My Scandinavian Home: Best Of 2017

I can't believe the twelvemonth has almost come upward to an end! Is it but me or did 2017 whizz by? It's been a foreign twelve months, with many disturbing happenings throughout the world. I similar to mean value of My Scandinavian Home every bit a piffling bubble inwards which to escape each day: somewhere you lot tin pour yourself a loving cup of super forcefulness java (got to larn into the spirits of the Scandinavians afterward all!), seat your feet upward as well as carry yourself into a basis of interiors - as well as hopefully walk away with a few novel ideas too! I promise you lot experience this! Here's a round-up of the top five My Scandinavian Home blog, Instagram, as well as Pinterest posts of 2017 - every bit good every bit a few other highlights.....



1. A magnificent solid unit of measurement domicile inwards Amsterdam

2. My sitting room make-over

Photo - Niki Brantmark Styling Genevieve Jorn

3.  My dream vacation domicile (and garden room) - as well as yours besides it seems!

Photo - Marnie Hawson

Holly's inspiring sitting room make-over

Holly Marder

5. Lovely blues as well as greens inwards a Swedish home

Photo: Anders Bergstedt. Home-owner/ stying: Caroline Ulkner /  Entrance.

I used to dabble inwards it a little, but if there's i matter that's really taken me yesteryear surprise this twelvemonth - it's but how much I've fallen inwards dear with Instagram (do you lot get got an ever as well as hence slight obsession too?!). I was thrilled to accomplish over 115,000 friends this twelvemonth - give thank you lot you for making it such a fun identify to be, as well as for all your interesting as well as passionate comments (and to Vogue Great Britain for including my feed inwards the top 12 interior instagram feeds to follow (*strikes a very happy pose*). Here are the top five My Scandinavian Home instagram posts of 2017:

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1. Living room inwards a magical mount cabin
I'm as well as hence happy to regard a corner of the living room from Marianne Vigtel Holland's magical mount cabin which James Gardiner as well as I had the pleasance of capturing for The Scandinavian Home book.  Marianne made as well as hence many items for her cabin it was crazy! In this painting lone she knitted the chair cover, sewed together the cushion covers, created the fine art on the wall as well as crafted the side tabular array out of tree trunks - I'm non kidding! Check out the total tour of her beautiful cabin here.



2. Josi's hallway inwards Berlin
Aaaah, how I dear this hallway (the bench is available here - just saying!). In fact, I dear everything almost Josi's entire Berlin home, it's as well as hence charming as well as relaxed - don't immature adult woman the total tour here.

3. Sitting room with a boho vibe
The modern bohemian vibe captured our hearts as well as minds inwards 2017 (once again)- as well as this Polish domicile designed yesteryear Magdalena Milejska was upward at that topographic point with the most inspiring! Take the total tour here. PS is this is totally you're variety of style don't immature adult woman the bohemian home archive (goooorgeous spaces).



4. Credenza as well as books
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wall bursting with books, a beautiful mid-century credenza, layered rugs. What's non to dear almost the relaxed, boho domicile of Madewell's Pb designer - Joyce Lee! See the drool-worthy tour here.



5. Put a telephone on it (see what I did there?)
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 beautifully wrapped gift yesteryear Finnish blogger Local Artisan inwards all its crinkled newspaper as well as pino wreath glory has already racked upward over 7000 likes inwards the in conclusion 24 hours! In fact, it's as well as hence pretty that I'd endure happy to have this without a gift inside, how almost you? (Note to human being - don't accept this in conclusion judgement too literally). If you lot haven't wrapped your pressies yet - regard our consummate round-up of beautiful nature inspired gift wrapping ideas!

Aaaah, Pinterest you'll ever endure my go-to for moodboards as well as styling inspiration (if solely I could really tear myself away to practise whatever move - practise you lot detect this too?!). Here are the top five My Scandinavian Home pins of 2017:

1. This cosy sleeping accommodation from a charming Swedish storey decorated inwards white as well as wood
has totally captured pinners hearts having appeared on Pinterest over 590,290 times. How crazy is that? Then i time again at that topographic point is as well as hence much to dear almost this piffling space, right?

Photo: Maria Sahlander Styling: Emma Fischer for Bjurfors.

Rember that dark-green sofa nosotros all savage inwards dear with inwards a sitting room inwards Yeabridge House? Combine it with a fabulous mix of former as well as novel as well as you lot larn the top My Scandinavian Home *power pin* of 2017 (yes, this really is a thing - it's measured inwards damage of clicks as well as saves inwards representative you're curious!). Whatever you lot do, don't immature adult woman the total tour here - it was i of my favourites!

