Northern light

“After a lull, it’s now ultra-chic again as the look fits so well with modern living.”

Anne Tiainen-Harris, founder of Cloudberry Living, which specialises in Scandinavian designers says: “Scandinavians don’t like showing off, so their style is understated and more about relaxing and enjoying your home than making it a showpiece,”

“It’s all about simple, pure and calm beauty combined with a high degree of functionality. ”

They have iconic designers such as Denmark’s Arne Jacobsen, whose Butterfly chair was famously straddled in the Sixties by a naked Christine Keeler, and Henrik Pedersen and Verner Panton. But for most of us, probably our first hand experience of Scandinavian style is through Ikea.

A classic Danish-designed light, the Louis Poulsen PH5 white pendant, is £432 from Cloudberry Living. Inject colour with retro style. Verner Panton’s sleek S chair, £189, in various colours including red. Lounge on the new upholstered Tarn seating by a fellow Dane, Henrik Pedersen – chair £499. Or enjoy sweet Scandi dreams by furnishing a bedroom with the Aspen furniture collection by Hans Thyge Raunkjaer. Bed from £250. All furniture from John Lewis. Alternatively, dine in style with the strangely named but handsome About A Chair, £189, from Icons of Denmark.

Fans of the brooding detective series Wallander have plenty of sources to to replicate his style. Skandium completely caters for Scandi fans, with furniture by renowned designers, including the Series Seven Butterfly chair of Arne Jacobsen, £284. It also features stunning fabrics by Swedish designer Gocken Jobs.

Make a statement with glassware from Swedish specialists Kosta Boda. A Hotlips ornament, shaped just like the real thing, comes in red, black or gold and is £43 from Harrods.

There are plenty of ways to flirt with Scandi-style without spending a fortune, either by replicating the pared-back style of rooms or simply reflecting its design in accessories. “Symmetry is key to achieving the ordered, calm atmosphere that’s so characteristic of Scandinavian rooms,” advises Gail Abbott. “It’s an easy technique to emulate. A couple of painted wooden chairs might be arranged either side of a bureau, and decorative accessories like candlesticks are always displayed in pairs.”

Capture the wildlife and landscape of Norway with wall panels from Garrendenny Lane Interiors. They show variously an Arctic hare, a reindeer and a wolf and start from £65 each. Check out Nordic House’s glorious array of Scandinavian products, including a perfect Easter accessory. A set of six candles, which look just like hen’s eggs complete with a yellow yolk interior, from £7.95.

Ensure children’s rooms are on trend with Moomin ornaments, depicting the loveable characters from the children’s books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. They start from £18.95 from Cloudberry Living.

The store also has a selection of pretty cushions for little people from Danish design company Ferm Living. Cushions from £39.50.