Period Living

LONG SUMMER DAYS

Until 10 years ago, there was a simple boathouse on the spot where the Pousette family’s second home now stands. It’s easy to see why Knut and his wife Catherina were keen to transform that boathouse into their holiday home; the picture-perfect location speaks for itself.

Set on the island of Värmdö in the Stockholm archipelago on the banks of Lake Vämlingen and surrounded by almost 300 acres of land,

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