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American cozy : hygge-inspired ways to create comfort & happiness / Stephanie Pedersen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Sterling, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: xvii, 203 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1454930357
  • 9781454930358
Subject(s):
Contents:
What is American cozy? -- Comfort: the foundation of coziness -- Easy does it: why calm matters -- Cozy spaces: clearing out the clutter -- Cozy homes: warmth is all around you -- Cozy entertaining: tapping into togetherness -- Cozy cuisine: comfort at the table -- Cozy celebrations: holidays and special occasions -- Cozy schedules: multitasking and other comfort killers -- Cozy business: your work life, hyggeified -- Cozy style: simply looking your best.
Summary: "The wildly popular phenomenon of hygge gets a warm American twist with this gifty, illustrated guide from bestselling Danish-American author Stephanie Pedersen. With their overscheduled lifestyles, Americans can't always find time for the people and things they love. Enter American Cozy, which uses the Danish phenomenon of hygge--comfort, togetherness, and well-being--to bring coziness and ease to readers' homes, work, and lives. Filled with charming four-color illustrations, it explores organization and home décor, entertaining, cooking, creating a happier, more productive work life, de-cluttering, and slowing down."--Publisher's website.
List(s) this item appears in: Comfort Reads for Adults | Self-Care September 2023
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 646.7 P3714 In transit from Northport Library to Main Library since 07/02/2024 33111009296282
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The wildly popular phenomenon of hygge gets a warm American twist with this gifty, illustrated guide from bestselling Danish-American author Stephanie Pedersen.



With their overscheduled lifestyles, Americans can't always find time for the people and things they love. Enter American Cozy , which uses the Danish phenomenon of hygge --comfort, togetherness, and well-being--to bring coziness and ease to readers' homes, work, and lives.



Filled with charming full-color illustrations, it explores organization and home décor, entertaining, cooking, creating a happier, more productive work life, de-cluttering, and slowing down.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index.

What is American cozy? -- Comfort: the foundation of coziness -- Easy does it: why calm matters -- Cozy spaces: clearing out the clutter -- Cozy homes: warmth is all around you -- Cozy entertaining: tapping into togetherness -- Cozy cuisine: comfort at the table -- Cozy celebrations: holidays and special occasions -- Cozy schedules: multitasking and other comfort killers -- Cozy business: your work life, hyggeified -- Cozy style: simply looking your best.

"The wildly popular phenomenon of hygge gets a warm American twist with this gifty, illustrated guide from bestselling Danish-American author Stephanie Pedersen. With their overscheduled lifestyles, Americans can't always find time for the people and things they love. Enter American Cozy, which uses the Danish phenomenon of hygge--comfort, togetherness, and well-being--to bring coziness and ease to readers' homes, work, and lives. Filled with charming four-color illustrations, it explores organization and home décor, entertaining, cooking, creating a happier, more productive work life, de-cluttering, and slowing down."--Publisher's website.

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