Meet the minimalist mum who has thrown away 1,000 items from her home - and is now forced to use paper plates for guests.<br /><br />Dagbjört Jónsdóttir, 39, first began adopting minimalism 10 years ago after finding herself "overwhelmed" with the clutter in her house.<br /><br />She divided her property up into sections and for the past decade has been removing at least two items per week from each section - before moving on to the next.<br /><br />The mum-of-two has said goodbye to sofas, chandelier lights, dishes, glasses, mugs, clothes, towels and much more.<br /><br />She doesn't keep her children's drawings, instead opting to photograph them and store them digitally. <br /><br />Dagbjört has also removed everything that her grandparents and parents left her - including old clothes and jewellery - as she "doesn't see the need in them." <br /><br />The family have only have one set of cutlery and plates each.<br /><br />Mum-of-two Dagbjört says she and her family quickly began to notice a change in their mood and were much happier having less things.<br /><br />They now prioritise experiences over objects - with Dagbjört saying her children prefer "going to the beach" than playing with toys.<br /><br />A minimalist lifestyle is the idea of living with fewer items and only using what you really need.<br /><br />Dagbjört, a freelance marketer, originally from Iceland but now living in Odense, Denmark, said: "I've been living all around the world and I've been moving a lot and realised I didn't need all of these items.<br /><br />"I began my journey about 10 years ago.<br /><br />"I was overwhelmed when I got home every day and saw all the things I didn't need.<br /><br />"I made a plan to declutter two items per week and after two years I realised that I could maintain that journey bit by bit.<br /><br />"I started to notice a lot of change in myself and my family. We were much happier.<br /><br />"Because we've gotten rid of so much, when we have people over, we eat with paper plates because we only have a few of everything.<br /><br />"We only have one towel each and we don't have a lot of clothes. Just enough for a few outfits."<br /><br />Dagbjört says that becoming a minimalist was about figuring out how to change her way of living.<br /><br />She said: "When you look around you can have enjoyment just from jumping in the rain with your kids, you don't need working items.<br /><br />"I started noticing my kids playing with toys less and now we have empty cupboards, and we go out and see the world together - we don't need anything.<br /><br />"First it was putting items in a box and keeping it for a year and if I didn't touch it then I'd get rid of it.<br /><br />"But now I don't get attached to anything, sentimental or not.<br /><br />"For me, it's to have the feeling within and enjoy life.<br /><br />"If you do too much it's easier to quit as you've gotten rid of too much.<br /><br />"Now, when people give us gifts, they know us now and they give us experiences rather than items."<br /><br />Dagbjört explained that her reasoning behind dividing up the house was to help her not become overwhelmed during the clear out process.<br /><br />She said: "I divide my home into 12 sections and declutter
