The Lundby Gothenburg - Göteburg...

the last time. The home of the Lundbys is completely furnished since a long time and so I wanted to make a last post to show this lovely house and its inhabitants:

I really had a lot fun with this house and also with my Lundby family, but now the time has come to say adieu and make other people happy :) If you are interested check my *bay!

There are a few more nice pictures of this fanatstic Gothenburg at my flickr - Enjoy!

Hugs, yours Nicola

The Lundbys become famous...

Last winter some students of architecture from the university of Weimar discovered my picture of the Lundby´s home at flickr.

They asked me if they could use it for the cover of a magazine they make, called "Horizonte" (Horizons). Yes, sure :)  - I was so proud they asked me! And don´t ask Mrs Lundby! She is still speechless being on a magazine cover! 

It´s a very interesting and special magazine and i didn´t read everything, but a bit of this and that... The layout and design is very stylish and there are a lot cool pictures and illustrations inside:

They used diffent kinds of paper and there are parts with folded pages - All in all the magazine is design at itself!

I really like the idea of this livingroom in a suitcase - maybe ít´ll be an inspiration to make one...

*Nicola

Christmas time is coming...

The Lundby parents are busy to prepare everything for christmas:

Mrs Lundby is wrapping the presents - here you can see her with a pull-along ducky for baby.

Mr. Lundby is going to write some christmas cards, but he´s still thinking about the right text.

Look at all the wrapping paper she bought :)

But who is peeking around the corner?! Naughty little Sabrina! Fortunately she can´t see anything and Mrs Lundby just pretends as if she does not see her...

Credits: The parcels and bags are from the Lundby advent calendar (2007), paper and cards are printies from TreeFeathers - Thanks I love them! The little pull-allong ducky and the nutcracker are tiny wooden toys i once bought at a Ore Montain advent market... Scissor unknown and so is the flowerpot - the rest is Lundby as usual.

I hope you all had a wonderful 3. Advent?! And please don´t miss the mini treasures wiki advent calendar! It´s as lovely as last year!!

Yours Nicola

Sometimes...

you can´t say no when someone offers you a real good deal, (even if you promised to yourself not to buy another doll´s house in the next time) ;D But I thought this opportunity will not come a second time and so I gave myself a belated birthday present ... and I also pampered myself because I´m a bit nervous about my operation :(

It took me some deliberations where to put it in my small livingroom, but I found a (good?!) solution and now the Lundby´s have new neighbours living in a Lundby Gothenburg/Lundby Göteborg from 1975. The house came with some lovely furniture, tiny things like plants & dishes and... a SWIMMINGPOOL! It will need some more furniture and so today I just show you a small peek of my livingroom slowly transforming into a dollshouse museum...

*Nicola

Mrs Lundby´s Birthday

A big surprise at Lundby´s Livingroom! Today it was Mrs Lundby´s birthday and look what Mr Lundby bought for her - a new sofa, armchairs & a matching table. That was her heart´s desire since years, because they used all the time the old furniture Mr Lundby had in his bachelor flat, before they married.

All children painted cute pictures for her and here you can see the family sing "Happy Birthday". Even baby tried to sing! Mr Lundby also gave a lovely fish sculpture to her. It´s made from murano glass like the little bird on the shelf.

Later on Mrs Lundby´s in-laws came to celebrate. They had a wonderful afternoon with coffee, cake and sparkling wine... Baby was happy too because grandma & grandpa came with Kerstin, the little cousin, and she played the whole afternoon with baby!

I tried to make some pictures with the new installed lights, but i´m not so happy with the result... Maybe i should better take the picture with the lights of :(

*Nicola

PS: Christine and Hans-Herman were busy the whole week, so they had no time for the little shopping tour at "Furniture & Antiques". But Mr Lundby brought the black lether furniture there to buy the new furniture and i guess Hans-Herman will like a livingroom with a black lether sofa & armchairs...

