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A monochrome Danish home with Christmas touches

Hello there, how're you faring up this week?! I think I've got just the home to bring you a little mid-week calm! It comes in the form of Henriette Bach's cottage in Holte, in the Northern outskirts of Copenhagen. Henriette is part owner of design firm Nordstjerne, which creates beautiful items for the home. Henriette favours a minimalist approach to decorating, carefully selecting items she loves, including treasures collected on travels and of course items from her company. She's also inspired by nature which you can see from the abundance of sheepskins, and natural elements. I love the subtle Christmas touches too. Let's take a tour....








Photography: Nicoline Olsen shared with kind permission.
So serene!

Is this your kind of style?

Items I know and love: Sheepskin, Sofa from Eilersen, cushions/ pillows Day Home, Danish Christmas ornaments and dark grey stocking from Nordstjerne, Bestlite floor lamp, Bestlite wall lamp,  I love the light grey cashmere blanket, source a similar beautifully soft one here

You can see more of this lovely home and read a full interview over at BoligLiv.

Other links I love today:

Don't miss this pretty Swedish Christmas inspiration from Residence magazine.

I had the pleasure of visiting this Danish home briefly last summer (it was fabulous) - I'll always love these images of it in the snow all decked out for Christmas too.

How pretty is this Christmas tree? - it reminds me of my girls decorating the tree a few years ago. I've finally got around to putting a few cosy touches to my sitting room too (over on Instagram)...

Comfort food of the day.

I'm so happy with the posts I've got lined up for the rest of the week - including a Scandinavian gift wrapping guide, a fab give-away, some lovely festive home tours, plus some very exciting news....I look forward to hanging out with you!

Have a lovely day!

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A simple yet cosy festive Nordic home

It's the simple things in life that make all the difference don't you think? This morning I'm typing away next to my new Candle carousel, the deers dashing around in circles over the heat - so lovely!  This Danish home belonging to Lisbeth Assenholt (owner of Barkshop) beautifully captured by Frederikke Heiberg, is full of simple, subtle Christmas details - a bundle of mistletoe hanging from a door frame, skimmia in a vase, little paper ornaments hung from handles, or a shock of red berries in a ceramic vessel. What a cosy, festive space!







Photography: Frederikke Heiberg shared with kind permission, Stylist Pia Olsen. Featured in Femina.dk.

What a lovely home, don't you think?! It's truly brightened up the start of my week.

I've noticed it's really popular in Scandinavia to hang garlands of flags in the tree. If you'd like to do something similar but would prefer not to use your country flag how about this pretty gold flag garland?

Lisbeth sells a whole array of beautiful Scandinavian Christmas decorations (I'm not kidding, I think they're the nicest collection I've seen this year!) here (the site is in Danish but there's always google translate!).

Items I know and love from Lisbeth's home: Fancy finger cushion /pillow, sofa from Bolia.com, Normann Copenhagen tablegrey Snowpuppe lampshades over dining table, wishbone chairs, sheepskin chair cover, sheepskin throw, Spear grey wallpaper.

Read the full article and see more pics of Lisbeth's lovely home in Femina.

Other homes captured by Frederrike include this lovely apartment in Copenhagen and the home of a danish designer.

Have a great start to the week!

PS Don't forget today is the last day to receive 30% off these fabulous Christmas pressies by One Must Dash!

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Christmas gifts from One Must Dash (with 30% discount!)

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend? I often find it's the small Christmas presents that can be the trickiest, don't you? That's why I was thrilled when a mail popped up in from Anki and Anneli at One Must Dash offering all readers 30% off a personalised leather key ring (choose any letter in the alphabet!), a 2016 calendar and for something a little more -  'A not another bag' bag and a 'rose is a rose is a rose' print- perfect! To claim your discount on these items simply type in MY SCANDINAVIAN HOME at checkout until this Monday, 14th December, 2015. Oh and they ship worldwide too!





So very simple and so very pretty - I'd love to receive any one of these (that's not a hint!).

Have a wonderful weekend.

This post was sponsored by One Must Dash, however all opinions are my own and I was thrilled to share this post as I really love all their designs!

