EvY at HomE

This will be the third winter of embracing the hygge lifestyle. I wrote about our joyful winter in 2024 and this year of our Lord 2026 (feels like a made up year, can't possibly be real) we are continuing the Scandinavian good times. After Christmas it always feels like this depressing shift back into big time reality and taking down the lights and festive decorations used to make me feel so bummed out. But not anymore! I now have a whole bin of decor of things we acquired from themed parties that's specific to a cozy cabin aesthetic. Retro cabin lanterns, pine trees and pinecones, birch trees, back and white with hints of green, buffalo check/gingham, candles, fire + fireplaces, and cozy textiles. Here's the house in hygge. Who says those snowflakes have to be for Christmas only? If you don't have a wood-burning fireplace, a crackling store bought candle is fine. For Thanksgiving we stayed at the most adorable cabin in Wrightwood called Edelweiss Haus and I came home,...