Peace at Home: Simple Solutions for Relaxing Rooms

by Juliet Pegrum

Peace at Home reveals the principles for creating truly relaxing rooms through beautiful photographs, inspiring wisdom from Eastern philosophies, and practical design advice. Taking readers through each room in the home, author Juliet Pegrum shares the basic design elements that combine to create harmony, simplicity, and ease. For example, in the bedroom, light and texture play essential parts. Pegrum illustrates how softness can be maximized through the use of natural fibers, bountiful pillows and cushions, and plush surfaces; and how light is dimmed or muted for a restful effect. In the living room, she shows how careful selection and placement of furnishings create a welcoming flow and a convivial ambiance. Warm and inspiring photographs of havens of all types speak to apartment dwellers and homeowners alike. For anyone who strives to create a soothing retreat from the outside world, Peace at Home shows the way.

176 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Em · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too modern and austere for my taste. Some pretty pictures.

Re-read, September 2, 2024:

Six years after my first read of this...

I can appreciate the photos, but this time, I realize that the photos represent interiors and exterior with space and money. That said, there are still takeaways from this: natural materials, simplicity, being inspired within my space and budget, etc.

It's a gorgeous book. The photos remind me of celebrity homes you see in Architectural Digest.

I like the concepts.

If you're looking to design and create a calm, peaceful home, this may inspire you, especially if you are a newbie and have no idea where to start.

It's not a feng shui book, but it does reference some of the same concepts that are in feng shui.