'At Peace At Home' takes Juliet Pegrum's guiding principles of harmony, simplicity and unity, and brings them alive for us in our gardens and in every room of our homes. This book shows how an unpretentious style that reflects our individual needs and desires can provide the basis for a simple, "easeful" environment in which to live at peace.
There are no lengthy analyses or philosophical explanations. Instead, the essentials of simple, peaceful living are conveyed through an unparalleled portfolio of photographs, and through a wealth of precept and example, accompanied here and there by quotations reflecting the accumulated wisdom of both East and West.
Juliet Pegrum offers a variety of practical and enlightening advice on such topics as space, colour, texture, light, contrast, materials, objects and surfaces, the use of paradox and surprise, and the relationship between design and function.
