Why have American frauen not picked up on this? Too furreign, or is it because they know they'd have to hygge alone while DH is working late....again. UK frauen are obsessed with it, so what's the holdup? Winter is almost over.
[quote]“My husband Konrad and I also have a huge bed – three mattresses pushed together on pallets. Sometimes we curl up there to watch a film, all together, and the kids will come in and join us in the morning for a chat,” she says.
[quote]“Sitting in my favourite spot in my apartment in Copenhagen – on the windowsill where I’ve added pillows and blankets – and drinking a coffee, watching the amber glow from every apartment across the courtyard. Even better if I’ve picked up a cinnamon bun on the way home.”
[quote]Create a hyggekrog: A “hygge corner” is an enclosed secure space in the corner of a room with cushions and a sheepskin blanket or bean bag or a comfortable seat in a bay window. “It’s the place in the room where you love to snuggle up with a book, a blanket and a cup of tea,” explains Meik.
[quote]“They celebrate the softness that comes with darkness,” says Louisa. “To stand at a window, wrapped in the half dark and watch the day disappear behind the building opposite is a moment of hygge. Lighting a lantern on the doorstep at dusk is also popular. It marks the threshold between inside and outside and day and night.”
[quote]“An old tablecloth and tealights in jam jars can transform an ordinary occasion into an experience that holds us together long after the candles have been blown out,” she adds.
