{"product_id":"scandi-easy-home-style","title":"Scandi by Herron Books | Easy Home Style Interiors Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eHygge got so thoroughly marketed a few years ago that it is easy to forget there is a real design tradition underneath it. \u003cstrong\u003eScandi\u003c\/strong\u003e gets back to that, working through the house room by room and explaining what actually makes the look hold together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWill this work in a New Zealand home?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetter 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/the-mediterranean-home\"\u003eThe Mediterranean Home\u003c\/a\u003e in its focus on natural materials, arriving from a colder direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs it a picture book or a how-to?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirmly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt an accessible price 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/for-the-home-stylist\"\u003eFor the Home Stylist\u003c\/a\u003e and the wider \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/books\"\u003eBooks collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoom-by-room guidance across 224 hardcover pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical style tips at a range of budgets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers the fundamentals of Scandinavian interiors properly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompact 23 by 19.5cm format, easy to work from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn accessible price point for a hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStyling the Shelf\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/coffee-table-styling\"\u003ecoffee table titles\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54111092506942,"sku":"9780947163792","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/0149\/files\/SDC_2550315_2020-15-7--12-55-00.jpg?v=1787716689","url":"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/scandi-easy-home-style","provider":"Flux Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}