News from Lundby Village

yesterday afternoon when all the older lundby kids went out to play with friends, mrs. lundby decided to visit christine, because she wanted to know how the idea with the lonely hearts announcement worked out. (and she also was a bit curious about the villa - but pssst!)

fortunately christine was home after work and had the time for a little talk. she told mrs. lundby that she had another idea for the "menhunt"! when she bought the house she knew she has to rent out the lower part of the house, because she doesn´t need all the space and she also needs the rent. so she will make a announcement to hire out the appartement with a search for a male roomer - isn´t she clever?

christine´s dachshunds piff & paff were very interested in baby, but baby first was a bit shy... but look it tryed to stand on the sofa to get a better look on the dogs! mrs. lundby is very happy about that. baby often comes to briefly with four elder siblings and so it´s good to see, it is going it´s own way.

later on christine showed mrs. lundby the appartement. it´s crowded with furniture the previous owner left and christine bought with the house. she doesn´t like anything in here, but maybe the new roomer will use it first? she also needs a kitchen...

she also would like a man with a car - the garage is so empty! she is going to work by bike but she´s dreaming of a car, too...

when baby started to stand in the buggy to look for piff & paff, it was time to go home...

christine promised mrs. lundby to call her soon when she get´s some answers on the announcement.

on her way home mrs. lundby was thinking about the lovely big villa and all the space christine has just for her own needs and about the lovely modern lether sofas...

and christine went into her big house just with piff & paff at her side and thought about how cute baby was and that mrs. lundby is a lucky person with a lovely husband and a bunch of children...

and they both thought how good it is to have a friend!

*nicola

credits: the house is the lundby stockholm mansion, the most furniture are original lundby from the 70s, some from the 80s. dolls: christine/lundby, mrs lundby & baby/caco, so is baby´s buggy. piff & paff are playmobil. there is also an unknown birdcage in the corner of the livingroom (info´s about it are welcome).

Kaffeeklatsch at family Lundby´s home

ever since mrs lundquist (the woman we know as christine), moved to lundby village, mrs lundby wanted to invite her for a kaffeeklatsch, to welcome her and to get to know her a bit better. today is the day...

mrs lundby first was bit nervous, because mrs lundquist owns this big stockholm mansion and is a real business woman with her own immovables company, but after a few moments of unease she noted that christine is a very lovely and normal person.

they had some fruitcake & coffee and after that some sparkling wine... and here you can see them in an very cheerful admosphere :) mrs lundby couldn´t understand why christine was a single for so long and so they had the idea that she has to write a lonely hearts ad at the next newspaper...

meanwhile the lundby kids were going mad downstairs. mrs lundby asked the twins sabine & sabrina and peter & klaus to look for baby while christine´s visit. she layed a very nice table with cookies and juice for them and first everything was okay...

but then sabine, who is the more agile of the twins, freaked out! she began to immitate a guy from the last comedy show she saw on tv and climed up the chair to tell some jokes.

baby didn´t like that and started to cry...

so sabine had to stay at the girls room all by herself... nonetheless christine and mrs lundby had a nice afternoon and i guess it was the beginning of a great friendship :)

*nicola

credits: thanks a lot to tina from fimozauber, who made the tiny cookies and the fruitcake in lundby size for me!!

Das Lundby Göteborg Puppenhaus Teil 7.

the lundby "gothenburg" doll´s house part 7.

erstmal möchte ich euch noch danke schön sagen, dass ihr mir so viele liebe und interessante kommentare zu meinem letzten post geschrieben habt!

first i want to say thank you for all your nice and interesting comments to my last post!

die führung durch das haus endet im zimmer der zwillinge sabine & sabrina!

the guided tour comes to an end in the room of the twins sabine & sabrina!

die beiden bekamen das gewünschte etagenbett!

they got the bunk bed they desired for so long!

es ist das lundby etagenbett nr.7500 (neuheit im katalog von 1972) und es war beim haus dabei. ich liebe ja diese roten zudecken, die jemand so wie beim bett der eltern, zusammen genäht hat.

it´s the lundby bunk bed no.7500 (novelty in the catalog from 1972) and it came with the house. i love the red blankets someone sewed together like in the parents bed :)

und nun wird endlich auch das geheimnis um das set mit den sesselchen gelüftet....

and now i´ll finally disclose the secret about the set with the little armchairs...

ich habe es bei ebay ersteigert und hatte mich schon gewundert, das der tisch auf dem bild so merkwürdig aussah!

