Colourful rooms
Simple furniture.
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The Carl Larsson House, known as Lilla Hyttnäs, is a home in the village of Sundborn near Falun in Dalarna, central Sweden, about 9 km from Falun in a straight line. The artists Carl and Karin Larsson lived here from 1889 to 1912. The couple received the little house, built in 1837, from Karin's father in 1888, began spending summers there in 1889, and moved in for good in 1901. They turned the simple cottage into one of Sweden's most famous homes, in a style of their own shaped by National Romanticism and the Arts and Crafts movement. Since 1946 the Larsson family has run it as a historic home and museum, and in September 2025 it was named part of the Swedish cultural canon. Karin Larsson designed much of the furniture and wove the textiles and tapestries in bright colours and bold designs, giving the interior simple furniture and clear colours, a break from the heavy, dark furnishings of the day. Outside, the buildings show yellow and red timber walls and large red-framed windows in a green garden by the water. Visitors tour the decorated rooms and wander the garden and village. Summer suits a visit best, and it pairs well with the nearby Falun copper mine.
Simple furniture.
Bold designs.
By the water.
Lilla Hyttnäs, Sundborn, near Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
Karin Larsson designed much of the furniture and textiles.
The Falun mine.