Old Houses Old homes are filled with charm. Here on our theme page, you can peek inside charming wooden houses, log homes and lace-filled villas and be inspired by incredible renovation projects. Explore these homes and gather ideas! Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:20:16 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:20:16 +0000 Laminas_Feed_Writer 2 (https://getlaminas.org) https://www.kotona.com/themes/old-houses How the most beautiful house in town became Marianne’s: “I knew this glass-veranda house was my home” Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:20:16 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/glass-veranda-house-in-aanekoski https://www.kotona.com/articles/glass-veranda-house-in-aanekoski 0 Kristiina’s family log cottage hasn’t been altered in nearly 70 years: “This is what these cottages are like if you leave them be” Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:55:36 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/kristiina-backberg-log-cottage-in-pornainen https://www.kotona.com/articles/kristiina-backberg-log-cottage-in-pornainen 0 This idyllic “granny cottage” bursts with colorful wallpaper and flea-market finds Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:20:50 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/pia-lohikoski-granny-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/pia-lohikoski-granny-cottage 0 5 Finnish houses that will make you fall for red ocher Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:19:54 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/red-ocher-painted-houses https://www.kotona.com/articles/red-ocher-painted-houses 0 Monster renovation: a dilapidated cottage cost ten times more than expected—“We think of this as a cultural act” Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:13:46 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/monster-renovation-dilapidated-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/monster-renovation-dilapidated-cottage 0 From teardown to treasure—a crumbling atelier home stole Finnish family’s hearts Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:18:43 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-and-vesa-atelier-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-and-vesa-atelier-home 0 Eeva-Maija brought an abandoned forest ranger’s cottage back to life—“Everything here is still almost the same as before” Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:07:07 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/eeva-maija-lindqvist-crown-forest-rangers-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/eeva-maija-lindqvist-crown-forest-rangers-cottage 0 An 1880s wooden-house block changed Milla and Aleksi’s lives: “Location influences life more than a home’s interiors” Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:38:10 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/milla-and-aleksi-home-in-ruoholahden-villat https://www.kotona.com/articles/milla-and-aleksi-home-in-ruoholahden-villat 0 “The roof looks straight and I don’t smell mold,” Satu reasoned—then bought an abandoned house to make it her home Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:49:37 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/satu-tolvanen-renovates-an-abandoned-house-into-a-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/satu-tolvanen-renovates-an-abandoned-house-into-a-home 0 In their 1920s wooden home, Anna and Pasi let the floors creak: “These days people chase a perfect result by over-renovating” Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:31:37 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-and-pasis-1920s-wooden-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-and-pasis-1920s-wooden-house 0 What a tiny log cabin taught Finns Saara and Miika—“This place is great couples therapy for us” Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:42:45 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/saara-and-miika-old-log-cabin https://www.kotona.com/articles/saara-and-miika-old-log-cabin 0 Old bank’s swinging doors stole Emma’s heart: “We renovated for four years” Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:33:44 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-the-old-bank https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-the-old-bank 0 This gingerbread villa was supposed to need only minor cosmetic work: “At times it has pushed our financial and mental resources almost to the limit” Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:30:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-tallbo-gingerbread-villa https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-tallbo-gingerbread-villa 0 Saila-Mari bought a 200-year-old log house—charming textiles, furniture and tableware included: “It felt like I was truly meant for this house” Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:04 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/author-saila-mari-kohtalas-second-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/author-saila-mari-kohtalas-second-home 0 This wooden villa was a treasure chest waiting to be saved—with the Finnish president next door Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:14:02 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/wooden-villa-in-helsinki https://www.kotona.com/articles/wooden-villa-in-helsinki 0 Old miller’s cottage lit by candles—Finnish getaway that feels almost like a museum Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:04:35 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/reuter-millers-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/reuter-millers-cottage 0 Alone in her 100-year-old Finnish cottage, Emmi learns carpentry from YouTube: “I believe you should always try” Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:16:56 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/emmi-hanhikoski-finnish-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/emmi-hanhikoski-finnish-cottage 0 From old farm to idyllic retreat: Mia and Mikko’s hard work at Villa Mandala paid off Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:30:10 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-mandala https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-mandala 0 Villa Vappu’s candy-colored Christmas—“I’d always dreamed of a pink kitchen, and now it’s here” Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:15:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-villa-vappu