Scandinavian-style house: the complete guide

Do you want to furnish your home in Scandinavian style? Here is a complete guide to help you design your home according to the principles of Nordic Scandinavian style.

A modern Nordic style home will be able to express maximum comfort and elegance.

Features and peculiarities of Nordic Scandinavian style

To fully understand the character and personality of the Scandinavian style it is good to consider the fact that Nordic design is born from the context of Scandinavian latitudes and its intrinsic environmental and social characteristics.

Many people define the Scandinavian Nordic style as decidedly aseptic: in fact, considering its configuration with the right approach, we will notice that Nordic style houses are synonymous with great warmth and hospitality. Nordic style is also synonymous with great cleanliness. Below are the main aspects that characterise the Nordic Scandinavian style

• Wide use of white colour
• Use of natural materials and wood in particular
• Use of neutral colours and soft shades
• Presence and enhancement of natural lighting, with insertion of warm and relaxing artificial lighting
• Great use of plants and vegetables

Nordic Scandinavian style houses: great use of the colour white

In a Nordic Scandinavian style house (particularly in the living room) there is a certain preference for the use of the colour white. In a way we can say that there is no Scandinavian furniture that does not use this colour.

White is a colour that like no other is able to favour the brightness and airiness of a room. White is also the perfect ally for a space characterised by particularly limited dimensions, favouring the perception of being in a wider environment.

For your Nordic Scandinavian style home our advice is to use a neutral and warm, absolutely non-optical white. You can use the simplest of colours for walls, furniture, or even for furnishing accessories and textiles.

Prevalence of wooden furniture in Scandinavian design

Just as with the use of white, we can say that Scandinavian furniture cannot be configured without the use of wood: this natural material has always been linked to the design and furnishing style typical of the Nordic countries. Houses furnished in Nordic style, both indoors and outdoors, prefer the use of natural and untreated wood, which is linear and sober, but at the same time refined.

The wood is used for the realization of the floors (classic parquet floor) and also for furniture and furnishing accessories.

Which quality of wood do you prefer for the configuration of Nordic Scandinavian furniture? Our advice is to choose birch, larch, oak or oak. The categorical imperative is always to use wood that is totally natural, or only slightly bleached.

Scandinavian style bathroom: large space in neutral colours and the presence of plants

For the furnishing of a Nordic Scandinavian style bathroom, we recommend the use of neutral tones and colours. Wide use of plants and vegetables, not only in the bathroom but also in the other rooms of the house. Scandinavians have always loved to live as much as possible in contact with nature, recalling the latter in their domestic environments.

In Danish, Finnish and Swedish houses it is difficult, in the repertory photographs, not to notice the presence of green plants, both indoors and in the garden. In this regard, it is good to underline how many Scandinavian brands decide to include in their catalogue, commercial proposals such as pots, plant holders and other accessories for the positioning and installation of plants.

Textiles in a Nordic Scandinavian house

The use of textiles in a Scandinavian home is certainly influenced by the latitudes of these places: in Scandinavia there are extremely harsh winters. For this reason extremely warm, soft and comfortable fabrics are used in the houses, made with the help of quality woven wool.

The fabrics are arranged on the sides of the sofa or armchair to warm the tenants on cold winter evenings. From a stylistic point of view Scandinavian textiles prefer the use of geometric shapes and natural fabrics. Scandinavian textiles are apparently very simple and the refinement is mainly to be found in the materials with which they are made. There is, however, a great deal of research into the selection of colours used.

Presence of vintage elements in Nordic Scandinavian furniture

In a house furnished according to the dictates of the Nordic Scandinavian style, at least one vintage element cannot be missing. The latter are usually pieces imbued with history and memories, and therefore characterised by great personality and style.

You can find your retro or dated piece of furniture, looking for it in an old garage or cellar, or finding it in one of the many flea markets organized in Italian cities or towns. The presence in your home of a lived-in piece is essential to give rise to that warmth (Scandinavian concept of cozy) so appreciated by the Nordic people.

Which vintage elements do you prefer? Our advice is to give vent to your fantasy: you can opt for an old Vienna straw chair, a raw wood table or any furniture or accessory that can recall and make your memory come alive.