This small one-bedroom apartment in Sweden has a warm grey paint color in the bedroom, combined with grey paint with green undertones in the adjacent living room. The different colors in both rooms can be seen through the open bedroom door and I think they complement each other nicely.
The decor in this apartment is simple yet elegant, with a light palette in the furniture and soft furnishings contrasting against the darker wall color.
Grey paint with green undertones in a living room with bay windows
The Ikea Eket modules on the living room wall are painted in the same grey paint color as the walls for a tone-on-tone effect with a green plant on top that brings out the green undertones in the wall color. The standing mirror on the cupboard and the hanging mirror on the wall make sure a lot of daylight is reflected in this beautiful living room corner.
The bay windows let in a lot of light, which is reflected off the white lounge chair and the white fluffy area rug in the sofa area. The TV is mounted on the wall with a hidden cable for an unobtrusive effect in the interior.
A white kitchen with black countertops and an elegant green wallpaper
The modest white kitchen with black countertops is a little dated, yet by adding a statement wallpaper above the shiplap walls on the other side, the dining room section becomes very cozy and inviting.
Subtle accessories spruce up the kitchen and the green plants and flowers bring out the green tones in the kitchen wallpaper.
A dark grey bedroom wall color
The bedroom is small, which is accentuated even more by the dramatic dark grey wall color. The white curtains, white bedding, and the white pendant light stand out in such a contrasting way against the dark wall color, while the black Arum wall lights add an even darker tone to the wall.
The wardrobe is painted in the same dark grey paint color as the walls, making it blend into the interior. The white knobs on the wardrobe doors stand out nicely against the dark grey backdrop.
Charcoal grey in the hallway
While the bedroom is painted in a dark color, in the small hallway the paint choice was made even darker for a more dramatic effect. The simple wall shelf is painted in the same color as the walls and the classic mirror on the wall reflects the daylight coming from the other room.
This beautiful attic loft apartment has an elegant white and beige kitchen spreading over the entire wall in the living kitchen and looking out over the large balcony. This rooftop apartment has an abundance of natural light flowing into the space from all angles, which reflects beautifully on the white walls and ceilings in the interior.
A white and beige kitchen in a large attic living space
The custom white and beige attic kitchen is planned underneath the sloped roof, with the large cabinets and upper cabinets in the section where the ceiling is highest. The white kitchen cabinets combined with the beige stone countertops and the chrome hardware provide this attic apartment with a subtle and elegant atmosphere that is followed by the decor of the dining and living sections as well.
A kitchen living area looking out over the balcony
The living kitchen is filled with a dining table and chairs in white and oak wood, matching the beige and white kitchen color palette in a subtle way. The small black pendant light stands out against this natural color palette and adds a lovely touch of contrast to the space.
While you need quite a bit of height for the dining table, the sofa functionality can easily be moved to an area with a lower ceiling, which is exactly what has been done in the layout of this apartment. Just like the rest of the space, the color palette of the beige fabric sofa, beige fluffy area rug, and the soft wood tones on the coffee table match the modest and natural color palette of the interior.
A small home office underneath a roof window
A small niche space next to the apartment entryway is used for a small home office desk from which you can look up at the sky while working from home.
A minimal white bedroom underneath a sloped roof
The bedroom looks cozy yet minimal, accentuating the beautiful daylight that comes into the room from the skylight. The combination of white, cream, beige, and grey textiles on the bed with the single art print and the simple bedside tables look balanced and elegant.
Two white built-in wardrobes are fitted on two separate bedroom walls, providing the bedroom with a lot of storage space. The wardrobe modules don’t go up to the ceiling, resulting in a lighter look.
A simple bathroom with beige limestone tiles
The small and minimal bathroom is finished off with beige limestone on a white porcelain sink, resembling the look of the white and beige kitchen.
The niche space for the washing machine next to the shower cabin is finished off with a countertop for folding clothes and storing detergent in the same stone material as one of the wall tiles.
This beautiful attic apartment with white walls and a neutral interior color palette is finished off with a green and black color palette in the accessories and kitchen. The spacious living room has a glass partition wall that separates a home office space with a beautiful desk with integrated storage from the living room. The bedroom has a custom wardrobe over the bed for optimized storage opportunities.
The green kitchen with black countertops adds a contrasting palette to the interior of the apartment which is otherwise dominated by the white walls throughout. The black accents come back in the different rooms in the smaller accessories, lamps, and textiles as a red thread.
