Simply Zen: Interiors Gardens [Hardcover]

Sian Evans (Author), Marc P. Keane (Author), David Scott (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1999

Turn your home and garden into a haven of peace.

Simply Zen shows how Zen ideas and spiritual values can be applied in a practical manner to our own living spaces. By introducing the Zen ideals of simplicity, restraint, and appreciation of nature into Western homes and gardens, we may bring a sense of peace to lives normally filled with pressure, routines, and distractions.

There are many popular books available on Zen living and feng shui, but this is the first book on interpreting the elements of Zen for designing contemporary Western houses and gardens. It is sure to be welcomed by working professionals and other busy people who long for simplicity and harmony in their homes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Soma Books; No Amer edition (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579590586
• ISBN-13: 978-1579590581
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,939,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice but does not help the lay person with decorating ideas., November 24, 1999

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Some nice pictures and does provide the Zen philosophy, but cannot be used to provide ideas nor gives a "how-to" to implement the Zen design into your home environment.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Turned Around and Fell in Love, June 18, 2001

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When I realized I had borrowed this book 6 times from the local library I decided it was time to buy it. Not encyclopedic, but captures the spirit and the tone with lots of nice ideas to fit into whatever you are doing at the moment. Graceful and thought provoking with beautiful pictures. This is not step-by-step how-to-look-Zen. This is how Zen feels when it touches the things around you.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great background info on the concepts of Zen decorating, January 29, 2000

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Dee Mills (Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia) - See all my reviews

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As a beginner decorator in Zen design, this booked helped me understand the concept behind why Zen is Zen, and how I can incorporate this into my home decorating. If you want a more indepth look at the meaning behind Zen decorating, while giving you ideas along the way, this is the book for you.