5 Tips to get the nordic style at low cost

(for nynorsk, sjå ned)

Today I share with you pictures from my apartment. Since I live in Norway already, is easier for me to follow the style since walls and floors already are builded in modern scandinavian style. But if you like this style and would like to apply in your own home without using lots of money, is quite easy:

1.- DOWNSIZE/ DISPOSE: Yes! Instead of buying more stuff to get the style, get rid of whatever you have that you don't fancy. Scandinavian style is about minimalism, keeping the accesories that really contribute esthetically or have a function. So, get those figurines your aunt gave you and sell them online. Maybe you end making a buck or two.

2.- COLORS: Neutral colors in white, gray and brown tones give the basic environment to get the nordic style in place. As I have mentioned before, white gives us more light and warmth when it's cold and gray outside 6 months of the year. Although not all scandinavian styles are strictly white. Use colors wisely. But again, to make my point, you can get a true nordic style with mustard yellow walls.

3.- FLOORS: Most of scandinavian interiors have wooden floors. This is mostly because is easy to keep warm, and also because there's plenty of wood in this part of the world. But you don't have to use wood. You can also get parquet floor with wooden design. They also absorb sounds better. The bathroom requires another kind of materials.

4.- FURNITURE: There are several manufacturers in the market, from more costly as Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen to the ultra low cost as IKEA. But you don't have to suffer. Get some wooden chairs and table for your dining room, paint them white or light gray, varnish them and voilá! you got yourself a nordic style diner.

5.- FUNCTION: The principal idea here is "form follows function" Use and show things you actually like and need. Show them or store them in an esthetically way.




Eg delar i dag bilete frå leiligheta mi. Eg bur her i Noreg allerede, så det er enkelt for meg å følgja den nordiske stilen. Men viss du liker moderne skandinavisk stil uten å bruke så masse pengar, det er enkelt å gjera sånn:

1.- DOWNSIZE: Ja! I staden for å kjøpa mer, kast eller gje vekk dei tingene som du brukar sjelden eller ikkje likar egentleg. Skandinavisk stil handlar om minimalisme, og då er da viktig å ikkje fylle rommet med upraktiske ting.

2.- FARGAR: Nøytrale fargar i kvitt, grå og beige gjev oss det viktige atmosfære.

3.- GOLV: De fleste av de skandinaviske heimane brukar tregolv. Dette gjev oss varme og mjukar opp rommet.

4.- MØBLAR: Frå Hans Wegner og Arne Jacobsen heil ned til IKEA, det finnes leverandørar i alle prisklassar. Men så lenge du har spisebord og stolar laga av tre, det er bare å mala dei kvitt eller lysgrå, og voilá! der har du ein skandinavisk spiseplass.

5.- FUNKSJON:  "Form follows function" Bruk og vis i heimen din dei tingene som du liker og brukar mest.