Wednesday, April 16, 2014

The magic of old Finnish houses

Have you ever wished to get an invitation to an beautiful old Finnish house?
Now you have your chance. 
Author Pia Maria Montonen and photographer Niclas Warius made a book Rakkaudesta vanhaan taloon (In love with an old house) that opens to you the charm and soul of those old houses kept and preserved with love and respect by their new owners.
They have understood to protect the originality and history of the house which means also that you have to accept it´s minor defects. OK, the leaking roof has to be repaired but floors can perhaps stay a bit slanting...
Because you do not own the old house, you just  take care of it for future generations.
The interior of Pia Maria´s summer house. The house was drawn by her own grandmother.
The owner of this kitchen knows how to give a new life to old things. Pans and pots are hanging from a rack found in the attic.
The muted blue colours create a peaceful tone to the photographer´s own tiny house.



Pia Maria Montonen – Niclas Warius: Rakkaudesta vanhaan taloon (Maahenki), 192 pages.





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