How to Bring more Hygge into your life

*This post contains affiliate links  Most people by now have heard of the Danish word Hygge which is used to describe the Danish way to living well-valuing cosiness and togetherness. It touches on the ideas of slowing down, simplifying life and taking pleasure from the presence of soothing things. With the Danish being one of the happiest countries in the world it's a good time to take a leaf out of their book and bring a little bit more Hygge into your life. No matter where you live there are small ways we can embrace the Danish way of life, which is said to improve your general wellbeing, self-esteem, sense of belonging and that can only be a good thing right? So here are a few tips to embrace Hygge 1. Candles Is there anything more cosy and relaxing than listening to music or sitting down with a hot drink and having so lovely candles burning in the background? When the Danes were asked what they associated most with Hygge, 85% mentioned candles and you can see why......

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What we are looking for in our next family home

I have spoken a few times about how we are nearing the end of our (somewhat slow) renovation of our current home and will be fingers crossed putting it on the market this year so we can move. This has got me thinking a lot about what we are looking for in our next home, nothing lavish or anything but for a variety of reasons our current house really doesn't tick our boxes and was always bought as an investment to do up and then sell. While our current home does have some pros such as a nice sized garden and a light and airy kitchen extension I do have a list of things I would love to see in our next property although of course we are realistic about the fact there is never a perfect home and you do have to compromise somewhere but not on everything. Character over a New Build I'm just putting this out there but I am not a huge fan of new builds, I certainly wont discount them altogether because at this point we have to consider all our options but we have always lived......

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French Flooring & Interior Giveaway

As many of you may already know I am a huge fan of wooden floors, I grew up with them in our home in South Africa and there is something so warming and homely about them and I love the natural feel under foot and as the house ages so do they, in the best way possible. My mother currently has wooden flooring in her house she is renovating and I have major flooring envy at the moment. We where hoping to have moved from our current home but having the baby has slowed things down somewhat but it's still very much on the table as soon as we get all those little jobs finished in our home but one thing for sure when we do move into a more long-term property wooden flooring is very much on our "must-have" list. My mothers lounge The great thing is even if your current home does not have useable floor boards you can have wooden flooring installed, although like with any big purchase you want to make sure you going with not only an ethical and environmentally friendly......

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