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This unusual villa of the beginning of the 20th century in the Swedish countryside is an opportunity to touch the past and feel a little bit like in a fairy tale. The facade is decorated with wood, but the project is rather non-standard and interesting – with turrets and spiers, as if from children’s story…

Already on the first viewing of this house, Malin knew where the Christmas tree would stand and where she and her children would cook holiday goodies, although the 19th century cottage in southern Sweden at first weakly matched their idea of \ideal country house. But after a major renovation, the family spends every free minute…

Today we have a small Scandinavian cottage, which is very similar in format to our dachas: a modest wooden house, low ceilings, wood lining and a bedroom in the attic. But even in these conditions, Swedish designers managed to create their signature cozy soulful atmosphere. We especially liked the kitchen: open shelving, an old stove,…

This wonderful home near Goteborg looks like a typical traditional Swedish cottage and seems to be at least 100 years old. But in fact, this is a new house, built just a couple of years ago – the architects just very successfully stylized it old. Well, inside the owners Malin and Markus created their own…

The French influence in Canada is very strong, and this applies not only to the official language, but also extends to culture and art. Not surprisingly, Canadian designers and architects often draw inspiration from French design, and they like to name their projects with the beautiful words château or chalet. Today we just want to…

This Swedish apartment has a lot of simple but pleasant solutions that make the interiors so bright and lively. First of all, this is a polka-dot sofa in the living room – it became the highlight of the apartment, and also set a light and cheerful tone for the entire home. The kitche interior, inspired…

Our last post this year is about an unusual, but very beautiful and wonderful home in festive decoration. Lotta and Matthias made an old chapel of the 19th century their cozy country nest. A charming white fairy-tale facade with lovely porch and a spacious living-dining room with a high ceilings are the benefits the couple…

In winter, it seems that a fairy tale comes to every Swedish cottage. Traditional village homes in Sweden themselves look like from a distant past, and the traditions of  Christmas decoration have a very strong influence on the life of local residents. Take, for example, this beautiful 19th-century farmhouse in the south of the country…

What is a ‘winter idyll’? Perhaps, many of us will say that this is a wooden cottage with a fireplace and cozy interiors surrounded by snow-capped mountains. It is just such home that we will talk about today – photographer Lisa Flood recently purchased and renovated an old wooden house at the foot of the…

Floral wallpapers are a very important element of Scandinavian design, which was originally an attribute of country cottages, but now they are often used in the design of urban apartments. Therefore, it is not surprising that one of the most famous manufacturers of such wallpapers – Boras Tapeter – comes from Sweden. The company popularizes…