Why are Swedish Houses Red?

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@rogerwilco2 Ай бұрын

I helped my Swedish family paint their house with this paint many years ago during a summer visiting them. I have fond memories of that summer and the painting.

@BrorandBror Ай бұрын

That's so great :) I love when random little things kick start memories like that. While researching for this video I read somewhere that if you ask a swedish child to draw a house, they apparently always draw a red one :) Anyway, thank you very much for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment, I appreciate it!

@Jon14141 Ай бұрын

Nice

@klaasvanmanen8214 27 күн бұрын

Well told, well illustrated, nothing unnecessary, spoken words perfectly supported by the printed ones, nice calm voice. And a good story. Most interesting, most pleasurable to watch. You earned your thumbs up!

@BrorandBror 26 күн бұрын

Wow, what a comment. I don't even know what to say, other than Thank You!!! It's most appreciated! I'm really glad you liked the video and took the time to write those kind words 🙏🙏🙏

@teresamontgomery1235 28 күн бұрын

Thank you for the history lesson! When I was younger, I was always told that my mother's grandfather was Danish. I married a Swede and moved to Sweden, only to discover 10 years later, that no, my great grandfather was, in fact, Swedish. He was born and raised in Falun, about 2 hours from where I'd been living for all those years. Curious, I went to visit the town and discovered the mine where I learned that the very common red color used across the Swedish countryside in particular was called Falu Red. This taught me exactly WHY it became so common, which I'd always wondered. I love history, especially the smaller tidbits. :)

@JonFrumTheFirst 28 күн бұрын

When I was a boy, my Swedish grandmother lived with us. She had a picture on her bedroom wall of her childhood home, a two room cabin painted in this red. when I went to Sweden to visit my relatives years later I was brought to the same house - it had become a vacation home. It was surrounded by a large stone wall, which her family had built out of rocks pulled from the ground to make room for gardens to plant food. Ten children in a two room house, with some children sleeping in the rafters.

@sethivaltas619 Ай бұрын

The production quality on this is pretty insane, almost feels like you should be getting paid by SVT :V

@BrorandBror Ай бұрын

Wow thank you so much, what a nice thing to say!! I really appreciate it!

@nigelandrade2673 20 күн бұрын

Now I understand.

@tonyf9984 21 күн бұрын

Great glimpse into Swedish history and culture! But much the same red is found in Norwegian farmhouses too. I can imagine that the desire to mimic bricks was a pan-Scandinavian fashion, but where did they get their pigment from ...?

@emilflarsen2 28 күн бұрын

Great video! With this quality you'll get far on KZbin :-)

@BrorandBror 28 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! That means a lot!! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, I'm glad you liked the video!

@ElleNaturally 29 күн бұрын

Very informative vid ❤

@BrorandBror 29 күн бұрын

Thank you kindly, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@Your_Name_Here-t2s Ай бұрын

Damn it, this reminds me that I have to paint my semester hus/ vacation house next year or so. Brush off the Falu Röd and paint new. Thanks for the reminder and a good video :D

@BrorandBror 29 күн бұрын

Haha, I'm sorry I suppose ;) but thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, it is highly appreciated!

@jamesbazen5606 Ай бұрын

I always kinda wondered if there a connection between Scandinavian houses and older barns you see on farms in the US. they almost always have this style.

@BrorandBror Ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure there is. I think I read somewhere that these barns in the states often are in areas that had a lot of Swedish/Scandinavian settlers.

@jamesbazen5606 Ай бұрын

@@BrorandBror Interesting

@2121gul Ай бұрын

SVENSKA hus!!

@hakansundstrombmwsweden7645 Ай бұрын

Best colour ever,

@novineux1246 24 күн бұрын

Was it late when you voice-overed this? Sounds like you're almost whispering :D

@BrorandBror 24 күн бұрын

Haha, no.. I'm just pretty new to this 😂

@RedPigeon_ Ай бұрын

This was quite well done, the video reminds me of some of Van Neistat's work but it's still it's own thing

@BrorandBror Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I love his work, so this is highly appreciated, thank you!!! And I'm glad you like it!

@play-doughsrepublic5121 Ай бұрын

I painted my lake cabin black and dark green so it would blend into the forest environment. Too many things today try to grab people's attention. I didn't want that for my cabin. The ducks, geese, swans, moose and beavers that live around my pond now pay my cabin no mind and are not put-off by a 'color-conflict' with the surrounding environment. Although I now understand why Swedes would want their cabin red, as a American-Norwegian/Sami, we go by different rules. Thank you for your video. Greetings from America.

@BrorandBror Ай бұрын

That's all pretty reasonable, and I totally get the "not interfering with nature too much" aspect. But personally I like driving around the little villages here in Sweden and seeing the red cottages, it's quite beautiful and peaceful. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and leaving a comment, it is highly appreciated! Cheers and greetings from Sweden to America:)

@francisdec1615 Ай бұрын

It also depends on where in Sweden you are. Here in Bohuslän on the west coast you mostly see barns being painted red but not most other buildings.

@play-doughsrepublic5121 Ай бұрын

@@BrorandBror - Thank you @BrorandBror. Take care.

@BrorandBror Ай бұрын

@@francisdec1615 very true!

@PhilMakesThings 22 күн бұрын

I want to build a house and paint it red… thanks guys!

@BrorandBror 19 күн бұрын

haha, youuuuuur welcome....(?) 😂

@PhilMakesThings 19 күн бұрын

@@BrorandBror Just need to get some land and some money.

@BrorandBror 19 күн бұрын

@PhilMakesThings Don't we all? 😂 Rooting for you either way!

@ianallen9217 26 күн бұрын

I sure hope this isn't also why Swedish Fish are red...

@BrorandBror 25 күн бұрын

@@ianallen9217 pssst... We don't talk about this... 😂

@arthena2130 Ай бұрын

Wait, we have 800 trees per person, :o It takes 12 mature trees to make up for the breathing carbon exhalations and oxygen consumption of one averagely active person. Also, that copper mine is the source of the typical Swedish sausage. The falukorv.

@BrorandBror Ай бұрын

That's fascinating, I didn't know that, but that definitely explains why the air is so pure and beautiful here :) And I didn't know this about Falukorv either (makes sense of course but I never put that together 😅😂) Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and leaving your comment, its highly appreciated!!

@valmiretirkeme2574 26 күн бұрын

@@BrorandBror A lot of oxen was used for transports around the mine. When they was worn down by heavy work they was put down. Their leather and meat used. So a real Falukorv was made by miningworkers meat, to be a bit brutal.

@BrorandBror 25 күн бұрын

@@valmiretirkeme2574 that's so interesting, thanks for sharing this!!