Celebrating in the GINGERBREAD HOUSE

AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, GJYRI HELÉN WERP’S OSLO HOME IS ALL ABOUT FOOD, FUN AND FAMILY

STYLE TIP Rotate your tablecloth, so rather than covering the whole surface, it acts as a wide runner across the centre Gjyri Helén Werp and her husband Sigmund Vegheim live with their three children in a house that was, in the 1800s, the home of a baker. Nowadays, though, it is affectionately known as ‘The gingerbread house’. In October 2000, when the property on Ormøya island in Oslo opened for viewings, dreadful weather ensured many potential buyers stayed home. But a mere rainstorm wasn’t enough to prevent Gjyri Helén and Sigmund from checking it out, and falling in love with it in the process. ‘When you know where you want to live, and you’re lucky enough to find your dream house, you have to be brave,’ says Gjyri Helén. ‘To buy this place,…

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