{"product_id":"the-lagom-life-by-elisabeth-carlsson-swedish-living-book","title":"The Lagom Life by Elisabeth Carlsson | Swedish Living Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eHygge gave us the candles and the wool socks. Lagom is the quieter Swedish idea underneath it, and arguably the more useful one: not too much, not too little, just the right amount.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Lagom Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Elisabeth Carlsson, a Swede who has spent many years living in London, explains what lagom actually means at home and then follows it through the rest of life. She looks at the line between work and home and how we spend our hours, at eating without either depriving or overdoing it, at what makes a house lagom in both style and function, and at caring for a home sustainably. There are recipes, things to make, and plenty of practical advice. If the Scandinavian thread interests you, it pairs naturally with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/scandikitchen-the-essence-of-hygge-bronte-aurrell\"\u003eScandiKitchen: The Essence of Hygge\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs this an interiors book or a lifestyle book?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth, lightly. There is a full chapter on the lagom home covering restraint, function and sustainable care, but the book is broader than decorating. Think of it as a philosophy with practical chapters attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes it different from the hygge books?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHygge is about comfort and atmosphere. Lagom is about proportion. It asks how much is enough rather than how cosy you can make a room, which makes it the more grounded of the two ideas for anyone trying to simplify.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a lovely gift for someone moving into a first home, a friend who talks about wanting less rather than more, or anyone drawn to Scandinavian design. Wrap it with something from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/for-the-minimalist\"\u003eFor the Minimalist\u003c\/a\u003e and you have a present that reads as thoughtful rather than generic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA single clear idea, applied across home, work, food and wellbeing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten by a Swede, so the cultural detail is first-hand rather than borrowed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes recipes and simple projects for a lagom home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e176-page hardback in a pocket format with a beautiful patterned cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe natural next read for anyone who has finished with hygge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaking It Work at Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dusty blue cover and yellow folk-art detailing sit well in a coastal-Scandi palette. Stand it face out on a shelf where the pattern can be seen, or stack it with two or three other small hardbacks on a bedside table. On a coffee table it works as the small book on top of a larger one, adding colour without clutter. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/books\"\u003eBooks collection\u003c\/a\u003e for larger formats to layer underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Takeaway\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lagom Life by Elisabeth Carlsson is a 176-page hardback from CICO Books introducing lagom, the Swedish philosophy of just the right amount, and showing how it applies to work, food, home and wellbeing. It includes recipes and practical projects, and is available from Flux Boutique in Mount Maunganui with shipping across New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54352824533310,"sku":"9781800651852","price":29.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/0149\/files\/9781800651852.jpg?v=1788129367","url":"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/the-lagom-life-by-elisabeth-carlsson-swedish-living-book","provider":"Flux Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}