Thought #1: it would be really nice to see one of these places when it's sunny and the gardens are in bloom.Thought #2: caption for this photo should be "little brothers are weird".
Today's field trip was to Mölndal and Gunnebo Slott. Built in 1792 as a summer house for the richest man in Sweden, it is Sweden's Versailles. All the interiors are neo-classical. The plaster work is magnificent. It was designed to look like an italian villa, complete with a separate orangerie in its day which housed many exotic plants including lemon trees and pinapple plants.
Every room was designed to be different - each has its own chair design and fabric. No 2 ceramic stoves are the same. The planking in each room is also lain in a different pattern. While opulent, we found the rooms to be smaller than we expected. All perfectly proportioned, but smaller. Perhaps we've been spoiled by touring Versailles and Tjolöholm and palaces, and of course living in our lovely @1880 flat. What a difference to design a hundred years can make.
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