2019-08-01_25_Beautiful_Homes

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laraTengbomhadbeenliving

andworkinginthecentre

ofStockholmforyears,

butalwaysharboureda secret

ambitiontoowna summerhousebythe

sea.‘Itwasa lifelongdream,’shesays.‘The

Swedisharchipelagolandscapeis amazing,

allcraggycliffsandpinetrees.Thereare

around25,000islands,allwithinanhour’s

driveofStockholm.Myparentsandbrother

alreadyownedhousesthereandI liked

theideaofbeingclosetomyfamily.’

Thenfatetooka hand.‘I wasvisiting

DenmarkonholidaywhenI sawa Danish

kithouseI reallyliked.I instantlyfellin

lovewiththesimplicityofthedesignand

I especiallylovedthelargewindows,’says

Clara.‘Ironically,I comefroma familyof

architects;myfather,Svante,is anarchitect

andI’dalwaysassumedhe’ddesigna house

formeoneday.SoI askedhimwhathe

thought.Happily,hesawthepotential

ofthekithouseatonce.Myparentsalso

gavemea plotoflandtobuildthehouse

on,soI decidedtotaketheplunge.’

Clarathenarrangedtovisitthefactory

ofEBKHuse,whichmanufacturesthekit

housesinDenmark.‘I alsoneededspace

formytwogrown-upsons,KarlandNils,

andwasconfidentthat,witha fewsmall

tweaksandadjustments,thehousewould

suitourlifestyleperfectly,’saysClara.‘My

maingoalwastocreatetheidealspace

forhangingoutwithfamilyandfriends.’

Workingcloselywithherfatherand

themanufacturers,Claramadeseveral

modifications to the kit house’s basic

FAVOURITE ITEM‘I love my extendable dining table because although it appears

LiviNgAreA

thezebra-printrug

addsa funtouchto

Clara’sscandischeme.

‘i boughtthechairsat

auction,’shesays.

Zebra-printcowhiderug,

£390,hiderugs,is similar.

Listerbycoffeetable,£135,

Ikea,hasthislook.wilma

creamandbirchwood

pendantlight,£65,

habitat, is a match

1 DiNiNgAreA

theearthytonesof

thewindowframes

anda juterug

echothewooded

areaoutside.

riyaextralargewoven

juterug,£249,Made.

com,is comparable

2 KitCHeN

Whitesurfacesgive

Clara’skitchena

spaciousfeel.

Voxtorpcabinetdoors,

£60each;Säljan

laminateworktop,

£40fora 1.86mlength,

bothIkea,area match.

Cuskofloatingshelves,

£9each,b&Q,have

this look

3 sNug

Ablue-and-white

schemeensuresthis

tucked-awayroom

hasa timelesslook.

greysheepskin,£59,

woolroom,is similar.

hemnesdaybed,£240,

Ikea,wouldworkwell

4 NiLs’

BeDrOOM

usingthecladding

ontheceilingdelivers

a smartfinish.

Milfordbedspread,

from£100,thewhite

Company,would

complementthis

scheme.rubin

mediumlantern,£349,

heal’s, is a match

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