| There comes a time in every adult’s life where they have to reckon with their faults. I’ll go first. First, I get really crabby when I look at my follicle challenged hair in the morning and secondly, I have a variety of disturbing addictions such as being emotionally demonstrative as a mound of hay, a lifelong love of listening to my own voice, and periodically screaming incoherently into a pillow. Now, I do not want to speak for anyone else because I don’t remember what anyone else looks like, but this may be a wee bit intense. Believe me, I lay awake at night thinking about this. Now two months and a thousand years later, having endured this tsunami of anxiety, we have to go back to being responsible members of society.  Our homes have a memorializing function, and what they are helping us to remember is, strangely enough, ourselves. So many of us have been working from home, going out less or not at all, consequently staring at our spaces: giving us a chance to notice the things we may have previously been too busy to pay attention to. We now have developed a new appreciation for having a comfortable space to call home, because there’s nothing like being stuck in one place to make you realize that investing time and money in one’s living space is a worthy investment – coupled with an added impact of lessening our crazies. Consequently I have found that many of my clients have been clearing out meaningless clutter and filling their homes with prettier, more sentimental things to look at. Essentially the ultimate ‘trend’ this past year really isn’t a trend — it’s something that we designers have been trying to achieve since Moses was a boy – creating a space that looks and feels good to be in. From visuals like wallpaper or a piece of art, to elements like velvety fabrics and cozy blankets, to comfortable chairs and adjustable lighting, we seek to create comfort and a serene, but interesting, sanctuary to live your best life.  The Danes know a thing or two about this, and it starts with one small word, HYGGE: roughly translated to ‘cosiness’. |
| For the Danes, it’s all about creating an ambient atmosphere and enjoying the good things of life: some material, some more important. It’s now, more than ever, that we are hungry for anything that provides the feel-good neurotransmitter serotonin boost.Hygge is the feeling of hands cupping a warm mug of tea; sheepskin rugs thrown over chairs; a thick down duvet on the bed; glowing candles and lamps; fresh flowers on the dresser; a bowl of popcorn in the family room, sweet cardamon jam set on the kitchen counter, chocolate truffles on the night stand, a tub of buttered pecan ice cream in the freezer, a plate of churros on the kitchen island, bags of Doritos in the pantry. The tragedy of a literal mind and a missed meal. Oh, and deep fried Mars bars. |
What the Hygge should you do?
July 10, 2021 by
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