The abrupt "We don't really have friends" cracked me up. I really didn't ever consider this but now that I think about it, most of the time when I have friends over, half of us end up slinking around the floor anyway. Sometimes we kind of huddle around the coffee table if we're playing board games but since they are so low set, it's easier just to sit on the floor next to them. And growing up in an incredibly hot climate, we'd all end up on the ground to cool off. Huh. I'm starting to unlock quite a lot of memories of sitting around the floor in the living room and even napping/sleeping on it. Also, it's just fun watching you move around your space!
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA I"m glad you enjoyed the video. And it's true, the more I think about it, it was the same with my friends growing up... being on the floor doing board games, or playing video games etc. We're just returning to our childhood hahahaha.
Re "The only furniture I want is things I can easily carry by myself" I moved a lot in the past so I have the exact same value 😂 I really dislike couches, mattresses, dining tables etc. Just the thought of carrying them makes me nervous, not to mention the fact that the first 2 usually not being very sanitary. (I also grew up in Japan where not having those things is kinda normal so it's a source of stress for me living in North America & living with someone who doesn't share the same value)
Yes! I got rid of the couch after a LONG time dithering about it. We have a huge Thai floor cushion and a Moroccan pouffe. It can be a bit awkward with guests so we normally sit at the dining table when people come round. I'm now dithering about losing the dining table.....thanks for another enjoyable update on floor living. Ps your hair looks amazing.
@@natashatheresa it comes flat-pack as a leather casing that you stuff with old clothes 👍🏻highly recommended, I've had mine for 11 years and it's still going
I think pillow mountain is a great idea! It’s probably more affordable than a couch, may look very original and cozy and is such fun way to organize common space! I love it! (and yeah, I always cut this thingies of, but I also make photos of them to know how to clean it etc)
The changes you're making are fascinating and makes me rethink my spaces too. We have so much bulky furniture that just barely fit in our house. I couldn't do the floor sitting at my age but I'll definitely make more mindful purchases going forward, like modular pieces or just lighter and smaller in general.
Thanks Jenny! Yeah I feel like it’s always good to at least assess if we are making the most of whatever amount of space we have. I definitely am annoyed by bulky furniture and feel that if we do move again in the next year or two, it will be a lot easier bc we got rid of some of our big stuff hahaha
I've been binge watching a bunch of your videos back to back. Love the energy, the learning and just the general vibe you got going on here. Thanks for what you're creating!
My favorite room in my apt doesn’t have anything in it, and this video just made me get up and dance in there for a hot minute! Thanks for showing us your lifestyle it’s so real and refreshing 🙃 this type of content inspires the hell out of me❤
Oh I love this, now I’m envious that I don’t have a room that has nothing in it, about to go clear some stuff out loll! Thank you for being here and it’s so great to find people on here I can connect with for this stuff!!
first!!!! :D edit after watching: this is fascinating, my husband has been saying how he doesn't care for furniture and im like huh??? I looked into it tho and now im a believer. we want to be able to move around the globe with ease so it also makes sense in that regard. plus it looks fun and looks like you'll get some of that carefree, living like a kid again type energy.
I def feel like a kid all over again! And yeah I want moving to be EASY! Also I think this is the first time anyone ever commented “first” hahahahaha! I love it thank you lolllll
This looks like a very doable option for a living room. I love the idea of Pillow Mountain. Yes, I do cut the tags off. I definitely want to see the adjustable desk review. Another great video, Tasha! ❤
had to laugh out so loud at your original composition :D I thought me and my friends were the only weirdos to doopadeedoop along a break like that hahahah so glad to have found your channel, came from your viral video and subscribed bc of your joyful "sprightly" energy, it's truly contagious. Keep up the good work!
Hahahahhahahahaha I was really debating whether to leave that in bc I was too lazy to find music to go with it so I was doing it as a joke and my husband was like are you gonna put that in and I’m like you know what if they don’t like me at this point they can just unsubscribe Imma do what I want lollll jkkkkkk
You are a breath of fresh air. I also like pushing social norms. I do have a 2 seater couch, but that's all the seating i have in my living room. I have a mattress, which is on a frame that sits low to the floor. No dresser, no chest of drawers. All my clothes fit in my closet.
