Frontpage Kotona Living is a Nordic home & lifestyle media and an invitation to embrace the Nordic way of life—a life that celebrates simplicity, sustainability, and the beauty of the unexpected. Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:44:00 +0000 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:32:36 +0000 Laminas_Feed_Writer 2 (https://getlaminas.org) https://www.kotona.com/ Where to begin decluttering? Get inspired by this 25-point list Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:44:00 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/decluttering-list https://www.kotona.com/articles/decluttering-list 0 “If there’s no doorway, you can make one with a chainsaw”—Finnish couple built a calming CLT home filled with wood Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:00:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/hanna-and-samis-clt-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/hanna-and-samis-clt-home 0 Quiz: Follow your decorating instincts and discover your design personality! 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7 beautiful ways to reuse them Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:39:12 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/what-to-do-with-old-glass-jars https://www.kotona.com/articles/what-to-do-with-old-glass-jars 0 A Helsinki family turned a one-bedroom into a home for four—and still found room for a workspace Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:39:45 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/tiina-and-ollis-one-bedroom-apartment-for-four https://www.kotona.com/articles/tiina-and-ollis-one-bedroom-apartment-for-four 0 “I’m sad that I live so far from my grandchildren”—Anne envies grandparents who can just have the grandkids over Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:21:18 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/long-distance-grandma-experiences https://www.kotona.com/articles/long-distance-grandma-experiences 0 Glass artist Laura Laine: “Glass is both fascinating and maddeningly challenging” Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:34:30 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/glass-artist-laura-laine https://www.kotona.com/articles/glass-artist-laura-laine 0 A tiny cabin grows up—and makes room for three generations Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:26:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/helena-saine-laitinen-family-tiny-cabin-expansion https://www.kotona.com/articles/helena-saine-laitinen-family-tiny-cabin-expansion 0 This 1960s cottage stole a Finnish couple’s hearts: “We wanted to preserve its spirit” Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:02:57 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/1960s-wooden-cottage-renovation-iitti https://www.kotona.com/articles/1960s-wooden-cottage-renovation-iitti 0 Old-fashioned in the best way: 7 charming rocking chair ideas Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:15:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/7-rocking-chair-ideas https://www.kotona.com/articles/7-rocking-chair-ideas 0 Cyrila will never part with her hugging chair—it holds the warmth of her childhood home Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:44:05 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/cyrila-will-never-part-with-her-hugging-chair https://www.kotona.com/articles/cyrila-will-never-part-with-her-hugging-chair 0 Marianne Huotari on living her dream as an artist: “Ceramics, art, and life have become entwined like a wild bouquet” Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:15:55 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/marianne-huotari-ceramics https://www.kotona.com/articles/marianne-huotari-ceramics 0 A Helsinki couple bought an old village store in rural Finland—and started putting down roots Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:09:24 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/wahlstroms-home-in-an-old-village-store https://www.kotona.com/articles/wahlstroms-home-in-an-old-village-store 0 Finns like to cook sauna sausage—but should you? An expert explains what it does to the heater Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:50:53 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/finns-like-to-cook-sauna-sausage-but-should-you https://www.kotona.com/articles/finns-like-to-cook-sauna-sausage-but-should-you 0 Where creativity lives: Inside the homes of 6 Finnish artists and designers Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:17:18 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/homes-of-6-contemporary-finnish-artists-and-designers https://www.kotona.com/articles/homes-of-6-contemporary-finnish-artists-and-designers 0 “A collision of two different tastes”—inside an art-filled Helsinki home with quiet corners and a custom oak bookcase Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:25:39 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/evelin-and-kaapos-home-in-helsinki https://www.kotona.com/articles/evelin-and-kaapos-home-in-helsinki 0 Riikka bought her childhood home—and brought Grandma’s toxic-green cabinet back where it belonged Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:48:36 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/riikka-wont-part-with-grandmas-freestanding-kitchen-cabinet https://www.kotona.com/articles/riikka-wont-part-with-grandmas-freestanding-kitchen-cabinet 0 Leo brings wooden animals to life with a chainsaw: “I realized you can make anything out of wood” Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:15:26 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/leo-lopponen-chainsaw-animal-sculptures https://www.kotona.com/articles/leo-lopponen-chainsaw-animal-sculptures 0 The history of Finnish coffee consumption: How Finns became the world’s biggest coffee drinkers Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:28:59 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/the-history-of-finnish-coffee-consumption https://www.kotona.com/articles/the-history-of-finnish-coffee-consumption 0 Rilla’s IKEA wardrobe hack turned basic storage into a stunning entryway feature Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:37:35 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/rillas-ikea-wardrobe-hack https://www.kotona.com/articles/rillas-ikea-wardrobe-hack 0 The Pulli family moved to their cottage full-time: “The move freed up a lot of time in everyday life” Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:28:42 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/pulli-family-moved-to-cottage-full-time-freed-up-time https://www.kotona.com/articles/pulli-family-moved-to-cottage-full-time-freed-up-time 0 Inside Annaleena Hakola’s joyful, stripe-filled home—“I’ve decorated with colors and a style that feel true to me” Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:17:03 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/annaleena-hakola-colorful-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/annaleena-hakola-colorful-home 0 Built in the 1920s or the 2000s? These new homes make you look twice Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:12:49 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/new-homes-that-look-old https://www.kotona.com/articles/new-homes-that-look-old 0 A modern-day house with old-fashioned parsonage charm—and they built it themselves Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:47:38 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/rilla-and-samis-modern-day-house-with-old-fashioned-charm https://www.kotona.com/articles/rilla-and-samis-modern-day-house-with-old-fashioned-charm 0 “Just don’t paint the walls red!” Inside glass artist Anu Penttinen’s color-filled rental home Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:16:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/glass-artist-anu-penttinens-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/glass-artist-anu-penttinens-home 0 Author Eva Frantz wanted a tiny cottage for writing crime novels—what she found was even better Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:39:17 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/eva-frantz-red-house-writing-retreat https://www.kotona.com/articles/eva-frantz-red-house-writing-retreat 0 The psychology of clutter: 6 reasons a tidy home calms your brain, according to a neuroscientist Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:27:19 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/benefits-of-decluttering https://www.kotona.com/articles/benefits-of-decluttering 0 Hilma found her 100-year-old mansard-roofed dream home—“A modest way of life can be beautiful and good” Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:10:50 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/100-year-old-mansard-roofed-house-karjaa https://www.kotona.com/articles/100-year-old-mansard-roofed-house-karjaa 0 A sauna in the garage? 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