Phwoarrrr… I don’t know about you guys, but in my neck of the woods, it has been SCORCHING HOT this week. I’m not very good in the heat, and all I’m capable of is sprawling out in front of the fan with an ice lolly or 15.
When many people think of hygge, they think of woolly socks, furry blankets, heavy curtains… ugh! I can’t even write about this without a wave of heat prickling across my entire body. But before you go jump in an icy shower, listen up – it’s totally possible to hygge in your home in the summer. If, like me, you’re a delicate flower and you just don’t want to risk the sunburn, there’s plenty you can do to make your home hygge-ready for while we’re riding out the heatwave.
I’ve just discovered US-based brand Hygge Rituals, and I must say, I’m already in love. Everything you know about winter hygge can be cast aside, because their small but perfectly formed collection focuses on fresh prints, simple design and quality materials to keep your home feeling bright and cool. I’ve picked out some of my favourite pieces to inspire your summer decorating, and Hygge Rituals have very generously offered one lucky Hello Hygge reader the chance to win an item of their choice from the website! Read to the bottom of the post to find out how to enter…
Keep it cushioned
Palm prints and pineapples are EVERYWHERE this summer, and with good reason. I love the clean greens of this palm print cushion cover, and this gold pineapple print would go with pretty much any colour scheme. Just because it’s way too hot for your throws and fluffy blankets, that doesn’t mean you should sacrifice your comfort, and these little babies from Hygge Rituals will keep you cool and comfy all summer.
Pretty up your plants
I love having plants in the house, and this glass and wood plant holder immediately caught my eye. I like that the crystal glass holder looks like it belongs in a science lab, and the wood gives it that effortlessly cool rustic Scandi vibe. Being able to see the roots of your plant is a brilliant bonus, and I could see myself wanting to check back every day to see what it looked like. Kids would love these – a little biology project for the summer holidays anyone?
Cool for the summer
Trying to sleep in this weather is UNBEARABLE isn’t it? I spritz my entire body with water (top tip: leave a plant spritzer filled with water in the fridge during the day for a refreshing nighttime ritual) before I even dare to lay on my bed… yet I’m someone who just can’t sleep unless I’m covered with SOMETHING. That’s why I have total heart eyes for this elegant fringed French linen throw. You can ditch the duvet and sleep under this lightweight layer to avoid the 3am sweats (I’m so glamorous aren’t I?), and the great news is that the more you wash this, the softer it will get, meaning you can freshen it up as often as you need while the nights are sweltering and sticky.
Pretty in pink
Pink is my favourite colour of all time, and flamingos are another mega trend for this summer. They’re on dresses, bags, in pools, in interior design, EVERYWHERE. I love these pretty clean flamingo prints, and I love the way they’re styled here in these crisp white frames. As much as I love neutral interiors, the Scandis aren’t ones for shying away from pops of colour, and this artwork strikes just the right balance between bright and fun and easy breezy. I’ll take one for every room please.
Feelin’ pot pot pot
Look at THESE little cuties! These little ceramic pots are incredibly versatile – Hygge Rituals suggests using them for planting your succulents, but I think they’d look just as great filled with little shells, pebbles or crystals. Ceramic is also fire resistant, making them adorable little votive holders for your favourite candles. If you’re struggling to keep bugs at bay, why not use citronella tealights? Insects don’t like the smell, so it might help you keep your little unwanted visitors away.
Win an item of your choice from Hygge Rituals
Now for the fun part! I’m very excited to give you guys the chance to win an item of your choice from Hygge Rituals, and it couldn’t be simpler to enter. Simply visit the Hygge Rituals website and let me know which item catches your eye in the comments on this post. And, importantly – head to my Rafflecopter page here to confirm that you’ve left a blog comment and for extra entries.
And that’s it! Easy, right? This competition is open worldwide (hooray!) and you have until 11.59pm BST on 7th July 2017 to enter. Best of luck, and stay cool!
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I am loving the pineapple prints at the moment too. Actually just purchased a new gold print pineapple beach bag for my holiday.
I would like to win the Reindeer Silhouette Wall Art – B017 – 50x70cm. It would be perfect in my living room.
Another great post, thanks Kayleigh.
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The metal frame plant pot holders are gorgeous – and as I’m into houseplants id like them xx
I am absolutely in love with the pink flamingo wallart! Simply gorgeous!
Awesome blog too – really enjoying reading!
Love these little plant holders!! Great post x
What a great site, and it’s so hard to choose! I love the colorful town collection cushion covers, especially the one with the birch trees, and the one with the lake. Thanks so much for this chance to win!
I love the fringed French linen throw! So perfect for warm summer nights! Great post!
I love the throw blankets. Although it is hot outside, I almost always have some kind of blanket on. I also adore the flamingo wall art.
Love the simple bed.
I absolutely love the knitted cotton cashmere throw
I love plants so I love the plant hanging globe
throw blankets
Love the plant holders- thy look so scientific!
The throw is so beautiful and elegant.
