The idyllic
COUNTRY SIDE MILL
This timber framing mill, Køng Mølle, is pure idyll and it’s the home of Susanne, who’s 56 and an educated decorator. She’s been furnishing stores and private homes since 1987 and she’s furnished her own home in a simple, white style. She lives in this wonderful country side home along with her husband, Henrik, and their dog, Chili. They’ve been living here since 2007 when they moved out of Copenhagen. They immediately fell in love with the fantastic nature, the mill pond, the brook, the forest, the small mill house and the marvelous timber framing farmhouse. The atmosphere and the peace. Living here is pure wellness and balm to the soul.
Featuring a main building of 3,230 sq ft (300 m2), 7,530 sq ft (700 m2) of wings and 4.4 hectares (44,000 m2) of land, Køng Mølle is a historical place and was mentioned in documents as early as in 1545. The mill house is located in its original spot by the brook of Hårby Å on the northern edge of this town on southern Funen. The water mill operations were ceased in 1965. When the couple bought the mill, it really needed lots of renovation work and they removed everything, leaving nothing but the original walls and doors. The workers dug out the entire first floor for insulation, all electrical installations and the old pipes were exchanged, the kitchen and the bathroom on the first floor were extended, and new plank flooring and heating were installed. All the walls on the second floor were removed because the rooms were very small, and new walls were put up. Vaulted ceilings were also created.
Susanne, her husband and a team of workmen renovated day and night for half a year. It was hard work, but worth it. In 2011, Susanne founded her business, finding and selling wonderful flea market finds from all corners of Europe. The style in her online store is almost like in her home, and she only buys things that she’d use herself.
