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...West Canaan, there is a charmingly insular community of lifelong neighbors. There are green, well-tended lawns incubated by the steam of scorching Texas summers. There are pick-up trucks, convivial barbeques, and white, rustic houses. Framed by dusty roads, they all evoke the calming pastorale of classic Americana...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Blo It Right By 'Em: Blues Make Way to Brown | 3/4/2005 | See Source »

...Whenever possible, choose handmade items over manufactured ones. Wabi-sabi encompasses admiration of the rustic and unique...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: House of Calm | 1/31/2005 | See Source »

...wabi-sabi emphasizes decluttering your environment. Lawrence recommends that you allow only three items on each surface and that you "just say no to refrigerator magnets." Other ways to make your home more wabi-sabi: Whenever possible, choose handmade items over manufactured ones. Wabi-sabi encompasses admiration of the rustic and unique. Introduce asymmetry to your room. Symmetry or strong, harsh lines are a no-no in wabi-sabi because they represent perfection. Fluid lines reflect wabi-sabi's embrace of nature's unpredictability. Add some earthy reds, browns and greens to your décor. Autumnal colors best express...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: House of Calm | 1/30/2005 | See Source »

...Whenever possible, choose handmade items over manufactured ones. Wabi-sabi encompasses admiration of the rustic and unique...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home: House of Calm | 1/2/2005 | See Source »

...growing number of Americans are building log houses that capture a rustic feel but still have all the amenities of contemporary custom homes. According to the Log Home Council of the National Association of Home Builders, more than 25,000 log homes are built each year, up from about 7,000 in the mid-1980s. Sales in the U.S. and Canada have more than doubled since 1998, to $1.37 billion. Those homes now account for 7% of the custom-home-building market. And their popularity is widespread, from Colorado to the Catskills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living Like Lincoln | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

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