{"id":33236,"date":"2024-05-08T14:36:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1e201071-d1c5-4d13-acf0-91eaaec153ea"},"modified":"2024-05-08T15:36:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T13:36:42","slug":"could-you-live-in-a-railway-waiting-room-explore-this-couples-extraordinary-home","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/homesantiques\/rss_feed\/could-you-live-in-a-railway-waiting-room-explore-this-couples-extraordinary-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Could you live in a railway waiting room? Explore this couple’s extraordinary home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tineke Tichelaar has collected vintage design for decades, but only now have her treasures found a perfect home \u2013 an old village train station with its authentic colours still intact. Feature: Monique van der Pauw, Photographs: Ton Bouwer\/CocoFeatures.com <\/p>

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Published: Wednesday, 08 May 2024 at 12:36 PM<\/p>

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Tineke Tichelaar believes the old train station she now calls home could be the most photographed building in North Friesland. Situated a stone\u2019s throw from the Wadden Sea, in a village called Tzummarum, it was built in 1902 as part of a plan to connect the villages with a railway line, however the initiative didn\u2019t last long. As early as 1925, passengers made way for potatoes, and in 1961 the trains disappeared from the track completely. The platform is where Tineke and her partner, Rick, now sit to enjoy the evening sun.<\/p>

In 2015, while searching online for an unconventional house outside the city, Tineke came across the former station, which was listed<\/a> as a commercial building with residential use. \u2018We walked in and fell in love, and within a week it was ours,\u2019 she remembers. The building had been restored in 2003, and retained its original features. \u2018We immediately loved those authentic details, such as the original doors and window frames, the wooden panelling, the high plank ceilings, and the fireplaces,\u2019 says Tineke. \u2018Although the building was empty, it had a lot of atmosphere.\u2019<\/p>

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Since this wall is not original, Tineke was permitted to paint it in shades adapted from the building\u2019s protected colour palette. It provides a striking backdrop for her vintage furniture, including a sofa from Machalke and Gubi Cobra wall lamps by Greta Grossman. The new linoleum floor is more in keeping with the building\u2019s industrial heritage than the carpet it replaced. – Ton Bouwer\/CocoFeatures.com –<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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The former third-class waiting room is now the living room, with huge windows looking out onto the newly landscaped garden. The chair is vintage Poltrona Frau, the arc lamp by KARE Design, and the candlestick Stoff Nagel by Werner Stoff and Hans Nagel. – Ton Bouwer\/CocoFeatures.com –<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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A vintage lamp sits alongside a collection of 1970s ceramic vases by Mobach, Ravelli and Gubbels Helden, among others. – Ton Bouwer\/CocoFeatures.com –<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>
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Vintage cupboards and chests provide storage in Tineke\u2019s studio, which was once the second-class waiting room. – Ton Bouwer\/CocoFeatures.com –<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>