Flooring: from wood scraps to tiles.

Slow Design mirrors the Slow Home movement (http://www.theslowhome.com/), and Oak Ridge Farm in Darlington, South Carolina, is a first-rate example of a slow home.

Oak Ridge Farm has numerous Slow Design features, including its dining room tiles which were made from heart pine wood scraps. The tiles are grouted, which is an unusual detail.


These tiles were designed by the owner of Oak Ridge Farm and inspired by a floor in an antique store in San Francisco. The California floor had previously been in a chateau in France and it was made from heart pine and fruitwood.