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SCANDI BOHO
Scandi Boho Decor – How to Get that Chic Nordic Look
Scandi and Boho are two opposite styles. Scandi is neat and minimal - Boho is impulsive, dramatic and colourful. Generally, the Nordic style is gallery-like with sharply defined lines and surfaces. Here less is more… But Boho is romantic, a beautiful, welcoming,...
Best Art: How to Collect and Decorate the Scandi Boho Home
It is almost easier to explain what kind of art is Not best suited to the Scandi boho chic home than what really is best suited... Placing art in the Scandi Boho chic home is Not about filling blanck spots on the wall or finding something to place on an empty table or...
HYGGE
Love being at Home – How Hygge can change Your Life
Some people are natural socialisers - happiest out and about, being the life and soul of the party. Any excuse to get out... But we Scandis love home just as much...Article Summary: Why Love being at Home is important How do you fall in Love with your Home? What does...
What is Hygge? How to live like a Scandinavian anywhere
It is only a couple of years since the world woke up to the Hygge buzz word. A raft of coffee table books on the subjects were published, including the famous Little Book of Hygge. Contents: What is Hygge? Community & the Internet The Other Scandi Word Forgive...
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INDOOR GARDEN
How to become an amateur Gardener and turn your indoor City Space into the Perfect Urban Jungle
For many of us locked down in city apartments during the Covid-19 pandemic, gardening became the most popular activity. For those living on their own, plants were the only company they had for weeks. And keeping them alive and watching them grow became a job in...
Popular Houseplants and How to Create an Urban Jungle
It was a kind of joke throughout lockdown that it was normal to talk to your plants. It was only a problem if they actually replied... Our time spent in isolation due to the worlwide coronavirus showed more than ever that houseplants can be our best friend. Contents:...
PROPERTY
First Time Buyer – How to Find Your Perfect Home and Buy It
Buying your own home is one of the most exciting and best things you can do for yourself. But, of course, it's not as easy as it sounds. At first it seem a daunting and risky thing to do - but with the help of agents, lawyers, family and friends, it is worth it. A...
Carpet vs. Wood – How to choose a Floor for your Scandi Style Home
Experts take a neutral stand when asked what is better - a wooden floor or carpet in the home. At DU we are biased - we are firmly in favour of a wooden floor. But there are advantages and disadvantages to both and let's deal with those below.Contents: Why Millennials...
NORDIC CHRISTMAS
5 Affordable Christmas Decor Tips for a Small Apartment
Luckily Christmas is for anybody who wants it and comes in all sizes and shapes... and it looks great in any home. Whether your home is a big space or a cosy little room or two, you can turn it into a haven at least for the month of December. Here we show some of the...
How to create a cosy Nordic Christmas Vibe at Home with cool Minimalism and colourful Decor
December is a hugely important month in Danish design and home decor. Although the Nordic countries are Protestant and people here are not as frequent church goers as those in some other predominantly Christian countries, we mark the birth of Jesus Christ in the home....
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BEAUTY
5 Important Beauty Tips few People think about
At DU Beauty we keep things simple, following the Scandinavian ethos of less is more. Rather than paint over our cracks, we celebrate them and prepare for healthier skin going forward. Here are five of our top tips which sometimes get left out of our beauty routine -...
Beauty on a Budget – how to use hydrating Serums in your cleansing regime
We're late comers to hydrating serums. But as the skin ages - as it starts doing already in our early 20s - hydrating serum becomes a go-to product for many of us to help combat those fine lines.Contents: Ages of ageing Where to find help Our favourites Chanel &...
Anti Ageing Tip – How to avoid lines under the Eyes longer
Fine lines under our eyes can be disguised with foundation and concealers but, actually, sometimes that could just make it worse. Certainly in the long run.Contents: Make up in a rush Skin under the eyes Ages of ageing Layers of the skin Change of habit So often we,...
TRENDING #wfh
How to Choose a Zoom Work from Home Background
If any good has come out of lockdown it's the chance to look into people's homes through video conferencing. Creatives and corporate staff have discovered they can get work done via Zoom after Covid-19 put a temporary stop to office meetings. The rest of us are...
Work from Home: How to pick Chic Design Ideas for the Home Office
Who doesn't dream of working from home - or saying goodbye to the commute and to office politics? The desire to set up shop at home can be irresistible. Contents: Picking Your Style Super chic Scandi Boho Home Office The Practicalities Keepting Work &...
Working from Home: How to Sit Comfortably with a Sit Bone Cushion
It's only recently we we made a miracle discovery - the sit bone cushion. Until then we'd been covering our home office chair with smart cushions, cashmere scarves or even thick wintercoats - all to relieve the bottom pain of sitting in front of the computer at...
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