There’s always got to be something new hasn’t there and at the moment Hygge is everywhere (pronounced hoo-ger I think).
I am not sure that the Danish concept of Hygge is being translated in its fulsome sense but as far as the interior design media is concerned it comes down to a cosy and harmonious feel that makes you want to curl up alone or with friends and have a warm, intimate moment full of well-being.
There are plenty of books to guide you like this one,
or this more compact one,
or this one which actually couldn’t look less inviting or cosy.
Image: hygge.co
Now, apparently this charming still life is hygge –
prweb.com
and so is a walk in the woods.
Wriggles Brook Gypsy B&B
A cosy bed is Hygge – (that’s not hard to agree with),
mahabis.com/blogs
and so is a cup of coffee but I suspect you have to make it with care and present it beautifully for it to count – not just a spoon of instant in a chipped mug.
motherearthliving.com
There’s an awful lot of warming your feet by a fire wearing colourful Scandi socks involved.
But only after you have read the right magazines and spent a lot of effort making your home just right to Hygge in. You could get a hygge tattoo or a hygge meal, a hygge holiday and hygge clothes.
cafepress.co.uk
Whatever it is we will all be expected to have some this winter – so time to brush up your hygge.
