When I very first visited Sweden at the tender age of nine, I totally fell in love with my Swedish friends’ summer season cottage. It was every thing you would affiliate with the Swedish summer: a picturesque red and white cottage surrounded by woodland, lakes and the sweet scent of roses. Oh, and possibly the odd mosquito! When I stumbled across Alex and Erika’s place household on-line yesterday, it took me straight again to that summer season! Affectionately regarded as
Gubbetorp, Alex and Erika’s croft is located in the lovely Östergötland countryside and has been lovingly restored a single place at a time. The pair share a passion for antiques, vintage finds and up biking all of which incorporate to the attraction of the room. Below are a several snapshots from right before and just after the renovation – including ikea hacks, out of doors loo and all!
Kitchen area ahead of
Kitchen right after
Sitting area before
Sitting area soon after
The pair peeled back again the laminate ground to uncover a wonderful wooden floor – what a fantastic discovery! Wallpaper from
Böråstapeter provides a cosy contact to the home and aids attract character indoors.
The corridor before
Hall after
Alex and Erika picked up an IKEA chest of drawers for a song (100 SEK – or 8 quid!) and painted it in a tender gray-green.
Rabarber 1792 wallpaper provides a vibrant come to feel to the place.
Outdoor bathroom prior to
It is really not that unheard of for Swedish cottages to have an outside loo with no operating drinking water. I not too long ago stayed at Helen’s charming location which was the very same! It took me again to the days I expended Grandmother’s residence. Granny Ruth had an outside and indoor loo. We never ever applied the out
door just one as it was normally total of spiders!
But the kinds I have expert in Sweden are so significantly fresher – specifically soon after a make-over!
Outdoor loo
Erika and Alex have totally spruced up their outdoor bathroom – introducing wood panelling which has been painted in the exact hue as the cottage interior.
They’ve also included home comforts these as a hand towel, magazines, fresh new wildflowers and maybe most importantly – a vintage h2o tank for washing arms.
The standout piece although, has to be the superb antique dresser – it provides this kind of a homely touch!
What a variance!
Their backyard garden is only magical – particularly in summertime. It has me dreaming of midsummer (which is only 8 months absent!) and lengthy summertime times alfresco!
I hope you relished this in advance of and soon after characteristic as a great deal as I have!
If you would like to see more snapshots from Alex and Erika’s house head on in excess of to @gubbetorp.
You might also like to truly feel motivated by other idyllic Swedish summer time cottages right here:
Here is to a sunny, carefree weekend forward!
See you Monday mates!
Niki
