Peek Inside Swedish Homes In My Home Viewing Exhibition

My Scandinavian Home Partnership*: One of the things I love the most about Swedish architecture and design is that it’s made for the many – and designed to be used, day in day out, time and time again. When I first moved to this Scandinavian country many moons ago, I was mesmerised by people’s homes – and as you very well know, I still am! Swedes take so much pride in creating a practical home that’s also a feast for the eyes. In essence, every house and apartment in Sweden is like visiting a wonderful exhibition!

Photo: Mattias Vogel / Skeppsholmen Sotheby’s

That’s why I was really excited when the Swedish Design Museum invited me to curate The Home Viewing Exhibitions last year. The curation resulted in a series of public open home viewings in regular Swedish homes across the country.

And now, we invite you to virtually discover the wide variety of handpicked homes – from country houses to city apartments – online. Head on over to the Home Viewing Exhibitions to take the tour and read about a Falu red summer cottage on its own island, a ‘funkis’ (functionalist) townhouse from the early 30s and a show stopping property packed with Swedish design classics – and many others!

Oh, and there’s more.

Photo: Tim Bohman / Fastighetsbyrån

Add a touch of Swedish Design to your home:

This year it’s all about video conference calls, and I’m sure I’m not the only one fussing over the background before each call (and selecting a great top to match my pyjama bottoms!).

How about creating a Swedish design backdrop for your calls? Pick from one of three beautiful Swedish rooms and instantly transform your home into a light and airy living space, a villa overlooking the archipelago or a cosy log cabin – no tidying required!

Background photo: Tina Stafrén / imagebank.sweden.se

Background photo: Patrik Svedberg/ imagebank.sweden.se

Photo: Patrik Svedberg / imagebank.sweden.se

So fun! Loving the roaring fire!

Here’s how to create a virtual Swedish design background on Zoom:

1. Select your favourite room from this image bank and save it to your desktop

2. Open your meeting in Zoom and click on the arrow beside the video icon. Select ‘choose virtual background’ from the drop-down menu.

3. Click the plus icon and choose ‘add image’ from the drop-down menu

4. Select the image you would like to use for your backdrop.

And that’s it!

I look forward to seeing you over at The Home Viewing Exhibitions at the Swedish Design Museum!

Niki

*It was an honour to be curate this exhibition and promote it as part of a paid partnership with Visit Sweden.