimalism has become more of a trend with people seeing more benefit from living a lifestyle with only the necessities. This not only reduces clutter in your home but promotes a clean and sleek look – a true minimalist lifestyle. So what do you get someone who lives a lifestyle that is constantly encouraging regular clear-outs and only keeping the essentials?
The One Thing to Remember for a Minimalist
With regular clear-outs and minimal clutter being the norm, one rule of thumb to remember when buying a gift for them is simple. You do not want to give a gift that will be given away or thrown away in a bi-monthly de-clutter. Gift-giving is something that I personally heavily enjoy, and what I love even more is when I see my presents being used over and over again. This same desire is paramount when giving a gift to a minimalist. You want to give something that is going to add value to their life, simply something they feel like they cannot live without.
4 Simple Ways to Gift a Minimalist
Here are some tips, and different ways to gift someone living a minimalist lifestyle. Give gifts that will not get thrown in the trash or donated to the next car boot sale:
- Multi-purpose items: when buying a gift, your main question should be, ‘would this add value to their life?’. Items/products that add value are not only less likely to be cleared out but with increased functionality they will be frequently used. will not be cleared out, but be seen as practical and most importantly useful. What is even better is an item that is multi-purpose. An item with more than one use, like a bedside lamp that doubles as a charging station – perfect for charging your phone and other electronic devices before bed.
- Intangible Gifts: intangible gifts are perfect as they do not take up any space, which is ideal. Intangible gifts can range from experiences or a day out to gifting a subscription service or gift card. Additionally, these can be tailored to the recipient if you’re like me who loves to gift presents that are representative of the recipient’s personality.
- Adding Value: any product that will add value is a great foot forward. Products that will make their life easier, are gifts that would be appreciated by a minimalist.
- Promotion of Lifestyle: what better present for a minimalist than something that encompasses all I have mentioned above whilst promoting the minimalist lifestyle, and perhaps even gives tips on how to improve their lifestyle even more? It seems quite simple, but a book that gives valuable tips to improve their lifestyle even more would be more than valuable.
All in All
In summary, the most important thing when buying for minimalists is to buy something that is purposeful and adds value to their lives. Once you have that tip as a base for your search for a gift, everything else comes easy. Everything else then falls on the personality and likes of the recipient of whom you are buying.
