Because "Less" Shouldn't Mean "Come Over and Sit on the Floor" The Couch Nobody Wanted to Sit On I once had a living room that looked incredible in photos. Seriously. White walls, a sleek grey sofa, a glass coffee table, one perfectly placed vase. If I angled my phone just right, it looked like a page from a catalog. But nobody ever wanted to hang out there. Including me. The sofa was too stiff. The glass table showed every fingerprint and made me nervous about putting my feet up. There was nowhere to set down a mug without a coaster debate. The room echoed. It was beautiful in the way a hotel lobby is beautiful—you admire it for ten seconds and then you leave. That was the moment I realized I'd confused minimalism with something colder. Real minimalism isn't about having nothing. It's about having the right things. And for a living room, the right things are the ones that make people want to stay. This is the guide I wish I'd had back then. N...