A kitchen with a green and black color palette and a small breakfast nook
The open-plan kitchen layout is built on a wall with a relatively high ceiling for an attic apartment, allowing for a combination of upper and lower cabinets and lots of storage space. The sage green kitchen cabinets are paired up with a black countertop and backsplash and finished off with black hardware for a powerful, contrasting look that complements the light hardwood flooring in the space.
A cozy breakfast nook with a bench made out of the same materials as the kitchen forms the dining area. The small round dining table in front of the storage bench paired up with three elegant wood dining chairs fills the space between the kitchen and the hallway.
A cozy attic living room with green and black accents
The grey fabric sofa fills the entire living room wall and is matched by a pouf in the same fabric on top of a large fluffy area rug that adds a lot of texture to the space. The light wood tones and black accent pieces combined with the elegant art prints above the sofa finish the living room off nicely.
A home office behind a black metal glass partition
Part of the hallway and living room has been separated by the use of a black metal glass partition with a door, creating a separate home office space with a custom desk.
The long desk worktop rests on top of storage cabinets with wood-paneled doors, combining storage and a work spot into one custom furniture piece.
Custom open shelving next to the window provides the perfect place for storing books and accessories.
A bedroom with a built-in wardrobe around the bed
The custom-built wardrobe extends over the bed and provides lots of storage space underneath the sloped ceiling, an area that would otherwise be lost. The white cabinets blend in perfectly with the white walls and ceilings in the space and the wood panel headboard also comes back in the shelf by the bedroom window.
The wood panels on the hardboard in the niche for the bed are complemented with black wall lamps and a mixture of black, white, and beige textiles on the bed.
A large hallway space connecting all the rooms
The hallway has a rather odd shape, but it connects all the different rooms together in a nice way. The large standing mirror by the front door makes the space look bigger and lighter and the custom wood coat rack with a place for shoes fits perfectly against the narrow wall next to the door.
A concrete bathroom with black metal fittings
The concrete bathroom walls in this modern attic home form the perfect backdrop for the black fittings and the black sink cabinet. The free space next to the shower niche is used for the washing machine, with a custom board covering the top for folding clothes and keeping detergent,
What used to be a commercial space is now a beautiful two-level home with a dark blue kitchen, blue interior accents, and a minimal bedroom with white floors. The kitchen lays in between the living room and the bedroom, connecting both spaces with its bold dark blue kitchen cabinets with a glossy finish.
A dark blue kitchen with a tile countertop and backsplash
The kitchen layout features a main section with lower kitchen cabinets with a dark navy glossy finish combined with open wood shelving surrounding the stove hood on both sides. Both the walls, kitchen counter, and hood cover have a tile finish, which gives the kitchen a slight industrial touch.
The stairs leading up to the bedroom are integrated nicely into the kitchen space, without compromising the kitchen layout.
The blue tones in the porcelain pieces on display on the floating shelves complement nicely with the dark blue kitchen cabinets.
A small kitchen dining area with blue bentwood chairs
Next to a larger storage cupboard in the kitchen, a small dining area has its place. The vintage dining table combined with the blue bentwood chairs and the vintage bike on the wall transform this setting and makes it unique.
A living room space with a large mirror to brighten up the interior
The blue sofa follows the color palette created in the dark blue kitchen setting, yet the real focal point in this living room with concrete flooring is the paneled standing mirror that covers almost the entire living room wall on one side.
The impressive mirror design makes the living room appear much larger than it is and reflects so much light coming in through the double doors where you enter the apartment.
The vintage drawer chest is painted in the same color as the dark blue kitchen and the Serge Mouille wall lamp fits perfectly in this corner, providing a nice reading light above the sofa as well.
A minimal white bedroom with white plank floors
While the rest of the apartment has concrete floors, paired up with blue tones for a contrasting look with an industrial touch, the minimal yet cozy white bedroom has a lighter and delicate look.
The white bedding and the beige linen headboard add soft textures to the palette, while the two beautiful wooden chairs used as bedside tables and the oak bench behind the bed add beautiful wood tones to the mixture.
The bedroom sideboard has mirrored cabinet fronts, which reflect the bedroom and dark blue kitchen in a subtle way, adding more depth to this minimal setting.
A bathroom with three different tiles combined
While the dark blue kitchen has both tiles on the countertop and the backsplash, this is an interior element that is very much present in the main bathroom as well. The dark green glossy floor tiles combined with the simple white tiles on the bathroom walls and the smaller square tiles on the sink make for an interesting and playful combination in the space.
