little houses of Iceland old and new

Thursday 23 August 2012

If you have been following my blog for a while you will know my love for little old houses.
Having just returned from a trip around Iceland, I have some Icelandic houses old and new to show you. Hope you find the interiors and exteriors as inspiring as I did.








 Icelandic farmers stayed in these grass covered houses - this one was built in the 1860's, some were still lived in until the 1930's.



 beds for life- they were extendable both width ways and length ways




 The loom was in the attic room

 all the farms had their own church


 bottom was made from stone, and top part was made with peat so very insulated. But they must have got very cold (and dark) in the winter.

 we had hot chocolate and fresh pancakes here, it was soooo beautiful



this man is now in his 80's and still lives there.
 modern houses are painted in beautiful ice cream colours- and mostly made from corrugated aluminium.












some Icelandic tapestry



 Little houses for the little fairy folk
 I love the colours of the paint they used.







 I saw quite a few of these intricate beaded pieces in the churches

 a moden cafe in Reykjavik 



9 comments:

  1. Katie23 August 2012 at 17:26

    Ditto

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  2. Chez Chouke24 August 2012 at 00:01

    Dear Donna,
    That was so inspiring, thank you!

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  3. Evie24 August 2012 at 01:44

    amazing! i am in love with all the charming details here. thank you for sharing this wonderful part of the world : )

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  4. Finurligefinesser24 August 2012 at 05:45

    I LOVE!!! Iceland, and definitely want to go there again....It has a very special atmosphere, that I havent found anywhere else yet. Very inspireing pictures, thanks :-)

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  5. Merja24 August 2012 at 07:55

    Lovely set of photos. Very inspirational colors!

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  6. Unknown24 August 2012 at 17:28

    Were you in Iceland! Recognized many of the places you were :-)

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  7. Dominique25 August 2012 at 02:30

    Very nice...a beautiful journey through time !!

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  8. Unknown25 August 2012 at 23:20

    Wow, they are so little and old. What a great source of inspiration. What a great trip. Thanks for sharing your Icelandic photos. I love all the old furniture and the simple and cute trims and colors on the houses and buildings.

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  9. Unknown3 December 2012 at 19:46

    This little houses looks wonderful. Glad I came here and saw your fantastic blog. You are very creative also. You did an incredible job. Thank you and keep posting.

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