i bought the set at ebay and wondered about the strange looking table on the picture!

dank eines artikels in im "lundby letter" (das clubmagazin des " i love lundby clubs" ) weiß ich inzwischen, dass es sich um ein sogenanntes "kombinationsbord" handelt, welches im schwedischen lundby katalog von 1982/83 als teil der kinderzimmereinrichtung nr. 7508, gezeigt wurde.
thanks to an article in "the lundby letter" (the clubmagazine of the " i love lundby club" ) i know it´s a so called "kombinationbord" and it is presented in the 1982/83 swedish lundby catalog as part of the no. 7508 children´s den!

es ist also nicht nur ein schreibtisch, sondern auch ein schminktischchen und eine schaukel für zwei kleine personen - süß, oder?! zeitlich paßt das "kombinationsbord" eigentlich nicht in dieses puppenhaus aus den 70zigern, aber es gefällt mir so gut :)
it´s not just a desk, it´s a little girl´s vanity with mirror and a baby´s rocker for two little persons - cute isn´t it?! chronological this set mismatches into a house from the 70s, but i like it so much :)
der teppich war auch ein ebay fund - er ist von lundby und das rote einzelbett no.7264 (für gäste wie die kleine cousine) ist auch ein lundby bett aus meiner kindheit. der kleine kleine rote stuhl kam mit dem haus, hersteller unbekannt. vielleicht kommt er aus dem erzgebirge?! weiß jemand etwas über stühle wie dieser?! ich habe einige ähnliche wie meiner in anderen puppenhäusern gesehen.

the carpet was an ebay find, too - it´s lundby and the red single bed no.7264 (for guests like the little cousin) is a lundby one from my childhood. the little red chair came with the house and it´s unknown. maybe something made in the german ore mountains?! does any body know more about chairs like this one? i have seen several similar chairs like mine at other doll´s houses.
ich hoffe euch hat der vorläufig letzte "ausflug" in das haus der lundbys gefallen? ich habe noch andere lundby-schätze hier in meinem kleinen zuhause die ich euch zeigen möchte, aber ich weiß nicht ob ich das noch vor weihnachten schaffe??
i hope you liked the for now last "excursion" into the lundby´s house? i have some other lundby treasures here in my little home to show - but i don´t know if i´ll make it before christmas??
ganz stolz bin ich auch, dass elisabeth von der seite "schwedische puppenhäuser" meine fotos von meinem lundby göteborg puppenhaus unter der rubrik: lundby chronicle, in ihrem museum aufgenommen hat!

i´m very proud that elisabeth from the swedish dollshouses page took the pictures of my lundby gothenburg doll´s house for her museum! you´ll find it in the rubric: lundby chronicle.

eure/yours nicola

Das Lundby Göteborg Puppenhaus Teil 6.

the lundby "gothenburg" doll´s house part 6.



endlich zeit euch die etage mit den kinderzimmern zu zeigen! als erstes das zimmer von den jungs:



it´s time to show you the extension with the kids rooms! first the boys room:




peter & klaus haben das größere zimmer bekommen, aber sie teilen es auch mit baby und den zwillingen, weil dort einfach mehr platz zum spielen ist!


peter & klaus got the bigger room, but they share it with baby and the twins, because there is more room to play!




klaus versucht gerade zu verhindern, dass lumpi sich mit dem kätzchen streitet...



klaus just trys to prevent a fight between lumpi and the kitten...


sabrina liebt das schaukelpferd und würde am liebsten den ganzen tag schaukeln :)

sabrina loves the rocking horse and would like to swing all day long :)

die meißten möbelchen und das spielzeug der kinder sind noch aus meiner kindheit. das regal, die lampe und der nachttisch waren schon im haus. der teppich, die topfpflanze und den vorhang habe ich bei ebay gefunden. alle möbel sind von lundby. das babybettchen, das schaukelpferd und der laster sind von caco. die tafel und die sesselchen aus holz sind auch von ebay und zu diesen möbeln gibt es noch eine interessante geschichte, aber die erzähle ich euch nächstes mal...

