Pine tar
House Dreams 2024
In Trångsund, 10 minutes south of central Stockholm, lies Villa Fritzell, our newly built house. In surroundings typical of the Stockholm archipelago; consisting of cliffs, steep mountains, pine trees, and blueberry bushes.
The starting point for the design of the house was to have as little impact on nature as possible, to make the most of what the location had to offer.
The result was a house anchored in the mountain with pillars and floating freely above the ground in a consistent wooden structure, leaving nature untouched. The shape adapts to the terrain and cardinal directions, creating a residence among treetops, somewhere between rock and sky. This important connection is visualized in the center of the house, in the form of an open ceiling clad with mesh where the house and all aspects of nature are experienced simultaneously.
Based on nature and the conditions of the location, we chose to paint our house with dark brown tar. The connection to the surrounding buildings, the brown brick houses, the numerous pine trees, and the fact that tar comes from nature, as well as its strong connection to the sea, made it a natural choice.
Tar also has a shade, light permeability, and sheen that no other colors possess. It took us a summer to paint the house, as we chose a facade with relief that required time and work. Tar made things easier in many ways, as it was easy to paint with and suitable for touch-ups. We are very pleased with the result and have received many positive comments, which makes us very proud. For us, it has been a challenging, fun, and rewarding journey.
Therese Fritzell & Simon Verstraete, @villa_fritzell on Instagram
Own Pine Tar mixture: Blackbrown pine tar 9-L and Brown Pine tar 0,9-L
Black-Brown Pine Tar
Auson Black-Brown is a genuine pine tar with both black and brown pigments. Black-brown pine tar produces a softer look than Auson Black Tar. We call Black-Brown Tar the architect’s choice. It provides the same protection against rot and drying out as all our other tar paints. The softer black hue is a good match for modern wooden homes, as well as fences, boathouses and wooden roofs. You can use Black-Brown Tar on untreated wood or on wood that has previously been painted with tar, distemper paint or iron vitriol. If you paint on planed wood, you need to dilute with 10–20% turpentine or denatured alcohol. On non-planed wood, no preparations are needed.
Always stir well before painting, since the colour pigment gathers near the bottom during storage. Stir regularly while painting, too. Otherwise the colour pigment will gather at the bottom and you will end up with an uneven olour on your facade.
More tips and advice for painting with pine tar paint can be found in our painting guide. Click here to get to it!
Brown Pine Tar
Auson Brown Tar is a classic pine tar. The brown colour has its origins in the national romantic period of the 19th century. Now, more than a hundred years later, brown wood exteriors and roofs have once again become popular. Brown Tar produces a matte brown colour and a beautiful wood surface. And the pine tar naturally provides protection from strong sunlight, moisture and rot. You can use Brown Tar on untreated wood and on wood that has previously been painted with tar, distemper paint or iron vitriol. If you paint on planed wood, you need to dilute with 10–20% turpentine or denatured alcohol. On non-planed wood, no preparations are needed.
Always stir well before painting, since the colour pigment gathers near the bottom during storage. Stir regularly while painting, too. Otherwise the colour pigment will gather at the bottom and you will end up with an uneven colour on your facade.
More tips and advice for painting with pine tar paint can be found in our painting guide. Click here to get to it!