Today I wanted to share a little of the Scandinavian festive spirit with you through some beautiful, cosy, Christmas-ready images I’ve been squirrelling away on Instagram. This year I’ve noticed red creeping back in, alongside plenty of nostalgia — think vintage finds and ornaments collected over time or passed down through generations. I hope you enjoy the inspiration and the journey to Scandinavia in wintertime.
I felt all the other images also perfectly capture this time of year. I love the Norwegian sauna in the fjords at the end. On the 23rd of December, a sauna is booked for the entire extended family so we can dust off the cobwebs, shake off work, and prepare for the holidays feeling relaxed, revived and rosey cheeked (and that's before the 'glögg'!
Did any of the images catch your eye?
And if you have a tree, how do you like to decorate it?
For a couple of Christmassy home tours today, take a peek inside:
Anna Truelsen's festive Swedish home
DIY touches in a Swedish maker's home at Christmas
Maria's rustic Christmas home with rustic DIY touches
Happy 1st December!
Niki
PS did you spot the little kitty?
Photography credits: 1. Cato Ravatsbakk 2. @vartlillagrona 3. @myhappydays 3. @elinmeadowss 4. @hjarterumdeisgnointerior 5. @hannesmauritzson 6. @fjordfiskerenhjem 7. @vartlillagrona 8. @breakfastlondon.
Such lovely, warm (in the midst of the cold!) images conveying what this season should be about. A welcome escape from the unholy din of all the commercial chants that are assaulting us now - "Buy this, buy that, give us your money!" Tack så mycket, Niki, for this peaceful virtual respite.
ReplyDeleteLoved the Kitty. This year shall have my first Christmas 🎄in Sweden 🇸🇪
DeleteSo true, I have to admit, I find black friday so stressful - my email was being completely flooded. Dreadful! I love the calmness that the Scandinavian festive touches bring.
DeleteOf course I spotted the kitten! So adorable!
ReplyDeleteWe decorated our tree over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, which is a conglomeration of ornaments gathered over the years. I have given our kids an ornament each year, for them to take when they have a place of their own. My son took his this year .... and our tree is STILL overloaded with ornaments.
I enjoyed all the pictures, but besides the cat photo, I especially liked the one of the town in the snow with all the lights, as well as those gorgeous lit-up stars dangling from the window. Your pictures show something that I told my daughter--if you use red while decorating in December, it reads as Christmas decoration. The red and white checked towel definitely does that, and also, the red bows on the candles.
Thanks for this lineup! We got a significant amount of snow (with more on the way), so I'm feeling very Christmassy right now. :)
Your tree sounds lovely Kris, and I absolutely love the idea of giving your children an ornament each year to one day use on their own - wonderful!
DeleteThere is nothing here that I don't love: the cat in the window (wish he lived at my house!), the sweet tree in the ceramic jug and all the lights and stars in the windows! Simple and beautiful. We had a big snow storm over the weekend so should have a white Christmas. I start decorating for winter on Thanksgiving Day when the grandchildren decorate my skinny "mouse tree"....all mouse decorations with one exception, a cat in snowman disguise. I am afraid of and disgusted by real mice. As a joke my father gave me a few mouse ornaments that he spotted while he and my mom were Christmas shopping decades ago....that started my theme tree. I have started decorating the house with garlands and lights in the windows....Belsnickles and bells......lanterns, small trees and birdhouses on the mantle. The tree will go up soon. Thank you for sharing such wonderful inspiration today!! : > )
ReplyDeleteI love your mouse tree!
DeleteMe too! Also - I had to look up Belsnickles!!
DeleteMe too!
DeleteA mouse tree - how fantastic!
DeleteMy big tree is full of ornaments from decades of marriage- fifty years this year. As I put each ornament on, I like to remember who gave it to us or when it was purchased.....it is a tree full of memories. I also have a small kitchen tree full of old metal measuring cups and other kitchen items from grandparents and parents as well as old metal children's toy kitchen items from my youth. : > )
ReplyDeleteOh, that's lovely. What a nice idea.
DeleteHappy early birthday on Saturday, Niki. I remember that we share the same birthday. I love your blog and look forward to it every week. Thank you! 🎉🎂🥂
ReplyDeleteThank you so much - how ell remembered! And a big (belated) happy birthday to you too - I hope you had a wonderful weekend!
DeleteI went back to search for the darling kitty! I love the tiny tree in a jug.
ReplyDeleteWell worth going back to take a look - so cute!
DeleteTout est beaux j'Adore cela me rappelle aussi le sapin de mon enfance .
ReplyDeleteJ'adore ce blog que je suis depuis quelques semaines et j'ai hâte de le lire et de le retrouver il me fait rêver j'aime ces maisons avec leurs décorations le "HYGGE" et puis ses paysages tout est beau encore merci .
A bientôt .
Merci beaucoup pour vos mots si chaleureux ! Je suis ravie que le blog vous fasse rêver et qu’il évoque de beaux souvenirs. Cela me touche énormément. À très bientôt !
DeleteMy favorite is the white rimmed window with the hyacinth, two candles, trees and stars. Gives a peaceful feeling after the busy Thanksgiving week. And the scent of hyacinth reminds me of past Finnish Christmases. Pirjo
ReplyDeleteThank you for pointing these out, lovely touches!
DeleteHappy fellow December birthday! We always put our tree up after mine, which is the 10th. In your fifth photo above, I noticed something I haven't ever seen before: tree ornaments made from what we call 'milkweed pods' in the US. Are they perhaps a Swedish thing? My mom handmade them when I was a child - she was interested in folk crafts from around the world. I still have her tree ornaments but I'm realising I don't know where many of them come from!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday for Wednesday - I hope you have a wonderful day! ps I have to say, I haven't seen this type of decoration before, however it is not unlike the Swedes to decorate with whatever they have at their disposal!
DeleteOù peut-on acheter la corbeille blanche plissėe ? Je l'adore. Je l'ai déjà vu sur Pinterest dans un appartement. Savez-vous où on la trouve dans le commerce ? Merci beaucoup.
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup ! C’est vraiment un très joli bol. On peut le trouver dans plusieurs boutiques en ligne ; par exemple, j’ai repéré une version ici : https://www.newporthome.eu/shop/interior-design/small-storage-solutions/dishes-bowls/harper-plate-off-white-l
DeleteJ’espère que cela vous aidera !
Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse et la référence. Malheureusement, le produit semble épuisé ! Pas de chance. Bien à vous et merci pour le blog et ces merveilleuses sources d'inspiration et de détente à vous suivre.
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