Creating Your Hygge Happy Place
Absolutely Cozy. Comfortably Charming. Always Special. Hygge has become a design buzzword that’s been circulating around the industry for several years now, but what does it really mean?
Hygge (pronounced hue-guh) is the Danish practice of creating joy and coziness in life’s everyday moments. It’s an ethereal concept that’s more a state of mind than a product you can buy. It’s the acknowledgment of a feeling or moment – alone or with family and friends, in the comfort of your home our out – that can be ordinary or extraordinary, but always warms the soul.
There is no” Hygge How-To.” It’s not a thing you can learn or buy. The only way you can get it is to feel it. It requires consciousness, a certain mindfulness and the ability to enjoy the moment.
The Danes created hygge to survive the boredom, cold and dark of long Scandinavian winters (17 hours of darkness). The simple act of lighting candles, cuddling under a snuggly blanket with some homemade hot chocolate or joining friends for a comforting meal does wonders in the spirit-lifting department.
