I used to sleep in the floor in a Japanese futon for years while I lived in the UK. Now that I sleep in a bed I miss it. The flexibility of having the floor space to do yoga and transform the bedroom as i want is so good. You should consider tatamis for warmth and higiene ❤
I have ordered tatami mats to go on the low base for that very reason! 🤞🏻they help with warmth, noise and hygiene 🩷 Will you ever go back to floor sleeping do you think?
Awesome. 4-5 years after beginning floor sleeping i couldnt imagine going back. Although for travel i slept in a bed i was ready to return to the floor and i cant tell you how much i appreciate the freedom and ability to change if necessary
Exactly this! I never sleep well when I'm away from home and can't wait to return to my mattress topper as I now find traditional mattresses really uncomfortable
So good to see other floor sleepers and British minimalists! Weve had a futon mattress, so slightly thicker, for 12 years. We replaced the original one a couple years ago, never had mould problems. We just have it directly on the carpet. I remove the duvet and pillows in the morning and flip it in half, altering the direction each day so as to let the bottom of it air out, then once a week after I strip the bedding I roll it up. I cannot imagine having a 'normal' bed again at this point.
That's so great to hear your experience of floor sleeping, especially being in the UK and having carpet 🙂 I was so worried about mould but never saw any either
I sleep on a mattress topper and wouldnt fo back to a big heavy mattress. For warmth i read about placing a thermal backed curtain underneath your mattress/topper. It made all the difference. Cosy in winter. I leave it there all year round. Im thoroughly enjoying your videos.
Love the idea of this . Unfortunately at my age of 70 getting up from the floor is a bit tricky . Hmmm perhaps its time to take a serious look at some of those stretching and balance exercises i see on so many vlogs !
I will continue to have a low bed for as long as I'm able but definitely comfort is a huge factor, I may have to transition to a normal bed eventually. I will be a nightmare if I ever went in a retirement home, they would come in and find me on the floor every morning and panic thinking I'd fallen out of bed! 🤣🤭
To get accustomed to rise from the floor - so also from your bed - you could try floor sitting, even for 15 minutes a day. Your legs will become stronger, mobility increases, but, in fact, it's not for everybody. I'm 62 and sit on the floor ( furniture free) and sleep on the floor. I would recommend this as a way of life when it comes to flexibility, mobility and health for older people
I've been floor sleeping for 4 year. I don't have a tatami platform bed but use a foldable tatami mat which you still can get out the way, use it as a screen etc.
I did look at those and was very tempted but wasn't sure if they would be warm enough and help with the noise levels in the property I'm in now. That's great you can also use them as screens 🩷
I slept on the floor downstairs over the summer when it was too hot to be upstairs. I actually enjoyed it a lot! I used a king sized duvet folded into thirds as a mattress, which was perfect depth for me. I felt that my thighs got stronger with the getting up and down from the floor, and I slept really well. I only went back to bed when my husband kept asking when I planned to come back to our bed.
After our last child left home, we moved up to the big attic room we have, which has ceilings that slope down to about 15" above the (laminate) floor, so it's not easy to find a bed that would fit under the eaves. I also hate vacuuming under beds, as so much dust accumulates; I don't like underbed storage, either, for the same reason, though in our smaller downstairs room I do have some lidded tubs that are easy to slide out from under the guest bed for vacuuming. My solution was to get the cheapest Ikea foam mattresses, which I love. Initially we had them on a rug and I found them very comfortable. At one point I did feel it in my hips and solved the problem by layering a second thin foam mattress over the top, as it was cheaper than a topper, and we also took the rug away from under them. Every time I change the sheets I turn and flip the mattresses so they are well-aired, and we have the windows open for most of the year, yes, even in winter. It's a flexible solution, as if one of my grandchildren wants to sleep over, I can just slide one of the mattresses out, or I can offer guests 2 separate stacked "beds" if it's not a couple. At this stage my hips don't seem to mind sleeping on a single mattress, but we've stuck with what is essentially 4 single mattress stacked 2/2. They are held together by a fitted jersey sheet and we find we disturb each other less by not having a double width, bulky mattress. If we slept in the smaller room, we only have room for a small double (4'6" or 140 cm) and this way we have almost 6' (180 cm) width. We did that for years so enjoy the luxury of more room now! The attic room covers the whole area of the house and has other uses for hobbies and leisure, but we don't mind people seeing where we sleep and don't really care what they might think or say (so far nobody has been rude lol). I do quickly make the bed once it's aired, so it's always presentable, it's just 2 duvets to smooth over. My husband occasionally grumbles or goes downstairs halfway through the night if he can't sleep, but on the whole, I think we're both comfortable with this solution as long as we are mobile, so hopefully a good few years yet.