Just want to share a interesting fact, when you said “ interact with me “ I was thinking “ oh I wish, but there are so many comments!”, just to realize you’ve answered all of them! :O Well, thanks for reading and love your videos! :)
awwwwwww I'm gonna keeping trying my best to get to all the comments, so far it's still manageable hahahahahaha... And I thank you sooo much for being here!
This is how I've been feeling about a lot of furniture, lately. I do like having some places to sit, but dining tables are such a waste of space for us, so I got rid of our dining set.
Great video Tasha! I don't have a sofa or TV either, the TV out of choice & no sofa as one of my cats trashed it 😼 I don't know how I'll feel long term but I'm enjoying not having one as it's so much easier to clean and there's so much space 😀
We don't have a classic couch, just a nugget. In fact the only furniture we do have is a folding floor table, tv stand, a couple of bookshelves and a standing desk. Gotta keep my work up high away from my toddler lol. We also sleep on floor mattresses! We moved four times in one year so having a lot of furniture was more of a hassle.
The floor-to-standing desk sounds awesome. When working in an office environment, I was the first to create a standing desk. It is so good for one who can stand for a while to do so. Now that I am (semi) retired, I changed my desk working position after seeing your video. I do not use a chair, but more of a futon and I own a standing desk!!!! Thank you for creating these awesome videos with such great tips and ideas. I also enjoy your energy!! All The Best!
The love this channel! You are helping me on my journey to a better life and it doesn't have to look perfect. I appreciate you so much. I now also want to get rid of my couches and bed.
I donated my couch and regretted it because I didn’t want to sit on my bed during the day or with outside clothes. I was already thinking about just sitting on my yoga mat and I’m so happy I found your channel and realised it’s totally a thing 🎉
It's great that you're into the no couch style and the family is on board. I understand the benefits. I have a couch and a love seat. Being in my 70's, with hip issue and other stiffness, my getting on the floor days are long gone. If I end up on the floor it wouldn't be on purpose and probably pretty painful! P.S. - Im working on getting photos together, to send you, gathering, cutting and pasting, of my rental unit. Coming soon!
I have been sleeping on the floor, friend!! I love it so much even though I'm sore in new places a lot of my pain is gone. I had been thinking about it for a while but your video pushed me for the final step! As for the couch, I didn't have a couch for 6 months, then bought one on a whim. I was fine when alone but wanted something for guests and for me and my gf to cuddle on. I also put my kitchen table and chairs in my storage area...I'm pretty sure next time my gf visits(long distance boo) the kitchen table will be back. I'm loving the space and my little apartment feels huge now. Keep doing you, love your stuff!
Thanks Adrienne!!! I’m glad to hear about your floor bed!! It def takes a bit to get used to but my back is feeling the best it has been in years!!! Thanks so much for being here! I do love having more space everywhere. It doesn’t feel like my home is small hahha!
I had no couch but only 2 comfy armchairs for years, and I always felt like a couch is a blackhole that absorbs your time. To me anytime you’re in a couch either you should be up doing stuff or you should just go to bed and have that nap/ night sleep. I bought a couch recently mostly to host: I don’t use it much (neither do I actually host lol) 😆 maybe it won’t follow me next time I move out!
I like to move my furniture around s lot and the one that I had were to bulky snd to heavy. I missed being able to move sround more plus my mind gets as cluttered as my surroundings so... I sold most of my furniture. Really happy about it. Sleep on the floor too. What I do have instead is a large mattress, a lot of different pillows and throws. I lovve love love it!
Ive had a futon couch forever .. i got tired of fixing it as it kept shifting on the frame and i also would occasionally bump into the wood.. so awful 😖 i just threw out the frame and put the pad sideways as a shorter loveseat pad on the floor with pillows. I want to turn my living room into a real living room and use my exercise equipment as well.. its been shoved into a corner for years. Time to move!!
@@natashatheresaI'm also a massage therapist that used to work corporate for 20yrs so I definitely agree with the movement we need in daily life. I have also worked on my laptop on a side table while sitting on the floor for many years and I used to think it was bad for my back, maybe the table is too high for my arms, but yes it definitely encourages me to change positions constantly. When I need to focus I take it to the kitchen table. Learning about others being Furniture Free is refreshing and now I realize my lifestyle is actually more healthy for the long-term. I also feel this will improve creativity and productivity. I think couches encourage doom-scrolling as I had a habit to do that on my couch. That's also very bad for vision.
