Take it SLOW

By viewing your home as an eternal work in progress, the decorating process becomes a journey that celebrates your own style and the building's narrative, says Jenny Oldaker

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H aving recently renovated our hallway, my immediate temptation has been to kit out the room with a full complement of furniture, fabrics and objets. And this is so often the way when decorating – we want to see a room ‘complete’ and feel we can tick it off the endless to-do list. But is this really the way we should approach our homes? The advocates for slow decorating say not. This concept is all about taking your time to find the right pieces, working on the assumption that a home is a constantly evolving entity, slowly and thoughtfully put together to create an authentic reflection of the lifestyle and tastes of its owner, within an enduring, salubrious space.