Property News · August 18, 2023

‘The kids love the freedom here’ – how we made the perfect Swedish summer house


With its recycled furniture and pops of colour, this Scandi beach cabin is a lesson in how to make vintage come aliveCathy Nordström’s summer house is a three-minute cycle from the beach in Torekov, a fishing village in Skåne, Sweden’s southernmost county. In August, when the schools are shut, it’s not unusual for Nordström to return from the shops to find eight bikes stacked up against the front of the house and a horde of sandy children inside. “It’s kids, Nerf guns and Lego everywhere, all the time,” she says. “But that’s OK. It’s a summer house: it’s supposed to be lived in.”Nordström, a Swedish textile designer, spent her early childhood in Surrey but even then would go to Torekov for the summer. In fact, much of her extended family have sommarstuga (a summer cabin or cottge) in the village. “As a child, I had so much fun here,” she says, “but as I grew older, I tried to rebel against the whole idea. It wasn’t until we had our own kids that I saw how much they appreciate their freedom here. They scream with joy whenever we arrive.” Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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