The Styling Secret – Nesting Place

May 21, 2025 - By 4idiotz

Article Summary

In this article, the author talks about the importance of dual use accessories when styling surfaces in your home. After decluttering and simplifying, many people still want to have beautiful things in their homes. Dual use accessories serve a purpose beyond just looking good, making them more valuable and purposeful. The author has created a guide of her top 6 dual use accessories, which was originally a teaching in the Cozy Minimalist Community.

What This Means for You

You can have both simplicity and beautiful things in your home by focusing on dual use accessories.
Dual use accessories have a job beyond just looking good, making them more valuable and purposeful.
Consider downloading the author’s guide for her top 6 dual use accessories and using them in your own home.
You can find dual use accessories at thrift stores, yard sales, or even on Amazon.

Original Post

I spent January, and part of February, Hushing my House and decluttering. Maybe you did too?

If so, you were probably faced with the same dilemma I was: I want simplicity but I also want beautiful things!!!

One way I’ve learned to cheat the system and get both–especially when it comes to styling my surfaces–is to focus on DUAL USE ACCESSORIES.

When you’re styling your surfaces, you want pretty things of course, but if they also have a part time or full time job, that makes them more purposeful and valuable. No more lazy accessories, they MUST earn their keep by working and looking great.

I created a new resource for you. It’s a guide all about my top 6 accessories that look great, are dual use and won’t clutter up your home (when used responsibly!).

This guide started as a teaching in the Cozy Minimalist Community, so if you’re a member, you are welcome to download it, but it’s also already in your member library where I I narrate it for you and go a little more in depth; find it when you login here.

You can always shop your house, or my FAVORITE way to collect dual use accessories is second hand. You can find really cool one of a kind items at thrift stores and yard sales if you aren’t in a hurry or looking for specific items.