"Happy House", idyll Vaxholm/Resarö

About the house
Gradually and gently contemporary renovated and extended archipelago house was built in 1911. The house is characterized by the old archipelago style with a spacious and light feeling, due to its ceiling height, large, mullioned windows, and light colours. The glass veranda, our grand open fireplaces which reach up to the ceilings, together with the light wooden floors really does its thing. We have chosen to decorate the house with a mix of new and old furniture, mostly in light nature colours. From some of the house´s windows you can get a glimpse of the fjord Trälhavet, situated about 75 mts from our ground plot with a shared swimming jetty and sandy beach, and is where we usually go for our morning and evening swim. Beautiful and lush part of the town with primely broad-leaved trees.

The house was extended in 2007 and during spring 2016 the new fitted kitchen, along with a new WC on the first floor was done. Circa 210m².
During spring 2020 the wooden floors in the living room were sanded, and give a bright and lovely impression.
The first floor: 2 bedrooms, WC (newly built in 2016), living room/TV room and a balcony with partly sea view together with wonderful afternoon and evening sunshine.
Bedroom 1: Master bedroom with a double bed.
Bedroom 2: Double bed.
Possibilities for a spare bed in bedroom 1 and/or 2.
Mezzanine floor:
Entrance: Glazed double doors, stone floor, light grey wood panelling, wallpaper.
Living room with a suite, dining area in bay window, glass doors and the open fireplace ”Hulda” from 1911.
All tiled bathroom built 2007.
Bedroom 3: Double bed.
Ground floor (basement plan):
All tiled bathroom with sauna, utility room with 2 washing machines and tumble drier. Built in connection to the extension in 2007.
Separate entrance to the basement out towards the garden.

The garden
Lush garden with sunshine all day, partly surrounded by an old fashioned red wooden fence with yellow double gates towards the town road. Garden with lawns, gravel path with an edge of paving stones,” welcoming flowerbeds”, Whitebeam hedges and lilac hedges, apple trees, birch, oak trees and willows, cosy seating together with terraced flower beds. Sundeck with sunbeds with sunshine from midday to late afternoon in a private spot. Stone paved patio with lovely evening sunshine and dining furniture and barbeque.

About the area and environment
Resarö, Vaxholm, Stockholm archipelago. The fjord Trälhavet with active boat traffic. Unique environment with house in turn of the century style together with a” pavilion building” from the end of the 19th century, where the islanders still meet for lunch in "Malins Paviljongcafé", sometimes listen to concerts, hang out, play boules, tennis etc. In the neighbourhood is the” Gamla Ångbåtsbryggan” (the old steamboat jetty) with a shared pier ladder, sundeck, and small sandy beach. Area with very little traffic.

We who live in the” Glada huset”
We who live in the house are Peter, Lotta, Alex and Annie Palmqvist (18-55 years old). We love our house and have gently renovated and extended the house on our own and together with well-skilled craftsmen since we moved into the house in 2000. We feel great about other people filling the house with life and laughter while we are travelling during summer and sometimes over Christmas and New year.

Surroundings and excursions
Resarö
• ICA supermarket and basic restaurants are available on the island.
• Circa 500 mts from the house is an operating boat jetty where the boats/ferries Vaxholmsbåtarna stop and depart.
• On the island there are several swimming spots, the nearest swimming jetty 75 mts from the house. It is 2km to the island's largest swimming spot with a cubicle, sandy beach, bathing jetty and playground.
• Near tennis, boule, swimming, and jetty. Booking if 2 tennis courts (gravel, hardcourt) via matchi.se
Vaxholm/Bogesund
• Circa 5km to Vaxholm. Bicycle path available all the way. Bus from Resarö ICA supermarket (bus stop Ytterby, via Engarn to Vaxholm).
• Vaxholm have a large supply of small shops, restaurants, cafes, ice cream bar, bakery, supermarket, Off license shop together with interior design shops, clothes shops etcetera
• Vaxholm is also the hub for the regular archipelago traffic to mid and northern archipelago. Lovely day trips are Grinda, Sandhamn, Finnhamn and so on.
• Bicycles and canoe rental at Eriksö camping, circa 3km from the house.
• Vaxholms Biografen (Cinema) available in Vaxholm.
• Bogesundslandets Nature reserve with area for country walks, swimming, café and Bogesund Castle.
• Vaxholm Golf club with 18 hole course.
• Bogesund riding stable.
• Medical care centre and pharmacy available in Vaxholm.

Stockholm
• Near Stockholm (32km), circa 30 minutes by car, 35 minutes by bus, or an hour by boat with Vaxholmsbåt.


Other
• Two interior design articles about the house have been published in Dagens Industri and Aftonbladet. Contact the landlord for a copy.
• Mobile telephone coverage.
• Fibre optic cable available.
• Smoking inside is forbidden.
• Pets are not welcome.

Welcome to the Glada Huset (Happy House) kind regards, Palmqvist family!


Road description:
Road description:
Although Resarö is an island at the heart of Stockholm archipelago, you can easily access the island by car, as the island has a leased circuit connection to the mainland and Vaxholm.