#also many of the reconstructed houses in skansen had art and murals on the walls
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concerningwolves · 9 months ago
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Throwback to the time I stood inside a reconstruction of Cappelenstugu, a house where every single surface was painted with rosemaling, and nearly burst into tears because it's so fucking beautiful. The pictures I can find on the museum website don't quite do it justice, but it's just. staggering. artist Olav Hanssen did this around 1800, in an enclosed space without reliable strong artificial light, and covered every single surface in gorgeous, intricate artwork (featuring Adam and Eve hiding after eating the apple, among other things).
Looking at Scandinavian interior design and thinking about how much cooler the world would be if the nordic countries took the South American approach to decor
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