A Finnish home in the Hamptons
14 Monday May 2012
Written by MrsLamberth in inspiration, Inspirational homes
Tiina Laakkonen, a former model and now a fashion stylist grew up in Imatra, a small town in Finland. Now she is living in the Hamptons, creating a home that looks very true to her roots.
The house, she says, is “full of Finland.” Laakkonen and Rosen travel there twice a year, and every room contains the spoils of their shopping sprees.
A bench off the kitchen displays her collection of rice porcelain from the 1940s. There are quilts, also Marimekko, from a vintage shop in Helsinki, and rugs made by her sister-in-law. The wooden floors are painted the gray of every farmhouse in Finland.
“A stylist is all about having control over a manufactured image,” Laakkonen says. “Here there is no attempt to do something visually clever, just to make it a home.”
8 comments
May 14, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Lovely space, particularly like the forth picture.
May 15, 2012 at 7:05 am
It’s beautiful, love the butterfly wallpaper!
May 15, 2012 at 7:14 am
The wallpaper is amazing. So beautiful!
May 15, 2012 at 11:18 am
I do love those grey tones. The living space (last pic) is wonderful and the bedroom exudes simplicity.
May 15, 2012 at 7:14 pm
Such a beautiful place…. I really love the bedroom and the livingroom… this place is really to love…. :-)
May 16, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Oh my! The colours are wonderful. The home is nice and cozy. I love what Laakkonen says about not doing trying to be visually clever and instead just focus on making it a home :)
I can’t stop looking at the last picture…
Xx.
May 17, 2012 at 11:19 am
such a beautiful and visually stimulating space!
incredibly drown to the picture before the last… must be the vertical lines of these chairs, the tote bags relaxingly resting there, the window bringing in gorgeous light and that lamp… oh that lamp!
highlight: that adorable ash grey enormous kitty standing on the chair!
also loving the rug and art wall… a little too much for my personal style but appreciate it for how perfectly it works here.
much love going on ; )
xo
June 22, 2012 at 3:17 pm
…this is the house of my dreams… x