Thomas Dinesen doesn’t shy from tradition. He’s the fourth-generation owner of Dinesen, a Danish company that has been specializing in custom wood floors since 1898. In 2004, Thomas and his wife, Heidi, bought a historic Danish longhouse in southern Jutland with the intention of returning it to its former glory. They called on architect Jørgen Overby, a seasoned restorer, to help them reclaim the home’s original character, which, as the architect explains, had been lost over time due to unfortunate interventions. The interior was updated for a “historic minimalism” look, as the owners say. Here’s a look.
N.B.: The house is the former residence of the Dinesen family and is being converted into the Dinesen Country Home, which will be an exclusive guest house for the company.
Photography courtesy of Dinesen.
![the \240 square meter (about \2,600 square foot) house is a traditional so 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-22-733x489.jpg)
![the kitchen was designed by jørgen overby’s studio, which worked wi 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-4-733x489.jpg)
![tolomeo clip spot lights run along the brass kitchen rail, illuminating a 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-6-733x1100.jpg)
![the custom dining table is made from dinesen douglas planks. overhead illuminat 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-1-733x489.jpg)
![the floors throughout the house are from dinesen’s douglas collection, d 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-11-733x1100.jpg)
![a custom douglas fir bench. overby updated the windows and floors of the buildi 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-13-733x489.jpg)
![the house is warmed thanks to radiant heating; historically, resident 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-14-733x1100.jpg)
![a living space on the main floor is decorated with modern furniture and textile 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-16-733x489.jpg)
![one of the two alcove bedrooms features a black quilt and two paper pendant lig 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-8-733x489.jpg)
![a børge mogensen spanish chair and sculptures collected by the owners. 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-9-733x1100.jpg)
![the second bedroom features a custom headboard and a thomas pedersen sting 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-17-733x489.jpg)
![the headboard is made of douglas fir with an integrated shelf and desk. tolomeo 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-house-bedroom-headboard-733x489.jpg)
![the downstairs bathroom door is painted in tonal off white with a high gloss fi 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-20-733x1100.jpg)
![the bathroom design mimics the look of the kitchen, with the same handmade tile 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-bathroom-detail-733x1100.jpg)
![a small office space off one of the bedrooms has a vintage secretary desk, a vi 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-15-733x1100.jpg)
![an outdoor table made of dinesen douglas fir. 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-23-733x1100.jpg)
![the gravel driveway to the dinesen house. 33](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-25-733x489.jpg)
![a bucolic scene in the danish countryside. 34](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-home-douglas-collection-denmark-24-733x489.jpg)
![the house from the rear, with a yard extending into surrounding grasses and for 35](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dinesen-family-house-denmark-backyard-733x489.jpg)
For more from Dinesen, see our posts:
- The Uncluttered Life in London
- Steal This Look: A Star Chef’s Scandi Kitchen
- Kitchen of the Week: A Culinary Space in Copenhagen by Garde Hvalsøe
- Kitchen of the Week: The Dinesen Wood Kitchen
- Steal This Look: A London Bathroom Clad in Dinesen Wood
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on August 11, 2017.
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