A guest bathroom with a statement wallpaper
Small spaces sometimes need a bit of a bolder statement to make them shine. The dark green zebra pattern on the statement wallpaper in this guest bathroom transforms the space and I love that the dark green color on the wallpaper makes a link to the dark green glossy floor tiles in the main bathroom.
Styled by Lingsell, photographed by Florbrant for Historiska Hem
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While having a dedicated room in your apartment or house as a home office is the ideal scenario, you often have to fit a work spot in your bedroom, living room, or kitchen when you live on a smaller surface.
Floating desks are great for small space living, as you can fit a desk anywhere in your interior without it taking up too much space or completely changing your interior design. Wall-mounted or floating desks not only take up less floor space but also give your interior a lighter look.
Take a look at the inspiring interiors with floating desks integrated into the list below to give you a head start on creating your own small workstation.
A wall-mounted desk combined with shelves in the same color as the wall
This beautiful turn-of-the-century living room with greige walls has a small, integrated home office section created by combining a wall-mounted desk in light oak wood with floating shelves in the same color as the wall for a tone-on-tone look.
Floating desks are great for creating a minimal space to work from. You can maintain a clean and organized workspace for a sleek look in your interior and a desk that doesn’t look out of place when it’s combined with other room functionalities.
The black chair combined with the black accessories on the open shelves adds a beautiful contrast against the greige walls and wood floating desk, matching the overall decor of the living room.
Styled by Emma Fisher, photographed by Fredrik J Karlsson for Alvhem
A modern floating desk as a space-saving solution
This modern floating desk is made by Menu and offers you an instant spot to create a small desk or even a standing desk if you hang it up higher on the wall. While these solutions are not great for fitting a desktop computer, they do make for a great laptop surface and are perfect for small-space living.
The black bracket that holds the surface of the wall-mounted desk adds clean and simple lines to the design, which is matched by a slim black table lamp and darker tones in the art prints on the wall.
This bedroom corner next to the window has been transformed into a small and cozy workspace, by adding a DIY floating desk that is made to fit the wall. The blue-grey wall color is used on the floating desk and on the gallery wall shelves above it for a finished look that ties the workspace together.
The rounded corners on the worktop by the window streamline the design and make the wall desk fit in the space perfectly. The two shelves on the wall are decorated with beige and brown tones that add a warm touch to the cool undertones on the wall and desk.
A 2-person floating desk in a niche space in the wall
Wall desks can be big or small and the niche spot in this apartment allows a 2-person workspot. Depending on the weight capacity, you might want to add an extra wall bracket in the middle, but if you paint them in the same color as the wall, they won’t be very noticeable anyways.
Decorate the minimal space with artwork leaning against the wall to turn floating desks into a beautiful interior element while they are not in use.
A floating desk combined with a wall lamp and cork pinboard
This small corner space leading up to the living room has been turned into a creative spot to work from home. The simple wall brackets hold a wood plate where you can sit down to do some work. Wall desks leave the area on the floor open and by combining them with a wall lamp, you have more worktop space available to use.
Make the surface of the wall-mounted desk long enough to allow for storage space next to your laptop to keep papers and documents and finish it off with a pinboard on the wall to keep motivational quotes and plans.
A floating desk inside of a niche to fully optimize floor space
This niche space has been transformed into a home office spot that includes storage space in the bookcase that can be used for office supplies, books, and paperwork. The wall shelves are fitted to the niche exactly, while the floating desk has been cut to extend the niche to create a larger worktop that is held up by two wooden wall brackets.
The smaller surface area is used to place a desk lamp and the wooden chair fits the wooden worktop perfectly. The shelving is white so it blends more into the wall for a subtle effect, bringing the floating desk into focus.
A wall-mounted desk adding black tones for a contrasting look
When you want to integrate a home office spot next to your bed, it will look visually lighter when you work with a floating desk design similar to the one used in this attic bedroom. The black chair and wall-mounted workspace stand out against the greige bedroom walls, while the white table lamp adds a subtle tone to the palette.
This simple floating desk made out of three wall brackets fills a hallway space next to the door, which would otherwise not have much functionality in the apartment. Even though this section of the home doesn’t have direct natural light coming in, because the desk and walls are painted white, a bright look is achieved.
The white floating desk is the focal point in this minimal space and the wooden stool can be stored underneath when it’s not in use. The white String System shelf finishes off the look perfectly and provides an extra storage opportunity above the home office spot.
A floating desk in a large living room to create a small integrated office section
While floating desks are great for small space living, they can also be great workstations in larger rooms where you want to integrate home office functionality.
