Dos Visit Heike and Erik
Ever since the bridge between Malmö and Copenhagen was built it has become quite common that Danes move across the sea for a house in Sweden.
The house prices are a lot lower here and thanks to bridge it is really easy to commute.
And I have visited one couple who did exactly that.
Erik and Heike, a Dane and a German, who met each other via the internet – on a discussion list about Douglas Coupland, author of their favorite book Generation X. After a couple of years of off-topic mails, they finally met each other in real life,as Heike traveled from Germany to Denmark, and they have been together ever since.
Heike found work in Copenhagen and the couple moved in to a small house just 3 kilometers from the Copenhagen airport.
It did not take long for them to grow tired of the noise from the airport, and they both felt they wanted out of the city.
And some years later, in 2007, they found their dream-home in beautiful Skåne, Sweden.
Today, after three years of renovating the house and completing all paper work that comes with moving to a new country,they feel that they have landed exactly where the wish to be.
In fact, the only thing they can think of when I ask them if there is anything that they miss, are some of the more odd local foods from Denmark and Germany, that they cannot find here.
And that is sertanly not a big deal when you’re in a country, that has concepts like godis (sweets) and bästis (best friend), as well as very lovely grannar (neighbours)! Heike tells me.
For work, they both commute to Copenhagen every day where they work with communication and the web, and have had interesting job-titles such as “web consultant”, “communication specialist” and “editor”.
They blog – more seldom than they would like to – about living in Sweden as a Danish-German couple here: svenskhus.wordpress.com
Click the image below for the whole slideshow or the small thumbnails for single photos.
Me Loves it!
I like their home very much. But then I like every house built of red tiles even if mine is an old wooden one
Danes and their way to interierate fascinates me. It makes me want to move there……Bye for now.
I love these Dos visits. Thank´s
<3 underbart!
flott!
Oi what a dreamy place. I’m in love.
ohh this is just a delightful visit!
Oooh, jag gillar massvis. Vilket härligt hem.
I picked up some little ideas ! I really like those visits ! Thank you…
What an inspiring home!
Really creative and fun.
i’m always so happy when there is a new dos visit!! i am coveting the sun room (or even just the sun as i live in the UK!) and the head plant pots… mmm…
Fantastiskt inspirerande, som vanligt!
Så himla fint!
Verkligen verkligen fint, både bilderna och inredningen!
very cute couple, charming home
I especially like that room with the coloured crochet blanket and the map of Scandinavia. The blueish painted pottery hanging against the wall is funky as well!
härligt hem. jag älskar salt och peppar-ströarsamlingen!
Galet hemtrevligt!
Lol, the sun house in the garden is really funny!
Lovely house.
as always absolutely wonderful, I love the english look of the outside of the house and get really inspired by the inside,thank you for sharing.
Love/malin
Very nice home…i love it!
http://bodieandfou.blogspot.com/2010/05/milas-bedroomfinally-finished.html
what a gorgeous home they’ve made. So many creative touches.
Vilket underbart hem. Keramiken, rottingfåtöljen, “punschverandan” etc, etc. Wow!
Jag älskar dina besök! Grymt inspirerande!! Vet du var man får tag på tavlan med Keep calm -texten? En sån skulle jag behöva ha ibland
What a lovely home! This is what I aspire to, for sure!