I’d love a Glass Hanging Globe – it would be lovely to watch gently swaying by an open window – I could imagine myself lounging in it!
the Large Eggshell Shaped Porcelain Vase
The Eggshell Shaped Porcelain Vase, its beautiful
I’ve fallen in love with the plants cushion cover, especially the fern one. 💜
I love the glass bowl plant holder that’s featured in this article, it’s so unique!
Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw x
I love their Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw!! It looks so cosy!
So sweet of you to host a giveaway! I love the post.
I love the Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw is the cream color. Sounds soooo comfy.
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I love the knitted cotton cashmere plush throw
I love the Hello Gorgeous wall art. I would hang that in my bathroom!
Bridge in the Woods Wall Art
Love the animals in water wall art
I’d like to win the pink flamingo wall art and I’d put it in the living room and hallway this summer.
I love the Golden Pineapple Pattern Cushion Cover it’s so cute!
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i love the the shaped porcelain vase
Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw looks so comfy and perfect for a winters evening in
in my head I translate Hygge as “Cozy” in English
love these https://hyggerituals.com/product/glass-hanging-globes/
the plant holder you wrote about is gorgeous, id love that
Scandinavian inspired pattern collection cushion cover
The Inside the Woods Wall Art is my choice https://hyggerituals.com/product/inside-the-woods-wall-art/
Love the animals in water wall art
I really love the cushions but not sure which one I like best!
I really liked the ceramic pot 3-piece set!
The linen throw is beautiful but washing it to soften it doesn’t seem possible as the site says its dry clean only.
Love the Peacock cushion Cover x
Reindeer Silhouette Wall Art – loving these animals after going to Finland last December
I like the Sweet Animals Wall Art.
love the wall art
I love the “Plants Cushion Covers”! They’d be perfect for my living room, which is all done in green and white!
I just love the french linen throws–perfect for summer!
The Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw looks so luxurious! I’d love it to keep me cosy at night
Some cushions would be practical. Happy Nursery WALL art is Nice, as is Life Quotes Wall Art.
The Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw looks very cosy!
The Big Fish Little Boat Wall Art. I have a spare bedroom that my niece and nephews sleep in when they visit. It has a coastal theme, so this would fit in perfectly.
Thanks for the lovely giveaway. I love the animals in water prints. Made me smile!
It has to be the flaming prints, I have a soft green room and these would really pop against the walls
I love the Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw in yellow – althougth it’s nice & warm now, that can soon turn and this looks so cosy and would really go well on my sofa
I love the minimalistic bed! It just feels so clean and fresh, just by looking at it, hahaha! Great blogpost too! Thanks a lot! x
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I love the Eggshell Shaped Porcelain Vase and it would look so nice on my window sill in my living room with some dainty little plants tucked away inside it.
I absolutely love the pink flamingo wall art. We’ve got plastic flamingos in the garden and the wall art would complement them beautifully.
I love the pink flamingo wall art for my mum – she’s going through a pink flamingo obsession currently!!
French Linen Throw
the egg shaped porcelain vases
the egg shaped porcelain vases
I love the Colourful Town Collection cushions!!
I love the bed – so simple and minimalist! I need to get a new one so it might have to be this!
I love the Batman wall art.
I was immediately drawn to the red Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw – but then I saw the price!
Pink flamingo wall art, without question! Absolutely gorgeous ❤
Love the Eggshell Shaped Porcelain Vase – Ideal for my living room
I love the french linen throws-totally classy,light and perfect for summer
Definitely the flamingo wall art! Love them!
I like the garlic shaped vase
I love the French Linen throw. It would look great over the sofa or on the bed
Ceramic Pot 3-Piece Set i would really like these for my little indoor plants
I love all the cushions. My favourites are the one with gold pineapple and the black one with white arrows
Such a cute site! I love the fringed French linen throw – looks perfect for a cozy night at home!
I’m awfully, awfully fond of that Golden Pineapple Pattern Cushion Cover.
The Animals in Water wall art is beautiful
Absolutely love the knitted cashmere throw in red. Goes with my room and would be perfect for me and pupper to snuggle in😍
those plant pots are so cool!
I love the Batman wall art. It would look perfect on my living room wall.
Bridge in the woods wall art – love it! Thanks
I love the Scandinavian inspired pattern cushion cover x
I love the Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw
Absolutely love the Glass Bowl with Wooden Stand Plant Holders. Just re-designing / updating our bathroom and these would look fantastic in there
Love the metal bowl frame planter it would match my dining room decor
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I’d go for the linen fringed throw and use it in my garden seating area for when the evening gets a bit chilly.
Love the Eggshell Shaped Porcelain Vase. Would look great against a dark coloured wall.
I would love the three flamingo prints to put in my grey lounge and give it a boost of colour.
I’d love to win the Dog Lover Cushion Cover and I would style it by placing it on the chair I have in my living area
The Eggshell Shaped Porcelain Vases are absolutely gorgeous. They would look lovely on the sideboard in my lounge this summer.
Love the metal bowl frame plant pots lovely unique design
Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw = this looks so cosy!
I love the Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw in ivory, it would look wonderful in my living room.
I really love the Metal Bowl Frame Plant Holder — I love plants and they would look brilliant in these
Bridge in the Woods Wall Art
soooo difficult to choose!!! but either some life quotes wall art or the ivory coloured cashmere throw ;0)
The Peacock cushion cover and the Scandinavian Inspired Pattern Collection in green caught5 my eye.
