No home like the other.

„If there was a way, our kitchen would probably tell the most exciting stories out of all places in our home. After all it is the place where we spend the most time with our family and friends, laughing, singing, talking, even arguing. Many problems have been solved around this kitchen table. Maybe it’s because this place has experienced so much in recent decades – the stone steps date back to the Middle Ages and were the actual entrance to the house back in the day. Makes me wonder what our ancestors were laughing, singing, talking or arguing about.“

„My grandparents loved the mountains. On weekends and if the weather was suitable, they would climb peaks way beyond the tree line, reaching heights that I could never ever imagine myself being able to. To them it seemed more like a walk in the park! I think that neither one of them has ever experienced the feeling of dizziness in their lives.“

„I could be years away from home and still know exactly what my favorite place feels like. The afternoon light, the sounds outside. How the old wood creaks to life around me as it is warmed by the sun. Every little detail. The only thing I forget here often enough is the time. That doesn’t happen to me anywhere else.“

„The sofa in the living room might be really stylish and comfortable, but let’s be honest: in reality we prefer lounging around on the aged wooden floor. We knew that the floor needed work done when it caved in after the carpenter stepped on it. While removing the planks we even found old tools underneath. They must be at least 100 years old we figured. Too bad the floor is unable to tell stories. Although… sometimes it actually does if you listen closely.“

„Sometimes it’s the mere sound of my neighbours’ footsteps on the old wooden stairs which make me fall asleep. Other times it could be reading a book. However, I never manage to read more than four or five pages before I nod off, no matter how suspenseful it might be. There were times when I was having troubles falling asleep – today I sleep like a log. And every morning after I wake up I clearly remember every dream I had. Clearly the bed has been placed in the perfect spot in our home.“

„Growing up at home I remember a wood burning tile stove being the centerpiece of our living room. To us kids this stove was the center of our universe during the cold seasons. After having spent hours outside tobogganing, chilled to the bone we would return home and sit around the stove all cuddled up and comforted by the heat the stove was emitting. Those memories have taught me at a very tender age what home means to me. Eventually the stove had to be torn down. I was fortunate enough to be able to save one of those dark green tiles as a keepsake. I ended up inaerting it into my living room wall. Now and even though it’s just my imagination, whenever I put the palm of my hand on this particular tile I feel the same warmth we felt back then as kids.“