{"id":3098,"date":"2025-05-17T22:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2025\/05\/17\/the-dinesen-family-house-a-historic-renovation-for-danish-design-royalty\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T22:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T14:26:00","slug":"the-dinesen-family-house-a-historic-renovation-for-danish-design-royalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/th\/the-dinesen-family-house-a-historic-renovation-for-danish-design-royalty\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e23\u0e30\u0e01\u0e39\u0e25\u0e14\u0e35\u0e40\u0e19\u0e40\u0e0b\u0e19: \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1a\u0e39\u0e23\u0e13\u0e30\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e27\u0e31\u0e15\u0e34\u0e28\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e27\u0e07\u0e28\u0e4c\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e48\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e14\u0e19\u0e21\u0e32\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e01"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Dinesen doesn\u2019t shy from tradition. He\u2019s the fourth-generation owner of Dinesen, a Danish company that has been specializing in custom wood floors since 1898. In 2004, Thomas and his wife, Heidi, bought a historic Danish longhouse in southern Jutland with the intention of returning it to its former glory. They called on architect J\u00f8rgen Overby, a seasoned restorer, to help them reclaim the home\u2019s original character, which, as the architect explains, had been lost over time due to unfortunate interventions. The interior was updated for a \u201chistoric minimalism\u201d look, as the owners say. Here\u2019s a look.<\/p>\n<p>N.B.: The house is the former residence of the Dinesen family and is being converted into the Dinesen Country Home, which will be an exclusive guest house for the company.<\/p>\n<p>Photography courtesy of Dinesen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7085300582937349064.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The 240-square-meter (about 2,600-square-foot)&nbsp;house is a traditional southern Jutland longhouse (S\u00f8nderjysk g\u00e5rd), a type of 18th- and 19th-century farmhouse characterized by a thatched roof with the longest side aligned to the street. It was constructed in 1880, just 18 years before Dinesen was founded.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1161493504456869813.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The kitchen was designed by J\u00f8rgen Overby\u2019s studio, which worked with a local carpenter on cabinetry; the appliances are from&nbsp;Smeg.   <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8205603234113593005.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: Tolomeo&nbsp;Clip Spot Lights run along the brass kitchen rail, illuminating a backsplash of handmade ceramic tile and countertop of Dinesen Douglas fir.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6578842323832592916.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The custom dining table is made from Dinesen Douglas planks. Overhead illumination is provided by Tobias Grau Oh China Lights; the oil painting is by Jens Birkemose.   <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8111822664707715552.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The floors throughout the house are from Dinesen\u2019s Douglas Collection, Douglas fir treated with lye and white floor soap. Dinesen floor planks are known for being usually wide and long; these are 12 inches wide and up to 26 feet long. The round sculpture is by German woodcutter Michael Moosmann-Pfaff in Douglas fir.,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3972566858614152908.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A custom Douglas fir bench. Overby updated the windows and floors of the building to simplify the exterior and modernize the interior. The ceiling beams are original to the house, painted pale green.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8180956540714618595.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The house is warmed thanks to&nbsp;radiant heating;&nbsp;historically, residents traditionally spent their time in the only heated room in the house (the living room, called the&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>D\u00f6ns<\/em>, heated by a freestanding wood stove).<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5523483695463399225.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A living space on the main floor is decorated with modern furniture and textiles. The new door to the outside is double-paned glass reinforced with metal.   <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7510909000083086666.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: One of the two alcove bedrooms features a black quilt and two paper pendant lights (for something similar you can source Ikea\u2019s Varmluft Shade on Amazon).<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3162938276581438935.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A B\u00f8rge Mogensen Spanish Chair and sculptures collected by the owners.     <br \/>Above: The second bedroom features a custom headboard and a&nbsp;Thomas Pedersen Stingray Rocker.     <br \/>Above: The headboard is made of Douglas fir with an integrated shelf and desk. Tolomeo lights make another appearance, this time they\u2019re Wall Spot Lights.   <\/p>\n<p>,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3269032570169529230.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The downstairs bathroom door is painted in tonal off-white with a high-gloss finish.,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8452381873956120182.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The bathroom design mimics the look of the kitchen, with the same handmade tiles, wood counters, and brass pulls.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3741431991870194627.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A small office space off one of the bedrooms has a vintage secretary desk, a vintage armchair, and a Bestlite BL 6 Wall Light.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2826459730730155862.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: An outdoor table made of Dinesen Douglas fir.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1448063236060382658.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The gravel driveway to the Dinesen house.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3234127176147527322.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: A bucolic scene in the Danish countryside.     <br \/>Above: The house from the rear, with a yard extending into surrounding grasses and forest.   <\/p>\n<p>For more from Dinesen, see our posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Uncluttered Life in London<\/li>\n<li>Steal This Look: A Star Chef\u2019s Scandi Kitchen<\/li>\n<li>\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e23\u0e31\u0e27\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e33\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e1b\u0e14\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e4c: \u0e1e\u0e37\u0e49\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e49\u0e32\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e23\u0e04\u0e4c\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e43\u0e19\u0e42\u0e04\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e19\u0e40\u0e2e\u0e40\u0e01\u0e19 \u0e42\u0e14\u0e22 Garde Hvals\u00f8e<\/li>\n<li>Kitchen of the Week: The Dinesen Wood Kitchen<\/li>\n<li>Steal This Look: A London Bathroom Clad in Dinesen Wood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on August 11, 2017.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Dinesen doesn\u2019t shy from tradition. He\u2019s the fourth-generation owner of Dinesen, a Danish company that has been specializing in custom wood floors since 1898. In 2004, Thomas and his wife, Heidi, bought a historic Danish longhouse in southern Jutland with the intention of returning it to its former glory. 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