the most of the furniture and the childrens toys are from my childhood. the bookshelf, the lamp and the bedside table came with the house. the carpet, the potted plant and the curtains are ebay finds. all furniture are lundby. the baby´s crib, the rocking horse and the truck are caco. the chalkboard and the little wooden armchairs are from ebay, too and they have an interessting story. more about this, next time...

ich wünsche euch ein schönes wochenende/have a nice weekend, eure/yours nicola

Das Lundby Göteborg Puppenhaus Teil 5.

the lundby "gothenburg" doll´s house part 5.

gleich neben der küche das hübsche rote eßzimmer mit der standuhr, mit dem ich schon als kind gespielt habe. neu dazu gekauft ist nur der lundby teppich. der lundby kronleuchter war mit beim haus dabei - aber ich möchte eigentlich eine andere lampe für das eßzimmer, weil diese nicht zum folkloristischen stil der möbel paßt.

next to the kitchen the lovely red diningroom with the grandfather´s clock, i played with as a child. i just bought the vintage lundby carpet. the lundby chandelier came with the house - but i want another lamp for the diningroom, because this one doesn´t figure with the folkloric style of the furniture.

das süße dala pferd habe ich neulich auf dem flohmarkt gefunden. der mann sagte es ist original aus schweden!

i recently found this cute dala horse on the fleamarket. the man told me it´s original from sweden!

das bad war schwer zu fotografieren, weil es kein fenster hat. ich habe meine alte badezimmer einrichtung von früher genommen um es einzurichten. mit dem haus zusammen kam genau die gleich einrichtung und so haben lundbys nun zwei waschbecken, was mit so vielen personen ja auch sehr praktisch ist! spiegel und lampe waren schon im haus. der teppich stammt aus dem selben konvolut, wie der im eßzimmer.

it wasn´t easy to take a good picture of the bathroom, because there´s no window. i took my old bathroom furniture from my childhood to furnish it. together with the house came the same bathroom furniture and so the lundbys have to sinks now, i think that´s very convenient with so many persons! the mirror and the lamp came with the house. the carpet is from the same mixed lot like the one in the diningroom.

im 6. teil meiner lundby-haus-story werde ich euch noch die kinderzimmer zeigen - ich hoffe ihr langweilt euch nicht schon?!

at the 6. part of the lundby-dollhouse-story i´ll show you the children´s rooms - i hope i don´t bore you already?!

eure/yours nicola

Das Lundby "Göteborg" Puppenhaus Teil 4.

the lundby "gothenburg" doll´s house part 4.

wie im wirklichen leben spielt sich auch bei lundbys alles in der küche ab...

like in real life also at family lundby nearly everybody is in the kitchen...

frau lundby hat gerade den tisch gedeckt und will mit ihrem mann in ruhe eine tasse kaffee trinken...

mrs. lundby just layed the table and wants to drink calmly a cup of coffee with her husband...

...aber peter spielt mit baby. (das arme kleine ding bekam niemals einen richtigen namen)

...but peter is playing with baby. (the poor lil´ thing never got a real name)

...und sabine und ihre kleine cousine spielen eisenbahn mit dem wäschekorb!

... and sabine and her little cousin are playing train with the laundry basket!

alle küchenmöbel (set nr. 9272 von 1972) und die lampe waren mit beim haus dabei und sind original lundby. babys hochstuhl und das kehrblech mit besen sind von caco und aus meiner kindheit. das rote kaffeeservice mit dem runden tablett sind aus dem puppenhaus meiner mami. mit einigen der anderen geschirrstücke, den blumen und dem wäschekorb habe ich auch schon als kind gespielt, aber woher sie kamen weiß ich nicht mehr. der brotkorb mit den brötchen ist von hennig und ganz neu.

ja, und was zum teufel macht dieser playmobil-hase (vom flohmarkt) auf dem küchentisch?!

all kitchen furniture (set no. 9272 from 1972) and the lamp came with the house and are original lundby. baby´s highchair and the dust pan and hand brush are from caco and from my childhood. the red coffee set and the tray are from my mum´s dollhouse. i played with the tableware, the flowers and the laundry basket when i was a child, but i can´t remember where they came from? the bread basket and the rolls are hennig and brandnew.

yes, and what the heck is this playmobil bunny (from the fleamarket) doing on the kitchen table?!

lg, eure nicola - yours nicola