Summer cottage by Hjälmaren

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"The goal was a peaceful house with traditional elements, and to let the nature outside take center stage." - Anton

Welcome to our newly built summer house by Hjälmaren. The goal was a peaceful addition to the family's summer house for the next generation.

The focus on durability and a natural feel made the choice to paint with egg oil tempera and linseed oil obvious. The coloring, combined with traditional details, became effective tools to create the atmosphere we wanted.

What was the goal of building the house?

As the family grew, more space was needed in the summerhouse to continue to let this be the gathering place in the summer for the next generation. With children and grandchildren spread across Sweden and the world, the 7+ new sleeping places in the house provide the opportunity for several families to spend time here at the same time.

How did you go about choosing the colors?

The goal was that the whole would fit nicely with both the surrounding nature and the main house, therefore the color choices were important. From the grey-green walls in the main room which give a calm feeling with a focus on the window area, to the project to combine colors with the wallpaper in the bedrooms. The coloring was really a creative process and we are so happy with the results.

Why did you choose to paint with egg oil tempera, linseed oil paint, mud paint?

We wanted to give the house a natural feel, and Egg Oil Tempera's matte luster was therefore perfect. The colors are also very vivid and shift nicely into different shades depending on the light. The facade in Gysingegrä Slamfärg and Linseed oil paint on the windows, doors and the toilet also went perfectly with the traditional style we wanted.

How did you go about getting a traditional style on a newly built house?

We were very pleased with the recycled red doors we put in. They gave just the older and more traditional feel we were after without feeling out of place. The choices of details such as fittings, electricity, interior in traditional style further contributed to the feeling we wanted. The details felt important during the entire construction process in everything from wood and color choices to smaller interior details.

Main room with nature in focus

Directly inside the entrance you are met by the large window area in the main room. In order not to take too much attention from the view of the sheep pasture and the water, the green-gray color Pärlemorgrå 9-604 was chosen for the walls. A light color that contributes to a calm feeling in the room. The view is framed with the red windows in 100% Burnt Terra and moldings/lining in S2502-Y .

The ceiling was also painted in the mother-of-pearl gray series to create harmony, but two shades lighter and in glaze, which makes it still stand out clearly, which gives a more airy feeling.

Bedroom for long summer holiday mornings

The colors in the bedrooms are based on the wallpaper. In the first, the Foxglove wallpaper from Boråstapeter which is combined with the wall and bunk bed in Bergslagsgrön 5-620 . The slightly greener color than the main room goes well with details in the wallpaper and the older red door to the bedroom, which is repeated in the house.

In the second bedroom, we went for a darker, cozier feel. Floral wallpaper here too ( Dahlia Garden from Boråstapeter) which is combined with Toned Copper Brown 6-432.

Details in traditional style

To achieve the traditional, older style we wanted, the details became important. Fittings such as chamber locks, door knobs and key plates on the recycled classic red doors.

In many other choices such as electricity , interior design and decoration , the traditional style was kept to create a common thread throughout the house.

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