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 …
Here is a delicious recipe for warm Swedish Apple Cake! We love baking this cake for an afternoon Fika (coffee break) shared with friends. Originally from The Swedish Kitchen cookbook by Liselotte Forslin, Rikard Lagerberg, and Susanne Walstrom, we have converted the measurements for their Mum’s Apple Cake from metric to cups. This translated Swedish …
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 …
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 …
We share our latest cabin trip and our love for Swedish ‘friluftsliv’ (open-air life) from the book There’s No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda McGurk. Staying in the mountains of Pennsylvania, in the adorable Gypsy Spring PATC cabin, we unplugged and got outdoors in Scandinavian Style – no matter what the weather! SWEDISH …
Here are 12 things to make sure you don’t forget to add to your cabin packing list. We’ve stayed at more than 30 rental cabins and share the 12 things that we always pack for our hygge cabin getaways. I love to go hiking during the fall and winter. I can layer up and wear …
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 …
Want to host a Swedish Christmas holiday party? We share our sample Swedish Julbord menu and tips on what makes our Swedish Christmas holiday party so special with our family and friends. We love spending Christmas Eve with family and friends. Everyone chips in with a few dishes from this Julbord menu to make a …
Looking for some fun Scandinavian holiday crafts to do with kids? We share our five favorite simple holiday kids crafts that will fill your house with Scandinavian holiday cheer. We have enjoyed doing these fun holiday crafts at our house and we hope you will too! SWEDISH PAPER HEARTS MATERIALS: Paper (construction or cardstock), Glue, …
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 …