Slow living is a fashionable lifestyle idea emphasizing a slower approach to all aspects of everyday life. This beautiful book brings the slow living concept to home design and shows a wide selection of relaxed home interiors, designed as a reaction to the discomforts of busy working lifestyles where work and commuting creates stress. The book illustrates interiors designed and organized around natural materials, friendly furniture and gentle layouts to create a pleasant atmosphere in modern living spaces. 300 beautiful colour photographs showcase ideal homes featuring warm fireplaces with real fires, cosy leather sofas and soft cushions, lots of exposed wood beams and panelled ceilings, natural light and calming creamy colours.