Master the danish art of hygge in your home this winter
Ballarat is a melting pot of artesian products that will spread warmth and calm into any home.
Discover for yourself how to enjoy life’s simple pleasures by adding a little hygge into your favourite indoor spaces this winter.
Wondering what hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) is? It’s a Danish word that encompasses a feeling of cosiness, so it certainly makes sense why many people chose winter to start their new hygge obsession.
Here are some ways you can add hygge into your lifestyle:
- Enjoy life’s simple pleasures
- Make your home feel cosy by adding local products and decorations
- Sip on a warm drink while you read a book
- Relax under a thick throw
- Stay in bed a little longer
- Make a fire to huddle around
- Come together with friends and family
- Indulge in a winter warming meal
- Delight in homemade sweets and comfort food
- Enjoy a long warm bath
- Head outside and take a long walk
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Find your hygge inspiration from one of our local makers
- Add some beautiful local artwork by @oliveapplemoss, Steph Wallace or Susan Nethercote to your home
- Burn beautifully scented candles from The Essential Candle Co or Sovereign Hill
- Add a dried floral arrangement by @therefindbloomco to your favourite room
- Pick out the perfect blanket from Creswick Woollen Mills or throw from Wen & Ware Living
- Find your next favourite handmade mug from Ruby Pilven
- Fill your drawers with handmade socks from The Odd Sockery
- Freshen up any room with a home fragrance from Sweet Fern
- Swap your children’s plastic toys with a beautiful creation from Arabella + Autumn
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- Keep warm by an outdoor fire pit from PO Box Designs
- Search for your next book at Collins Booksellers in their beautiful Lydiard Street store
- Snuggle up on the couch and discover more about the region with a copy of Uncover
- Find a one-off planter pot from Ivy & Coco
- Sip on local Hellbilly coffee, Hatties Blend loose leaf tea or Grounded Pleasures hot chocolate
- Keep warm with a local merino wool scarf from Branberry
- Pick out your next favourite winter jumper and faux plants from Such N Such
- Unwind and rejuvinate with skincare from When Polly Met Murphy
- Sit down to a 1000-piece Ballarat-inspired jigsaw by local photographer Craig Holloway
- Invite your friends over for a game of Monopoly, the Buxton Ballarat Edition
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