288: The Art of Curating How to Love Your Home Again
Maximized Minimalist Podcast
Katy Wells
4.8 • 879 Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Discover the Magic of Curating Your Space
This week, I’m taking you on a journey from cluttered chaos to intentional curation—because your home deserves to feel more like an inspiring gallery and less like an overwhelming storage unit. Inspired by my youngest son Levi’s adorable obsession with rocks (and how we turned his collection into a curated treasure), I’ll share why curating your home isn’t about perfection—it’s about connection.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- The difference between collecting and curating—and why it matters for your home.
- How to uncover your home’s story and decide what deserves a prime spot in your “gallery.”
- Practical steps to highlight your “masterpieces” and let go of the filler that’s taking up space.
- Why leaving room for meaning and breathing space transforms how you feel about your home.
Simplifier of the Week
I’m so excited to launch this new tradition! Each week, I’ll spotlight your wins—big or small—as you simplify your home and life. Want to be featured? Share your story at katyjoywells.com/simplifier. I can’t wait to celebrate your success!
Grab Your Free Guide: 75 Things to Declutter Right Now
Feeling inspired but not sure where to start? I’ve got you covered! Download my free guide, 75 Things to Declutter Right Now, and take your first step toward a curated home. Get it here.
Your Home Is Your Gallery
Curating your space is about choosing what serves your life and tells your story. It’s not about perfection—it’s about love. Take one area of your home this week, and start small. Decide what stays, what goes, and what makes your space feel like you.
Ready, set, curate!
Big hugs, my friend, and I’ll see you next week!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist |
| 0:07.4 | podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to |
| 0:13.9 | rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you |
| 0:20.1 | take back your motherhood |
| 0:21.3 | and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show. |
| 0:29.2 | Hey friend, welcome back. We are second week of January. I hope you were still feeling that |
| 0:34.2 | motivation. And if not, maybe that's why you tuned in today. So welcome to the |
| 0:38.1 | show of all my new listeners. I love today's topic, which I think I say that every single time, |
| 0:44.1 | but like this one really like, I just feel it in my core, in my heart. Okay. So we are going to |
| 0:49.4 | be talking about the art of curating because so many of us, like, remember remember we have to understand that this isn't just |
| 0:56.2 | about decluttering right which i understand can feel like a drudgery task this is about how to love |
| 1:02.5 | your home again does this get anyone else like jazzed up like come on like let's go i want to start |
| 1:08.2 | off by sharing this story that's going to tee this up so beautifully. |
| 1:12.0 | So I have two sons, Rivers Nine, and Levi is eight. And Levi is my youngest. And he, I mean, since he could walk, he's obsessed with rocks. |
| 1:20.5 | He is that child that every time we go on a walk, he is scouring the ground, looking for something new to add to his collection. And I mean everywhere. |
| 1:29.5 | By the time we get home, his pockets are so stuffed. And I mean, there's been so many occasions |
| 1:34.3 | where he starts stuffing them in my pockets too, where I'm like 10 pounds heavier on the walk home |
| 1:39.2 | because it's filled with walks that like we waddle through the door. And he'll empty them out on the |
| 1:44.0 | table or on the |
| 1:45.2 | floor of his room and be like, look at this one, mom, or doesn't this one look cool? And of course, |
| 1:49.6 | they're all cool to him. Every single rock is a treasure. And I know some of you have kids or maybe |
| 1:53.8 | grandkids who do this too. And it's adorable. But here's the thing. His collection, as you can imagine, has gotten huge. There was a point where it did |
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