Personnevägen 35, Hägersten - Villa, 6 rooms, 202 m²

There are houses that primarily offer a place to live – and then there are houses that open up an entire way of life.

At Personnevägen 35 awaits an unusually versatile property with generous spaces, great personality and a lush garden with a pool, while Stockholm's city centre is within comfortable reach.

The same family has lived in and developed the house for 22 years. Four children have grown up with plenty of space, while the home has also accommodated an atelier, a studio, a carpentry workshop and a guest room. The result is a house with a flexibility that is hard to find – equally interesting for the large family as for multigenerational living, renting out, or those who want to combine home and business. Depending on needs, different parts can be used separately, or easily opened up to create one large, cohesive home.

The interior has a warm and personal character where beautiful older furniture and expressive colours meet generous social spaces. The living room is framed by large window sections facing the greenery, and here there is both a fireplace and room for several seating groups. Adjacent lies the dining room – an obvious space for long dinners and many guests – with beautiful ceiling details, parquet flooring and a connection to the kitchen.

The kitchen is homely and functional with white doors, wooden benches, generous work surfaces and a large window facing the garden. The bedrooms are bright and spacious, and one of them has direct access to a balcony. Throughout, there is a sense that the house was created to be used and lived in, with room for both everyday needs and creative projects.

A special quality is the glazed veranda – a lush extra room where the grapevine climbs along the windows and the boundary between house and garden is almost blurred. Here, dinners can continue long after the sun has set, and the doors stand open to the garden on warm summer days. During the winter half of the year, the room is warmed by an efficient wood-burning stove.

And it is precisely the outdoor environment that makes Personnevägen 35 something truly special. Behind the greenery awaits a private and established garden with a lawn, several patios and plenty of natural spaces for both socialising and relaxation. In the middle of it all lies the pool, surrounded by wooden decking and stonework with space for sun loungers and seating groups. One moment you can seek the sun by the water, the next settle down beneath the tree canopies in a cooler part of the garden.

There is room here for the big summer parties, the barbecue evenings and the children's swimming – but also for a quiet morning coffee under the parasol. The garden's mature trees and dense greenery create an almost private little world and provide a delightful contrast to the proximity of the city.

For those interested in cultivation, there is also much to discover. In the garden grow apple, pear, cherry, grapes and rhubarb, as well as newer plantings of plum, raspberry, gooseberry and blackberry. The observant can also find wild strawberries and strawberries hidden among the beds on the slope. It is a garden that changes with the seasons and offers both blossoming, greenery and your own harvest.

The house has a period-typical, clean and light exterior that contrasts beautifully with the lush plot. The combination of the home's great possibilities, the pool environment and the established garden gives the property an almost rural feel – despite the metro taking you to T-Centralen in about a quarter of an hour.

Contact real estate agent Karin Linnerborg at 070-710 44 22 for more information., Hägersten, Stockholm