The Neutral Fringed French Linen Throw in Flax. Would look great on my sofa styled with my nature cushions x
I like the look of the Metal Bowl Frame Plant Holder
id love the big fish little boat wall art for my bathroom
So hard to choose but I think I would go for the knitted cotton cashmere throw. I love nights on the sofa with a glass of wine and a good book and this would keep me snug!
I love the metal bowl frame plant holders https://hyggerituals.com/product/metal-bowl-frame-plant-holder/
The Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw looks really soft and comfy – love it. Thank you for running this lovely competition x
I would love to win the pink flamingo wall art and would have it on my light grey wall in my living room to add a splash of colour to it!
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The Neutral Fringed French Linen Throw in Flax is gorgeous. I’d be torn between having it in the bedroom or on the sofa.
The french linen throw looks lovely and airy!
I like the knitted cotton cashmere plush throw in yellow and would use it in the living room.
Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw in red
Oh my goodness me, so much choice! I’ve narrowed it down to the Flamingo Wall Art (I think 😂)
Love the French linen throw. Not only great for the bed, but ideal for the sofa too, especially as my living room is decorated in neutral colours. x
Love the French linen throw. Not only great for the bed, but ideal for the sofa too, especially as my living room is decorated in neutral colours. x
i love the throw
I love these https://hyggerituals.com/product/eggshell-shaped-porcelain-vase/
There are so many bits that I like, but I love the ‘Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw’. I’m due 4th November with my second child & this would be amazing
The fringed French linen throw I think though those see through plant test tube things are ace too!
I’d love the Egg Shell Porcelain Vase!
I love the Velvet leaves collection cushions, I have a 70’s themed living room which is very earthy colours so I feel these cushions would add a nice pop of green 🙂
I would choose the beautiful French linen throw in the Taupe/grey colour! Just perfect for my newly decorated bedroom 🙂
I adore the flamingos.
Flamingo wall art please
How gorgeous are these White Garlic Shaped Porcelain Vase, I just love them !!!!
I love the bridge in the woods artwork it would look amazing in my living room 👭
The flamingo prints are fabulous!
Eggshell Shaped Porcelain Vase, I have a corner of my living room that has all my pot plants in and this would bring them all together in a stylish modern way
I’m loving the Eggshell Shaped Porcelain Vases – they are a bit wacky but very cool too! Could see them in our lounge
I love this https://hyggerituals.com/product/peaceful-nature-wall-art/ the Peaceful Nature wall art – so calming x
Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw – I like it a lot , I would pair it up with cream fluffy cushions
Love the Egg Shell Porcelain Vase. Great colour.
I love the porcelain vases – we just came back from a trip to the Eden Project and have massive succulent envy having spent hours exploring the biodomes.
Absolutely love the Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw ❤
I would pick the elephant cushion for the spare/computer room.
How can I choose my favourite item there are so many lovely things to choose from, torn between the French Fringed linen throw and the glass and wood plant holder as its so different.
https://hyggerituals.com/product/knitted-cotton-cashmere-plush-throw/ Love this
love the ceramic pots
I absolutely adore the Reindeer Family Silhouette Wall Art – my son’s name means “friend of the deer” and so I’m always on the look out for deer based art for our home as I love that connection 🙂
I love the elephant silly animal print cushion 🙂
I’d love a Glass Hanging Globe to hang in my feature window
I love the knitted Cotton cashmere plush throw
I love the flamingo prints, they’re beautiful
I love the set of 3 squished square ceramic pot planters
The Batman Wall Art – we’ve just moved in to a new house so itd be easy to decorate around it!
I love the little pots and the pineapple cushion 😍
Reindeer Silhouette Wall Art
I love these so much
I would like the Knitted Cotton Cashmere Plush Throw in light blue. I would put it in our conservatory to go with the decor.
I love the egg shell shaped porcelain vase and I would style it in my kitchen to brighten it up
I love the Large Eggshell Shaped Porcelain Vase which would go great on a side table in the living room.
I love the French linen throw because I always overheat at night, so this woukd be snuggly HEAVEN
I love the metal bow frame plant holder, which would be lovely by way of contrast next to my traditional fireplace as a focal point.
The metal bowl frame plant holders are lush! I’d style them in my coservatory with succlents and cacti.
Loving the plant holders . So cute!
I love your hygge ideas for summer. I think my favorite idea is your water spritzer. You can also go to Bath & Bodyworks, buy a summer scent, and refrigerate it. When you get hot, spritz the scent for summer aromatherapy.
I can’t decide! I LOVE the cute little succulent pots but also love the metal bowl frame plant holder! xoxo
The little ceramic pots are too cute! Make me giggle just looking at them…so much character!
I really like the good vibes only wall art!
I love the flaming wall art, Would love to hang this in my new room
I would choose the flamingo wall art for my pink and hearty bedroom to go on the deep raspberry feature wall to add a pop id brightness
The concepts are so pretty. It’s like nature at home 🙂
Aww thank you! I’m glad to hear that 🙂