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    HISTORY AT WORK

    Dec 23, 2020 3 minutes
    Words Sophie Baylis
    Photographs Anne Nyblaeus / A Design Features

    There is no shortage of historical interest in this pretty Swedish cottage. Built in the 1860s on a private estate 40 minutes’ drive from Stockholm, it was once home to servants working at a nearby manor house. Now its current owners, Sofia Ekeroth de Almeida and her husband Bruno, have created a new chapter in the property’s story, transforming it into a luxurious space full of period details and interesting antiques.

    The cottage was initially divided into

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