https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-villa-vappu 0 14 Christmas-ready wood stoves—peek inside cozy Finnish homes Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:39:24 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/traditional-wood-stoves https://www.kotona.com/articles/traditional-wood-stoves 0 Christmas for nine in a former coaching inn where the tree glows across the whole downstairs Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:59:46 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-former-coaching-inn https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-former-coaching-inn 0 A blue-and-red Christmas inside a former infants’ ward—“The entryway chaos doesn’t matter, because none of us spends Christmas there anyway” Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:08:04 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-an-old-infant-ward https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-an-old-infant-ward 0 Gingerbread at the door, porridge on the stove: Christmas in a 1920s yellow log house Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:25:24 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-nousiainen https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-in-nousiainen 0 4 charming cottages—peek inside Finnish homes where Christmas feels a little more like Christmas Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:10:55 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/4-christmas-cottages https://www.kotona.com/articles/4-christmas-cottages 0 From big yard to city heart: Nana and Henri find an old-soul home—and more hours in the day Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:49:41 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/casa-grahn https://www.kotona.com/articles/casa-grahn 0 A house that sat empty for 35 years stopped Salla in her tracks: “I was only thinking about how to make it mine” Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:43:07 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-kokemaki https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-home-kokemaki 0 Christmas in a black farmhouse: “In the city, Christmas felt forced, while life in the countryside is more unhurried” Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:00:14 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-in-a-black-farmhouse https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-in-a-black-farmhouse 0 “This is the house of our dreams, an old lady we’ll cherish forever”: inside Marko and Tiina’s pastel log house with their triplets Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:25:36 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/a-pastel-log-house-for-a-family-with-children https://www.kotona.com/articles/a-pastel-log-house-for-a-family-with-children 0 A nostalgic Finnish Christmas at Villa Tilda: Ulla restored her family’s 1930s house as a second home Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:41:46 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-tilda-christmas https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-tilda-christmas 0 Classic Christmas in an old consul’s house: “In a big house, there’s plenty of everything—like three Christmas trees!” Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:35:04 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/consuls-house-christmas https://www.kotona.com/articles/consuls-house-christmas 0 An old fisherman’s cottage is Anne and Matti’s cozy winter retreat—with draft stoppers and old blankets keeping them warm Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:00:18 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/old-fishermans-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/old-fishermans-cottage 0 A cozy Christmas at the old vicarage: “These rooms have space for a wonderful family Christmas” Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:00:08 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmassy-old-vicarage https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmassy-old-vicarage 0 Nenna, 22, transformed a run-down post-war house into her first home: “There will still be enough work for decades” Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:32:58 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/nenna-jokinen-22-renovates-a-run-down-post-war-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/nenna-jokinen-22-renovates-a-run-down-post-war-house 0 Shining again: how a once-daunting equestrian estate fueled Anu and Manu’s dreams Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/old-equestrian-estate https://www.kotona.com/articles/old-equestrian-estate 0 At Jenni’s wooden house, Christmas means crafting and baking: “The wait doesn’t feel so long when there’s something fun to do together” Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:00:15 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-in-a-wooden-house-in-turku https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-in-a-wooden-house-in-turku 0 A storybook Christmas: inside Maria and Joonas’s wooden home Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:00:08 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/maria-and-joonas-wooden-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/maria-and-joonas-wooden-home 0 A mostly traditional Christmas at Minni’s shoe house: “There are no rules for Christmas” Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:00:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/minnis-shoe-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/minnis-shoe-house 0 Uncovering Toni and Kati’s hidden gem: “We were instantly charmed by the tall ceilings” Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:00:14 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/kissankulma-log-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/kissankulma-log-house 0 Jenna bought a 100-year-old log house: “At first, some were horrified, wondering how I’d manage such a demanding house alone” Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:00:19 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-in-manala https://www.kotona.com/articles/christmas-in-manala 0 From water lilies to dragons: exploring the intricate artistry of Finland’s traditional Jugend tile stoves Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:03:12 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/jugend-era-tile-stoves https://www.kotona.com/articles/jugend-era-tile-stoves 0