Moominhouse

Moominhouse (Swedish: Muminhuset, Finnish: Muumitalo) is the home of Moominpappa, Moominmamma, Moomintroll, Little My and Sniff. It is located in Moominvalley.

History

Its tall, round shape is said to be based upon the porcelain stoves behind which the Moomins' ancestors used to live.

In Moominpappa's Memoirs it is revealed that the Moominhouse originally was the navigation hut on Oshun Oxtra, though after years of rebuilding, renovating and expanding the house, there are few traces of the original base left.

Appearance

Moomin (1990)

The Moominhouse is a large blue, three story building (and roof floor and basement), with a red roof. It has five access ways (overall windows not included): From the veranda, the front door, the kitchen door, the basement and Moomin's roof window with a ladder.

First Floor

The Salon is accessed through the veranda and the front door. It also leads to the second floor and dining room. The Salon has a fireplace with plates as decoration, a table in the middle of the room with a pink tablecloth on a blue/green mat, a grandfathers clock, a couch under the window with blue curtains, a cabinet in the corner, a flower table by the dining room door, several small paintings and a mirror. Moominmamma's grandmother's chandelier hangs from the roof over the table.

The Storage is a small room accessed from the salon and contains a variety of items, including a photo album. The room is only seen in The Kite and Artists in Moominvalley episodes.

Moominmamma in her kitchen.

The Dining Room is accessed from the salon and kitchen. It has a large table with a orange tablecloth, a large stove is located next to the kitchen door, and a blue cabinet next to a tree couch. Its has a green wallpaper with blue stripes.

The Kitchen is accessed from the kitchen door, dining room and basement hatch. There is a stove, a counter with all the utilities, a dish washing corner and a table in the middle. There is also a butter maker/barrel in the corner. Several plates are also staked on a shelf.

Second Floor

The Second floor has four rooms and is accessed from the first and third floor, by the stairs. Two guest rooms, Moominpappa & Moominmamma's bedroom, and a fourth room which is never seen from the inside.

The first guest bedroom is rarely seen, but is commonly used by adult guests, such as The Witch and Mr. Hemulen. It has a single bed (usually with a checkered-patterned blanket), a nightstand (usually with a basin and/or light source), a wall cabinet, a dresser with a flower vase on top, a chair, and some paintings on the walls.

The guestroom bedroom is where children or smaller sized residents usually sleep, and as used by Little My and Sniff when they sleep over. It has a green tree bunked, a blue cradle, a round table with one chair on top of a round mat, a side table and bookshelf by the door and a fireplace. It alos has elevated floor by the large bow/bay windows of the room.

Moominpappa & Moominmamma's bedroom contains separate beds for Moominpappa and Moominmamma, a vanity cabinet, two nightstands and a bookshelf.

Third Floor

The third floor holds a guest bedroom, Moominpappa's office and a second guestroom, and one room never seen in the anime.

The first guest bedroom, housing the Primadonna.

The first guestroom is only seen in The Prima Donna episode, where the Primadonna and her horse sleeps. It has a single bed in the center of the room, with a blue pillow and yellow blanket, on top of a large blue carpet, a vanity cabinet, a wall cabinet and a dresser with a flower vase on top.

Moominpappa's office has a desk by the window with Moominpappa's chair, a fire place, bookshelves and a sofa and hat rack by the door.

The second bedroom is only seen in the Snorkmaiden's Lost Memory episode, where Snorkmaiden sleeps while she believes to be a princess. It has a bed on a blue mat, a fireplace and chair.

The roof

The room holds Moomin's bedroom, which has a bed and a desk, as well as a window to the exterior roof

Gallery

Moomin in the flooded kitchen.

The Fillyjonk introduced to the salon.

The exterior of the Moominhouse as seen in Muumit ja Näkymätön lapsi.

The exterior of the Moominhouse as seen in Muumit ja Näkymätön lapsi.

The Moominhouse in Moominvalley

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Concept Art

Moominhouse exterior.

Moominhouse exterior.

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Moominhouse exterior.

The Moominhouse bridge.

The veranda.

Floor/stairs layout.

The cellar's floor plan.

The cellar.

The cellar.

The first floor.

The salon.

The Kitchen.

The second floor hallway.

The second floor guest bedroom.

The third floor hallway.

Moominpappa's office.

Moomin's room.

Frames

The Moominhouse as seen in the anime.

The house during summer.

Little My outside the entrance to the basement.

The kitchen door, while Sniff and Little My are cooking.

Sniff in the guest bedroom.

An aerial view of Moominvalley in the spring.

Moominhouse in the morning.

Moominhouse in the evening.

View of Moominhouse from the mountains.

Little My peeking out of the bay window.

Moomintroll's window.

Kitchen door and woodshed.

During Disasters

The moominhouse, during a flood.

The doors burst open, flooding the salon.

The stairs to the second floor under water.

Food is floating up from the basement in to the kitchen.

Sniff panicking as the water rises.

Sniff using Moomin's table as a floating device.

The tree Little My planted grows with great speed.

Turns out that the knocking was the tree.

The tree takes over the dining room and salon.

"Now listen you! You leave my husbands desk alone or you'll be sorry!"

Trivia

• The Moominhouse seen in the anime served as basis for the real world Moominhouse in Moomin World, Finland.
• In the Anime, the Moominhouse's appearance is inconsistent. The proportions of the house and it's details contentiously change size and place, both on the exterior and interior, however the core elements stay the same. This is notable when comparing shots of the Moominhouse exterior when it is in full view, as every time you see the house it looks a little different. Windows are also a prime example, as their size, location, position, number and the window frame design change contentiously. Interior wall color of rooms also vary, this usually occur in rooms that are rarely seen.
  • However, the concept art seen above shows the intended apperance.
• The Moominhouse was partially based on the Glosholm Lighthouse, a now destroyed lighthouse in Finland.