Houzz Tour: Sweet, eclectic style in a Swedish Home

Houzz Tour: Sweet, eclectic style in a Swedish Home - Patterned walls, vintage furniture and exotic accessories have given the Swedish midcentury home a new life for a family of six. Cat and James Brewis moved from London to Sweden there are more than 10 years and immediately started looking for a house outside Uppsala, Sweden. The couple, who had lived in France and Indonesia, wanted a blank slate to be filled with their eclectic furniture and infuse with their playful style. "We found this dingy little house with a beautiful setting, Cat said. "There was no competition on auctions! I hated the ugly house, but James saw great potential. Today we like

Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here Cat 4 Brewis and son. husband James currently lives and works in Indonesia
Location Marielund, Sweden
This is interesting A dining room cabinet is made of wood from a battleship cast.

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The house Brewis is located in the small, idyllic Marielund village. This place at the lake is only about 70 other houses and was originally a summer vacation spot for the store owners in Uppsala. Most houses were built in the early 20th century, and Cat wanted to ensure that the architecture of the house reflects the style. "The goal was to go in existing homes in the early 20th century, but in an original way," she said

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James left much of the decoration Cat up, she chose the majority of fabrics and wall coverings for their home. They had most of their furniture previous homes, and Cat incorporated a mixture of french, Indonesian and Swedish parts.

Couch million mat: Ikea; coffee table, bench teak Bali

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The unique fireplace is an old tiled stove - kakelugn in Swedish - as Cat and James were given by a neighbor and had refinished. stone bricks inside the stove are heated by fire and retain heat long enough to keep the house warm for the day. The house was originally a (the ruins they found in their garden) but it had been removed years before and replaced with more modern radiators.

Wallpaper: Designers Guild

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Cat and the first real home of James together was in Jakarta, Indonesia, much of their furniture is Indonesian. This magnificent buffet was made by one of the friends of the couple to Bali.

Buffet: Papipoto

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The bright and open dining room has a mix of textures and treatments for a warm effect. The cabinet in the corner is made of old pieces of oak of a Swedish battleship 18th century. The ship sank just outside the hometown of Cat, and many of these pieces of oak - blackened by salt water - were purchased by a local carpenter

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dining chairs are all old Dutch antiques couple located in Jakarta. Cat had painted them and in distress.

Rug The Conran Store chairs, table Indonesia

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cooking is preferred chat room in the house - access from the bedroom to the dining room, lounge and garden means it can cook and keep an eye on the kids while they play or do their homework.

Bench: Indonesia; wallpaper: Designers Guild

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Cat with her kitchen all with pieces of Ikea. She was able to customize oak worktops and simple white cabinets in the exact style and layout she wanted.

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with four boys, durability and storage were the most important priorities, but Cat also wanted a clean and simple design that could work with the architecture of the house.

Counters, cabinets, shelves, bar stools: Ikea; range and hood Miele

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When the family moved in, the house was still fitted with its original kitchen outdated. After a year of living with devices down, Cat renovated the lower floor of the house. Five years and two children later, the family ran out of the room and began another restructuring to extend the living space.

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With inside the almost full house, Cat can not wait to start renovations on the expansive outdoor property. Possible future projects include a workshop, a play house, a garage and an apple orchard. She also hopes to build an outdoor patio double doors from the kitchen and converting an old barn into a guest room. And his boys would like a pool. "We are at the stage where our plans are still forming and dreams are under discussion, she said.


Photo: Lisbet Spörndly

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