How to Make This Winter a Warm and Cosy 'Hygge' Winter
- By West London Gas
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- 06 Sep, 2019
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In recent years, hygge (pronounced “hoo-ga”) is a Danish concept that has found its way into lifestyle blogs and magazines here in the UK. Whilst it can’t be directly translated into a single English word, it essentially encompasses that cosy, content, wintry feeling when you’re snuggled up at home on a snow day, or you’ve just got back from a brisk winter walk and you settle down with a hot cup of cocoa.
Hygge is all about enjoying the homely, simple things in life, whether that’s in the way you decorate your home, the things you eat and drink or how you spend your time and wind down, particularly during the winter months. Below, we explain just how you can make this winter more hygge.
Whether it’s an open fireplace in your living room or tiny tea lights all around your bath, any Dane will tell you that the key to a hyggelig (basically, ‘hygge-y’) atmosphere is natural firelight. Soft lighting instantly sets the mood, creating a warm and inviting space to spend an evening with your loved ones. This winter, switch off your unflattering bright white lamps and invest in some tasteful candles to decorate your home.
Cosy blankets and soft cushions
Next up, there’s no point in setting the mood with ambient lighting if your furniture is harsh and uncomfortable. Hygge home decor is all about chunky weighted blankets and feathery soft cushions and throws. These items should be strewn across your beds, sofas and chairs, so that you’re never too far from something plush to wrap around yourself. To complete the warm-and-cosy feeling, wear oversized knitted jumpers and big thick socks.
Living a hygge lifestyle is more than just snuggling up on your sofa- it extends to the kitchen too. Yet, hygge cooking doesn’t require masterchef skills, just a few homely recipes that bring you ultimate comfort on dark winter nights. Whether it’s a rich chocolate pudding, your grandma’s roast beef dinner or simply a warming brew, eating and drinking the hygge way will kindle a warm glow on the inside.
As much as hygge is about cosying up indoors, it also means embracing the great outdoors and getting out into nature. Dig out your best winter boots, warmest coat and woollen gloves and set out into the wilderness (or maybe just the local park or woods) with your family. Breathe in that crisp morning air and remember that when you’re home, enjoying a hot cup of something by the fire will be all the more rewarding.
You can buy all of the hygge accessories and cook as many pumpkin pies as is humanly possible, but if your home isn’t well-heated during the winter, you’re never going to get that hygge feeling. Here at West London Gas, we make sure that customers in our area can enjoy warm and cosy winters by offering our expert central heating services. Whether you need your boiler checked before the nights draw in or you’re after an entirely new unit, give us a call today and make sure your home is truly hygge this winter.
