Vising the old Lang Trade House, turned into a cafe and boutique hotel in Raahe is the highlight of my Christmas holiday!
As a lover of old wooden houses and owning one myself, I’m always interested in visiting tastefully restored and renovated places. This cafe in Raahe has been on my list since I heard about it and now was a good opportunity to drive there to meet my god daughter and friends.
It takes a lot of money, effort and especially good taste to restore an old property like this, hats off to the owners. Everything from the materials and colours down to mismatched china and bathroom latch has been carefully curated to fit a house worthy for a wealthy merchant in the late 1800 to early 1900. Which just happens to be my favourite aethetique ever and I now have a lifelong project of turning my own home into something similar.
Right as you step in there is a little basket full of Aino and Reino booties to change into if you are wearing winter shoes with studs on them, so you don’t damage the old wood floors.
Dark red wine curtains, muted green wood trims and ochre yellow wallpaper, lit with crystal chandeliers and candles, just pure perfection.
Contrary to the modern down right stupid open-consept houses, the old ones have lots of little rooms with doors in between to control temperature, noice and have privacy. One of the rooms here has a little shop with mostly artisan gifts and tasteful touristy stuff.
Inspiration for a (distant) future kitchen renovation.
The most beautiful cash register ever!
I’m not selling anything but I want one.
There were quite a lot of people in the main part of the cafe so we retrieted to the back of the house where I assume lunch is served and can also be rented for parties. We are also introverts so there’s that.
Savoury pies first, the next round was cake with friends once they got here too.
Seems a really cozy place. Merry Christmas! 🙂
It was so cozy and since I didn’t decorate for christmas at home this was such a beautiful set up.
what a place! it is like stepping back in time, I love it
Not pictured but one of the coolest things is that the ”maids” wear dresses and aprons fitting for that time period.
wow!! awesome, the world needs more places like this
Ok, stick Lang Trade House on the list of places to go when I get up there.
You are gonna need at least a month to have enough time to visit all the good places!
Let's just round it up to six months.