Nordic Soul: Don't let's spring into Spring too early...

At the moment my inbox is simultaneously full of winter sales offers AND spring news. Interiors are much like fashion - new collections are launched months ahead of the actual season. And while of course I look forward to spring, I most of all want to revel in the cosiness of winter for a while longer. It's only mid-January, we've recently taken down the Christmas decorations (12th night in our household, though some Scandis hold out for 20th night according to tradition) let's not rush into pale wispy interiors just yet...
Besides, I only just finished making lovely cushion covers in vintage red Liberty fabrics a week before Christmas. And the deep red Amaryllises which I planted a couple of months ago turned out to be extremely shy, despite my love and devotion they are only now showing their buds. It will be a couple of weeks yet before they bloom.
So I have put our usual winter colour scheme of creams and caramel on hold and kept the charcoal grey, warm reds and golden tones in our sitting room. And it feels both cosy (Norwegians are a bit obsessed with cosiness, just like Swedes love mysig and Danes love hygge, it's in our DNA) and chic. Once the Amaryllis decide to finally make their début they will feel right at home.
Sadly, I left the camera in Oslo at Christmas, so I can't take any photos, but here is the 'ingredients list' of our winter colour scheme: