The cost of haste – in my rush to cross the finishing line, I made some decorating choices that I’d change in a heartbeat if I had my time over

Dining room with parquet flooring, cream-peach walls and terracotta built-in shelving on either side of mantlepiece area.

Home decorator and content creator Grace H is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on colourful home design, mixing vintage pieces with new and making personality-filled spaces. See the rest of her articles here.

We’ve been in our home for a while now, and looking back at what we’ve accomplished fills me with pride. Is the house perfect? No. Is there a never-ending to-do list? Always. But does it feel 100 times better than the shell we inherited? Absolutely.