By picking out a wall desk that matches the material and color palette of the rest of the space, the workstation blends into the interior and when you remove the chair when the office is not in use, you are basically left with another shelf surface to style. A great option for people that don’t work from home so often.
A simple floating desk customized to a corner space
This simple DIY floating desk integrates seamlessly into the corner of this small walk-in pantry next to the kitchen that has been transformed into a workspace. Since the surface is quite small, it’s perfect to work from a laptop and the wall-mounted lamp lights up this room without cluttering the workstation itself.
A niche spot with a white floating desk and wall-mounted shelving
A niche spot in between the kitchen and the bedroom in this small studio apartment has been optimized as a wall desk with integrated storage space. The minimal space is filled with three shelves, one of which is a larger surface that forms the wall desk.
The minimal space is divided into three compartments, turning this otherwise lost niche spot into a fully functional wall-mounted office that integrates perfectly into the interior design.
A floating desk combined with floating shelving in a spacious bedroom
This stylish bedroom with cream walls and the most amazing windows features a bedroom office in the empty space next to the wardrobe. When you don’t work with custom built-in wardrobes, sometimes you are left with small spaces next to them, which are perfect for small floating desks.
Floating desks with wall brackets can be combined with a worktop in any size you like (pay attention to weight limits) and it’s a very easy way to create a fully customizable office desk.
This two-person workspace is placed between two walls in a basement space. Floating desks are a great solution when you need more seating space in your office, as the wall-mounted solution eliminates the need for legs or trestles underneath the worktop.
The double desk in this minimal space is finished off with an elegant shelf for work supplies and a single table lamp provides both workspaces with light.
The white floating desk fits perfectly in the hallway interior design with historic elements. An old doorway is transformed into a modern workstation, repurposing what used to be another doorway.
The wall desk is finished off with a white marble worktop, a grey chair, a grey table lamp, and black accent pieces that make this office nook stand out in the hallway with white walls and white flooring.
A home library can add elegance and sophistication to an interior. More so, I have always been drawn to bookshelves that are built around a door, as they tend to add such sophistication to a space, while also allowing you to make use of dead space in your interior.
A doorway framed by shelves or bookcases can have such an impressive effect on a space, especially if you put some effort into styling it nicely. You can combine books with other things and accessories you want to put on display. Play around with it to find the right balance to accommodate storage and accessories on display without it feeling cluttered.
Incorporate different materials and find a stylish and creative setting for your doorway bookcase. Have a look at these beautiful built-in bookshelf ideas around a door for inspiration on how to plan and style them.
Custom built-ins in a dark grey color decorate a majestic doorway
The wide doorway connecting the dining room and living room in this majestic Swedish apartment is adorned by a custom doorway bookcase that fills the whole wall. The contrast of the dark grey shelves with the white walls that can be seen through the open doorway is very powerful and contributes to the minimal black-and-white interior aesthetic in this apartment.
The base cabinets are deeper, providing lots of space to store things away, while the open shelves rest on top of them. The big shelf is decorated with a mix of carefully selected accessories in monotone colors and piles of books facing backward for a modest yet elegant effect against the dark grey color.
A creative doorway bookcase underneath a sloped ceiling
In this light-flooded attic apartment with beautiful exposed wood beams, all the space up until the ceiling is filled up with a custom-built bookshelf including closed storage modules on the bottom.
A custom bookcase is a great way to fill up the unused space in awkward corners and this doorway bookcase that fills the entire wall is painted in the same paint color as the bedroom door itself for a beautiful effect that accentuates the beautiful green bedroom wall color peeking through.
The home library includes a mixture of books, an impressive hanging plant, and a selection of vases. The shelves even contain an integrated glass cabinet for storing wine glasses conveniently next to the dining table.
A bookshelf-around-door layout with an integrated mirror
This beautiful living room with a light grey wall color with blue undertones features a beautiful custom doorway bookcase that includes closed cabinets on the bottom on which the top shelves rest.
Since the original crown molding on the ceiling can’t be seen anymore, moldings were applied to the top of the bookshelves for an integrated effect. The paint color used on the bookcase is the same as the wall color in this beautiful interior and the mirror on the back of the biggest compartment is such a smart idea to make the space look bigger.
The left part of the built-in shelves is used for interior objects and to store books, while the area on the right is used for glasses. I imagine the section with the mirror would work great for displaying bottles as well, functioning as an integrated bar in your bookcase.
A bookshelf with storage space around the bedroom door
The doorway connecting the dining room with the bedroom in this turn-of-the-century apartment is adorned by a beautiful custom built-in doorway bookshelf that extends wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling for an impressive effect in this majestic interior.
