Red Falun (rödfärg in Falu Swedish) exported in Auvergne to allow this wooden shed to winter by dressing in a very nice color. This painting is made with the pigment slag from the copper mine of Falun Copper is widely used in Sweden for the traditional wooden houses.
Its use has spread to other Scandinavian countries but also in North America. It is a painting rustic, reversible, inexpensive and easy to manufacture and maintain. She has a very good performance on rough wood.
Variations are endless depending on the quantities of ingredients or the addition of this painting "cooked" that should warm the ingredients and monitor simmering.
In Scandinavian countries, it is also found in black or green, the recipe is different.
