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Find Your Hyggehjørne: A Cosy Corner

Picture a wintry scene, where a flurry of snow swirls and whirls just beyond a frosty window. Indoors, a warming wood fire is burning, its crackling flames a focal point in the homey space. By the fireplace there is a basket filled with wood logs and a simple rocking chair rocks to and fro. On the coffee table sits a cup of steaming mulled wine, its heady spices permeating the room and a candle whose light glows with vigour, as the last vestiges of daylight fade. The setting is cheerful and modest, thoughtful and relaxed. There is a neatly stacked pile of books and magazines on the floor and a plump cushion with a folded wool throw. It is a scene that focuses attention on escape, rest and repose. A cosy corner in someone’s home, their hyggehjørne.

Textiles and furniture

Find your hyggehjørne with select furniture pieces, wood floors, rugs, throws, sheepskins and cushions.

A cosy corner in a Stockholm residence designed by Malmö-based architectural studio Förstberg Ling. Photo by Erik Lefvander via Dezeen.
A cosy corner in a Stockholm residence designed by Malmö-based architectural studio Förstberg Ling. Photo by Erik Lefvander via Dezeen.
A cosy corner in a Danish holiday home designed by Copenhagen-based architect Jan Henrik Jansen. Photo by Lene K Fotografi via Dezeen.
A cosy corner in a home designed by Björn Förstberg, co-founder of architectural studio Förstberg Ling. Photo by Markus Linderoth via Dezeen. 
A cosy corner in a home designed by Björn Förstberg, co-founder of architectural studio Förstberg Ling. Photo by Markus Linderoth via Dezeen.
A cosy corner in Forest House designed by Norm Architects. Photo © Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen via ArchDaily.
A cosy corner in Hytte Femunden, a cabin designed by Norwegian architect Aslak Haanshuus. Photo by Tom Gustavsen via Aslak Haanshuus Arkitekter.
A simple cosy corner in a Notting Hill apartment designed by Chan + Eayrs. Images © ChanChan Ltd.

Reading nooks and crannies

Find your hyggehjørne with a selection of reading materials, set in cosy nooks and crannies.

A cosy reading corner in a Stockholm residence designed by Malmö-based architectural studio Förstberg Ling. Photo by Erik Lefvander via Dezeen.
A cosy reading corner in a Stockholm residence designed by Malmö-based architectural studio Förstberg Ling. Photo by Erik Lefvander via Dezeen.
A cosy reading corner in a home designed by Björn Förstberg, co-founder of architectural studio Förstberg Ling. Photo by Markus Linderoth via Dezeen.
A cosy reading corner in a home designed by Björn Förstberg, co-founder of architectural studio Förstberg Ling. Photo by Markus Linderoth via Dezeen.
A cosy reading nook in a house in Copenhagen by Søren Rose Studio. Image via Søren Rose Studio.
A cosy reading nook in a Copenhagen home by Søren Rose Studio. Image via Søren Rose Studio.
A cosy corner in the home of Knud Erik Hansen, the third-generation owner and CEO of Carl Hansen & Søn. Photo by Mikkel Adsbøl via Carl Hansen & Søn.
A cosy reading corner in the home of Knud Erik Hansen, the third-generation owner and CEO of Carl Hansen & Søn. Photo by Mikkel Adsbøl via Carl Hansen & Søn.

Fireside

Find your hyggehjørne by a roaring fireplace.

A cosy fireside corner in Fredensborg House designed by Norm Architects. Photo © Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen via ArchDaily.
A cosy fireside corner in Hadars Hus designed by Asante Architecture & Design. Photo by Marius Rua via Gessato.
A cosy wood burning stove in an Austrian home designed by Bernardo Bader Architekten. Photo by Adolf Bereuter via Dezeen.
A cosy fireside in a house in Setagaya, Tokyo, by Comma Design. Image © Takumi Ota via ArchDaily.
A cosy fireside in a home by Salmela Architects. Image © Paul Crosby.

Light and candlelight

No hyggehjørne is complete without light and candlelight.

Cosy lighting in Returning Hut, a home in southeast China by designer Xu Fu-Min. Photo by Wu Yong-Chang via Dezeen.
Leimu Lamp by Magnus Pettersen for Iittala. Image © Fiskars Finland.
Air Lamp by Ray Power for LZF Lamps. Image © Luziferlamps S.L.
A808 floor light by Alvar Aalto. Image via Artek.
Kastehelmi votives by Oiva Toikka for Iittala. Image © Fiskars Finland.
Line candleholder by Mogens Lassen. Image via by Lassen.

Gerard McGuickin

Gerard is a writer, a thinker and a modern-day gentleman living in a modish neighbourhood in south Belfast. Walnut Grey Design is his popular manifesto of good design. From Gerard’s discerning perspective, design should be aesthetic, smart, honest and gratifying. Moreover, it must be for keeps. A self-confessed urbanite, Gerard is enthralled b[...]

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