The bottom of each of the bookcase modules includes a closed storage compartment with paneled white doors, which are paired up with open shelves on the top that display a combination of books, accessories, and storage boxes for keeping small stuff.
The interior color palette of both the rooms is black and white combined with natural tones in the wooden furniture. The paper of the aged books adds beige tones and by placing the extra colorful books the other way around, you create a serene color palette that fits the interior.
I love the way the small oak seedling pops out on the shelves, adding a subtle green touch in between all the neutral colors present in the bookcase.
Styled by Greydeco and photographed by Janne Olander, for Stadshem
Open shelves on the top half of the wall decorate a large doorway
Even though the furniture is placed against the bottom half of the doorway wall in this living room, the top half is decorated with white wall shelves with white brackets for an impressive effect in the interior.
The top shelf is used to store books, while the lower shelves have small boxes and a few delicate decor pieces in natural colors. The open shelves blend into the wall in a subtle manner, making the high-contrast items in the interior like the blue door and the cognac leather butterfly chair stand out in a more powerful way.
Balcony doorway bookshelves fully integrated into the room
The built-in shelves going over the balcony doorway in this living room with white walls go over into a custom bench with a wall pillow, which is such a smart idea.
The solution combines closed cabinets on the bottom with open shelves above it and a long wall shelf extending wall to wall over the doorway. By doing so, a lot of shelf space is created without taking up too much floor space.
The white open shelves integrate nicely with the white wall and the white window and door frames, which are complemented with white furniture and white curtains for a bright look that makes this small room look bigger.
A half doorway bookcase with books and antique finds on display
While built-in shelves that extend over an entire wall can have such an impressive effect on an interior, this is not possible in smaller spaces. Doorway bookcases can be a great solution for small space living and studio apartments, however, since you can utilize the doorway wall for additional storage opportunities.
This beautiful white bookshelf extends over the doorway, yet doesn’t continue on the other wall, making it a smaller solution that takes advantage of the available ceiling height.
The shelves themselves are filled with books with their backs faced away for a calmer (yet more confusing) look that is enhanced with a beautiful selection of vintage finds on display on the top shelves. By filling some shelves entirely with books and others with accessories only, you create an interesting look that is finished off with the cute antique table lamp on one of the shelves.
Built-in bookshelves connected by a single top shelf over the door
If you don’t want to add too much shelf space above the door, you can connect two built-in bookshelves on each side of the doorway with a top plate that gives the doorway bookcase its integrated look into the space, without having to construct the module above the door.
This beautiful living room with a warm grey wall color features shelving next to the doorway painted in the same color as the wall. This grey-on-grey color palette accentuates the white French doors leading up to the other room. The shelves are filled with boxes and objects in darker colors that stand out and add a lovely contrast to the space.
Built-in bookshelves in a corner layout above French doors
This spacious green living room has a creative bookshelf solution that is planned out in the corner of the room and extends over the doorway leading up to the bedroom. The built-ins are painted in the same color as the window and door frames in this majestic and characterful interior. It’s a mint green color that is a bit darker than the walls which results in a unique effect in the space.
The built-in bookshelves are used to organize books and display accessories, while the shelving above the door is used as an elegant magazine display showcasing the book covers for a lighter look.
A sage green dining room with wall shelving extending over the door
This combined living room and dining room features open shelving that extends above the doorway in the dining area, and a blank wall above the sofa. Planning out the shelves like this allows for a visual distinction between the two functional areas in the space.
Open shelving is typically a bit easier to install around a door than bookcases and the final result can be just as impressive. In the case of this apartment, I like the way the white shelving and the white doorway stand out against the sage-green living room walls.
A doorway bookshelf in the same grey color as the walls
One of the walls in this dark grey living room has been turned into an amazing feature wall with a wide bookshelf design that fills the entire wall and the area above the door. The beautiful collection of colorful books and a careful selection of art and decor objects decorate the shelf in a wonderful way.
When you have to make small-space living work, it’s not only a challenge to fit all room functionalities into a single room, but making the decor personal and stylish is an additional task that comes on top. The light terracotta paint color used in the living space of this studio apartment works in such a gentle, elegant way, while also elevating the home decor and making this small space unique (read more about tips and tricks to make a small studio apartment work in this post).
The combined living and bedroom space is connected to a separate kitchen with a simple white design and a small bistro table in front of the window.
A combined living and sleeping space layout
The rattan sofa in the living area is decorated with a lovely mix of textured linen pillows. A beautiful table lamp on the window sill provides atmospheric lighting when sitting in this spot and the big white marble coffee table adds elegance. The white curtains and the beige textured area rug add even more texture to the setting and I love the way the wood shelf against the wall provides a spot for accessories and books.