That is amazing that you have found such a good solution for you 🩷 It does take some getting used to (I could feel it in my shoulders when I 1st started when I turned onto my side) but I soon got used to it and now can't sleep on a normal mattress! I think to live any way that is different to society norms you have to be able to not care what people think or say but like yourself, most people were curious about it but not rude. If I ever start dating, I'll need separate beds as I can't share mine no matter what size it is 🤣🤦🏻♀️
I used floor sleeping when I had a baby. It’s easier and safer when co-sleeping with a baby /toddler. It’s my bedroom and my comfort, don’t care what others think .
I started sleeping on a thick mat 15 years ago when my then wife and me started using separate bedrooms and have never looked back since. My new partner loves us using a mattress topper.
That's so great you've found someone who embraces your lifestyle. I would find it hard to compromise now I think if I met someone even though I know I'd have to!
Watching while laying in my bed. Which is very firm/hard. But could never physically sleep on the floor. But jealous of people who are physically able! ❤ The person in the apartment above me, when gets up to pee in the night wakes me up because it shakes my bed. His foot goes down and the thud I feel the vibration of it, SO horrible
It's hard work living in apartment isn't it?! I didn't realise noise would be such an issue before I moved in 🤦🏻♀️ Thank you for taking the time to watch and to comment 🩷
I am on my 2 month. It sounds like we sleep similarly. I will not go back. So far, my only downside is I can feel people walking around the house, and it can wake me up.
I use to sleep on a 2 inch mattress topper on the floor, I did this for about 5 months over 6 years ago. I'd like to go back to sleeping on the floor again and see if I still like it, but I don't think my landlady would let me get rid of the bed.
That's such a shame. One of the pitfalls of renting. I'm pretty lucky in that they let me do what I want here, I do get some strange looks when they do their 3 monthly check though 😆
I have always loved minimalism but my journey has been up and down (in times of stress, for example, a bad break up and during covid, I started impulse buying daily online for a happy fix but then getting stressed over having to deal with it and getting rid of it all again) I have lots of reasons why I've embraced minimalism and can't see me ever living differently now. Maybe I will do an indepth video on that in the future if that would interest you?
I don't get the connection between bedside tables and lamps though, to me they have nothing to do with each other. I need a small lamp by the bed for reading, since I don't want to do that with the ceiling light on at night, too bright and not relaxing. I also don't like to use my phone in the dark with no other source of light because of the contrast it causes. Do you never read in bed, or do something else that requires a small/less bright lamp?
I love the setup! What do you do in the middle of the night if you have to get up to go to the bathroom without a light? I have always wanted to try floor sleeping, and you have given me the incentive to do so
You might like a you tube channel called small changes. The woman who is called Sarah is also a floor sleeper & she has videos on how her whole family are also floor sleepers.
she's amazing! might help you as I think she's got children the same age as your daughter. I'm still trying to find an extreme minimalist with a toddler. 😂
Even with a bed frame, but nothing else, people have thought it wasn't my 'real' home or I just moved in, was moving out or poor. Tbh, even if I was in poverty, I would still keep it this simple, expect it would be second hand, probably brown or mismatched furniture and more library books, clothes and toys that I have decluttered in the last six months. Even then though, it still would be less.
