Guide Nordlys · Parties & Receptions
Receive without stress,
with style and warmth
Space-saving tips, smart design ideas and decorative touches that change everything - so that your interior is ready to welcome all the beautiful surprises of the season.
There is something fascinating about the end of year celebrations. These are suspended moments where we find ourselves around the table, where we toast the new year, where we welcome those we love, sometimes planned for a long time, sometimes arrived on a whim. These are vivid memories, warm, often a little messy, which never really resemble those in the catalogs. And that's so much the better.
However, we must be honest: receiving can become a source of tension. Lack of space, lack of seats, an entryway that is too small and overflows from the first mantle, a table that is never big enough. At Nordlys, we are betting that receiving can once again become simple and fluid — with designs that fit into small improvisations as well as large gatherings.
We're making the party bigger
Furniture for entertaining family and friends
During the holidays, it all starts around the table. It is she who welcomes the discussions, the laughter, the traditions. She is the heart of the reunion.
A table that is too small can quickly become the spoilsport. We find ourselves tight, we add a rickety garden table. However, there is a very simple solution: choose an extendable table with timeless elegance.
The CORTE table extends in seconds to go from 6 to 8 places and make room for the unexpected. The CORDOBA chairs complete the set: comfortable, easy to multiply.
The essential idea: never refuse people for lack of space.
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A modular living room
From pampering afternoon to party time
If the table is the heart of the party, the living room is its moving soul. This is where children play, presents are unwrapped, that we snuggle up under a blanket before the music comes up.
Mobile seats are the essential allies of a smart living room. The TOVE poufs, light and elegant, fits anywhere, immediately providing additional space. They move according to conversations, welcome young and old, then store away without taking up space.
The SENJA coffee table with integrated ottomans frees up space while allowing two or three guests to sit there. The MOSS bench, more user-friendly than an isolated chair, stands out as a piece of furniture doubly clever.
We can also push the YATOMI tables towards the walls to create an improvised dance space.
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A cocoon living room
For holidays that warm the heart
The living room is often where the party starts — and where the party ends. At Christmas, it becomes more than just a living space: it is a warm refuge, a cocoon where every detail counts.
The KEMI pouf transforms in the blink of an eye: alternately additional seating, side table for treats or discreet storage. The UPPSULA bench accommodates two more guests effortlessly, then slides under a window or in the entryway.
But a cocoon living room is also a question of atmosphere. The soft lights, the comfort textures and the enveloping materials transform the room into a haven of relaxation.
Opt for one OHAMA armchair or KAMPALA — generous lines that invite you to stay. Because in the end, what we remember are the imperfect, true and warm moments.
Smart storage
An orderly house to welcome peacefully
Receiving necessarily implies an influx of objects that are placed everywhere: overflowing gifts, toys scattered after unpacking, throws placed on each seat.
The smart storage then become the best accomplices of a serene host. Because the visible order is not a demand for perfection, but a condition of collective well-being.
The MOSS bench perfectly embodies this philosophy: both an extra seat and a discreet trunk. The baskets GRETA or ELSA welcome toys as well as fruit or decoration - their neat appearance allows them to remain in view without breaking the decorative coherence.
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A room ready for the holidays
Welcoming overnight guests
It's rare for a party to end before midnight. It is even rarer for it to end without one or more guests staying to sleep. Sometimes out of fatigue, out of caution, or quite simply because we want the evening to continue in shared sweetness.
A soft carpet underfoot, a chair or a bench to place the things of the day, a small coffee table which converts into an improvised dressing table.
Experience matters more than square footage. A pleasant bedroom should offer the feeling that the party has an intimate extension, a moment of calm after the excitement.
Opt for one headboard to match the bedside tables to instantly create an elegant and harmonious bedroom, complemented by benches with storage or practical dressers.
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A party starter
Your first festive scene
The entrance is not a secondary space. It is the first scene of the reception. During the holidays, it is also the first challenge: coats, shoes, gifts, bags, group arrivals.
The KUBO bench stands out for its hybrid side: seating, storage, extra surface. Of well-placed coat hooks or coat rack avoid shapeless accumulations.
Decorate your chest of drawers like the PIREUS console — and one basket for winter accessories limits visual clutter while making it easier to leave at the end of the evening.
A functional entrance tells us that the party was designed for everyone.
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The rugs
Create a warm atmosphere for entertaining
In an interior, certain elements are silent but their impact is immense. The carpet is one of them. It gives the emotional direction of a room: softer, warmer, more conducive to sitting on the floor with ease.
During the holidays, the carpet becomes an actor in rituals: children gather there to open their gifts, discussions naturally move towards it, it materializes a reading corner or an improvised stage.
A carpet like RUNE or OLAV automatically structures the living room and brings people together around the tree. It becomes a landmark, a connection space.
In a guest room, it softens the alarm. In the entrance, it welcomes the first sensation of returning to warmth. In the dining room he rebalances the room without ever stealing the spotlight at the festive table.
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The baskets
The art of beautiful and functional storage
We rarely notice them, but they change everything. Baskets are the quiet heroes of a well-organized party.
The baskets ELSA or GRETA welcome the toys that invade the living room, collect hats and gloves at the entrance or transform into fruit baskets and decorative objects in their own right.
Their secret? A natural and textured material which fits into any interior. When the house comes alive, they absorb the mess of the party. When she regains her calm, they reveal the essential: a clear, harmonious and easy-to-live-in space.
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Even the cats party
The NILS niche basket
He is a guest we never talk about enough, but who participates at every moment: the cat. Always in the room, often on a guest's lap, sometimes among the gift wrappers.
The NILS niche basket in brown jute was designed as a real cocoon for felines who like to be part of the conversation while maintaining their personal space.
- A welcoming form in which the cat slips with ease
- A natural and warm material which completes the decoration
- A structured design which never distorts the style of the living room
- A perfect visual integration among the extra seats
Because yes: when the house is alive, the cat experiences the party in its own way.
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