Our top traditional Scandinavian Christmas decor ideas that we use in our home during the holidays! Many of these Scandinavian Christmas decor ideas can be found at IKEA. It’s that time of year again to deck the halls with your Scandinavian Christmas decor. Our Scandinavian Christmas decor is mostly Swedish, gifted to us from our …
Ten simple Fall decor ideas that will make your home cozy this autumn. Inspired by Scandinavian Hygge (Danish word for cozy) we share ten ideas for simple fall decor that are easy to do. Kids are back in school and the cool breeze is a welcome break from the heat we’ve had around here. We …
10 key elements that will make your backyard your favorite place be! We spruce up our summer patio and share backyard ideas for our future renovation. From permeable pavers to pebbles and other sustainable surfaces, we show you backyard ideas that can make a more eco-friendly home. This is part of our Victorian Farmhouse Renovation …
Celebrate the summer solstice with a Scandinavian midsummer celebration! We share how we celebrate Swedish Midsummer with our family in Sweden and how we have kept up the tradition with friends at home in the United States. From midsummer party decorations, to midsummer menu planning, to fun midsummer activities with kids, we show you how …
It’s spring at our Folk Victorian farmhouse. See the Scandinavian style natural spring decor in our farmhouse spring kitchen. Spring is finally here! We still have some frost outside but everything is steadily getting greener. It’s time to freshen up our kitchen with some spring decor. Decorating for spring can be so simple. We started …
Tour our 1900s Scandinavian Style Farmhouse for Christmas! We’ve decked our halls in Scandinavian Christmas decor with straw goats, star lanterns, dala horses and dried oranges. It’s always nice hearing the stories as we dig out our Swedish Christmas decor from the basement. My husband talks of his childhood and his memories fill our house …
Oranges and cloves make festive holiday decorations that look pretty and smell amazing! Make these simple orange and clove pomanders this holiday season. These orange and clove pomanders are easy enough for even the littlest kids to make. That way the whole family can get involved in decorating for the holiday season. Making orange and …
We’ve created a cozy Scandinavian style farmhouse breakfast nook – in our mudroom! Using our porch furniture we transformed our mudroom into a hygge farmhouse breakfast nook for warm sunlit breakfasts and cozy crafty afternoons. Now that we’ve had our first frost here, it is time to move our cozy wicker chairs and round Herman …
Create a mudroom you love for less than $500! This IKEA hack is easy. We use bookcases, boxes, baskets, and a bench to create a functional and beautiful mudroom on a budget. Nothing organizes a house like storage in a mudroom. They are so popular right now and for good reason! Our lives are busy. …
We revisit The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living to share the 10 things that Meik Wiking recommends to make a hygge home. Use these tips to create this Scandinavian style coziness in your hygge home! With the cold weather approaching and the nights growing longer it makes me crave coziness in …