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Neutral Hue's Scandinavian Christmas photo shoot as seen on the Oaxacaborn blog

Hi, it’s Ashley + Christina, blogging duo at neutral hue.

Our side-by-side blog is devoted to the love of neutral! Ashley is southern and has a classic, rustic aesthetic, while Christina is from NY and a lover of classic, modern design. We are out to prove that neutral works throughout design styles + sensibilities.

When Gina sent us a note about guest blogging about Scandinavian holidays we knew the topic was a great one for us!

We had this little shoot planned for our wee ones, and found it the perfect place to showcase the minimal holiday styling. Our inspiration for the shoot was holiday beauty in simplicity mixing the Ashley’s love of rustic through her son, 1 year old Wyatt (eeks, how time flies!), and Christina’s organic simplicity through her 9 month old daughter Mila.

Hope you enjoy our interpretation of simple Scandinavian.

Happy (Neutral) Holidays!

Ashley + Christina

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On set:
Felt garland & Felt Mistletoe via West Elm
On Wyatt:
Bison Trapper Hat via Gap
On Mila:
Sherpa vest & Pro Fleece Rosette Hat via Gap
Leggies by Little Giraffe via Layla Grayce
Photography:
leahandmark.com

Christmas

CHRISTMAS :: Lovely little details from Cox & Cox UK’s Gift Guide

December 4, 2012December 6, 2012 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

It goes without saying, I think, that I love how wonderful and bright all these Christmas details are.

All images via Cox & Cox and link to the items in the photos.

Christmas, Monday's Pretty Things

MONDAY’S PRETTY THINGS :: Christmas Stars

November 26, 2012November 27, 2012 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

And the Scandinavian/Nordic Christmas series has officially arrived to the blog! Enjoy these pretty, pretty stars. Which one is your favorite? I love the hanging-cookie Advent calendar.

Paper Star DIY via Design and Form

Star Cookies via liebesbotschaft

Folded Paper Star DIY via mariefriis

Star Cookie Advent Calendar via liebesbotschaft

Wooden Star DIY via Cecilies Lykke

Star via Ann-Magritt Moen

Christmas, Monday's Pretty Things

MONDAY’S PRETTY THINGS :: Red, White and Christmas

December 13, 2011November 1, 2012 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

A day late, yes, but here are the images I’ve found inspiring this week. Just 12 days until Christmas now!

Candy cane striped deer antler in red, white and silver via Maya Jade Creations on Etsy

Traditional faroese sweater, in 100% organic fairtrade alpaca. Handknitted in Denmark by Mormor, via Orfeo

Distressed wooden sign with Zephaniah 3:17 typography via Aimee Weaver

Jul Kalendar (Advent Calendar) via Beates Verden

Sparkle gold ballet flats on white wooden floor via Moa Og Kaffekoppen

Wire Stars in Window via the French blog Le Dans La

Red Dala Horse bunting strung up on mantle via All Sorts

Swedish weaving via Kstyleshonan on Ravelry

Christmas

CHRISTMAS :: Gussy Sews Inspiration Workshop :: Christmas Decor, Scandinavian Style

December 7, 2011November 25, 2012 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

I didn’t get enough white Christmas yesterday with Monday’s Pretty Things :: Scandinavian Christmas, so I thought I’d link up with the Gussy Sews Inspiration Workshop (which isn’t until Thursday. I scheduled this post a day early. Oops!).

Scandinavian Christmas tree – photo by Sofi Sykfont for the Swedish magazine Lantliv

Scandinavian interior – photo by Roy Alsén, styling by Anne-Charlotte Andersson and Anna Kvarnström, for the Swedish magazine Livet På Landet

Exterior of Danish home at Christmastime – photo via the Swedish magazine Sköna Hem

Mother and son on wintery Christmas porch in Denmark – photo via the Swedish magazine Sköna Hem

Someday, I think I’d like to have a tree decorated with all white and silver ornaments, and maybe some cranberries. Ahh, dreamy. Right now, though, we have something a little more beautiful than that. ;-) Despite endless reprimands, the toddler-baby removes a rather high percentage of our Christmas tree ornaments on a daily basis, and strands of lights keep burning out. The decor theme, more and more, is looking like dark, blank patches. But when I look at Aveline’s dancing, happy eyes staring up at the tree, the tree is as perfect to me as any in a magazine shoot. Oh, I love her!

SEE MORE SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS POSTS HERE.

Christmas, Inspiration, Monday's Pretty Things

MONDAY’S PRETTY THINGS :: Scandinavian Christmas

December 5, 2011March 22, 2014 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

UPDATE: Open call for guest posts for a brand-new Scandinavian Christmas blog series!

I think what I really like about this is the birch branch and the natural light from the window behind the garland. The colors in this photo made me think of Scandinavian design and Scandinavian Christmases — white, white, white with some natural elements and burst of bright color here and there.

Felt Ball Cascade Kit via the ACME Party Box Company

Frederikke Heiberg, a Danish photographer, captured Christmastime in a gorgeous seaside home in Rågeleje, Denmark. The following three photos were published in the Swedish magazine Lantliv. Aren’t they lovely?

Kjerstis Lykke, a Norwegian photographer and blogger, has a gorgeously simple and elegant home. When I see photos like this, I want to seriously clean and dejunk with a giant garbage bag in hand.

As the owner of a tree which is wholly undecorated everywhere within the baby-toddler’s reach, I loved her rationale behind the minimalistic decorating —

Fir was in place yesterday, and it is not overloaded with lots of Christmas decorations. I have boxes of boxes with pretty beads in the poor man’s silver in the freezing attic, but with a 2 year old who cruise around in your living room on his bike, so they better in the cold;)? (Poorly translated by Google Translate; alas, I do not know Norwegian.)

Off to bemoan clutter and with a renewed resolve to dejunk,
Gina