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Carl Larsson's house

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i recently saw an exhibition of carl larsson's (one of my childhood favourites) work here in munich were they had also recreated rooms of his house. he and his wife karin developed a very special style that became well known and is still influential today (last but not least through ikea)

the light and warm tones and the mixture of decoration and clear shapes are so appealing:heart:

pictures from http://www.carllarsson.se/

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the house

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the dining room
 
the drawing room
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carl larsson's bedroom
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karin larsson's bedroom
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oh my! i love this stuff. i love homes. one of my favorite things is going to open houses, especially when the owner's stuff is still in them :lol: thanks for sharing this estella - i love those bedrooms! that bed :woot:
 
Oh, I remember going to his house as a kid, like ten years ago..
It's very swedish.
 
.francesca said:
oh my! i love this stuff. i love homes. one of my favorite things is going to open houses, especially when the owner's stuff is still in them :lol: thanks for sharing this estella - i love those bedrooms! that bed :woot:
:o fran - you voyeur !! ^_^ I have a friend that does that every weekend - despite having found and bought her dream house
 
It pretty much defines what we think of as Swedish [design] today, in no small part thanks to Karin (and Carl). ^_^

I love it. The drawing room is my favorite.

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"The Flower Window", watercolor painting by Carl Larsson
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StellaMare said:
Oh, I remember going to his house as a kid, like ten years ago..
It's very swedish.

I've been there too as a kid, I remember my mum dragging me there :lol:
 
His house is beautiful ^_^. It looks almost like a life-sized doll-house :blush:.
 
Leviathan said:
It pretty much defines what we think of as Swedish [design] today, in no small part thanks to Karin (and Carl). ^_^

I agree, I think the Larssons really has had a tremenduous influence on Swedish style. The simplicity and use of colours and fabrics. Many of the furniture and fabrics were really traditional even at his time (you can see a lot of 18th century influences and "folk art" for instance). It was a clear break from the stuffy, velvety, heavy homes of the time.
 

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