Photo - Benjamin Edwards Home-owner - Mark Homewood

While dark-green sofas are ever fab, greige is a chip of a safer bet  - which is why this elegant Swedish sitting room created yesteryear H&M Home was hugely popular! Get the consummate expect as well as experience here. 

Stylist: Lotta Agaton

The relaxed dining infinite inwards the Norwegian domicile of Maja Hattvang appealed to many - which makes me as well as hence happy every bit I dear her edgy as well as relaxed style! See the total tour here (if you lot don't already follow Maja on instagram, you lot must!).

Maja Hattvang

And finally, I was as well as hence happy to regard the delightfully uncomplicated sleeping accommodation inwards the Copenhagen domicile of Karen Maj Kornum of Another Ballroom - captured yesteryear James Gardiner as well as myself for The Scandinavian Home book! You tin regard a total tour of her domicile inwards the majority as well as here as well as here (that's how much i dear Karen Maj's home!).   

Photo: James Gardiner.  Stylist: Niki Brantmark. Featured in The Scandinavian Home majority published yesteryear CICO.

I am as well as hence grateful for the back upward of businessed big as well as modest without whom My Scandinavian Home wouldn't endure possible (you tin regard a listing of many of my partners as well as the unlike types of collaborations nosotros offering here).  It's been a twelvemonth of fun as well as inspiring partnerships - but I get got to say I practise get got a piffling penchant for make-overs! Here are the top three from 2017:

Greenhouse makeover with Samsung as well as The Frame

Oh how I loved working on this make-over inwards a piffling greenhouse inwards Upstate New York with Emily Henderson and the Barbarian creative team. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 exceptional thank you lot also to Brady Tolbert for your amazing organization skills as well as interior pattern oculus and Agata Helena for pilus as well as make-up. See to a greater extent than pictures (and films) of the make-over here as well as here.

My sitting room make-over with Bemz

Photo yesteryear me, styling yesteryear Genevieve Jorn. See to a greater extent than here!

My novel window nook with Nordal  

Photo yesteryear me, styling yesteryear Genevieve Jorn. See the total tour here!

I've been writing a agency inwards my piffling corner of the basis as well as was as well as hence happy to launch non i but two novel books this twelvemonth (still non certain how I did it, but it was a wonderful feeling to larn them inwards my hands!) - Lagom: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life launched inwards September as well as is available inwards English US, English UK, French as well as Portuguese with 4 to a greater extent than languages to follow inwards 2018 - weeeeee! And The Scandinavian Home launched dorsum inwards the spring!

Photo: Niki Brantmark.

Photo yesteryear Karin Björklund

Aaaah. it's been as well as hence much fun looking dorsum over this year. Do you lot get got whatever favourites from everything I've shared? Or possibly you lot get got but about personal highlights you'd similar to portion - if so, I'd dear to necessitate heed from you lot inwards the comment subdivision below!! And delight practise also accept it every bit an chance to permit us know if there's anything you'd similar to regard to a greater extent than of inwards 2018.

Before nosotros caput off to taste the holidays I but wanted to say a few words of thanks.

I am constantly amazed yesteryear the incredible puddle of creative talent inwards the online communities - non solely amid the professional person interior designers as well as photographers, but also writers, artists, designers etc, all of whom contribute inwards but about agency as well as are variety plenty to allow me to portion their work. These 'creators' dare to seat themselves out at that topographic point for the basis to critique (a scary prospect, I tin tell you!) - as well as I give thank you lot each as well as every i of you lot who inspires us every day!

I'd also similar to say a HUGE thank you lot to the wonderful squad behind My Scandinavian Home - including my correct mitt gal Ana Degeneer ( a whizz at graphic design, painting research, writing as well as everything inwards betwixt - she tin fifty-fifty code - isn't that b*d *ss?!!). If you're thinking of starting a weblog inwards 2018 (go for it!), Ana sells the most stunning weblog pattern templates through her shop with her majority '30 days to minimal blogging'.

I've also been lucky plenty to move with the talented interior designer Genevieve Jorn - (we ever get got such a express joy as well as no photograph shoot is consummate without a chicken pasta from my local deli!) every bit good every bit the fabulous Sarah Brooks-Wilson who moved to Malmö before this twelvemonth as well as is the speediest interior stylist I know (and ever arrives with a grin as well as wearing the most fabulous outfit)! So happy to get got you lot guys on board!

And finally - to all of you, who come upward hither each twenty-four hours as well as brand My Scandinavian Home a happy identify - none of this would ambit without you. Thank you lot for all your amazing back upward this twelvemonth as well as making this piffling infinite on the spider web such a pleasance each day. Here's to a fabulous 2018!

Niki

PS those of you lot who similar to reminisce mightiness taste looking dorsum at the 2016 as well as 2015 round-ups (so interesting to regard how interior style has evolved!!).