Moominhouse

### Residents

Moomintroll, Moominpappa, Moominmamma, Little My, Misabel (temporarily), Little Ghost (temporarily), Toffle (temporarily), Thingumy & Bob (temporarily)

## Description

Moominhouse is the main building in the Moominvalley 2019 series. It houses the Moomin family, Little My, Misabel (temporarily), Little Ghost (temporarily), Toffle (temporarily)and Thingumy & Bob (temporarily).

It is tall, blue, and tower-shaped. It appears to be made of wooden planks with a bright red, shingled roof. The small porch has the same red roof, as does the covering of the verandah, where the family relaxes and sometimes eat food. There is also a garden and some lilac bushes.

It is bordered by a few trees and has a path leading up to the doorway. The path also leads to a wooden, arched bridge with one railing that crosses a small river before meandering into the forest. The letterbox is on the far side of the bridge and Snufkin sets up his tent nearby.

## Rooms

### Moomintroll's Room

Moomintroll has a large room with a bed on the far side. It has a large headboard and a greenish frame. The bed itself is white with a red blanket. On one side of it, he has a small wooden nightstand with a lamp on top. It also is home to a picture frame which, depending on which point in the show it is, either has a picture of him as a baby with his family or him posing on a bucket. A chest of the same color as the bedframe sits at the foot of his bed. Opposite his bed is a green closet and, in some episodes, a mirror is on it.

He has a short desk with a red chair on one side of his room, It is home to various books and a picture of himself and Snufkin. Above it is a piece of paper taped to the wall with indistinguishable writing on it. Oddly enough, the texture for it in the first few episodes is different than the one used in later episodes.

### Moominpappa & Moominmamma's Room

Moominpappa and Moominmamma share a room and a bed. On Moominmamma's side of the bed (though in the first episode that side belonged to Moominpappa), there is a small blue nightstand with a lamp and the seasons clock on it. At the foot of the bed are various suitcases. A table hugs the wall opposite Moominmamma's side of the bed. On Moominpappa's side of the bed, there is a chair and a lamp attached to the wall. The pattern of the walls is floral. There is also a stacked structure in the corner with a door, though it is unclear what this is as there's no chimney attached.

### Moominpappa's Study

Moominpappa's study is his "office". It is full of books and bookshelves. Moominpappa's desk is a dull purple color and his chair is wooden and dark brown, resembling his chair in the 90s show. Near the door is another, more regal looking chair with orange cushions. There is a colorful striped rug on the floor and was temporarily home to his crystal ball. The walls are orange and trimmed with blue at the bottom. There are books all over the floor and it is also home to a telescope and globe.

### The Living Room

The living room is a large room on the first floor. Its most notable feature is the tree to one side, which the Moomins left up during construction because they "hadn't the heart to fell it".

It has at least 2 couches, one of which the Moomins store dirty dishes under. This couch has 3 bottom cushions, 2 turquoise ones with an orange one in the middle and the back is turquoise as well, with orange throw pillows. Behind this couch is a hanging clock which is a family heirloom. In the room is also a cushy orange chair.

Leading to the kitchen is a grandfather clock, which shows the seasons, much like the handheld clock in Moominpappa and Moominmamma's room. There is also a small dining area separate from the one in the kitchen.

The composition of the room somewhat varies throughout the series, so it's hard to give one solid description of the layout.

### The Kitchen

The kitchen is a room downstairs where the food is made. It is connected to the main dining room. The dining table is circular. One of the doors leads outside near the lilac bushes, and another one leads to a room that may be the pantry, though its identity is uncertain. Another door leads to the living room and rest of the house.

It has 2 sinks, a freezer, a stove, at least 1 cupboard, a shelf full of china, and a fireplace (which is home to the Ancestor). There are windows above the sinks.

### The Attic

The attic is the top floor of Moominhouse and is relatively unused. It seems to mostly be for storage and temporarily houses Thingumy & Bob. It has a fireplace and was home to the Little Ghost and some mice.

### The Cellar

The cellar lies below/outside of Moominhouse and is, much like the attic, seemingly only used for storage and has many objects strewn about. It is also used for jam storage and storage of garden shears and a paddle with a ball on a string.

### The Spare Room

The spare room is another uninhabited room, though it's not used for storage. It has furniture inside for any guests who may be staying over, though isn't used in the show apart from when Moomintroll hides in it in episode 1 and when he hallucinates entering the jungle.

### Other

There is a room in one of Moominmamma's hallucinations in the episode Moominmamma's Mural. It is not seen anywhere else and may only be a figment of her imagination rather than an actual room in the house.

## References

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