: : the next few weeks for me will be spent here, on Sa Tuna beach in northern Spain. And in Sweden with family & friends. happy summer! Ill be back with lots of photos to share.
posted by red.house at Wednesday, June 24, 2009
:: a swedish designer in america...bringing you pieces of design inspiration from both sides of the atlantic. red.house is home to me, like every house in Sweden, painted red with white trims. The red pigment was a bi-product of the mining industry in Sweden. They turned it into paint and called it Falu Rödfärg. It was the cheapest and most accessible paint. This all happened a long time ago but the majority of the houses in the Swedish country side are still painted red. Nothing says home to me like a red house ::
4 Comments:
you are so lucky!
enjoy yourself :-)
Det ska tydligen vara underbart. Jag hade planerat att åka dit i Maj men var tvungen att ställa in. Jag hade hittat ett underbart litet hotel nära stranden. Berätta gärna hur det var.
Hej, vilken fin blogg su har. blev riktigt inpirerad!
Uppdatera!/Sys
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