For the person who commented it was like a prison cell and asked why have it like this as minimalism can be homely, but then deleted their comment, I didn't take offense and here is my response in the hope that you see it: Minimalism is different for every person and what is homely to one person is cluttered to another and what is someone's prison cell is another person's sanctuary 🩷 For me the "why" is it's calm and peaceful to me, no visual distraction and easy to clean. As I mentioned I sleep better and I just don't *need* anything else. And if I don't need it, I don't want it 🤷♀️👍🏻
I once was hospitalised for 6 months in a mental health ward. I had a bed, a chair and shelving. The blanket and towel option really sucked [safety over comfort] and sharing a washing machine is never fun. However, despite being poorly, once I was allowed to charge my phone in my room and had my own shower/sink/toilet and allowed to leave the ward whenever I wanted, it was bizarrely the most freedom [free from responsibilities, cleaning and cooking] I ever felt. I like the taste of hospital food and loved having an excuse to eat a sponge and custard everyday. So to some, even a prison or hospital room can be 'home'. Although, quite a lot of people in cells or wards fill the walls and shelves with as much as they can too lol.
I'm so sorry to hear that you've suffered in that way 🫂 I hope you are all better now or at least on the road to recovery. Minimalism has helped me through anxiety, depression and just some really crap times! Definitely helps when I start to feel overwhelmed. I hope it helps you too 🩷
We slept for years on a futon on the floor. But now at 71, it's just not possible to get up from the floor. Also, we did have a mold issue under the futon partly because the under of our house is not insulated so thus the cold comes up and meets the warm bed.
It definitely depends on a lot of factors for it to work for sure. You have to do what's right for you at the time of life you are in just now and the type of property you have 🩷
@Bh-vn8gf Hi, I live in Wales which does rain a lot but I've never experienced any problems with mould. When it's cold and rainy the heating goes on and when it's dry the windows are open. I regularly change the sheets and check for mould and flip the mattress topper over to the other side.
The bedroom is where I can be most extreme as I don't have to share it. I love pushing how minimal I can be, but then adding items back in if it hinders my life or I start to feel deprived. I'm hoping the platform bed will be a happy medium 🤞🏻
I'm not really sure what an average adult would be? I'm no spring chicken at 38, on the chubbier side and definitely not fit! All I can give is my experience really and that my back has improved 10 fold by sleeping on the floor and seems stronger because of it. Like I said in the video, with mobility issues etc it's not for everyone but for those that can, I definitely recommend giving it a trial 🩷
Maybe for those who can't get up and down building something where you can adjust to hard surfaces or getting up and down while still having a floor like surface from the platform where you are comfortable
It's definitely on a case by case basis, my back was in so much pain but I luckily have ok mobility to get up and down ok. For some, like yourself it wouldn't work and might actually make it worse. I hope you find a solution which works for you 🩷
I love seeing homes from other places in the world as it provides so much inspiration and we can learn so much 🩷 Here in the UK its definitely mainstream to have a traditional bed and mattress (even in our spare rooms for occasional guests) and counter cultural to sleep on the floor
I used to sleep in the floor in a Japanese futon for years while I lived in the UK. Now that I sleep in a bed I miss it. The flexibility of having the floor space to do yoga and transform the bedroom as i want is so good. You should consider tatamis for warmth and higiene ❤
I have ordered tatami mats to go on the low base for that very reason! 🤞🏻they help with warmth, noise and hygiene 🩷 Will you ever go back to floor sleeping do you think?
Awesome. 4-5 years after beginning floor sleeping i couldnt imagine going back. Although for travel i slept in a bed i was ready to return to the floor and i cant tell you how much i appreciate the freedom and ability to change if necessary
Exactly this! I never sleep well when I'm away from home and can't wait to return to my mattress topper as I now find traditional mattresses really uncomfortable
So good to see other floor sleepers and British minimalists! Weve had a futon mattress, so slightly thicker, for 12 years. We replaced the original one a couple years ago, never had mould problems. We just have it directly on the carpet. I remove the duvet and pillows in the morning and flip it in half, altering the direction each day so as to let the bottom of it air out, then once a week after I strip the bedding I roll it up. I cannot imagine having a 'normal' bed again at this point.
That's so great to hear your experience of floor sleeping, especially being in the UK and having carpet 🙂 I was so worried about mould but never saw any either
Love this!! I'd love some more longer videos too! Your voice is very soothing
Thank you, that's really kind 🩷 I have lots more ideas for videos for the future!
