Wabi-Sabi Welcome

273 Pages·108.001 MB·English

WABI-SABI WELCOME

WABI-SABI WELCOME
Learning to embrace the imperfect
and entertain with thoughtfulness and ease
JULIE POINTER ADAMS
artisan | new york
Copyright © 2017 by Julie Pointer Adams
Photographs copyright © 2017 by Julie Pointer Adams and
Ryan J. Adams
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Adams, Julie Pointer, author.
Title: Wabi-sabi welcome / Julie Pointer Adams.
Description: New York : Artisan, 2017.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016038085 | ISBN 9781579656997
(hardback, paper over board)
Subjects: LCSH: Interior decoration—Psychological aspects.
| Entertaining.
Classification: LCC NK2113.A33 2017 | DDC 747.001/9—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016038085
Cover design by Michelle Ishay-Cohen
Design by Charlotte Heal
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Printed in China
First printing, May 2017
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To Mom and Dad—for consistently modeling what
sincere humility, hospitality, and an open, generous life truly look like.
And to Ryan—for being a constant source of joy and encouragement, and for
happily building a welcoming home full of wabi-sabi pleasures by my side.

CONTENTS
Introduction 11
A Closer Look at Wabi-Sabi 18
Where to Begin 24
Chapter One | Japan 31
Chapter Two | Denmark 73
Chapter Three | California 111
Chapter Four | France 169
Chapter Five | Italy 213
Epilogue 260
Resources 262
Acknowledgments 266
Index 270