The gallery wall next to the sofa combines warm tones with darker accents and oak frames, which stand out in a lovely way against the light terracotta wall color on the wall.
Two white lounge chairs finish off the sofa area and a standing mirror reflects the daylight coming from the window throughout the space.
The bedroom area in the living space is placed against the wall and fits perfectly next to the doorway. The area rug is used to visually separate the layout as it covers the floor in the sofa area, yet stops right where the sleeping area starts.
The available corner on the other side of the room is used for a peg rail to hang up some clothes away from the main wardrobe. The lemon tree and the white tones in the art print seem to pop out of the light terracotta paint color in the background.
The beige, brown, and terracotta-toned textiles on the bed complement the wall color and finish off the interior design of the sleeping area perfectly.
A simple white kitchen with a small bistro table
The simple white kitchen design features vintage storage on the one side and a more modern kitchen module on the other wall. The brass hardware modernizes the kitchen slightly, yet it’s the bistro table in front of the window that really ties the kitchen look together.
The wall containing the window has a light grey wall color that makes both the kitchen and the white curtain stand out. The combination of the black and wood tones in the kitchen and dining area works perfectly on the white-soaped flooring and the small olive tree in the window finishes the look off nicely.
A delicate hallway wallpaper complements the light terracotta paint color in the adjacent room
The hallway in this apartment is small, just like the rest of the space, yet by adding a delicate foyer wallpaper in this small room it gets a unique look that pairs up nicely with the light terracotta paint color in the living room next to it.
This gorgeous two-level apartment with high ceilings and beautiful large windows that let in so much natural light has a combination of black, white, and beige interior details spread throughout the different rooms. The beautiful grey kitchen with beige limestone countertops goes all the way up to the ceiling for an impressive layout that offers lots of storage space.
The open-plan kitchen and living room are on the first level, while the small bedroom is on the second level reached by the minimal staircase in the living room.
A grey kitchen with chrome hardware and a beige limestone countertop
The dark grey kitchen is the main focal point in this beautiful two-level apartment. Its grey cabinets go all the way up to the ceiling, providing a lot of storage space for the entire apartment, which can be accessed by a wooden ladder placed on a rail built into the kitchen layout.
The beige limestone countertops and the chrome hardware add a modern touch to the kitchen design and the brass overhead lighting is a beautiful finishing touch that also comes back in the living room of this beautiful apartment.
A round dining table in the middle of the kitchen on a large area rug
Since the kitchen is quite big, there is ample space for a kitchen dining table in the middle of the space. The dark wood of the round table combined with the white dining chairs matches perfectly with the black, white, and beige color palette that dominates the interior design of the apartment.
The rice paper pendant in the middle of the kitchen adds the finishing touch to this beautiful kitchen look.
A black, white, and beige palette in the spacious living room
The black furniture pieces in the living room stand out against the off-white wall color, the white fabric sofa, and the white textured area rug that covers a large portion of the light hardwood flooring in the living room.
The white fabric sofa is filled with a mixture of beautiful textile throw pillows in beige and brown tones and I love the way the black and white striped pattern stands out in the mix. The mirrored side table next to the sofa reflects the space in a beautiful way, while the black table lamp stands out against the subtle wall color.
The heavy linen curtains in beige cover the large living room windows and warm up the natural light coming in.
A beautiful gallery wall in the living room extends high up the walls and fills the space above a minimal black bench in the reading corner of the living room. The black, white, beige, and brown tones in the art prints match perfectly with the color palette of the rest of the living room.
A bedroom with light grey walls and lots of textiles
The beautiful light grey bedroom walls form the perfect backdrop for a contrasting black side table next to the bed, white sheer linen curtains on the windows and a beautiful white fabric lampshade above the bed. The bed is made with a mixture of beige and white linen bedsheets that add a lot of texture to the decor.
The wardrobe is painted in the same color as the wall, for a subtle and integrated effect.
This beautiful turn-of-the-century apartment in Sweden has a beautiful curved window in the living room and subtle blue-grey walls that are complemented by a combination of warm soft furnishings and accessories. A custom-built bookshelf extends over the living room doorway and provides a true focal point to the room.
The sage green kitchen adds another color palette to the interior design and has a slight industrial touch because of the subway tiles on the wall.
