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Simply Zen: Interiors Gardens

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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.

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.

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.

This is a beautiful book that is more about the nature of what Zen design means and how to bring the peace and beauty of the discipline of Zen into your home. I stumbled upon this book at the public library while looking for ideas for redoing several rooms in my home. It really helped me to tell my designer what I wanted my home to feel and look like. This is one of those books that will never go out of style and is a must to have in a library of interior design books. I realized I had to own it. It's not about step-by-step -how-to's there are plenty of books for that, this is about creating a space that is serene and beautiful. Chock full of beautiful photographs to inspire. In our chaotic world it's a gift to have a tool to help make your home your place of peace and enjoyment.
Simply Zen: Interiors Gardens