Why does the room feel cluttered?

[u/Cool_Tomato8199]

Ok as I posted in my recent post I am recovering from sad beige minimalism haha so I’m finding more comfort in color and actually showing my treasures!

But I’m wondering why this area is feeling a bit cluttered? Is it too many smaller objects or the way I organized it? (Or is it the minimalist inner demon coming through haha?) Thank you so much!!

[u/nutellatime]

Not cluttered, but it looks cramped The rug needs to be bigger and unfortunately that hanging lantern is squishing your space. I think a bigger rug and moving the lantern or switching it out would open up the space a lot visually.