This mansion, built in 1799, is located near the small Swedish town of Hudiksvall, with a population of just over 15,000 people. Its special feature is its proximity to the Gulf of Bothnia. You can walk to the coastline, which is highly valued by the locals, in just…
Sometimes you come across homes that deeply touch your soul. You look at the pictures, imagine how people used to live here and still live today. You notice the objects and things, wander from one room to another… And you fill up with a special kind of warmth…
When you walk through the historical center of a big city, sometimes you wish you could see through the walls. Just looking at the beautiful facades of old buildings as a tourist feels like living in a distorted reality. What really lies behind those centuries-old walls? How do…
This one-room apartment probably can’t boast about having an unusual or designer interior. The renovation is simple, and the furniture is pretty basic, meeting the needs of its owner—a woman living alone, without a husband, kids, or pets. But the unique layout of the apartment is definitely worth…
You wouldn’t just stumble upon this old wooden house by chance. It’s tucked away in the middle of fields and forests, deep in the Swedish countryside—far from big cities and main roads. There are only a few other houses nearby, and that’s pretty much it. For groceries, the…
When you step into this small Finnish cottage, it feels like you’re stepping back in time. Flowered wallpaper, an old stove, mid-20th century furniture… And in the kitchen, instead of modern appliances, there’s a samovar and a hand-cranked coffee grinder. The old-fashioned interior is the work of the…
I love watching how simple people live — what kind of houses and apartments they have, how they arrange their life, what furniture they buy, and how they make their modest homes cozy with affordable things. Such stories always inspire me — first, you can find interesting ideas…
There are some houses and apartments that just stay in your mind. And this house, I’ve been thinking about it for days — looking at photos and imagining the family that lives there. How they have breakfast in the dining room with blue wallpaper. How they light the…
Today, I’ll tell you about a couple who rent an apartment in Helsinki. They renovated it at their own expense and furnished it with second-hand items bought at flea markets and through ads. “Our friends asked why we were renovating someone else’s property. For us, it was natural.…
It’s not often that you meet people who voluntarily move from a big city to a village. Those who make such a drastic change in their lives often face misunderstanding from relatives and criticism from acquaintances. The main complaints are that the parents didn’t think about their children,…
