Spirit of the Nursery (Spirit of the Home) (Hardcover)

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In her Spirit of the Home, Alexander gave an overview of principles one can use to create a restful, spiritual retreat from the stresses of everyday life. Here she focuses on how to use those principles, which include feng shui and space cleansing, in bedrooms and nurseries. Most helpful is her examination of the function of each room and specific directions for making it restful, which include evaluations of space, safety, color, scent, and sound.
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Product Description

Spirit of the Nursery demonstrates how to turn a baby's room from ordinary to special! Readers will discover dozens of creative ideas for bringing in natural light: experimenting with color, bringing comforting scents into the room, and much more. Plus, dozens of full-color photographs offer inspiration as well as ingenuity.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill; First Edition edition (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823049027
• ISBN-13: 978-0823049028
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,524,025 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming and inspiring, July 2, 2003

By A Customer

I loved this book. I was sick of all the fussy frilly horrors in most nursery books and loved the clear clean cool design of this. Jane Alexander offers practical advice and is particularly strong on the safety aspects of decorating (I hadn't realised how dangerous a lot of common furnishings and furniture are). But she really comes into her own on the psychological and spiritual aspects of creating a nest for your babe. I felt inspired to follow many of her lovely, simple, heartfelt ideas and I'm sure a lot of other moms would feel the same way. Yes, it's a small book but small is often beautiful and a baby's pretty small too. I have bought several for baby showers - they make a lovely little extra gift or a great part of a basket. Truly a little gem.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless, May 19, 2003

By A Customer

This book is good if you are interested in a "new age" baby room. I thought it was useless. There were no great ideas and hardly any photos. Its a small book and not worth the money.