If turning your fire extinguisher into a chic Chanel home accessory sounds like your kind of makeover, you’ll love the inspiring hygge-focused home of Canadian-Lebanese expat Cynthia Salloum, which she showcases on her Instagram account White Haven Décor. Cynthia’s villa in Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT), Dubai, is a sanctuary of layered natural textures and Scandinavian tones, honey woods and heavenly whites — even her fluffy Persian-Angora cat Bella complements the scheme! Here, we find out…
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Think of the Danish concept of ‘hygge’ (pronounced hue-guh) as more of a way of life, than a style of decorating. We don’t have a direct translation in English, but when we combine the concepts of wellbeing, cosiness, comfort and serenity, we come close. No wonder the Danes consistently rank amongst the happiest people in the world! Hygge isn’t something that can be bought; in fact quite the opposite is true. Hygge is about adopting…
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