Swedish Style decorating

Architectural Details include leaded glass windows, high ceilings, wall moldings, hardwood flooring, and traditional Scandanavian tile stoves.

Mirrors reflect light and add sparkle to Swedish interiors. Look for oval mirrors in lightly carved frames.

Small mirrored sconces with candles or wired for light fixtures grace walls in pairs.

Lighting is accomplished with a mix of chandeliers, wall sconces, and simple table lamps.

Motifs in Swedish decor show festoons of ribbons, wreath shapes, hearts, sheaves of wheat, and scrolling designs. The diamond, circle, and oval are also frequently seen.

Accessories should be kept simple and displayed in an uncluttered manner. Think spare, open, and light — editing out anything that seems to jumble the look. Wreaths, china, candles, and flowers are important, as are traditional julbocks (straw goats) and rustic painted wooden horses.

Wreaths bring simple elegance to Swedish rooms. Round boxwood wreaths can be hung from ribbons in front of windows or bookshelves. Simple floral wreaths might decorate a wall, while wreath-shaped hardware can be seen on furniture and light fixtures.

Walls are most often white or are kept very pale. If embellished, the elements and designs tend to be subdued. Narrow moldings, aged stenciling, pale spattering, and open airy florals are a few of the possibilities.

Floors should be kept light — with bleached wood, pale paints, or softly stenciled motifs. Light colored painted stripes, squares, or diamonds can also be applied to floors as long as contrast is kept to a minimum (i.e. ice blue over white). Rugs can be simply woven with stripes or open florals.

Stenciling is applied both to walls and furnishing, though in generally pale tones and with a restrained eye.

Fresh flowers bring life and light to a Swedish room. Think simple white tulips in a cream colored pitcher, a handful of yellow daisies in clear glass, or a dozen pale pink garden roses set into a blue and white vase.

Tabletop items are chosen for simplicity and restrained elegance. Floral china is pale and restricted to one color (often blue) plus white. Silver and glass add more sparkle to the table, as do tall candles in candleholders.

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