Tjena vänner! Another Monday has rolled around, but it’s slightly different here. Our eldest daughter has returned to school. Two down, two to go! One thing that has stayed the same: I’m still dreaming over beautiful homes far and wide. Especially ones that are for sale! Do you enjoy looking at local real estate too? Now, I wouldn’t call this one local (I think 600 km is a stretch for USA even) but it IS dreamy – and definitely worth interrupting Per’s coffee break (”hey P, how about moving here?”). Dating back to 1915, this beautiful Swedish country home is around 45 mins from Stockholm and part of a row of red and white houses which wouldn’t look out of place in Astrid Lindgren’s ‘Children of Noisy Village’ (my kids would fit right in!). The large spacious rooms have been decorated in soothing muted tones which look out over the snowy countryside. In springtime, the melting snow makes way for lush green rapeseed fields which turn a vibrant yellow come May. Enjoy the tour friends – who knows, this might just be your next home! 

So beautiful! 

I love the golden winter light – and would happily sit out there on the terrace for a social distanced gathering, how about you?

Are you tempted to move right in? If so, you can find more details here – including pictures and layout (I know sometimes it can be hard to figure this out from the pictures). 

Since we need to ease ourselves into the week gently, I couldn’t resist digging out these incredible Scandinavian country homes from the archive. Time to put those feet up! 

Ilkka’s charming rural home in Finland 

Wishing you a wonderful start to the week!

Niki

PS before Christmas I mentioned I’d planned to introduce a new MSH column about readers homes. I plan to kick this off at the end of Feb – and I need your help! Do you have a room in your home you’d love to share? If so, please e-mail me a picture (a JPEG at least 750 pixels widen- this interior photo guide is helpful) with a little info about why you love the room and any key details (furniture / accessories etc) we’d all find helpful. Tack så mycket! 

Tjena vänner! Another Monday has rolled around, but it’s slightly different here. Our eldest daughter has returned to school. Two down, two to go! One thing that has stayed the same: I’m still dreaming over beautiful homes far and wide. Especially ones that are for sale! Do you enjoy looking at local real estate too? Now, I wouldn’t call this one local (I think 600 km is a stretch for USA even) but it IS dreamy – and definitely worth interrupting Per’s coffee break (”hey P, how about moving here?”). Dating back to 1915, this beautiful Swedish country home is around 45 mins from Stockholm and part of a row of red and white houses which wouldn’t look out of place in Astrid Lindgren’s ‘Children of Noisy Village’ (my kids would fit right in!). The large spacious rooms have been decorated in soothing muted tones which look out over the snowy countryside. In springtime, the melting snow makes way for lush green rapeseed fields which turn a vibrant yellow come May. Enjoy the tour friends – who knows, this might just be your next home! 

So beautiful! 

I love the golden winter light – and would happily sit out there on the terrace for a social distanced gathering, how about you?

Are you tempted to move right in? If so, you can find more details here – including pictures and layout (I know sometimes it can be hard to figure this out from the pictures). 

Since we need to ease ourselves into the week gently, I couldn’t resist digging out these incredible Scandinavian country homes from the archive. Time to put those feet up! 

Ilkka’s charming rural home in Finland 

Wishing you a wonderful start to the week!

Niki

PS before Christmas I mentioned I’d planned to introduce a new MSH column about readers homes. I plan to kick this off at the end of Feb – and I need your help! Do you have a room in your home you’d love to share? If so, please e-mail me a picture (a JPEG at least 750 pixels widen- this interior photo guide is helpful) with a little info about why you love the room and any key details (furniture / accessories etc) we’d all find helpful. Tack så mycket!