Original title
Husdrömmar
Released
1/27/2014
Origin country
SE
Genre
Reality
Production companies
SVT
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
12
Number of episodes
108
What happens when you choose to realize your big dream of a house? How does that affect your life and relationships? In eight programs we follow eight dreams of houses - villas, penthouses, new buildings and renovations.
Tommy is a carpenter and Frederica is working with interior design. Together, they have already built their dream house. But now they do it again. And this time it will be even bigger, even more luxurious, even more Hollywood. An archipelago south of Gothenburg, 600 square meters and 10 rooms, where the children each receive a luxury room, which later can be converted into apartments. But how do you create a new dream home when you already built one? And you can really get a soul in such a big house?
The 8th season of House of Dreams (Husdrömmar) follows several exciting projects and also revisits house projects from previous seasons. Among others, the container house in Tranås from season 6, a run down chapel turned into a family home and how nature can help frame a tasteful house.
Revisiting the container house in Tranås, since last time it has been camouflaged to match the surrounding forest! We also revisit the small fire station in Österlen that now has grown out if its original shell and Anne gets bad news from Amber and Uffe who participated last season. And finally, Gert and Karin Wingårdh have finished their new built barn house on their farm in Äggdal.
On a beautiful spot by a forest lake, Jon and Jenny are tearing down their current house to make room for their grand dream house that Jenny has drawn on her own during maternity leave. However, it looks more like a child’s drawing if you ask Gert Wingårdh! But Jon and Jenny are not giving up, how hard can it really be to draw and build a house?
Exactly 100 years ago the chapel in Strömsberg was built, and now it’s being sold by the Swedish church. The buyers are Josefin and Ilias, who want to turn it into their summer house. The run down chapel will now be transformed from a church to a cosy family home, if that is even possible?
Casper and Elin, both 23 years old, have bought an abandoned old school house in the village of Billesholm. It’s a run down house that they want to turn into their palace, but the money is tight and neither of them have even owned a house before. Instead they have to learn everything about renovating a house - DIY style.
Daniel and Jeanette have found the perfect nature plot not too far from Gothenburg and here they want to build a tasteful low-key house for their family. But how does a newly built house fit seamlessly into nature that has been evolving for thousands of years? This turns out to be much more tricky than they imagined.
Pernilla has lived all over the world with no steady home but now she seeks more peace and quiet for herself. In an old brick house in Österlen she wants to create a meeting spot for family and friends - and all the different rooms in the house are being renovated with a specific inspiration from places she has visited all over the world. How will her dreams and ambitions come to together in the house? Will she find the peace and quiet she is looking for?
Linus Fernström was an elite ice hockey player but was injured during a game and was told that he will probably never play ice hockey again. Instead Linus decides to fulfil his dream of drawing his own house with a magnificent view for him and his family. It turns out to be a house that Gert Wingårdh has a hard time to believe Linus has drawn on his own without any prior knowledge.
Andrea and Jonathan think their live too large, but most of all too expensive - despite the fact that they live in a 30 square meter student flat. Andrea is studying to be an architect and wants to build them a tiny house that’s just 17 square meters! They don’t know yet where in the world they want to live, but with a house on wheels the sky is the limit, or is it?
In Kassjö outside Umeå, Erik and Laura want to build a house with an unusual technique – despite the fact that they have never built a house before. Their future home is to be built with straw bales and clay, and they have been preparing for years. The ambitious goal is not only a sustainable house but also an entirely new life stile – they want to become completely ,self sufficient. But one thing they do worry about – will they have the strength to complete it all?
The carpenter Andreas has built many houses but never one for himself and his big family. The dream about a sturdy house built in solid wood has long been set aside to make every day life work as half the family has ADHD. But there is a lot of love and finally Andreas and Jennie is set to go, high on a hill with a view over the river Viskan.
Gert Wingårdh and Anne Lundberg follow inspiring people that make their dream houses reality.
We revisit Linus and Karin in Stenungsund who now are impatient to remove the old house that blocks the view from the new dream villa. But does the house actually have to be torn down or could it be moved and get a new life? The house of the future in Östersund and the mountain cube in Västra Frölunda are also revisited and then there’s Andrea and Jonathans mobile tiny house, where is it now..?
By Helge å, outside Åhus, the restaurateur Gustav thinks he has made a real find - an abandoned starch factory, in total decay! With a starting point of no walls, floors or roof, this old factory ruin and the adjoining tied cottage is going to become Gustav’s dream home - and a meeting spot out in the open.
Anne Marit and Frode from Oslo have madly fallen in love with Värmland - and have grand plans for what is to become their new hytte by the glimmering lake. With the help of a famous architect from Norway, the dream is not only to build a cabin but maybe the most beautiful house in Värmland?
When the octagonal manor Södra Björnstorp burns down the whole community grieve the loss of the unique building. Only the outer walls from the 18th century remain and it is uncertain if the house can be rebuilt. But for Tuula and her children there is no alternative! But is it possible to recreate this historic 18th century building now, 300 years later?
