SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN COMPRISES OF 5 KEY AREAS FOR A ROOM... WHAT ARE THEY?
AN ENTERTAINING SPACE
LIGHTING
SIMPLICITY
WHITE, WITH HINTS OF COLOUR
WOOD
1 - AN ENTERTAINING SPACE
THE SCANDINAVIANS LIKE SOCIALISING AT HOME, THIS MEANS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO HAVE AN INVITING SPACE THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE GROUPS OF PEOPLE. A LARGE DINING TABLE, OR A DINING TABLE WHICH CAN BE EXPANDED, IS ESSENTIAL IN A SCANDINAVIAN HOME ALONG WITH EXTRA CHAIRS FOR GUESTS. BEING SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN A WARM, INVITING ATMOSPHERE IS ALMOST THE DEFINITION OF HYGGE - A KEY ELEMENT OF THE SCANDINAVIAN LIFESTYLE.
2 - LIGHTING
SCANDINAVIANS SPEND A LOT OF TIME INDOORS DURING THE LONG, DARK WINTERS SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO BRING LIGHT INTO THE HOME. LIGHT IS INCORPORATED INTO MANY ASPECTS OF SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN. WALK INTO ANY DANISH HOME-WARE SHOP AND YOU WILL FIND AN IMPRESSIVE SELECTION OF CANDLES IN ALL SHAPES, SIZES, AND COLOURS. CANDLELIGHT CREATES A WARM ATMOSPHERE REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON – EVEN UNLIT, THEY MAKE A NICE ACCESSORY TO ANY SURFACE TOP. MIRRORS ARE COMMONLY USED FOR MAKING SPACES SEEM BIGGER AND BRIGHTER WITHOUT ADDING TOO MUCH CLUTTER TO THE WALLS. WHILE NATURAL LIGHTING IS USED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, IT IS NECESSARY TO USE MODERN LIGHTING AS WELL. MOST SCANDINAVIAN MODERN LIGHTING FEATURES A SIMPLE AESTHETIC AND THE SAME CLEAN LINES FOUND IN FURNITURE – YOU SHOULD NEVER FIND AN EXTRAVAGANT CHANDELIER IN A SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN!
3 - SIMPLICITY
ONE OF THE KEY PRINCIPLES OF SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN IS PRIORITISING FUNCTION WITHOUT SACRIFICING GRACEFULNESS AND BEAUTY. MANY OF THE FURNITURE PIECES BY DANISH DESIGNERS ARE SIMPLE, WITH CLEAN LINES WHICH GIVE A MINIMALISTIC LOOK THAT IS ALSO FUNCTIONAL YET COMFORTABLE. ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY RECOGNISED EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE ARNE JACOBSEN 7 CHAIR, WHICH HAS SEEN WORLDWIDE SUCCESS. THE CLEAN LINES OF THIS STYLE OF FURNITURE ALLOW FOR A FEELING OF SPACIOUSNESS.
4 - WHITE, WITH HINTS OF COLOUR
WHITE (OR ANY SUBTLE, NEUTRAL COLOUR) IS THE COMMON COLOUR SCHEME IN SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN. WHITE ELEMENTS IN A ROOM CONTRIBUTE TO THE FEELING OF NATURAL LIGHT BY MAKING IT BRIGHTER AND GIVING THE ILLUSION OF MORE SPACE, MAKING THE ROOM SEEM UNCLUTTERED. THAT’S NOT TO SAY THAT SCANDINAVIAN HOMES ARE BORING AND BLAND; COLOUR IS INCORPORATED IN THE SMALL DETAILS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. THIS INCLUDES VASES, RUGS, CUSHIONS, AND WALL ART WHICH CAN BE INTERCHANGED TO SPICE UP A ROOM WITHOUT SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY.
5 - WOOD
WOOD IS A PREDOMINANT FEATURE IN SCANDINAVIAN INTERIORS, ALLOWING FOR AN OUTDOOR FEELING INDOORS, AND IT COMPLIMENTS A WHITE COLOUR SCHEME QUITE WELL. NATURAL WOOD IS MOST COMMONLY USED IN SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN AS FLOORING AND FURNITURE DESIGN, BUT IT IS ALSO USED IN ON WALLS AND IN ACCESSORIES. WHITE PINE, ASH, AND BEECH WOOD ARE THE PREFERRED TYPES OF WOOD IN SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN.
A FOCUS ON BRIGHT, UNCLUTTERED SPACES REALLY TAPS INTO THE SCANDINAVIAN IDEA OF LAGOM – NOT TOO MUCH, BUT JUST ENOUGH. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT SCANDINAVIAN DESIGN IS THAT IT IS MEANT TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO EVERYONE. ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS ARE EASILY INCORPORATED INTO HOMES AND ARE PART OF A CLASSIC LOOK THAT DOESN’T NEED TO BE CONSISTENTLY UPDATED. IN SCANDINAVIA, THERE ARE JUST AS MANY HIGH-END SHOPS AS THERE ARE BUDGET-FRIENDLY SHOPS, SO HAVING A COSY AND INVITING HOME IS FEASIBLE FOR EVERYONE.
INFORMATION ABOVE WAS TAKEN FROM A PAGE WRITTEN BY ANNA GUASTELLO FOR PINETRIBE.COM
LINK TO HER ARTICLE HERE
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE & HERE
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