A living room with light blue-grey walls and a custom-built bookshelf
The beautiful turn-of-the-century living room with white crown molding and white-soaped hardwood flooring is painted in a light blue-grey wall color. It’s actually a light grey with a strong blue undertone and depending on the angle from which you look at the walls, it can get a more blue or grey appearance.
The living room decor itself is quite simple, with a few light blue accents to bring out the blue undertones in the wall color. It’s the custom-built bookshelf that extends over the doorway to the hallway that is the real focal point in the space. The bookshelf is painted in the same color as the wall for a tone-on-tone effect that makes the white doorframe stand out in a lovely way.
The neutral beige fabric sofa combined with the textured area rug in cream and the sheer white curtains in front of the window set the stage for a few blue and beige colored accessories that really stand out in combination with the backdrop of the light blue-grey walls.
A larger section in the custom bookshelf has a mirror on the backside, which reflects the space and adds extra dimension to the shelving as if it’s an open piece from which you can look into the other room.
Crown-molding has been applied to the top of the bookshelf, which finishes its look off nicely and adds a historic touch to the new element that fits the time period of the apartment itself.
A sage green kitchen with a subway tile backsplash
The kitchen has a Nordic-industrial look with a combination of sage green kitchen cabinets, eye-catching black pendant lights above the counter, and a white subway tile backsplash that goes all the way up to the ceiling.
The modest palette is finished off with cement countertops and stainless steel hardware that is matched by a Moccamaster coffee maker in chrome.
A niche in the kitchen wall is turned into open shelving for kitchen accessories and the area in front of the window is a great spot for a round dining table.
A narrow niche spot is used to place higher cupboards including the fridge. This is a great spot for it allowing the rest of the kitchen layout to consist of lower cabinets only, providing it with a lighter look.
A bedroom with light grey walls and subtle blue accents
The bedroom is painted in a light grey wall color which is much more neutral than the one used in the living room. The blue accent colors in the art print and the throw pillows give this space a similar color palette, tying the color palette of both rooms together.
A tiny hallway with light blue-grey walls
The hallway is really small, yet it ties together nicely with the decor in the rest of the space because of the wall color. The small wall shelf above the heater in combination with the black-framed oval mirror works perfectly in this spot and allows the light from the other rooms to be reflected in the hallway.
Bedroom nooks and alcove beds are a great solution when you just don’t have the square footage available to plan out all the different functionalities needed in a space. When you live in a studio apartment, for example, you need to include both living and sleeping areas in one main bedroom, which can be quite a challenge.
You can create a bed nook in an alcove available in the floor plan, design the room layout from scratch to include a nook, or create one with the formation of your storage space. Separate the area with curtains and in no time, you have created a cozy nook that can be used to sleep, sit and watch tv, or as a reading nook.
If you are wondering if a bed nook is a fitting solution for your room, take a look at the elegant space-saving bedroom solutions in the list below.
A cozy nook in a studio apartment with a different wall color
The bed nook in this sage green apartment is the perfect solution to make the most out of the floor plan. At night, you can close the curtains for privacy and light blocking and during the day you can open them up to enjoy the open floorplan to the fullest.
The bed nook has been painted in a neutral grey wall color, setting the nook apart from the rest of the sage grey-green living space.
A closet bed nook that matches the historic studio apartment details
Alcove beds are usually built into the wall of small spaces, yet the idea behind this beautiful studio apartment design is centered around a custom solution that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional. Since the mattress fits exactly in the customized space, there is no need for a headboard and the shelving above the bed is perfect to store books and display accessories.
You could create a similar setup in a child’s room as a bedroom or reading nook and the other doors in the structure could include a wardrobe or bookcase. The possibilities with a beautiful solution like this are endless.
A small bedroom space inside a nook including storage space
When you don’t have much space available, like in this small apartment, you might want to combine the bed nook with a place to store your clothes. This elegant solution with the wardrobe built above the end of the bed makes the bed nook even smaller, yet it also creates an even cozier setup since the wardrobe also functions as a visual separator.
The nook is decorated with a white wall lamp that stands out against the off-white walls, striped terracotta bedding, and a linen bed skirt covering the side of the mattress. The gallery wall decorating the nook follows the lines of the wardrobe solution which gives the space an elegant touch.
This small apartment has two walk-in closets built-in, creating a nook that fits the bed exactly. The ceiling between the two closets is lowered, making the nook space even more cozy and the two closets more connected with each other.
Wall nooks can work in large bedrooms as well, as you can place the bed in between two storage shelves or modules, creating a cozy spot for sleeping. You can place the bed parallel to the wall just like in this example, or use it perpendicular to the wall allowing for nightstands to fit next to the bed.