I sleep on a mattress topper and wouldnt fo back to a big heavy mattress. For warmth i read about placing a thermal backed curtain underneath your mattress/topper. It made all the difference. Cosy in winter. I leave it there all year round. Im thoroughly enjoying your videos.
Love the idea of this . Unfortunately at my age of 70 getting up from the floor is a bit tricky . Hmmm perhaps its time to take a serious look at some of those stretching and balance exercises i see on so many vlogs !
I will continue to have a low bed for as long as I'm able but definitely comfort is a huge factor, I may have to transition to a normal bed eventually. I will be a nightmare if I ever went in a retirement home, they would come in and find me on the floor every morning and panic thinking I'd fallen out of bed! 🤣🤭
To get accustomed to rise from the floor - so also from your bed - you could try floor sitting, even for 15 minutes a day. Your legs will become stronger, mobility increases, but, in fact, it's not for everybody. I'm 62 and sit on the floor ( furniture free) and sleep on the floor. I would recommend this as a way of life when it comes to flexibility, mobility and health for older people
I've been floor sleeping for 4 year. I don't have a tatami platform bed but use a foldable tatami mat which you still can get out the way, use it as a screen etc.
I did look at those and was very tempted but wasn't sure if they would be warm enough and help with the noise levels in the property I'm in now. That's great you can also use them as screens 🩷
Would love an updated bed video , thanks!
Will do 🙂 it's been crazy busy since I built it with Easter and I went to Spain for a few days but it'll be in the next few videos for you 🙂👍🏻
I slept on the floor downstairs over the summer when it was too hot to be upstairs. I actually enjoyed it a lot! I used a king sized duvet folded into thirds as a mattress, which was perfect depth for me.
I felt that my thighs got stronger with the getting up and down from the floor, and I slept really well.
I only went back to bed when my husband kept asking when I planned to come back to our bed.
I used to do this too when I was hot when I lived in a house (I live in a 1st floor flat just now) Now every room is hot in the Summer! 🥵
After our last child left home, we moved up to the big attic room we have, which has ceilings that slope down to about 15" above the (laminate) floor, so it's not easy to find a bed that would fit under the eaves. I also hate vacuuming under beds, as so much dust accumulates; I don't like underbed storage, either, for the same reason, though in our smaller downstairs room I do have some lidded tubs that are easy to slide out from under the guest bed for vacuuming. My solution was to get the cheapest Ikea foam mattresses, which I love. Initially we had them on a rug and I found them very comfortable. At one point I did feel it in my hips and solved the problem by layering a second thin foam mattress over the top, as it was cheaper than a topper, and we also took the rug away from under them. Every time I change the sheets I turn and flip the mattresses so they are well-aired, and we have the windows open for most of the year, yes, even in winter. It's a flexible solution, as if one of my grandchildren wants to sleep over, I can just slide one of the mattresses out, or I can offer guests 2 separate stacked "beds" if it's not a couple. At this stage my hips don't seem to mind sleeping on a single mattress, but we've stuck with what is essentially 4 single mattress stacked 2/2. They are held together by a fitted jersey sheet and we find we disturb each other less by not having a double width, bulky mattress. If we slept in the smaller room, we only have room for a small double (4'6" or 140 cm) and this way we have almost 6' (180 cm) width. We did that for years so enjoy the luxury of more room now! The attic room covers the whole area of the house and has other uses for hobbies and leisure, but we don't mind people seeing where we sleep and don't really care what they might think or say (so far nobody has been rude lol). I do quickly make the bed once it's aired, so it's always presentable, it's just 2 duvets to smooth over. My husband occasionally grumbles or goes downstairs halfway through the night if he can't sleep, but on the whole, I think we're both comfortable with this solution as long as we are mobile, so hopefully a good few years yet.
