Villa Wessel has a new roof

Our Norwegian house project: a log house from 1898 that we bought in a derelict state in 2017 with the wish to transform it into its former glory. The big project this summer was to change the roof, to replace the old with fresh, new wood shingles. 16,000 shingles to be exact which all have to be laid, one by one, and hammered using one nail on each shingle. Our labour of love in other words -...

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Introducing ‘My Norwegian home’ Villa Wessel!

Having a country home has for a very long time been a dream we've had and this January we finally made the jump, put in an offer for a gorgeous house in Norway. Our bid was accepted and just like that we had became house owners, of a nearly 300 sqm large wooden house built in 1890. 'Villa Wessel' is situated in Trysil, Norways largest ski resort, only 2 hours drive from Oslo airport. The house...

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