I do think there's a connection. I consider myself a "semi-minimalist", and order to be an ideal state. I need that calm. I get easily overwhelmed and chaos sends me right over the edge. I try to have A place for everything, because even with this ADD compensatory technique, I lose things constantly. Like… in 5 seconds. That said, when I am in the midst of a creative project, it is like a hurricane zone.

Interestingly enough, BF is anything BUT a minimalist (o.m.g.). His mind requires calm. Yet he fills every surface -- horizontal and vertical -- chock full. But everything is EXACTLY in a certain place. That is his idea of calming order. (Seriously, he can walk into a room and go straight to something that's 1/4" off.)

Color-wise, not too extreme either way. But I do have colorful kitchen stuff. During a major spending binge, I got all this colorful stuff thinking it would get me in the kitchen more. Didn't work. Not being dx'd at the time, I didn't realize it was the hypo driving the buying and the depression keeping me from the kitchen. Turns out it takes more than colorful dishes.