Have you heard of the term hygge? This comes from the Danish who are reportedly the happiest people on this earth. They put this happiness down to a way of life and a lifestyle that they lead, practicing and encouraging hygge. Hygge is the art of cosy living, in simple terms. It is ensuring that you live with the intention of feeling happy and fulfilled. However, your home can play a major part in it. After all, there is only so much you can do in regards to how you feel and act. With that in mind, here are some of the ways you can get your home in the hygge spirit and embrace the winter months a little longer. 

Enjoying The Winter Weather A Little Longer: Embracing Hygge And Having Fun

Think About How You'll Heat Your Home

One of the first things to consider is how you heat your home. We often associate feeling cosy with warmth, so this is a great area to focus on if you are wanting to create a hygge living space. Most popular are things like installing wood burning stoves, but you may also want to consider using this as an opportunity to upgrade or take care of the heating system that you have. It might be worth getting your boiler checked and this website could prove useful to help you do it. You might also want to consider alternative methods of heating such as solar panels if you are hoping to save on your energy bills. ​

Get All Of The Soft Furnishings Available

Think About The Atmosphere You Create

Once you have your heating sorted in your home, now it's time to think of some of the actionable elements of hygge. We often associate this sort of living with cushions and blankets, and all of the soft furnishings. So as winter is here now would be a fabulous time to ensure that you really invest in how you style your living space with soft furnishings. Plus, any excuse to sit all cosy with a blanket and your favourite warm drink. ​

Hygge is finally all to do with the atmosphere you create. Firstly, focus on the smell. This is where scented candles come into their own at this time of year and with all the festive scents you may still have from Christmas. Candlelight can also bring the right level of mood and atmosphere to your home. With the darker nights, it is now easier than ever to create a warm and inviting area in your home. You can also think about the type of things you cook for when you settle down for a meal, soups and casseroles are always favoured but anything you would class as a comfort food will always be a winner. Finally, the drinks you serve such as warming hot chocolate can help to add to the final atmosphere you are trying to create within your home. 

---

Let’s hope that some of these ideas and suggestions help you to achieve that cosiness within your home. Enabling you to fully embrace the hygge method. Pinterest is full of inspiration for other suggestions if you would like to embrace it further. 

Comment Box is loading comments...