This cozy bed nook is created inside of what used to be a small walk-in closet. Placing only half the bed inside the alcove allows you to hang curtains that make the room’s architecture elegant and whimsical. The white frame built around the niche bed stands out against the grey wall colors in this home.
Large white curtains add elegance to an alcove bed
The alcove bed in this white apartment blends into the rest of the space and features beautiful white linen curtains on each side to add privacy.
The mixture of fabric on the bed matches the neutral color palette with camel tints in the rest of the apartment and the art print above the bed finishes the decor off perfectly.
Work with an interior designer to plan an alcove bed in your remodel
This bed nook solution requires a bit more resources, as it needs to be planned when doing a remodel, yet it can be such a nice solution if you have the opportunity to redo and transform a small apartment from its core.
The white walls and white textiles look very fresh, bright, and minimal and the bedside table fits perfectly on the newly created wall separating the bed from the rest of the apartment.
An alcove bed accentuated with a medium grey wall color
The bedroom in this small apartment is located in the alcove created in between doorways. Since the bed nook is more shallow than the actual bed size, the walls of the bed nook are painted in a medium grey wall color, which visually separates the bedroom area from the rest of the space.
This bedroom used to be a separate room, yet by taking out the doors and creating an open space, it becomes a nook-like room that comfortably fits the bed, wardrobe, and a big mirror that reflects daylight into this low-lit area.
The white walls and textiles are enhanced with camel and brown tones just like in the adjacent living room decor.
This small bed nook is located behind the kitchen, suggesting that it once was a pantry or something similar. The small bed fits comfortably in the tiny room, allowing for a bedside table to still fit next to the bed.
The all-white color palette with a few beige accent pieces in the textiles makes for a very light palette that compensates for the lack of daylight in the bed nook.
Alcove beds are great solutions for larger rooms as well
This large one-bedroom apartment has an alcove space with a built-in wardrobe solution that was planned into the room remodel. The large bed nook becomes part of the living space when open, yet is a separate room when closed off.
The bed is made with a mixture of white and beige textiles that match the textile combination on the sofa in the main room.
A tone-on-tone bed nook in an interior designer’s home
In her small home, interior designer Josefin Haag found the perfect place for a bedroom inside a niche space in the layout. The walls of the apartment are painted in an elegant off-white color, which makes the white textiles in the bed nook stand out in such a nice way. The nook is enhanced with wall-to-wall shelving and floor-to-ceiling curtains for a finished effect that matches the style, materials, and palette of the rest of the apartment.
Wall nooks can also be a great solution for a main bedroom in a larger apartment, especially if you like to cozy up and sleep in a tighter space. If you want to be completely separated from the rest of the space, you can even add curtains just like in this example.
Sloped ceilings in attic bedrooms create natural nook spaces that are ideal for placing a bed underneath. Lower ceiling height doesn’t bother you while you are asleep, which makes the bed the ideal functionality for utilizing these lower areas.
The half-rounded window in this attic apartment is the perfect spot for a single bed and the placement of the white wardrobe makes the sleeping space even more narrow and cozy. The gallery wall on next to the bed finalizes the look perfectly and adds darker colors to the otherwise beige and white palette in the bedroom area.
Add a bedroom or guest room in a tiny room that just fits the bed
When the interior designer created an additional wall with a window to separate the kitchen area in this small apartment, a nook-like bedroom was created that fits a double bed just barely.
The bedroom is surrounded by windows on each side of the bed, making the room appear less cramped. You enter the room at the foot of the bed, which has been decorated with a beautiful mixture of linen sheets and throw pillows.
This type of room division planned when remodeling is also great to create an extra guest room for when you have family over.
A sleeping nook with white curtains and storage furniture under the bed
A white curtain on each side of the doorway creates a beautiful and elegant separation from this bedroom towards the rest of the studio apartment. The bed is placed on top of storage furniture (this could work with drawers, cupboards, or open shelving) and covered with a white fabric curtain that matches the white look of the interior.
Even though this nook doesn’t have a window or direct daylight, the white walls and white fabrics give it a light appearance.
This nook includes a gallery wall above the bed with storage space and a wall shelf for books right underneath the ceiling, which doesn’t disturb you while lounging in this cozy corner.
Styled by Gärde, photographed by Stork via Historiska Hem
Add a Cozy Bed Nook in Your Small Apartment Living Room
When you need to include a small bedroom inside of a living room, it’s great if you have a small alcove to utilize. Use the same color palette for the entire living and sleeping interior to tie both functional areas together.
