Modern & Minimalistic

A room-by-room guide to creating a wabi-sabi California-country home with handmade ceramics, vintage wood, natural stone, and woven fiber in every space.

How to style hand-woven baskets for warmth and storage: choosing seagrass, rattan, and jute, where to place them room by room, and how to keep natural fiber looking good.

A guide to natural stone serveware: how marble, slate, and travertine differ, which suits cheese boards or tables, how to spot quality, and how to seal and care for stone.

How to buy vintage solid wood furniture: tell solid wood from veneer, judge joinery and patina, check structural soundness, and care for a piece that lasts generations.

How to choose hand-thrown stoneware tableware that lasts, tell quality from mass-produced copies, and care for glazes so your everyday ceramics age beautifully.

A practical guide to building a wabi-sabi, California-country slow-living home with handmade ceramics, vintage wood, natural stone, and woven baskets that age beautifully.