Wabi Sabi Interior Style – Naturally Beautiful Living

The Japanese interior style Wabi Sabi turns your own four walls into your personal oasis of well-being. After all, your own home should be a place of peace and relaxation. The hustle and bustle of everyday life should stay outside as soon as the door closes behind you.

The Japanese culture has been dealing with the relaxation factor at home for a long time and has always inspired us Europeans with their furnishing ideas and the ideologies behind these concepts.

Wabi Sabi is one of them and convinces us with its minimalist design, its straight-line shapes, and its natural color concept.Furthermore, the concept of a holistic approach forms a special feature of Wabi Sabi.

In this article, you will learn more about Wabi Sabi and how you can integrate this interior design style into your life.

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What characterizes Wabi Sabi

Wabi Sabi originates from Japanese culture and is therefore strongly influenced by Buddhist teachings. This living concept is also characterized by the imperfect beauty of nature. Once you understand the meaning of the term 'Wabi Sabi', the deeper meaning is clarified.`Wabi´ expresses simplicity, imperfection, and transience, while `Sabi´ illustrates the effect of time on substances and living beings. Therefore, the aesthetic appreciation of aging and imperfection underlies the Wabi Sabi concept.

But what does all this have to do with home design? Since the Far Eastern philosophy follows the principle of turning away from soulless consumption and instead turning towards nature, the Wabi Sabi concept can be ideally brought home. Minimalism, naturalness, and focus on the essentials are in the spotlight here.

Living minimally does not mean eating dinner on folding chairs or sleeping on an air mattress, but rather appreciating one's possessions and limiting oneself to the essentials.

The principles of the Wabi Sabi interior design style

To furnish minimally and live in a Japanese style, it doesn't take much, but a kind of rethinking should have taken place first. Because for Wabi Sabi to not only move into your home, but also into your attitude towards life, you should primarily use simple and local products as well as high-quality natural materials.

High-quality products not only look nicer, but are also more durable and resistant than conventional products. Because those who not only want to live in the Wabi Sabi style, but also want to live this philosophy, appreciate, care for, and pass on their valuable and beloved items.

Furthermore, Wabi Sabi stands for the enjoyment of visual emptiness.This may initially sound a bit daunting, but minimalist living is characterized by the liberation from unnecessary frills.

As soon as your dining area is equipped with a light wooden table, four white chairs, a light green carpet and a large indoor plant, your interior focuses on the essentials, but does not look bleak or bare.

Suitable Wabi Sabi products for your minimalist home

All products from Metallbude follow the credo of minimalist home design and help you to consciously perceive each piece of furniture and enjoy Japanese living every day.

Here are three examples: A coffee table with a classic black metal frame and a solid oak top fits perfectly into a nature-oriented, minimalist and stylish living room. Similarly, a high-quality wall mirror in the hallway, which has a subtle frame and a decorative shelf for your keys or sunglasses, is a good choice. The rounded edges reflect the gentleness of Wabi Sabi and at the same time offer a modern look in your entrance. To ensure that your bathroom towels are not only stored functionally, but also form a visual highlight, towel holders made of black metal, which are mounted on the room ceiling above the bathtub or shower cubicle, are suitable.The U-shape of the metal holder is not only practical, but also timeless, chic, and connected to nature.
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Perfectly implement Wabi Sabi in your own four walls

Before you now buy dozens of books about Buddhism and your Wabi-Sabi decor becomes absolute mortification, you should approach this project in a relaxed manner. Some tips can help you:

  • Select your favorites.This could be an old wall clock or a somewhat worn-out salad bowl. The important thing is that you feel joy whenever you see or use these pieces. Preferably, these items are in natural tones, such as beige, brown, green, gray, or even rose and sand. Because, similar to the Japandi style, Wabi Sabi follows the color nuances of nature. Of course, you are allowed to acquire new favorite pieces, but only if you really use them.
  • In addition to minimalist furniture design and earthy colors, comfort is the focus of Wabi Sabi. This means: pillows, curtains, carpets, upholstery, and plaids should always be made of natural fibers such as wool, cotton, linen, and jute.

Subtle patterns, such as circles or braids, and straight cuts round off the perfect Wabi-Sabi living concept.

Wabi Sabi inspirations and more

Are you still looking for more inspirations and exquisite furniture to love and live Wabi Sabi? In our online shop, you will find a variety of high-quality products for your newly designed home. Because home is where you can relax and recharge.


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