That is amazing that you have found such a good solution for you 🩷 It does take some getting used to (I could feel it in my shoulders when I 1st started when I turned onto my side) but I soon got used to it and now can't sleep on a normal mattress! I think to live any way that is different to society norms you have to be able to not care what people think or say but like yourself, most people were curious about it but not rude. If I ever start dating, I'll need separate beds as I can't share mine no matter what size it is 🤣🤦🏻♀️
I used floor sleeping when I had a baby. It’s easier and safer when co-sleeping with a baby /toddler. It’s my bedroom and my comfort, don’t care what others think .
I 100% agree with you 👍🏻 if it works for you, definitely go for it 🙂
Very inspiring. Love your content 🤗
Thank you so much 🩷
I started sleeping on a thick mat 15 years ago when my then wife and me started using separate bedrooms and have never looked back since. My new partner loves us using a mattress topper.
That's so great you've found someone who embraces your lifestyle. I would find it hard to compromise now I think if I met someone even though I know I'd have to!
Another great interesting video and you have to set out your home how you like it but I do enjoy eating on bed watching TV 😂
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Wow Thats inspiring . I want to change my room like this. Planning on doing so. But its hard because my room is filled with stuff.
Thank you 😊 I have recently changed to the low platform bed with tatami mats and will upload an update in the next month or so I hope 🤞🏻
@@minimalismandmoreI'm already waiting❤
Yay new video❤
Watching while laying in my bed. Which is very firm/hard. But could never physically sleep on the floor. But jealous of people who are physically able! ❤
The person in the apartment above me, when gets up to pee in the night wakes me up because it shakes my bed. His foot goes down and the thud I feel the vibration of it, SO horrible
It's hard work living in apartment isn't it?! I didn't realise noise would be such an issue before I moved in 🤦🏻♀️ Thank you for taking the time to watch and to comment 🩷
I am on my 2 month. It sounds like we sleep similarly. I will not go back. So far, my only downside is I can feel people walking around the house, and it can wake me up.
Looks good, u could just get another identical mat and place them both sideways so ur duvet doesn't touch the carpet 😊
I tried this. I ordered the same rug from the same supplier and the 2nd one was a completely different shade of grey!!
I use to sleep on a 2 inch mattress topper on the floor, I did this for about 5 months over 6 years ago. I'd like to go back to sleeping on the floor again and see if I still like it, but I don't think my landlady would let me get rid of the bed.
That's such a shame. One of the pitfalls of renting. I'm pretty lucky in that they let me do what I want here, I do get some strange looks when they do their 3 monthly check though 😆
Amazing! 🤗 How long have you been a minimalist? What started this journey
I have always loved minimalism but my journey has been up and down (in times of stress, for example, a bad break up and during covid, I started impulse buying daily online for a happy fix but then getting stressed over having to deal with it and getting rid of it all again) I have lots of reasons why I've embraced minimalism and can't see me ever living differently now. Maybe I will do an indepth video on that in the future if that would interest you?
@@minimalismandmoreYes. I'll be glad to see the video🌸
I don't get the connection between bedside tables and lamps though, to me they have nothing to do with each other. I need a small lamp by the bed for reading, since I don't want to do that with the ceiling light on at night, too bright and not relaxing. I also don't like to use my phone in the dark with no other source of light because of the contrast it causes. Do you never read in bed, or do something else that requires a small/less bright lamp?
I love the setup! What do you do in the middle of the night if you have to get up to go to the bathroom without a light? I have always wanted to try floor sleeping, and you have given me the incentive to do so
Thank you 🩷 I use my phone if my phone is in there with me and if not I just pull the curtain open a crack to let some light in 🙂
@@minimalismandmore brilliant!
You might like a you tube channel called small changes. The woman who is called Sarah is also a floor sleeper & she has videos on how her whole family are also floor sleepers.
Amazing thank you, I've not heard of her channel so I shall check it out 🙂👍🏻
she's amazing! might help you as I think she's got children the same age as your daughter. I'm still trying to find an extreme minimalist with a toddler. 😂
Even with a bed frame, but nothing else, people have thought it wasn't my 'real' home or I just moved in, was moving out or poor. Tbh, even if I was in poverty, I would still keep it this simple, expect it would be second hand, probably brown or mismatched furniture and more library books, clothes and toys that I have decluttered in the last six months. Even then though, it still would be less.
