True A LOT of info about lighting, placement of stuff, and general energy flow/vibe comes directly from the much older practice of Feng Shui. It’s Autumn still, for another month, and I loved the colour of leaves against the cream background.

Un loc tămăduitor pentru suflet" - astfel trebuie să fie o casă după părerea autorului, și are dreptate. I have plans for an autumn stripe blanket…… And the header is a photo of the new book, complete with Tomte mug of sage tea, and a Craftpod embroidery that was in their winter box a couple of years ago. It is about following the tradition of earlier generations, the generations that didn’t throw away things because they were broken, but learned how to fix them.

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It shows who we are and where we have been… a hygge home has personality — it shows people who you are.I wanted more photos and illustrations, while many of the existing visuals were kind of generic and not necessarily tied to the text. And since Good Health = Happiness, candles and their environmental fallout seems kind of counterproductive to the end goal. Hygge ideas and concepts are even more appropriate in Minnesota winter months, but I learned here that it’s not *all* about the weather. He illuminates hygge's conviction that simple pleasures elicited through lighting, scents, culinary finds and comforting objects profoundly nurture our souls when purposefully layered into living. The book has small and easy ways to make your life flow with grace and happiness, which lead to more hygge.

That’s a shame, because it sits very well alongside the Little Book of Hygge, Little Book of Lykke and The Art of Making Memories. Rather than hyper-focusing on a very narrow and stereotypical (not to mention materialistic) definition of Hygge, this book actually delved into the Science and Psychology of happiness and what one needs to do/change in their life/environment to achieve that elusive state even in the dark depths of the coldest, nastiest winter. And where thoughts of those long, dark, frigid months ahead are enough to make even the most Pollyanna of the population want to curl up and cry.Wiking's most recent book presents a more broad view of Hygge and leaves the concept open to individual interpretation. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

We spend more time in our homes than anywhere else—but the way in which our homes impact how we feel has remained relatively unexplored until now. And I was fully prepared to viciously tear into this one as well, much like Homer Simpson would tear into a dozen donuts. His preserved lemons recipe was another point of inspiration: I thought it would be more complicated.

I will say, far more was discussed than just hygge in the home (hygge in the workplace, for example). Hygge is all about the atmosphere you create with people, and it can happen anywhere, any time, so don’t just deserve it for your home.