I shared a peek inside Danish timber specialist Dinesen's Copenhagen showroom last summer, but did you know that it also has a countryside base - and that you can stay there? Originally the private home of the Dinesen family, it occupies a 19th-century thatched longhouse set amid meadows and forests beside the company's manufacturing facility in Jels, southern Jutland . . .
9 amazing places to stay in the Nordic Arctic
The Nordic Arctic - the band of sub-polar wilderness that stretches across northern Finland, Sweden and Norway (Sápmi to the indigenous Sámi people) - draws me back again and again. I can't quite put my finger on why I love this remote part of Europe so much. Maybe it's the vast skies, which come alive with the dancing Aurora Borealis for much of the year . . .
New design finds | January 2025
It's time for my first monthly round-up of minimalist design finds of 2025, and I have some wonderful things to share with you today. There are newly launched home textiles, ceramics, lamps and furniture pieces, all with beautiful pared-back style and a perfect balance between function and form. And Japanese and Scandinavian influences feature strongly . . .
Eight minimalist kitchen ideas from Nordiska Kök
Swedish brand Nordiska Kök has just released its 2025 kitchen trend report, rounding up the looks and design features that its team thinks are going to be big in kitchen design this year. Now, I'm never one to advocate paying much attention to trends - I always believe that the most appealing spaces are an expression of the people who live in them . . .
Minimalist design in the desert: Hotel Aire de Bardenas & the Bardenas Reales natural Park, northern Spain
Following a bit of a hiatus, I'm sharing more of my September road trip around northern Spain with my friend Becky. After starting in Bilbao and journeying south to the wine region of La Rioja, we headed east into the province of Navarra. Our destination was the Bardenas Reales Natural Park - a hauntingly beautiful semi-desert that I'd wanted to explore for ages . . .
Stylish countryside hotels & pubs for cosy winter getaways in the West Country & Cotswolds
January and February can seem a little bleak - the Christmas festivities are over, the decorations are down and work beckons, but there's still a lot of winter to get through. I find it helps to have something exciting to look forward to, so I always try to plan ahead and get some kind of break in the diary for early in the new year. This time around I'll be heading off on an adventure to the . . .
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