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Anna and Martin's Tiny Handbuilt Cottage Floating on a Swedish Lake |
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"I've never tried that before, so I'm sure I'll manage it" - so said Pippi Longstocking, and these are the words Swedish florist Anna Starrén and her husband Martin live by. Martin had always dreamed of building a floating cottage from which to explore the lake beside their country home. And when his friend passed away, he put all his effort into turning his dream into a reality. Read on to discover more!
The starting point was to build a floating pontoon (measuring 5 x 10 metres), upon which the little red and white cottage (measuring 4 x 3.5 metres) was built. The pontoon is attached to the mainland using a series of mooring lines.
The house has everything you might need for a relaxing day by the lake including a sleep loft, sauna, isolated floor, wifi, fridge, gas stove, shower, water converter, shower, dry loo, binoculars, bird book, ceramics for 10!, a coffee maker and an anchor!
Oil lamps are dotted around the little cottage, providing light and heat. The cottage is also powered by 2 x 160 solar panels and a 3x 90 amp battery.
The kitchen, sofa and ladder have all been hand built to fit the space.
Anna says: "building this house is one of the best things we've ever done, it's become our year-round refuge."
Come winter, the lake freezes over and the little cottage becomes a perfect spot for ice bathing.
A whole is cut into the ice so that they can still take a dip after a sauna.
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News source: My Scandinavian Home
Publication date: 21-09-2022 16:11
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