Home Tour - Swedish Apartment in Linnestaden

From time to time I have featured Swedish interiors, usually they are smaller apartments, however at the same time their owners seem to utilise every little bit of space and  they often appear far larger than they really are so I wasn't at all surprised to find this small but creatively used space in Linnestaden.

The apartment is only two rooms plus a kitchen and the owners have been very clever with their use of storage. These apartments don't normally have built in cupboards like we are used to in New Zealand so everything needs to be freestanding or on open shelving. Look at the clever way they store their shoes. I usually try to hide shoes away but I think this idea works perfectly in this small apartment.

The majority of  Swedish interiors are white, however, I do love it when it is mixed with some texture such as the exposed brick wall which adds a little warmth as too much white can sometimes appear a little cold. The owners of this apartment have an eclectic mix of furniture from contemporary to rustic country.  If you look around you will see clever use of shelving for their books and magazines, such as in the dining kitchen and bedroom.

I am currently in the middle of re-decorating my smallest bedroom and think that some of these shelves would work perfectly, I will be definitely looking around for similar shelving here in Auckland. 

Enjoy the tour...

Image source: Alvhem

We hope you have enjoyed this little home tour.

Maximising Space In a Swedish Apartment

I often feature Swedish interiors on my blog, I love the sleek, contemporary, uncluttered look of their rooms, the way they maximise use of small spaces is amazing. When I discovered this lovely apartment in Sweden I instantly fell in love, it is homely and uncluttered, with a gentle mix of styles that work wonderfully together. I think my favourite area is the kitchen/dining, I like the introduction of pattern by way of the upholstery on the chairs. Often pattern is something we don't see so much of in Scandinavian interiors but this one has surprising little moments such as the blue star bedspread.

One thing that fascinates me about apartments such as these, is although they may be small compared to New Zealand/Australian standards (I believe we have larger houses than most)...eek! no offence, but this is something I have read. Certainly our average home is larger than the British average home and far larger than most Scandinavian homes (excluding Denmark)... Back on track, these smaller Swedish apartments appear to utilise space to their maximum, visually appearing to have more space than they really do. They have simple storage and smaller bathrooms, yet there is absolutely no clutter to be seen, everything has its place and they are still able to define living areas. You may be very surprised when I tell you this apartment is only 90 square metres with just 3 rooms.  Sometimes I think the more space we have, the more we feel we have to fill it and this is what attracts me to an interior such as this.

We hope you've enjoyed this lovely apartment, images sources are from Fantastic Frank. It has made me decide to start a little "de-cluttering" in my own home this weekend.