This is how Halvor Bakke decorates the house at Christmas

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This is how Halvor Bakke decorates the house at Christmas

For Halvor Bakke, Christmas begins when he plays Christmas music in October.
Here he opens the doors to his cozy Christmas-decorated home in Stavern.

“I have more playlists with Christmas music than without it, and I listen to it from October through New Years,” says Halvor Buck, sitting in his kitchen at home on Tray’s Little Farm, a few miles outside of Stafford Center. The Christmas tree – always a Norway spruce from a neighboring farm – is in the living room, and all rooms are tastefully decorated for Christmas in natural and gold tones.

Changes have been made

The designer and host grew up on a nearby farm, and bought the small farm with his then-husband in 2010. The house has an 1840’s main and a 1920’s extension and needs a complete renovation. A few months of hard work resulted in a house in which the spirit of the house was brought out.

– The room solution is quite similar to what it was before, but we changed the entrance area and installed double doors. Now I think the entrance is much nicer. You look straight in horror when you enter the house.

At the back of the house, they built a glazed balcony that became an additional living room in the 165 square meter house.

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If someone had told Halvor 10 years ago that he would become one of the highlights in interior design and furniture in Norway, he would have rolled his eyes and laughed so well. He did not receive any education in this field, which was a coincidence.

– I was transferred in SAS after being a tour guide in Ving for a few years. But when there were cutbacks after September 11, 2001, I had to think of something else. I started working at interior design store Bolina in Stabekk, learned a lot, and since then it has been all about interior design.

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Halvor was “discovered” by an agent who knew TV3 was looking for candidates for Homsepatruljen, and so the snowball began to roll. Eventually he was asked if he would make his own collection of lanterns, pillows, and decorative items for the Lama, and then Bohus and Magnor followed suit with similar requests. Now he’s also designed the BoligPartner cabins. Today, Halvor Bakke is a big brand overall.

– I never imagined how it would turn out like this, but it’s so much fun.

Design things yourself

At home on a small farmhouse, it’s decorated with a bit of heritage and a small flea market, but mostly designed by Halvor Bakke. Perhaps not so strange, because he designs only the things that he would like to have in his house.

I post pictures of my house on social media, and then there has to be things to get hold of, so I take that into account when I decorate, says Halvor. He does not see himself as a trendsetter.

– Well, I understand that I am also engaged in creating trends, but I have never participated in seminars on trend and the like. We are all affected by trends in one way or another. For example, I myself am affected by what I experience when traveling. I’m in South Africa a lot, and they’re way ahead of most things, whether interior or food or wine, and that kind of thing affects me, says Halvor.

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Listen to the gut feeling

It encourages people to follow the gut feeling rather than the fashion image.

Rather, people should know if they think it is good to go home. Many people are not satisfied that the norm is not suitable for them. If you like a cozy and old place, you will go wrong with the narrow funkis. Then there are the many who love a lot of different things, but don’t always have the ability to put them together. In such cases, I recommend talking to an in-house designer who can fix the problem. If they are helped to truly find their style, they will thrive best at home.

At least he himself thrives at home, which is especially important for those who travel a lot. Sometimes he spends his Christmas outside, but the years he spends at home in Trae, it becomes a Norwegian Christmas.

Then there’s “Three Cinderella’s Nuts” and a big family dinner with ribs and a whole package.

But when Christmas music has been playing since October, it’s perhaps no wonder that it has received its dose as New Year’s Eve approaches. Then it’s ready for spring and a new year!

Trae’s small farm is nicely decorated for Christmas with a mountain spruce from the nearby Manvik farm.

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Monica Helgesen painted The Floating Men. All walls in the living room and dining room feature Gray Apple Flamant Fiber Wallpaper.

The painting was drawn by Brenny Moen. The box is old, while the rest of the furniture is from Halvor’s own collections. In terms of color, choose a quiet base, then vary with pillows and lanterns depending on the season.

The table in the lobby is an antique purchased in Sweden.

The main part of the house was built in 1840, and some beautiful wooden walls were brought in in the hallway.

Halvor bought the black treasury while on a business trip in New Delhi. And he recommends everyone to buy old items, furniture or anything else you find on the go, because even if the shipping cost is little, you will never forget the history of the furniture. All trim is a Halvor design.

There is a good atmosphere in the room where the dining room is. The tables and chairs are by Halvor, and the ceiling lamp is by Bolina. By hanging the curtains all the way up to the ceiling, you get the impression that the ceiling height is greater than it is.

The wreaths in the window frame were made by dear Halvor friend Bert Veldalen.

Halvor designed a kitchen for JKE, but he thinks it’s too modern for the old house on Trae. Therefore, he chose another model from the Danish kitchen manufacturer.

A fire on the fireplace is a must when creating a Christmas atmosphere. Halvor loves fireplaces in his house.

Halvor grew up with a red Christmas, but he himself prefers soft, natural colors. The fireplace is often used and creates a good, additional warm atmosphere. The chair is a second-hand find.

Halvor has several fireplaces in the house, including an open fireplace in the hallway. He fires this every morning before he takes the pot of coffee to bed. The door is left open of course, so it gets the smell, the sound and the heat from the heater.

In the bathroom too, the focus is on nature, it takes nothing more than a green branch in a vase, and then there’s the Christmas vibe there. The decor is built from IKEA kitchen cabinets and drawers.

We spend a third of our lives in bed, and Halvor worries that the bedroom should be cool, beautiful, and inviting. and yes,
Likes to settle in bed.

Farewell! When Halvor bought the old small farm outside of Stavern in 2010, a lot changed. Among other things, the entrance area had double doors. Once the new year begins, he removes the Christmas decorations and looks forward to spring.

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This status was first published on 01/12 2021, and last updated on 02/12 2021