Inspiring designs for every room with this guide to encompassing basic principles for a truly relaxing home. Take a new look at living spaces, discover how a modest style provides the basis for a simple, easeful environment in which to live at peace. A wealth of practical and enlightening advice on topics ranging from colour and texture to the use of light are accompanied by more than 160 colour photographs. This provides visual inspiration in all areas of the home and garden, together with thought-provoking quotations from both Eastern and Western traditions. In a highly original approach, At Peace at Home brings self and home closer together - creating relaxing environments that reflect our innermost selves.