curmanvillas

Looks more like a study and possibly a place for some snacks.

I know for certain that this is a corner of the diningroom in one of the houses, "Storstugan" in Lysekil. I have been there. It looks the same today. Carl Curman was my great grandfather./ Ebba Curman

ebbacurman: Oh, thanks! That kind of expertice you represent is the absolutely best one! Thanks! As far as I remember the villas still belong to the Curman family, is that correct? / Lars L

Yes, the villas belong the ancesters of Carl Curman and are run as a company. Theys still look nearly exactly the same as when he died. It is as if you are staying in a living museum. Quite spectacular. The exterior has been renovated quite recently in a very careful way, where one tried to resemble the look of the villas from the beginning, with the exact colours and so on. /Ebba Curman

Another great image my friends, to take a digital stroll in a house more than one hundred years back, to sense the consciousness of this time and among the affluent. Thank you!

Lots of space !

Here are some translated notes about the interior decorating:

"Carved dragons and snakes adorn the villa, and bold colors are used throughout the house. Carl and Calla decorated their home as it looks today. There are Primitive Norse swept furniture, textiles and paintings and everything is very well preserved. In the house's largest room, the high loft room, there are wall paintings with motifs from Edda's story (Eddans berättelse). "Peasant textiles adorn the ceilings in most rooms. The furniture with drakslingor is in oak and designed by the artist August Malmström (painter of "Grindslanten")."

How interesting. I did think the wall paintings looked like they depicted the viking era! And those amazing chairs as well, with the dragon motifs.

grytlappar: The 17 paintings around the room are made by the Swedish 19th Century artists Hanna Winge and Mårten Eskil Winge, assisted by Molly Rothlieb. They illustrate the Old Norse Saga about Sigurd Fafnesbane. The hero Sigurd kills an evil dragon by name Fafne, and so on... /Anna B.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sweden before 1945, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

haha they look like twins !!