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NORTHERN LIGHTS

THE HOUSE IS SCENTED with fir and freshly baked cookies, the fire crackles in the stove and candle flames flicker gently. Julia von Hülsen’s warm, inviting home is a true feast for all the senses, and whisks its guests back to 18th-century Sweden.

“I usually like quite muted tones for my interiors,” she says, “but at Christmas time I like to add strong red accents, and decorate everything with green fir.

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