Ryan and I are book hoarders. Our shelves are filling up fast. As part of our recovery plan, we finally signed up for library cards last night. One book that jumped out at me was The Wabi-Sabi House – The Japanese Art of Imperfect Beauty by Robyn Griggs Lawrence. I had never heard the term “wabi-sabi” before. Then today I saw this article on apartment therapy. Apparently the magazine Sköna Hem just did a feature on the concept a few months ago.
Wabi has to do with humility and simplicity while sabi refers to beauty in the natural flow of time. It is “underplayed and modest, the kind of quiet, undeclared beauty that waits patiently to be discovered”.
It’s a whole philosophy and way of life. This may seem incredibly shallow, but I’m just happy that I never have to use the phrase “shabby-chic” ever again.
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