The art of the open-faced sandwich
Scandinavians love their open-faced sandwiches and smorgasbord - and it’s not all pickled herring and shrimp. Eggs, bacon, fresh fruit, and cucumber all have a place at the table. Here’s our guide to making your own version of the traditional spread, with one rule only - just one slice of bread per sandwich, please.
The Shared Culture of Scandinavian Design
In our little part of the world, form doesn’t have a choice but to follow function. As such Scandinavians create goods that are natural and durable, functional, and simple at heart, using natural materials like wool, wood, glass, and ceramics.
7 Stylish Wooden Wall Hooks for the Scandinavian Home
Like most Scandinavians, I am of the firm opinion that your home is not, in fact, fully furnished until there is an ample number of wall hooks for easy storage throughout your home. From your entryway to your bathroom to crappy command hooks on the inside of every closet door, hooks are legit THE most useful furnishing in your home.
I’m sure I don’t need to tell you Scandinavians love to get “ut i naturen.” In summer, winter, fall, and...
I don’t think either David or I had any clue how much building the Catskills Blue House would come to change our lives. At the time we were a young and carefree couple living in Brooklyn, working 60 hours a week, and just dreaming of building ourselves a little escape. Easy right? That all changed fairly quickly. The week we went into escrow? That was the same week I let David know he was going to be a father.
I had been living in New York City for almost three years when I first visited the Catskills. I remember my father telling me stories of kayaking and hiking, of Bob Dylan and Woodstock, and of the sense of familiarity he felt here during his tenure in the US in the 60s and 70s, but I hadn’t realized how true that would ring for me.