Easter in Sweden is a big event. Although the country is largely secular, the holiday offers a perfect excuse for families to gather in the spring sunshine (hopefully), eat some herring, egg based delicies and of course sing songs while downing akvavit! Afterwards, egg rolling is likely to take place in the village and if
Sponsored by Carl Hansen & Søn, all words are my own and only work with companies I love and think you will too. Thank you for supporting the wonderful brands that make My Scandinavian Home possible. Hej! In Sweden, the Easter week serves as an ideal opportunity to re-open the summer cottage after a long
Why, hello there! While last week’s posts were very much about the Swedish country home, I thought I’d kick off the week with a city dwelling. After all, we can all dream about a romantic home in the countryside like Beata’s or Maria’s – tbut he majority of us are likely to live more urban! So,
It’s Friday and the sun is shining! Love it! Before we all head off, I just wanted to share one final snippet of Scandi inspiration with you in the form of Beata Nison’s lovely country home. Beata is the founder of second hand boutique ReBloom selling handpicked vintage treasures from around Sweden – evidence of
This summer, my eldest daughter Liv is swimming in the Swedish nationals. She has worked so hard to qualify (mornings before school and all) so there’s no way we’re going to miss it, even so it’s taking place in Sundsvall, some 980 kilometres (600 miles) from Malmö! And then I realised something. It’s only a
Hello dear friends! I hope you had a lovely weekend? I’ve got a beeeeeautiful home tour for you today which I think will put a spring in our step! I’ve been a fan of Elsa Billgren’s work for many years. The Swedish TV presenter, fashion and interior stylist and author has such a lovely sense of
Happy Friday! As you know, I try to stick to my Scandi theme here on the blog. But every now and again I go rogue and show a far away place – albeit with a touch of Nordic style. Today is one of those days. Photographer Abbie Melle had the pleasure of capturing Millingtons House
This post is kindly sponsored by Corston. I only work with brands I love. Thank you for supporting the amazing companies that make My Scandinavian Home possible. A few weeks ago, I shared the before and after pictures from our summer cottage bedroom renovation. Per, the girls and I went up over the weekend, and
In small quarters, creating a calm, practical and comfortable living space that’s also beautiful isn’t always easy, but it’s something the Swedes are especially good at! While this apartment might be blessed with a spacious kitchen, the living room needs to serve as a place to sit, relax and socialise as well as a bedroom.
 I recently took on a project that I’d been meaning to tackle for some time—removing the wallpaper in the hall bathroom of my parent’s home and preparing the walls for paint. Mom has never been a fan of wallpaper, especially in bathrooms. But the bathroom already had wallpaper when my parents purchased their home