AAAIIIEEE! I could barely watch the stretching thing. I swear I was having phantom pains. If I ever find a full time job again, I have to get a standing/convertible desk!
Hi, I've been watching your last few episodes and it's interesting to see someone going through a similar journey. I also got rid of my couches and bed during my last house move, and everything just feels so much simpler. I'm keeping my dining table for now because it doubles as a kitchen island of sorts, but I do keep my most used items in the lower cabinets/drawers in the kitchen so I get even more squats throughout the day! I really enjoy your energy in your videos. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for watching! It is so fun to be able to connect with others who are on a similar journey for sure! I do feel like life is much simpler, and I feel like I have more space hehe! Thank you for sharing as well!
Oooo yes, I'd love to see the floor to stand desk reveal! I did go on the website to have a look at it, not in my price point now but I'd love to keep in mind for future. Right now I have a compromise of my stationary desk set at 20" high low enough where I can sit on a balance ball at my computer which is much much easier on my poor little tailbone, or on a desk chair which is only 7 years old but already had completely lost it's spring. I am very much interested in the "floor to stand" minimalist trend. Keep 'em coming! 💜
That’s a good suggestion! I’m not sure how I feel though about rugs. It def would be more comfortable but also it will need to be cleaned lol! I’m gonna think on it lollll!
Just found your channel and subscribed. We got rid of our clunky coffee table and now there’s so much room to use the floor space for stretching etc. and yes I cut off the tags
Thanks for the link to the memory foam "couches". I too had a couch but, with cats (that decided to use it as a scratching post) and a lot of moves I opted for using plastic chairs it was ok. I hate having a couch. We have two right now and were at the place we are currently renting and will not be getting rid of any time soon since I am not sure if they still belong to my in laws. I hate bulky furniture and just a lot of things to move around since it costs money every time and time as well.
I want this…but I need more time cause I have teenagers! But I believe I will get there! I need more flexibility in my life for sure! Love this, I am learning new this as a new subscriber to u! I needed this and am grateful!! ❤
In my last flat, I had a couch, but I would sit on the floor in front of it and use it as a backrest (why??) So for obvious reasons, that was donated when I moved, and now I'm happily couch-less!
@@magdalenabotchukova6949 yah I actually have a floor desk video here from a few weeks ago… ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dQbvQCu4s24.html and later today im releasing a video about a floor to standing desk :)
I also did this, but not for too long.. I missed the cozy sinking into something that is kinda fixed. I dodged the seating couch though... I have one piece of a modular ikea couch and switched the 15cm legs for 3cm ones... that combines the Best of both words for me
Perfect timing. we've got one lazy boy and 3 bodies that seek comfort, so my wife is interested in a couch (so we can all sit together). I am leaning more on the floor couch side. the sofas are just so friggin big and heavy and we are still apartment dwellers. similar to your situation, the sofa is mostly for guests, because we just sit on the floor with the dog. great edits. and love your personality =)
Amazing! Good to see the content flowing. Can't wait to see the floor to standing desk, I've been looking for something like it. Look forward to the review!
I really really wanted to get rid of my couch but I have a dog who lays on it when I’m gone so I keep it for her. But I’ve been searching “No couch living room” for the longest and never find any videos so this was interesting
Love looking on the floor! Hahae, and seriously in my New apratment I want to have no coach, but my parents ask me to have one in case They arrive hahae.
Not sure if you already answered this before, but do you think you’ll get rid of your dining table someday? I always think about how we really don’t use ours.
I am thinking about it but I got it for free a few months ago and it’s the last place guests would be able to sit hahahahaha! I really don’t use it though, it just collects stuff….
