Snuggling under a furry blanket in front of a fire. The first sip of a steaming cup of coffee. Feeling the crisp winter air on your face. Fleecy, warm socks.
I feel like I should bust out some Julie Andrews’
these are a few of my favorite things
right now!!!
WELCOME TO OUR
Have you ever heard the term hygge before?
The New Yorker deemed 2016 The Year of Hygge; The New York Times told us to forget Marie Kondo because hygge is where it’s at; Country Living published a guide for all things hygge; and the hashtag #hygge currently has 2,917,112 posts on Instagram. I’ve been doing hygge all along and never even knew it had a name!
HYGGE: A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being; regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture. – Oxford Dictionary
Hygge – read as: hue-gah. It’s a noun. It’s a verb. It’s an adjective. And it’s a culture of coziness, connection and appreciating the small moments in life.
My beautiful friend Jessica of Honey n Hydrangea had the wonderful idea to put together a blog tour to share a bit of hygge in our homes and I couldn’t be more thrilled to join in with some simple ways we HYGGE OUR HOME!
While I didn’t know the term until recently, I am intimately familiar with the concept – creating a cozy and welcoming home is always my goal, and finding contentment and joy in simple pleasures, my way of living – something I hope to impart to my kids.
Most mornings when the kids go off to school, before I start work, I pour a cup of coffee and sit by the window in our kitchen for a moment.
Sometimes I’ll see a few deer out back, or a cardinal. It’s a small routine I so enjoy and I’ve noticed my daughter has been making herself a cup of tea after school and sitting in this same spot for a bit.
My family lives in Massachusetts, known for our celebrated spring, summer and fall and never.ending winters. We have fires on average probably 3 times a week from the fall all the way through to spring, and there is nothing cozier than everyone snuggled into our little family room, with a fire burning, a glass of red wine, and the Voice on tv (despite the fact that a tv is decidedly NOT hygge!) That’s just about my favorite situation right there.
I refused to put a tv in our living room because I wanted a space that everyone could hang out in…
play cards or Scrabble, (eat jellybeans),
read (okay that’s just me) or actually have a conversation with each other (we have three teenagers – encouraging everyone to put the electronics down and actually have conversations is big around here these days!!)
When dusk settles in in the early afternoon, we turn the lights on,
light all the candles (total pyromaniac over here, you too?)
light a fire, throw some more layers on – and appreciate our warm and cozy home with all it’s imperfections and projects yet to be done.
Tell me your favorite ways to make your home warm and cozy and hygge, I would love to hear!
Visit these lovely ladies for the rest of the Hygge Winter Home Tour!
Jessica | Honey n Hydrangea
Dara | Hood Creek Log Cabin
Nina & Cecilia | Nina & Cecilia
Beth | 1111 Light Lane
Martha | Simple Cozy Charm
Yuni | Love Your Abode
Kristin | White Arrows Home
Kellie | Gratefully Vintage
Wishing you a cozy, comfy, beautiful winter!
Kristin says
I love all the ways you embrace Hygee in your beautiful home. Taking a moment to sit each morning is such a wonderful way to start the day and I agree that moments of togetherness are the best part!
Lisa says
Kristin thank you so much. As my kids grow up I am appreciating those every day moments even more dearly. Loved doing this tour with you and seeing your beautiful home!
Carol @ CAD INTERIORS says
I’m all about the hygge! Happy new year… and I’m loving the new blog design. 🙂
Lisa says
Happy new year my friend! And thank you….a blog redesign was long overdue!
Elizabeth Light says
Lisa – what a gorgeous and inspirational post! Love those candles and that roaring fire – so hygge! So glad we could blog hop together, xo Beth
Lisa says
Thanks so much Beth! So much fun to tour with you!
Dara-HoodCreekLogCabin says
Your home is so cozy, Lisa. I’m with you on fires and all the candles! Hygge at it’s best!
Lisa says
Thank you Dara! So fun doing this with you, I loved your cozy log cabin tour!
Martha says
Just gorgeous Lisa!! Your home is so cozy, so happy to get to know you better!
Martha says
Your home is so warm and cozy Lisa! So happy to get to know you better!
Lisa says
Thank you so much Martha! So fun doing this tour with you, loved seeing your beautiful hygge-fied home!
yuni says
I love how everything looks so cozy especially your socks! The candy idea is so cute too! I love everything, Lisa. You have a beautiful style that exudes hygge!
yuni says
Not sure if my first comment went through but Lisa, your home exudes Hygge perfectly! I love all the touches even the candy and your furry socks! Love it all !
Lisa says
Yuni thank you so much! Everyone loves the jellybean machine around here! So fun to do this tour with you and discover your blog!
Jessica says
The snow out the window is so beautiful. I love how you hygge. Home is definitely my favorite place to be. Loved doing this with you, so glad that you were able to join!
Lisa says
Home is my favorite place too Jess. Especially when all my people are in it!! Thank you SO much for putting this together, it was such fun! xox
Sheryll $ Critters. says
Very beautiful. I love your windows! I’m thinking of a fire sometime soon. Although it’s only 70 here, it’s that misty air and icky rain later in our day. I would trade the fireplace in my tiny cottage any day for a fabulous picture window! Wishing you & your family a wonderful winter!
Lisa says
70 degrees sounds great to me! We do love all the natural light we get from our big windows. We have 3 of them between our living room and dining room. Thanks for your kind message Sheryll!
Ad says
I feel so cozy just reading and seeing the pictures of your Hygge home.
Lisa says
Hi Adelina!! Thanks for stopping by, you are always so sweet! Happy new year to you and your family!
Debbie - MountainMama says
You pretty much summed up my life right there….all but The Voice, I’ll have to pass on that one, ha ha!! Yes, definite pyromaniac here….did I mention I have about 30 backup candles in the lower level cupboards ready to pull out as one gets used up? Little obsessed, you think? Hey, when Yankee Candle has a good sale I stock up, what can I say? 🙂
I did a post on Hygge last year at some point. If you care to read it you can find it here:
http://www.mountainmamaonline.net/2017/02/getting-hygge-with-it.html
This year I’m also getting into the essential oil diffusing, which is adding a whole new level of cozy!
Love this post, now go enjoy your beautiful cozy home!
Lisa says
Debbie, I am a huge fan of diffusing too! I started when we had our Saint Bernard, he was an absolute love but so stinky 🙂 I thought it might be a healthy way to freshen the air in our house! HA ! Now I diffuse every day for my own sense of balance, to sleep, to stave off winter bugs and help with congestion……there are so many wonderful reasons to diffuse. Looking forward to reading your hygge post!!
Mary says
So glad I have name for this feeling in my home. Thanks for a great post.
Lauren@SimplyLKJ says
It’s funny, my dad was raised in Denmark and I had never heard the term until recently. But like you, I do believe we are already practicing it in our home. And we love our candles too!