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I spent the last two years putting together my "dream home" and now that it's complete, I don't like it.

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I spent the last two years putting together my "dream home" and now that it's complete, I don't like it.<br><br>After years and years of living a minimalist lifestyle, I relaxed a little bit when I moved into my new place two years ago. I decided I wanted to put together the perfect space. The space that would make cooking, and sewing easy. The space that would make it easy for me to spend time with my brothers when they come over to visit, the space that people could stay in when they come into town, etc. I had so many ideas for my room and spent a lot of time brainstorming and putting together a space that I thought fit my needs, aesthetically, and would bring me a lot of joy, but after everything is together, I actually feel like it's really overkill. The truth is, I have never felt comfortable with a lot of possessions, a lot of clutter, or a lot of "stuff" (my brothers and I grew up with not a lot, and I have always loved the simplicity of that, it's a big part of why I have been a minimalist for so long). Everything I purchased I thought I needed, I thought I wanted (or maybe I just thought I was supposed to want), but after putting it all together, I keep thinking "this is so excessive. This is so over the top."<br><br>I know this doesn't sound like a problem very many people would have, but I feel overwhelmed and slightly disappointed. I want to live with the very basics, and I want my space to reflect that, not this luxurious, lavish dream world I created for myself.<br><br>I don't know how to go backwards. I don't want to waste money on all of the stupid stuff I bought to put this place together. I don't want to waste money getting rid of it all to go back to how I was living. I feel a little stuck. <br><br>Has anyone successfully made a change like this? Was it worth it?<br><br>TIA.

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