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For the person who commented it was like a prison cell and asked why have it like this as minimalism can be homely, but then deleted their comment, I didn't take offense and here is my response in the hope that you see it:
Minimalism is different for every person and what is homely to one person is cluttered to another and what is someone's prison cell is another person's sanctuary 🩷 For me the "why" is it's calm and peaceful to me, no visual distraction and easy to clean. As I mentioned I sleep better and I just don't *need* anything else. And if I don't need it, I don't want it 🤷♀️👍🏻
I once was hospitalised for 6 months in a mental health ward. I had a bed, a chair and shelving. The blanket and towel option really sucked [safety over comfort] and sharing a washing machine is never fun. However, despite being poorly, once I was allowed to charge my phone in my room and had my own shower/sink/toilet and allowed to leave the ward whenever I wanted, it was bizarrely the most freedom [free from responsibilities, cleaning and cooking] I ever felt. I like the taste of hospital food and loved having an excuse to eat a sponge and custard everyday. So to some, even a prison or hospital room can be 'home'. Although, quite a lot of people in cells or wards fill the walls and shelves with as much as they can too lol.
I'm so sorry to hear that you've suffered in that way 🫂 I hope you are all better now or at least on the road to recovery. Minimalism has helped me through anxiety, depression and just some really crap times! Definitely helps when I start to feel overwhelmed. I hope it helps you too 🩷
We slept for years on a futon on the floor. But now at 71, it's just not possible to get up from the floor. Also, we did have a mold issue under the futon partly because the under of our house is not insulated so thus the cold comes up and meets the warm bed.
It definitely depends on a lot of factors for it to work for sure. You have to do what's right for you at the time of life you are in just now and the type of property you have 🩷
Where do you live? I live in Victoria canada. It can rainy a lot here. What do you do for mould? How do you can for this type of bed?
@Bh-vn8gf Hi, I live in Wales which does rain a lot but I've never experienced any problems with mould. When it's cold and rainy the heating goes on and when it's dry the windows are open. I regularly change the sheets and check for mould and flip the mattress topper over to the other side.
I don't know why but I am surprised you sleep on the floor. Thought you would have a lux bed for some reason. ❤
The bedroom is where I can be most extreme as I don't have to share it. I love pushing how minimal I can be, but then adding items back in if it hinders my life or I start to feel deprived. I'm hoping the platform bed will be a happy medium 🤞🏻
@@minimalismandmore I'm the same. I enjoy the lux of something of a bath mat for exmple but hate the reality lol.
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That's great if ur young and able to get down and up without help. Do you have any practice sleeping solutions for the average adult?
I'm not really sure what an average adult would be? I'm no spring chicken at 38, on the chubbier side and definitely not fit! All I can give is my experience really and that my back has improved 10 fold by sleeping on the floor and seems stronger because of it. Like I said in the video, with mobility issues etc it's not for everyone but for those that can, I definitely recommend giving it a trial 🩷
Maybe for those who can't get up and down building something where you can adjust to hard surfaces or getting up and down while still having a floor like surface from the platform where you are comfortable
I wanted to do this but my parents insisted in buying me one
I said fine I won’t be moving too moving too much after coming home from work
Aww that's nice that they wanted to spoil you though 🥰 you can always do this in the future if you decide you definitely want to 🩷
Love it🤍🤍🤍
Thanks Candy 🩷
I'm sure sleeping on the floor would help my back. But I have mobility issues and need a bed.
It's definitely on a case by case basis, my back was in so much pain but I luckily have ok mobility to get up and down ok. For some, like yourself it wouldn't work and might actually make it worse. I hope you find a solution which works for you 🩷
Average Indian middle class home
I love seeing homes from other places in the world as it provides so much inspiration and we can learn so much 🩷 Here in the UK its definitely mainstream to have a traditional bed and mattress (even in our spare rooms for occasional guests) and counter cultural to sleep on the floor
Almost as minimal as 10 Litre Craig who disappeared.from youtube. Miss his insights.
😻 *Promosm*
How warm and inviting. 😑
I like it but it's certainly not for everyone! 🤭