New York Times/ Great Homes & Destinations
“Light and airy, with white walls, wooden surfaces and furniture by some of the great names of European design, Hans Kristian Clausen’s living room is simplicity itself. With a view framed by larch, spruce and pine trees, Mr. Clausen seems to be surrounded by Nordic serenity.
Except, of course, that he is in Edinburgh.
It was the sense of Scandinavian style that first attracted Mr. Clausen, 44, to this house in Morningside, a southern suburb of the Scottish capital — an attraction that he says began when he set foot inside the frosted glass front door in 2003. “With my Norwegian heritage, and having been brought up amongst Scandinavian style,” he said, “it felt like a homecoming.” Designed in 1959 by James Morris and Robert Steedman, the Scottish architects, and built for 2,000 pounds, the house holds a prominent place in Edinburgh’s recent architectural history. Among the country’s pioneers of clean, minimal lines, the architects envisioned…”
