You might be asking yourself, “What characterizes Scandinavian interior design?” Scandinavian decor is often created with minimal decoration, stark color palettes, and unfinished, light-colored wood furniture. However, Nordic and hygge styles expand this idea by inviting more soft lighting, clutter, textiles, dark wood tones, and comforting decor into the interior design. Through this subsect of Scandinavian interior design, designers can better pair the style with rustic decor to create the perfect blend. What is rustic interior design?

Up the hygge factor in your Scandi bedroom by keeping the lighting really soft and low. Switch out your bulbs for warm ones and place smaller lights all over the room so you create pools of light rather than just the harsh overhead light. Of course, light candles if you are in the room too.For a similar look on a budget, limewash the walls and then wax over them for a polished plaster look. This works especially well paired with soft wall-washing lights to highlight the movement in the paint.' What is Scandi decor style? Another similarity between Scandinavian and rustic aesthetics is that both styles make heavy use of unfinished wood pieces. However, Scandinavian designs often use light-toned woods, while rustic styles prefer dark-toned materials. So if you’re aiming for a blend of these two design styles, there are two ways you might go about achieving a cohesive look.

The combined geometric pieces allow the viewer’s eyes to wander around the room. It senses direction towards the different pieces of furniture. It may be plain for some, but the textures integrate well with the minimalist clean look. There are minimal patterns used often for the sake of defining the details. In this theme, white wood oak planks defined the rustic Scandinavian look aimed for. The Clean Slate A Scandinavian bedroom can actually have many different vibes, depending on the design route you want to take. Most Scandi-style rooms are minimalist, filled with clean lines, simple shapes and a limited color palette. There are a lot of similarities with Mid-century Modern style, especially when it comes to furniture shapes and styles. It's a very practical aesthetic too, only bring into the room want you need, keep spaces free of clutter and everything must have a place. In the Scandinavian sense, simplicity is more than the Mies van der Rohe dictum; “Less is more”, which really meant trimming it down to the bare essentials,' explains Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen, architect and partner at Norm Architects. 'In most Scandinavian designs, there are always details that take the product beyond the strictly simple and give it something extra.' It’s not just about the ‘look’ though, the interiors in this book demonstrate how designing a Scandi Rustic home, naturally creates a space that nurtures your well-being and promotes a sense of contentment. The use of natural materials such as wood, linen and bamboo gives your space warmth and create a complementing colour palette of subtle, earthy tones such as grey, off white, blush, terracotta and soft greens and blues.Then there's the more traditional version of Scandi style, the one associated with hygge that's all about comfort, coziness and textures. Vintage pieces, heavily carved wooden furniture and folksy prints. I think it is hard to define modern Scandinavian Style,' adds Norm Architect's Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen. 'With the ease of knowledge sharing globally through digital platforms, our current style in Scandinavia has become very diversified. I think there are elements of simplicity and functionality that still bind us together as a design region, but there are also elements of our current design world that is no longer homogeneous.' No matter how you blend these two design styles, it’s important to aim for a balanced look. Try not to lean too heavily into either Scandinavian or rustic design. Instead, focus on creating contrast with your color palette and textures, and don’t forget to aim for a cozy hygge aesthetic that will help you seamlessly blend these two opposing styles.