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Ingemar Gustafsson of Nässjö, Sweden, is a recent addition to the TinyHouses.net world-wide correspondence network. As a comment on the popular American tradition of houses painted red, some of which are represented on this web site, he wrote this letter and sent a picture of a classic tiny house: “So, you like red Swedish houses! What about this one? You’ll remember the photo from 1937 with my grandfather and me (the second, black and white picture). This is where he lived, together with his wife and four children, one of which was my mother. It was called Krökesbo, Forserum on the railroad between Nässjö and Falköping. "The house was about 10 meters from the railroad and had just a tiny kitchen and an even smaller room. Under the kitchen there was also a small cellarage, which you could reach from the outside. You can see the two small cellar hatches in front of the house under the kitchen window. “Especially during the First World War they were very short of food. So they had to keep their own pig and hens and grow as many potatoes and vegetables as possible. “I did not sleep very much the first nights I visited my grandparents. It sounded like the night trains were coming right through the house! But after only a few days you got accustomed to the noise. “Yes, you are quite right about the photographer’s position. The picture from 1937 was taken just a few meters further to the right! I think you can see a little bit of the house roof in the upper left corner of that photo. By the way: Do you know, why so many Swedish houses are painted red?” To get the real information about why Swedish houses are painted red, visit the web site of Falu Rödfärg. It might make you want to build something just so you can paint it! http://www.falurodfarg.com/ Nässjö grew up because of the SJ, the Swedish National Railroad. It's no wonder their town sign is a giant replica of a station master's baton. | ||||||||||
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