A Simple Farmhouse Bath

Do you Wabi Sabi? . . .The art of finding beauty in imperfection. . . simple. . .uncluttered. . .natural. . .less is more. . . .

I was introduced to the concept several years ago. . . .My first thought was that I'd been doing the imperfection thing for years. . . .What I needed to work on was the simple, uncluttered aspect of the art. . . .This was almost three years ago (has it been that long?) . . .I've referred to it over and over at The Country Farm Home as desiring to 'simplify'.

I continue to work on it to this day. . . .Change doesn't come easy for me, especially when I love thrifting and junking so much!

I do take heart, though, that Wabi Sabi isn't a one time deal. . . .It's a continuous process. . . . Clean out. . . .and clean out again. . . .I can do that. . . .for I rarely feel I've reached the true state of simplicity that I desire. . . .There seems to be more clean out to be done each time I try. . . .No matter how much I scaled down, I've felt it's not quite that place of peace--that place that feels right.

 



One day recently I found myself cleaning the bath, pushing around all the accumulated 'stuff' that we seem to acquire during the winter. . . .It's so much easier to stack things up and forget about storing them until spring. . . .Can you relate? . . .Normally, I can ignore it--but that day I had 'had it!' . . .I was tired of winter--I was tired of 'stuff' all around us. . . .I threw open the shutters, let the sun shine in, and rolled up my sleeves. . . .Anything that wasn't bolted down came out of there. . . .a clean slate.

Then I made the mistake (?) of opening the closet doors, where the washer and dryer are hidden. . . .and where there are lots of shelves. . . .To my dismay, it was a mess, too. . . .Couldn't find the simplest thing. . . ."Okay. . . . If I'm gonna do this right, the closet has to be Wabi Sabi-ed, too!". . . .I'd officially opened a can of worms.

Took me two and a half days to clean out shelves and organize and put the bath back together. . . .What a mess it was! . . .At one point I only had a clear path to the 'necessary'. . . .

Several times I almost gave up--wanted to cram all that 'stuff' back in the closet and shut the doors quickly. . . .but. . . .remember. . . . I don't give up easily on anything. . . .I wanted to fulfill my mission to simplify more than ever. . . .I admit I slapped my hand several times when I'd find myself adding clutter back. . . .as I said, Wabi Sabi doesn't come easy for me. . . .but I'm learning.

Once completed, I loved it. . . .I loved the 'unclutter' . . . .I loved the shutters open and the sun shining in. . . .I loved the geraniums in the window leading the eye to the outdoors. . . .I loved the blue mason jars for storage. . . .I loved the imperfection and simplicity of it all. . . .I was so glad I stuck with the Wabi Sabi goal.

 At the end of the third day, I stood back and said out loud. . . .

 

'Now, THAT'S a Simple Farmhouse Bath!'

 

 

 

By the way, The Country Farm Home was featured last Saturday at:

Color My Décor

another wonderful blog by Brenda Kula of Cozy Little House.

Hop on over there and check it out!

Lots of beautiful and inspiring homes and fellow bloggers to meet.



 

. . .from my farmhouse to yours. . .