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Wabi-Sabi Home

Finding Beauty in Imperfection
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Wabi-Sabi Home explores the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and the humble. The book showcases homes worldwide that embrace worn, weathered, and handmade objects, elevating everyday items to create spaces that are homely, personal, creative, modern, and brave. Divided into five chapters, it explores textiles, textures, colours, handmade pieces, and collections, providing insights into incorporating these elements to reveal authentic and imperfect beauty.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in home decorating, Japanese aesthetics, and embracing imperfection to create unique, welcoming living spaces.

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Wabi-Sabi Home is a look that’s rough around the edges and sees the beauty in imperfection but is at the same time creative, modern and brave.

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Wabi-Sabi Home is a look that’s rough around the edges and sees the beauty in imperfection but is at the same time creative, modern and brave.

Wabi-sabi is the Japanese ancient philosophy of finding beauty in the imperfect and embracing the humble. It is not a decorating style, but a concept that celebrates the imperfect, the transient and the time-worn.

Wabi-sabi is alive and well in many Japanese homes, where frayed, weathered and worn items are treasured, and modest, everyday objects are given elevated status by being displayed in a measured way. In Wabi-Sabi Home, Mark and Sally Bailey visit homeowners all over the world who understand that battered, scuffed, peeling and handmade objects are not just beautiful but preferable to pristine ones, because they bring a place to life and make it feel homely and personal.

This book is divided into five chapters that each expand upon an element of the Wabi-sabi home: textiles, textures, colours, handmade pieces and collections. Each chapter considers how to incorporate these features into your own space and focuses on a single home that encapsulates these ideas and reveals the satisfying and authentic beauty in imperfection.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788790918

Publisher: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 June 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd

Illustration: 250 col photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1221g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Mark and Sally Bailey have been evolving their unique style for more than 35 years, both in their home and at their concept store Baileys Home, in the heart of the UK countryside.  Their previous books are Recycled Home, Simple Home, Handmade Home, Imperfect Home and Made of Wood (all Ryland Peters & Small). Mark and Sally live in Herefordshire, UK.

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