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Changing the aesthetic look of my computer desk in a major way

Naer

Naer

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Placed driftwood from my old aquarium and a faux bonsai tree w/ crystal leaves from another room as decor today

Going to further change the look

Really digging these pyramids made of various rocks and crystals in resin

Also going to add medium sized rocks

It's going to force me into minimalism as I would have to get rid of some clutter and rearrange things to make space for the decor,

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Thoughts?
 
Yep, having second thoughts about it. Good thing it's on a list and I did not commit to any purchases. May look nice for one week, then probably would forget about it or not notice it after a week when the wow factor goes away. May keep the incense burner, tiger eye rocks, and maybe just 1 pyramid, omit the faux tree, the other pyramids, and the rest of the other rocks.
 
The point is not to just randomly add stuff for no reason. Maybe there are benefits to making the inside looks more a bit like the outside? Giving the setting a more natural look is the idea here.
 
I think adding isn't minimalizing. If you want to add natural stuff, go out and find it for free. It means more, looks better, and is better for the environment.
 
I can set you up with natural rocks from a collection curated by experts in the lithological sciences. You would experience feng shui up the ying yang.
 
Reducing a lot of clutter to put up minimal decor is not a bad idea. If you do exactly that, and don't just get more stuff
 
^yep, at this point, I really do not desire anymore physical possessions. I feel more in control if there are less things for me to control or tend to. Just going to make my space more natural. Removed muti tier shelves and other structures that are meant to hold possessions off the list even though they're low priced. Needing more storage space and shelves etc is just a lack of creativity or poor use of the space you already have. Getting more storage space structures with no clear purpose/intention for it doesn't make sense to me. China's ghost cities is an example of how this doesn't' work. Used to be like "I'll be prepared for when I do get things" That's just putting the cart before the horse. Storage structures take real estate. Just going to collect old demonized coins and banknotes, and antiques like vintage compasses.
 
Had these succulent cacti on the list briefly recently, now that you mention it, may bring it back. Hesitant because they aren't guaranteed to not die. Thought about just getting faux cacti instead but may just get the real cacti anyway, for authentic aesthetic. I also have clampable desk grow lights w/ gooseneck already from other past plants.
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May make one small exception on structures that hold things
This thing that goes on top of monitor can be very useful because it's right in front of me. It's mainly proximity utility.51BwuYs5NJL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
 
Nobody here lifts heavy weights anymore so I put this together with a chopping board I found that isn't being used to get the minimal amount of structure to hold thingsfhpUPm9.jpeg
 
When I went through my whole condo a few months ago and cleaned every drawer and cabinet and surface, and decluttered and minimized, that is exactly one thing I bought for decor. Fake succulents. Because I had real ones that were quite nice and unique but the cat destroyed them 😁🐈🤡
 
Claude.ai recommended it to me. It's very inexpensive but has a strong good smell. There's a bottle of 100 dollar cologne out of view that isn't as good as it.
 
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