Wabi-sabi Living Room Redesign

Style: Wabi-sabiRoom: Living RoomTool: Interior DesignPublished 2026-07-25
A real living room, before HomeGlow's Wabi-sabi redesign
Before
A wabi-sabi living room with wooden-frame linen sofas, a rustic coffee table, and textured plaster walls.
After · Wabi-sabi

Drag the handle to compare before and after.

The living room is updated with a wabi-sabi aesthetic, replacing the old plush sofas with rustic wooden-framed seating and linen cushions. A textured plaster finish on the walls and a low reclaimed wood coffee table over a jute rug bring natural warmth to the space.

What changed in this room

  • Replaced plush brown sofas with rustic wooden-framed sofas featuring light linen cushions
  • Added a low, reclaimed wood coffee table and a textured jute area rug
  • Applied a warm, textured plaster finish to the walls instead of flat paint

About Wabi-sabi in a living room

Redesigning a living room in Wabi-sabi starts with the palette: raw plaster tones and muted earth, carried across a sofa, a coffee table, an area rug and a media console. HomeGlow rebuilds their finish in raw plaster, weathered wood and handmade ceramics, favoring quiet, asymmetrical forms over anything busier. A floor lamp and layered ambient light sets the mood once the sun goes down, while the seating layout and the sightline to the main window stay untouched — the living room you photographed is still the one you get back.

Related designs