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Beautiful, simple Danish Christmas DIY inspiration

It's Friday (woohoo!) and a big day in our household as we'll be heading off shortly to watch my youngest daughter in her 'Luciatåg' (St Lucy day or 'festival of light' celebrations) at nursery - so lovely! After the singing we're all treated to pepperkaka, saffron buns and a steaming mug of glögg! Now that's the way to start the weekend (make mine a strong one!). Today's Christmas inspiration comes courtesy of Bjørn Johan Stenersen who blogs wonderful images, DIY inspiration and recipes over at 2 at home (part of Danish magazine Bo Bedre). I love the simplicity of these decorations, perfect inspiration for the weekend!






Bjørn Johan Stenersen -  2 at Home - Bo bedre shared with kind permission.

I love the 'back to nature / less is more' approach (you may have noticed from my Christmas archive!), many of these items are homemade - if you feel like getting craft this weekend check out the tutorials here  and here (in Danish but Google translate comes in handy!).

More links I love this weekend:

Don't miss this Danish home belonging to Anne Langhoj, beautifully captured by one of my favourite photographers Tia Borgsmidt (see more homes captured by Tia here, here and here).

Simple yet stunning Christmas ideas you can make at home this weekend:

A pretty wreath and candle display
A foraged Christmas triangle wreath
Circular wreath with white candle

And finally - could you imagine spending the weekend at this cabin by the sea on Vega island in Norway?

I'll be back tomorrow with an exciting Christmas gift reader offer for you - so make sure you stop by!

Have a great Friday!

PS I loved hearing your thoughts on the 'dark' home trend in the comment section of yesterday's post

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Dramatic dark greys in a Swedish apartment (spot the legs!)

Do you ever have those days when you start late, and then never really catch up? Today is definitely one of those for me! I meant to get this home tour out in time for you guys in Europe to enjoy over a morning coffee break, but it's turned out to be lunchtime instead, sorry! Still, better late than never and this lovely apartment with dark grey walls is well worth the wait! It's crammed with fun designer pieces and I'm loving the legs - they really put a smile on my face (good old Fantastic Frank at it's finest!). I hope you enjoy the tour too...









Fantastic Frank

I have to admit, at the start of the year I was a little unsure about the 'dark' trend sweeping the interior world but it's growing on me more and more. It creates such as elegant feel, but it's also very homely, like a cosy cocoon!

What are your thoughts on the 'dark' interior trend? Would you consider it in your home?
 
Quick round up of items I know and love: Flos 265 light, Gubi mirror, Hay tray tables, leather strap hanger, white linen bedding, dark grey / heather knitted throw.

For a similar dark wall colour try Downpipe (thank you for this recommendation in the comment section below) perhaps you have your own recommendations too? If so, we'd all love to know - give us a shout in the comment section below!

Have a lovely day!

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The calm and collected home of a Swedish interiors stylist

It's always a pleasure to stumble across the home of a prop and interior stylist.  And this Stockholm space belonging to the talented Joanna Lavén and her husband David is no exception! The couple set about restoring the flat back to it's former glory - even peeling back layers of flooring to reveal beautiful original parquet floors. I love the light in these photos by Marcus Lawett - he has really captured the elegance of the space, which has been decorated throughout in grey tones and teak mid-century finds. The brass gives the home a distinct touch of fifties glam too, what a fabulous home!









Home owner / stylist - Joanna Lavén. Photographer: Marcus Lawett, shared with kind permission. Via Dust jacket with thanks.
Is this your kind of style?

There is something very cool, calm and collected about the space. I couldn't ever imagine feeling flustered if I lived here. 

Get the look - source beautiful teak mid-century furniture here or on auction sites such as e-bay and Live Auctioneers. All of these vintage drinks trolleys / bar carts are fab! This wall light is similar. Oven from Ilve. 2097 Chandelier by Flos. Painting over bed by Lennart Sand.

To see more of Joanna's lovely home and find out where other items are from check-out the full piece over at Elle Decoration. You can also find out more about her work as a prop & set stylist here.

And if you're after a few sneaky peeks of Scandinavian stylists' homes how about the stunning Danish home of Nathalie Schwer, the lovely home of Dorthe Kvist and Sofia Jansson's delightful family home.

If it was Christmas inspiration you were after today, you might want to sit back and enjoy this archive or my latest pins! Or if that fails - how about this recipe for spiced mulled wine? Ooooo, now you're talking!

Have a lovely day!

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