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Scandi, Easy Home Style Interiors Guide by Herron Books

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Hygge got so thoroughly marketed a few years ago that it is easy to forget there is a real design tradition underneath it. Scandi gets back to that, working through the house room by room and explaining what actually makes the look hold together.

The principles are the familiar ones, functional, simple, beautiful, but the value here is in the application. Across 224 pages it covers every room, offering style tips and interior design suggestions at a range of budgets, which is where most books in this category quietly give up. Part of the Easy Home Style series from Herron Books, with a companion volume covering coastal interiors.

It makes an easy gift for a first home, a flat, or anyone who has been sending you Scandinavian interiors and is not sure where to begin. It sits naturally in For the Home Stylist and the wider Books collection.

Why You'll Love It

  • Room-by-room guidance across 224 hardcover pages
  • Practical style tips at a range of budgets
  • Covers the fundamentals of Scandinavian interiors properly
  • Compact 23 by 19.5cm format, easy to work from
  • An easy hardback to give for a first home or a new flat

Styling the Shelf

A modest size, so it works better as the top of a small stack or standing among other books than as a statement piece on its own. The pale cover suits exactly the palette it advocates, so it looks right against white walls, light oak and woven texture. Keep it in the room you are working on rather than filing it away, since it is built to be consulted. For larger volumes to layer it with, browse our coffee table titles.

FAQs

Will this work in a New Zealand home?
Better than you might expect. Scandinavian design developed around long dark winters and small footprints, so the emphasis on light, pale timber, layered texture and uncluttered surfaces translates well to our own compact houses and to a coastal palette. It shares a lot of ground with The Mediterranean Home in its focus on natural materials, arriving from a colder direction.

Is it a picture book or a how-to?
Firmly a how-to. It is organised for someone actively working on a room rather than someone browsing for inspiration, so expect practical suggestions more than aspirational photography.

In Short

Scandi is a 224-page hardcover from the Easy Home Style series by Herron Books, measuring 23 by 19.5cm. It is a practical, room-by-room guide to Scandinavian interiors with style tips at a range of budgets.

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