(fjordtravel.no)

Another reason I’ve come around to the idea of having a weekend cabin is that I’m in love with everything Scandinavian right now.  Fjords, painted cottages, hygge, cool design, fika, Gustavian furniture, . . .  I could go on and on. 

(bridgetosweden.com)

Then  when we moved to the Pacific Northwest and began exploring the area, I saw how similar the landscape is to Scandinavia – pine forests, alpine lakes, snowcapped mountains . . . and it dawned on me that I could actually have a bit of that lifestyle right here in the U.S.  And the search began.