Book Excerpts: Garden House

Garden House:
Bringing the Outdoors In

Garden House offers simple, elegant ideas for bringing the spirit of the outdoors inside.
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"Home is a natural sanctuary of ease and comfort. The garden soothes mind and body, invigorating the senses and restoring peace and well-being. Garden House is about blending the two: inviting the outdoors in and creating rooms that bring us closer to the joys of nature. From the simplest gestures to more elaborate projects, Garden House offers inspirational ideas for re-envisioning the home with a gardener's eye.

"It's easy to add the pleasure of green things to your everyday life: A selection of aromatic herbs placed beside the bathtub will perfume morning showers. Potted plants and a bistro table by a window evoke a sunny outdoor cafè. Birch branches add a lovely accent to any window. A hammock hung in a quiet corner makes an ideal spot to nap. Each room in the garden house offers a bright, restorative space that is as simply beautiful as it is airy and refreshing. Garden House is filled with unique and inspiring ways to enhance the experience of home."

 

Photo © Sean Sullivan

Garden House: Bringing the Outdoors In

by Bonnie Trust Dahan
photographs by Sean Sullivan
published by Chronicle Books (1999)
$24.95

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