VOGUELIVING.COM.AU 165‹‹ “We thought we would miss the city life more but we love it here, it’s
a nice mix,” he says. It has inspired them to open an 11-room hotel and
restaurant next year. “We hope that visitors will meet other visitors
and artists the way we have appreciated hanging out,” says Baltzar.
Kristina is running the project, converting two former cow and
horse stables circa 1770 with massive 1.2-metre-deep walls and ancient
arched iron windows into a quietly luxurious haven. She’s using oak
from their forest for floorboards; there’ll be flowers from their garden,
eggs from their hens and organic produce from their farm. All this
and a powerful sense of place and history enlivened by thought-
provoking art immersed in nature. Says Kristina, “It’s all about letting
people live the life we have here.” VL
Visit wanas.se.“We thought we would miss the city life more but we love
it here, it’s a nice mix” — Baltzar Wachtmeister
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