Scandi style

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Replicate Scandinavian design at home with natural wooden finishes, soft linens, and neutral tonesThis Point Chevalier villa perfectly embodies Scandi design. Photography by Helen Bankers Calling all minimalists, you can’t go wrong with Scandinavian design principles for cosy, timeless appeal. Think beautiful wooden furniture, soft faux-fur bean bags, and windows that soak up picturesque views. […]

From his favourite Danish Furniture dining table to dark chocolate, these are furniture aficionado Drew Copestake’s five necessities Drew Copestake and Danish Furniture’s Houe – Click Sunlounger, from Shop Your Home and Garden Drew Copestake’s Tauranga home is a blend between the rustic charm of a frontier homestead and the sleek simplicity of Danish minimalism. […]

This home has all the hallmarks you’d expect from a Scandi house while still maintaining a sense of individualism Danish architecture with a Japanese twist creates a fluid transition between house and nature – see more if this home here.  To create more inviting tones and natural shapes will help enhance your minimalist style, shop […]

Building their home around an existing lilly pilly tree helped this family create a warm, welcoming home inspired by nature Ask most homeowners about the inspiration for their renovation and they’ll often nominate established styles or abstract concepts. Not this couple. Their starting point was a huge lilly pilly tree in the backyard, and some […]

This chic mum-of-two took from the colours and textures of her childhood to create an apartment home that fuses Scandi style with personal touches Meet + greet Margrete Berri, 33 (designer at Nué Group) with her husband and their two children. Margrete’s style insights The colours on the living room walls are something I often […]

This chic mum-of-two took from the colours and textures of her childhood to create a home that fuses Scandi style with personal touches Before designer Margrete Berri and her family moved into their small white house in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, it had been a horse stable, workspace and photo studio, so they knew it would take […]

These homeowners share the top tips they learnt during their renovation and what they’d do differently next time Meet + greet Steve Job, 44 (head of engineering for an IT company), Kirsty Job, 40 (psychology student), Ellie, 8, Pippa, 5, and Cooper, 1, plus Sammie the Border terrier. Kirsty’s renovation tips Get a landscaping company […]

This couple razed their Hauraki house to its foundations and built a new Scandi-style family home in its place On a hot summer’s day you can practically smell the sea from Kirsty and Steve Job’s home in Hauraki, Auckland. Its proximity to Takapuna Beach was a major drawcard when they bought the property in 2009, […]

Discover how a Scandi-style scheme of blond wood, blush hues and warm neutrals has given this home a clean, light and contemporary feel Meet and greet Giovanni Luca, technical support manager at StayinFront, Becks Luca, interior stylist and owner of Designroom, Brianna, 11, and Santino, 10, plus Chipper-Wilson the kitten. This new-build feels warm and […]

An unfunctional u-shaped kitchen gets a streamlined new layout with Scandinavian style. We get the design details on this budget kitchen makeover A cramped kitchen gets a Scandinavian inspired makeover Who lives here? Emma Bolwell, 31 (business development manager), and Chris Chamberlain, 33 (software developer), plus Ziggy the Lab and Tilly the cat. Who designed […]

A beautiful, light-coloured floor is key when creating a cool Scandi look in your home – and there’s a fabulous range of materials and finishes to choose from Create a cool-scandi look in your home with white flooring Lighter floors are trending and the good news is, if you don’t have natural wooden floorboards, the […]