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Does Your Home Have 'Hygge?'
Last year was a huge time for hygge, Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2016. Hygge is the Danish concept for coziness and comfort, creating feelings of warmth, contentment, or well-being. And it makes for a perfect home environment: welcoming and wonderful! Last week was the first day of fall, and we're in one of the two seasons when hygge is its most perfect, fall and winter. As it gets colder, we all tend to "nest" more, spending more time at home or inside. So it's the ideal time to look at how to create this concept for your environment. So invite over some...
Color Crush: Autumn Hues
Earlier this week, I wrote about interior decorating ideas to create a cozy fall atmosphere. Since the season starts tomorrow, I chose a festive fall photo for my Color Crush this week, too. Pumpkins, squash, and gourds are actually fruits (you learn something new every day!), mostly native to North America. They come in a huge variety of colors, from rich reds and spicy pinks to deep ochres, bright oranges, and pale yellows. This give you a lot of options when decorating with them or using them as a jumping off point for a room's color scheme. This photo offers...
Cozy Interior Decorating for Fall
The first day of fall was Friday, September 22, and I'm thinking about interior decorating ideas to make it feel like the season: cozy, comfortable, and intimate with the comforts of home. Here are some ways to bring a little fall into you home, no matter where you live. Decorate with fall-colored flowers Some people don't like the beginning of fall. Maybe it's a sad time, making them think of how quickly time passes in life. Others tell me they don't like the days getting shorter with more darkness — it can affect people's moods. They might not like fall colors because...