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STREAMLINE: Overstuffed couches and cold formal pieces are out, and minimal, clean-lined functional pieces are in, espe cially wooden ones. “High-tech contemporary where everything is metal, cement and glass — there’s no real warmth to that. Any wood grain is going to warm up a space,” Andrew says. She uses the popular molded ply wood chair by designer Herman Miller as an example. “It doesn’t have a cushion, yet the wood grain makes it really rich,” she says, adding that warmer wood tones like walnut add more rich ness. Some Scandinavian chairs have some cushioning, just less stuffiness. “Scandinavian design usually has a wooden tapered leg, very simple design, maybe wood arms but maybe there’s still some upholstery,” Andrew says.

CULTIVATING HYGGE: The lifestyle is all about blissful comfort, so don’t be shy in add ing the decor that uplifts you. While the wicker furniture in this garden room is traditional, bright, tasseled pillows make it welcoming and playful. “These throw pillows added a punch of color and that punch of design and pattern,” Andrew says. Especially if you go very minimal with the furniture, adding a fuzzy area rug, colorful framed art or houseplants (eco-friend liness is a part of the lifestyle, too) helps make it homey. “Col orful accents can come out in lamps, throw pillows and pieces like vases and candlestick hold ers,” Andrew says .

TREASURE JOY: “Nordic coun tries, it always comes to mind that those are the countries that bring out a focus on happiness, health and well-being,” Andrew says. Hygge is all about enjoying the simple pleasures of life and filling your home with what

makes you happy. Andrew did that in this local home by using vibrant Scandinavian wallcover ings that ranged from a dainty botanical on white to rainbow flo rals and foxes. “You have this fun, colorful pattern on your walls,” she says. “It was very neat.”

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