I hate tags! Always cut them off, even in my clothes. I have one couch and that is only because the living room is in the middle of my apartment so there would be nothing to lean on, no wall. You’d have to just sit up the whole time. I have no dining room table or chairs. I have a floor desk and sleep on a tatami mat and futon. One weird thing I did down size that is unique is my washing machine. My regular size washer broke after just 1 year and repair was going to cost more than a new washer. So I decided since that was washer number 2 in 3 years I would get the smaller more portable version. If washers are now built to break, like everything else, then I will buy a cheaper one. I get a 0.7cu ft portable black and decker. It still plugs into my washer line using just the cold water, but I can move it myself. It only weighs 50 pounds. It also works great! I don’t have a lot of clothes to wash at once and I’m small so I love it. As for a dryer, haven’t had one of those in 2 years. I just hang stuff up! LOVE the rings btw!
Oh that’s so cool to hear you are doing all the floor things too! And that sucks about your washer but it’s awesome you came up with a more portable solution! It makes sense for your situation and is great for if you need to move!!
If you are keeping the items and they have tags that say Do Not Remove This Tag, then you should remove the tags. If they have washing instructions, consider keeping the instructions in a safe place or scanning them. I am minimal. I lived without a sofa for eight months and then bought a really nice one but gave away my less-comfortable living room chair so I could stay minimal. If you have ever lived in a country home with ants, cockroaches, scorpions or other impossible-to-eradicate pests, you will want to get up off the floor! The struggle is REAL when you have these critters. Same advice with a bed. No more floor living for me. Everyone’s situation is different. It’s not just about body flexibility. Love your videos.
You are so right! For me, we only have a random ant here or there so totally ok with the floor life. But if you are somewhere with lots of creepy crawlers then yeah totally shouldn’t lol! Thanks for watching!!
@@jeanmariemclain2836 I remember visiting the Philippines for the first time and they have flying cockroaches. I was not ready. Then at night me and the geckkos on the walls was doing a staring contest LOL.
I've been thinking about doing the same thing, but every time i try to, my mom always criticizes. she's not very mobile, but she also doesn't visit very often hahaha
awwwww sorry to hear that, yeah it's tricky b/c there's a balance between doing what you want to do and then also making accommodations for those around you ❤
I actually get this because as a kid I was constantly on the floor due to parents laying on couches and too many kids for chairs! To sit on furniture kinda became a weird jungle gym toy lol.
Tip, NEVER have people over. Meet in a park or coffee shop or something. then you will never even feel the urge to have some furniture thing in your life for them.
Hi Natasha, love your videos! Have you considered blurring your kids faces in the videos you post? There are many stories of people who save images of other peoples kids to repost or use maliciously later, and also the amount of images you need to make deepfakes of someone else is declining all the time. Blurring or covering their faces/not show them is a really good way to protect your kids without detracting from your videos i think :)
Your gonna save so much money by not owning furniture, and space. The only thing im worried about is when i switch to the floor my apartment naturally get alot of bugs and is usually dusty from the ac i live in an apartment building. So im not actually sure if i can 100% switch to being on the floor. I also have pets, so if i eat on the floor...my food may not be safe 😂
I don’t actually own any furniture because I rent an apartment with furniture included (when I lived in my home country Uruguay I had furniture but not so much). However, this apartment I’m living in, here in Ireland came with much more pieces and I asked my landlord to take some away, so I just have the basics. TV……I haven’t had a TV for 11+ years. I don’t need it and I refuse to have one. Same for a laptop, I don’t have one and I don’t need one. For my personal use I just have my smartphone and my iPad. I have a desktop pc at home but is provided by my company so I can work from home. But I don’t count it because it’s not actually mine. For example if I quit my job I’ll have to return it 😂😂
you do have a couch, it is just without legs.....and it unfolds into two twin beds....my comupter is my tv but my housemate has 32 inch TV (as well as his computer)
Is it weird for everything to be on the floor in some rooms and still having a dining room with regular chairs and what not? I want to be able to invite people over but I don’t want to invest in tall chairs when everything else is short
I’m realizing that things are only weird if you decide they are weird lol. Maybe just give people a heads up that everything is low and if they aren’t down for it they not welcome to come over I’m just kidddinggggggggggg! There’s definitely a societal standard for things but life is too short and I just am in the mode of, I’m gonna do whatever feels good and is good for me and my well being hahaha
@@natashatheresa I want my parents to be able to come over. I know my mother will handle it well because she is getting fit, but my dad won’t be able to handle it well…I suppose I could get him a foldable chair and keep it in the laundry room or something haha
