A former lighthouse keeper's cottage on Gotland

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">One of the things I love about writing My Scandinavian Home is I come across homes such as this one, which engulf me with inspiration and I know they will you too. This former lighthouse keeper's cottage is one of them. Located in Visby on the island of <a href="http://www.gotland.net/" target="_blank">Gotland</a> off Sweden's east coast, this family summer cottage has been beautifully renovated using white, greys and dusty pink and breathtaking views out to see. Safe to say, I could spend my summer here, how about you?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho77rSmynvrDwHAC35jK52TKLkqFXJDr7Fnm_dqOlhQRe2ti6gXZEP86Ydn3wPBwkIlycj2DhPu70T8P64CirukZp36yeh_x3YGC0i335Z-hnTCUqVrprAkCNl5LQBZ_m_KlLg5dJdkY/s1600/gotland1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho77rSmynvrDwHAC35jK52TKLkqFXJDr7Fnm_dqOlhQRe2ti6gXZEP86Ydn3wPBwkIlycj2DhPu70T8P64CirukZp36yeh_x3YGC0i335Z-hnTCUqVrprAkCNl5LQBZ_m_KlLg5dJdkY/s1600/gotland1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4gUBmJGiAbhEF2rdTPdwhZu3n7d_6qn-I-yidJ2TinrX3mMu6oTRk5EdbRI7DF55WZsLpMalSPVU9MA3u-XipPKB6JDAw79WMwL_xeRa-MGdLBHL42cMA94FNt2DWfgRFg89wRGKT2wE/s1600/gotland3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7MOycDj1Le74lXPJo07chV4VYxZuhHIbLw1n-pdzDqWNoJhOfDnpq3PZNg3KF3OQVEOkWNqz26Ze5HL_tj8-P8DnnyIZHo-fJKd1TP7ABMQdPqs6bgPXksNAhyK7NWQMgiIPidUpP-I/s1600/gotland2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7MOycDj1Le74lXPJo07chV4VYxZuhHIbLw1n-pdzDqWNoJhOfDnpq3PZNg3KF3OQVEOkWNqz26Ze5HL_tj8-P8DnnyIZHo-fJKd1TP7ABMQdPqs6bgPXksNAhyK7NWQMgiIPidUpP-I/s1600/gotland2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photography: <a href="http://www.ingerstedt.se/" target="_blank">Jonas Ingerstedt</a> (shared with kind permission) via <a href="http://casadelcaso.blogspot.it/2014/05/scandinavian-appeal.html" target="_blank">Casa del caso</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What do you love most about this home?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each year my parents visit us from London and take my little girls away somewhere for a treat. Last year they had a fantastic time on the Danish island of <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/denmark/10353634/Denmark-Bornholm-a-Danish-paradise.html?fb" target="_blank">Bornholm</a> and this year they plan to go to <a href="http://www.gotland.net/" target="_blank">Gotland</a>. I think I'm going to have to pack myself in their <a href="http://www.trunki.co.uk/" target="_blank">trunki</a>, I've been waiting to visit Gotland for years!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're not convinced, <a href="http://littlescandinavian.com/2014/04/27/dreaming-of-a-swedish-summer-holiday-discover-gotland/" target="_blank">this post</a> by <a href="http://littlescandinavian.com/2014/04/27/dreaming-of-a-swedish-summer-holiday-discover-gotland/" target="_blank">Little Scandivian</a> will have you sold. It's such a breathtaking island with so much to see and do, plus you get to rent holiday homes like <a href="https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/534929" target="_blank">this one</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've shown so many beautiful homes on Gotland before including this stunning <a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2012/07/swedish-summer-home-on-gotland.html" target="_blank">summer cottage</a>, a <a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2013/10/a-gotland-retreat.html" target="_blank">Gotland retreat</a>, and a<a href="http://www.myscandinavianhome.blogspot.se/2011/10/soaking-up-converted-gotland-brewery.html" target="_blank"> converted brewery</a>.  Could you imagine restoring your own home here?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a lovely day!</div></div>

A former lighthouse keeper's cottage on Gotland

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