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    <description>Colorful interior design infuses joy and personality into any space. Explore our Colorful Interiors section to find vibrant decorating ideas and homes that are sure to leave a lasting impression.</description>
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      <title>“It wasn’t really our dream”—moving back downtown brought a burst of color to Matilda and Aki’s family home</title>
      <description><![CDATA[After starting a family, Matilda and Aki Tinakari moved to an idyllic low-rise neighborhood but kept longing for downtown. Now they live in the heart of Tampere in a playfully colorful apartment.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>From concrete cube to color: Jenni and Milla’s loft makeover—“From ceiling to floor, it was nothing but gray and bleak”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[When Jenni Pehkonen and Milla Sandt stepped into their new loft apartment, all that was finished was raw concrete. The couple egged each other on to make bold color choices and avoid anything conventional.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Beyond neutrals: 9 standout color ideas from last year’s home tours</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Nordic homes have a reputation: light wood, soft whites, a calm wash of beige. But bold color is having a moment in Finnish homes—get inspired by these high-impact ideas!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>This idyllic “granny cottage” bursts with colorful wallpaper and flea-market finds</title>
      <description><![CDATA[“The yard’s boulders were one odd reason we chose this place.” The Lohikoski family’s summer residence is a former dockworkers’ dwelling in the Strömfors ironworks area. The idyllic red-ochre cottage is protected on the outside, and now it looks old inside, too. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How Hui fell for Finnish mugs—and ended up with 2,000 of them</title>
      <description><![CDATA[“My husband has said that if I ever stopped buying mugs, he’d start to worry,” says Helsinki-based Hui Zhu. Hui has an incredible home collection of ceramic mugs from Finnish design houses. Even she doesn’t know the exact number.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>“You should only buy furniture once in your life”: Jarkko and Iris love beauty, not decorating</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Helsinki-based Jarkko and Iris are aesthetes for whom the right atmosphere is everything. Their new rental had to be in a building at least a hundred years old. The couple still doesn’t own a sofa and questions buying for buying’s sake, because time and money can be put to better use.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Not a single white wall in Antti and Lauri’s home: “The result is far better than we imagined!”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[When two Töölö fans started looking for their first home together, the neighborhood was a given. In Antti and Lauri’s pastel-toned Helsinki home, parties are all about treats, flowers, and a sparkling wine buffet.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>“The more color, the better”—books, art and William Morris wallpapers are at the heart of Anu and Kenneth’s home</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Anu Dufva has lived in her apartment in Hietaniemi, Helsinki, for half her life: first as a student, then with her son. Later, her partner, photographic artist Kenneth Bamberg, joined them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A joyfully colorful apartment makeover—“I made a decision no one ever recommends”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Real estate agent Äli Liiv renovated and decorated an apartment he uses as her office in bold colors. Almost everything went wrong early on, but the result matched her vision.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Finnish Nadja Törnroos needed more room for her houseplant hobby. She found it on her father-in-law’s farm, where she and her partner, Aki Alanen, renovated a home under the sloping roof of a 100-year-old granary, decorated with reclaimed finds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Is your Mariskooli a €1,000 find? How to spot the real deal—and the old, valuable ones</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Telling an authentic Mariskooli from a copy can be tricky, as the market is full of lookalikes. These tells will help you recognize a genuine Mariskooli and determine its age.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Before Mariskooli came the Onni bowl—and the lookalikes aren’t fakes</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The origins of this beloved classic are wrapped in fascinating stories. The Finnish predecessor of today’s Mariskooli is thought to be Iittala’s pressed-glass model from 1892, the Onni sugar bowl.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>“The roof looks straight and I don’t smell mold,” Satu reasoned—then bought an abandoned house to make it her home</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Finnish knitwear designer Satu Tolvanen is renovating a condemned abandoned house into a home for herself. There, she does exactly what she feels like: fastening reindeer antlers to a cabinet door or framing a mirror with mushrooms.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Inside Iina and Iiro’s colorful retro home full of charming thrift finds—“I want home to be a place that brings joy”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In Iina and Iiro’s home in Nurmijärvi, Finland, every corner brims with surprises: two cats and two dogs, a giant porcelain tiger and other animal figurines, stacks of colorful quilts, and eight different wallpapers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Loop stitch a cushion with a plant motif—get the pattern and try this fun technique</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Loop-stitch crochet gives this cushion a texture that resembles a tufted rug. Designed by Minttu Wikberg, the cushion charms with its plant-inspired motif.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>This wooden villa was a treasure chest waiting to be saved—with the Finnish president next door</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Weathered wooden villa by the sea, Villa Furunäs was on the brink—yet full of charm, rich in history, and offering the space and location a growing family needed. A Finnish family devoted to rescuing old houses has turned it into a cozy, colorful home.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Crochet anemones for your wall! Check out Molla Mills’s pattern for this modern wall rug</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Crocheted according to craft influencer Molla Mills’s pattern, this modern wall hanging is the perfect pop of color for your walls.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Elina scored a ten-grand sofa for €1,500—and furnished a 1970s home almost entirely with vintage</title>
      <description><![CDATA[“The label doesn’t matter—only the style.” Elina and Pasi’s home in a 1970s apartment building is furnished to last, and as affordably as possible, with vintage. A thrifting ace, Elina shares how she scores great finds from the comfort of her sofa.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Finnish visual artist Oona-Maija sleeps in the living room: “My parents also slept in the living room of my childhood home”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In visual artist Oona-Maija Hyle’s family home, one of the bedrooms is dedicated to art. Renovations have been done creatively on a small budget by painting cabinets, doors, and floors.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>“We’ve become caretakers of the old”: Finnish couple’s colorful vintage home filled with rag rugs and inherited furniture</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The 1940s house won Suvi and Lari over the moment they stepped inside. The previous residents had put it in great shape while preserving the old style, so all the couple had to do was carry their things in.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Villa Vappu’s candy-colored Christmas—“I’d always dreamed of a pink kitchen, and now it’s here”</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Minttu Mattsson bought a near tear-down in Hanko, Finland, as a second home for her family. The renovated Villa Vappu will now host the family’s Christmas for the first time.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>20 easy, eye-catching bow ideas from an interiors editor</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Bows are having a moment—and they suit flower arrangements, holiday sweaters, table settings, and the tree, too. Best of all, you can save and reuse them again and again. Take a look!]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>This tree won’t drop a single needle: Marsa crocheted a Christmas tree from about 300 granny squares</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A real Christmas tree and asthma don’t quite go together—and the dogs wouldn’t leave the tree alone either. So what’s the solution? That’s what Marsa Valtonen, 70, was pondering a couple of years ago. And that’s how the idea for the granny square Christmas tree was born.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Can you spot them all? Moomin designer hid five surprises in the Moomins’ 80th‑birthday illustration</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Moomins just turned 80! To mark the occasion, Moomin Arabia created a celebratory collection with more than a Moomin mug. Designer Parvati Pillai shares the playful details she tucked into the illustrations.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Sundell-Sundström family’s Christmas blends delightful homemade touches, traditions, and easygoing family gatherings. After the morning rice porridge, even the chickens in the coop get a treat.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Set coordinator Meku Kauhanen’s atmospheric house springs to life at the end of the year. The entire home and yard fill with lights, and candles flicker on every table. “I’m always doing something—waving a paintbrush, wallpapering, or removing a wall,” says Meku.]]></description>
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