Wabi-Sabi Welcome celebrates coming together, in our homes and in our lives, perfectly imperfect as we are.

For those unfamiliar with the term wabi-sabi, it is a Japanese concept that honors the beauty of natural imperfection and a life of chosen simplicity. Through exploration into different world cultures, learn how welcoming people into our homes and lives can be more unfussy, more relaxed, and altogether more fulfilling when we step away from conventional ideas of how to entertain, and instead, focus on how to make our guests feel a genuine sense of warmth, comfort, and ease in our spaces.

Each chapter marks a different place where the author encountered the wabi-sabi spirit: Japan, Denmark, California, France and Italy. The photos you'll discover here are almost exclusively outtakes--images with the same heart and soul that you'll find within the book, but that simply extend beyond its pages.