We had a tiny "faluröd" / swedish red cottage on our little allotment ground before and it was falling to pieces. So we decided to build a new one. I saved the door and the two windows with glazing bars. The cottage is the same size plus 1 meter wider for a garden tool store with entrance from a dubbel door on the right. On the left of the door we bought two old windows to have a glass corner, it´s helpful when pre-germinating and also a wonderful wiev out in the garden (thanks Per for the idea). The width of the only room inside is exactly the length of a bed. Perfect for relaxing and to bring a cup of tea. The garden is about 20 meters from our appartment just across the street and then a path in to the allotment area.
It would have been a hard time for me to manage life in an appartment without this garden. (I´m really a forest kind of a person.)
We painted the house with falu black paint. The windows and frames are sun-yellow and gold-ocher linseed oil paint.
Here some pics from the inside. My husbands pics from the allotment garden.
I´m so happy that we conducted this life-affirming project!
A huge Thank You, to the ones involved!
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Å, så vackert. Både stuga och trädgård. Eldar på min desperata längtan efter vår och sommar. Vad lätt det är att andas när allt är grönt. Och vad kallt det är att finnas i allt det vita.
Thank you so much for sharing Hanna! I love the plans. The door is my favorite. I like the placement of the windows too. I would love to have a cottage like this on the property here. We also love to keep gardens and could use a garden shed as well. I dream of having a separate studio cottage with surrounding gardens or a conservatory/library.... or BOTH! ....someday :)
Maybe if I draw up plans too it will come true.
Gina, if You draw up plans Your dreams are more likely to come true :)
Elisabeth, I guess that goes for summer plans too, to draw them up :)
IT is a charmed little cottage! I have also been so curious why the cottages in Sweden are red. It is a preserving sort of paint? I like that you chose the dark with sunflower windows. Your little bugs look cozy inside the sunflower's kernel. I'm not sure I could survive in an apartment. Lambs aren't allowed!
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