Blogger Maria Sandberg of Lilla Villa Vita lives with her husband, two sons, and dog in a fairytale house in southern Sweden. Every winter, she takes advantage of a white landscape to deck the house (and the garden gazebo) in greenery and candlelight. Let's pay a Christmas visit:
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Above: Built in 1909, Lilla Villa Vita is a house in Kristianstad in southern Sweden (closer to Copenhagen, Denmark than to Stockholm).
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Above: The wreath and garlands of spruce boughs came from florist Dennis Blommor in nearby Ahus.
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Above: Wrapped around tree trunks, white string lights glow in the snow.
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Above: "The table below is my little nature table, with treasures from nature and forest," says Maria.
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Above: A dash of red: "I like to decorate from nature," says Maria, who decorated with apples from a neighbor's tree.
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Above: A birdbath becomes "a little candy table instead" when it's too cold for birds to bathe.
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Above: More red. The garden gazebo, dressed up for the holiday season.
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Above: At night, candles light the gazebo from inside.
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Above: No red ribbon necessary.
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Above: Snowpack.
Merry Christmas. Here are more of our favorite holiday gardens to visit while you're curled up with a cup of tea:
- House Call: Christmas Decor by Loppelilla in Norway.
- Norwegian Wood: A Folding Ice Cabin.
- Sisters in Snow: A Woodland Garden in Latvia.
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