Nordic bliss

Looking for a new festive look this year? Why not take a more modern approach to the yuletide festivities and capture the essence of Scandinavian style by keeping your colour palettes limited and your decorations simple.

The classic Scandinavian festive theme is always an inviting way to cosy up your home during the cold winter months. Here’s our top tips to introduce this eclectic Scandi design style full of Christmas mood into your home…

A thoroughly modern Christmas

Scandinavia’s iconic neutral interior schemes are injected with natural materials like stone and timber to make a beautiful backdrop for lush green garlands and twinkling lights. As the flickering candlelight catches the season’s colours from red berries and green wreaths to rustic wooden decorations, it’s not hard to see why the charm of a Scandi Christmas has become so popular.

Traditional reds, golds and greens reign supreme at Christmas and look storybook perfect this time of year, but why not incorporate them from a different angle. Embrace the ever popular style of Scandinavian clean living by incorporating minimalist white into your colour scheme to reflect the harsh reality of the Nordic winter.

Decking the halls in all-white is not only trendy but can look stylish and classy, incorporated with soft shades of grey to give any home a touch of hunting lodge chic. A modern décor in white and grey will ensure that your Christmas tree is the centre of attention. Incorporate subtle shades of pewter, platinum and chrome into your tree decorations to blend with the grey to create a dazzling, icy living room reminiscent of the wintry Nordic terrain.

Winter rustic charm

A room dressed in wood is a dream setting for any Christmas story.

Nordic interiors are inspired by the charm of bare wood and open fires. Introducing sophisticated bare wood decorations and furniture into your festive interior choices can bring natural beauty straight into your home.

Whether it’s this sideboard or statement coffee table, incorporate functional furniture that allows the natural charm of the wood grain to shine through in a variety of textures and finishes.

Snug accessories

Scandinavians know a thing or two about using natural materials to give their interiors texture and warmth. Adding a textured rug or a fur throw to your sofa or bed will channel the old Nordic tradition of using animal fur to stave off the icy climate. Carrying on the warming festive ideas, these lanterns are the epitome of Scandi-style that allow you to embrace the elegance of relaxing candlelight throughout winter and give your home a cosy and inviting touch.

An elegant yuletide living room doesn’t need to be overcrowded with Christmas decorations. If you have a carefully articulated interior design, a natural mantel decoration of evergreen branches and pine cones and a luscious tree will do just the job. Add handmade wooden decorations and twig wreaths decorated with lights to capture the essence of a Scandi Christmas spent in style.

Recreate the magic of childhood festive stories around a roaring fire by adding these Scandi festive touches that will make December all the merrier. 

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18th December 2015

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