Sylvia and Johan want to live a more active life in relation to nature, and they want their nature house to not only be stylish but also help them and their three small children in their everyday leisure activities. The house should also help nature, be built of natural materials and be a climate-smart dwelling. But it doesn’t matter how well prepared they are, they didn’t count on that nature can retaliate, in more ways than one.
For Björn and Görill moving to Söderslätt is not only a way to escape the rainy Bergen, but also a new chapter in life after their last house dream was crushed by a tragic accident. But before they even start building Gert turns their plans upside down.
After a desperate search for a house in their home town of Malmö, Imad and Nathalie changed their search criteria - and suddenly they had bought an entire property in nearby Landskrona instead! And for less money as well. Now the magnificent townhouse from 1901 will become more distinguished and also leads to many new discoveries for the new owners.
After numerous apartment renovations in Stockholm, Gabriel and Elin have now found their dream house - one of the desirable small row houses in Gamla Enskede. The plan is to enhance the historical values of the house but since it has such a small footprint Gabriel and Elin also want to dig into the basement to maximise the space - but then Gert sounds a note of warning!
When Jette heard that the incredible Villa Solbacken from the 1880’s were to be torn down, she put in an offer and bought it! But the old summer house outside Sundsvall could not remain there - no problem, because Jette wants to live down in Blekinge anyway. For the old house it becomes a sensational trip about 1000 km south and for Jette it’s a dream come true - if she manages to pull it off!
After many years of moving around in Stockholm it is time for Aleks to return home to Malmö to create a stable environment for himself and his two daughters. And finally Aleks gets to do exactly what he wants! The apartment at Gamla Väster will undergo a total makeover and become a vivid colour explosion where the social spaces are at the core - very far from the white homes he has lived in before. But to go his own way turns out to be a lot more difficult than Aleks had imaged.
Gert Wingårdh and Anne Lundberg follow inspiring people that make their dream houses reality.
Husdrömmar celebrates 10 years and throws a big celebration party with flashbacks and revisits to some of the most memorable house projects and particpants from previous seasons. We also follow Jette's continued journey with Villa Solbacken, a house she saved from being demolished in Sundsvall and had it moved all the way to Blekinge. Now Jette is aiming to complete the project and also open a café in the villa.
Anne Lundberg and Gert Wingårdh follow inspiring people that make their dream houses reality.
We meet former participants who are now finally finished with their projects. Or are they? And how are they, now that the house project is finished? Is everything working as it should in Erik and Laura's round straw bale house in Umeå? How many tomatoes is there room for in Johan and Sylvia's nature house in Lerum? And have Mea and Bruno in Fyledalen finally moved into their small little house on the farm?
Kim and Erik dream big. Together with Kim's sister and her husband and three children they have bought an old family farm in Dalarna consisting of 13 buildings in various sizes. Of all the houses, Kim and Erik decide to make the stable into their home. Part of the building can be saved, but how do you join together old and new parts and how easy is it actually to start up a modern family farm?
Vici and Peter long for the simple life. They are building their allotment house with a walking distance between their apartment and the preschool at Hisingen. They decide to do the exact opposite of what Gert says you shouldn't do with the construction of the house. Because you have to challenge yourself. And who cheap can you actually build using reclaimed building material?
When they move in, at least 40 people will be living together in Malmö. But before that can happen they have to renovate what once was a mental hospital into a collective house. The idea is that it will be a home where the community spirit is central, but where the individual also can take place. There are plenty of ideas, but how will it turn out and will they be able to agree when nearly 3000 sqm are under construction?
When a 103-year-old relative decides to give away their inheritance in advance, Simon and Therése suddenly have the opportunity to build their dream house in Trångsund outside Stockholm. It is a hilly and steep plot but instead of blasting away the bedrock they decide to build with nature and let the mountain dictate what the house will look like.
Anna and Joakim gladly does the opposite. When they started to look for a house on Tjörn eight years ago they first and foremost looked for a garden as they are both gardeners. Now that both the garden and the family have outgrown their small cottage on the lot they want to build a large and nice house, but it has to be completely adapted to the garden. How do you do that?
Season finale.
Anne Lundberg and Gert Wingårdh follow inspiring people that make their dream houses reality.
In this year's premiere, we return to some of our former house dreamers who continue their building adventures. Torkel and Ayla in Onsala face the challenge of completing their wooden pool - but will it really handle 30 tons of water? Amber and Uffe, who we remember from the old eternit house in Västra Klappe, never seem to run out of new projects. And in Raby we see Negin again, who is now ready to take a bigger hold on his charming general store.
Peter loves the Swedish mountains, with the silence and the stillness. There he has decided to go "all in" and build a log house for himself and his little dog Berit all by himself. Farthest at the end of the road in western Härjedalen. It simply cannot get any quieter than this. Now all that remains is to finish construction during the few months when there is no snow in Ljungdalen.
Join Petra and Olliver as they transform an old 400 square meter school into their dream home. They throw themselves over everything from floor to ceiling and create a colorful home. Olliver, who has a penchant for inventions, designs, among other things, a unique toilet paper holder. Their sense of quality even impresses Gert! But the high standard comes with a cost.
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