He married Ellen Marie Bjørløw and has three children, Helle, Herdis and Arild.

Like many other Norwegian sculptors, Nome began wood carving at a very early age, exhibiting a chair and model of a carriage with two horses in 1926.

As he was only 16 years old he was too young to compete for the prizes, but received a silver spoon as encouragement.

Other major sculptures are: When the Vigeland museum had a commemorative exhibition of Nome's work in 2000, Fredrikke Schrumpf wrote in the catalogue: “A distinctive strength in Nome's work is how the sculpture both possesses general features and is at the same time a personal portrait.

Nome's family donated a large collection of sculptures to Marnardal County Council.