Swedish kitchen manufacturer Nordiska Kök has designed a minimal warm white kitchen for this beautiful turn of the century apartment in Stockholm. The minimal presence of the kitchen lets the simplicity of the design shine, with the rounded corners on the cupboards giving the room and updated and modern look and feel, which harmonises nicely with the historic features of the apartment.

The round corners make the kitchen cupboards into a beautiful piece of furniture which adds a unique expression to the room. The kitchen island becomes the central element of the kitchen (and maybe even of the apartment) where you can have breakfast and gather around.

Styled by Caroline Sandström, photographed by Kristofer Johnsson for Nordiska Kök

I love the way this one-room studio home has been renovated and transformed into a modern-day studio space with a separate bedroom and an open plan kitchen with greige kitchen cabinets. The wall dividing the kitchen and bedroom has been added later on to create a separate room for sleeping, which also offers space for a large wardrobe.

The area behind this wall has been fitted with a full kitchen that has higher cabinets only on the furthest wall, making the design look lighter. On the lower part of the kitchen elegant hanging lamps are placed for a more interesting look.

The living and dining area is rather small, yet has everything one might need. By selecting furniture that is not that big in size, you still have enough empty space around it all, which makes this room look bigger.

Styled by Sofie Izard Höyer, photographed by Anders Bergstedt for Alvhem

When you live in a small studio home, it’s all about visually separating the areas. I often show small spaces here on the blog, which use area rugs and gallery walls to visually divide the bedroom and living room area, but in this particular home, a glass partition wall has been used to really separate the two, which is even better and offers the feeling of two separate rooms.

The advantage of a glass partition is that it still lets through the daylight from the window. In fact in this particular case, the light is even reflected on the mirror hanging on the exposed brick wall. A white linen curtain* is mounted on the inside of the wall to block out the light when sleeping and for privacy.

The rest of the home basically consists of an open-plan kitchen, with contrasting black elements which come back in every area. I love the blanket on the bed as well, which has a black and white pattern.

You can find another great example of a black and glass partition wall in this blog post and I have rounded up the most inspiring homes with glass partition walls in this post for you.

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The style of this home is simple and minimal, yet the warm yellow walls add a certain rich character to this space that makes it very cozy and inviting. The cognac leather sofa in the living room works so nicely against the wall color and I love the way it has been combined with this dark art piece on the wall.

From the living room, you can look straight into the bedroom, which has been painted in a slightly more muted yellow tint. In this room, the kimono on the wall really stands out, such a nice touch.

The kitchen walls, as opposed to the rest of the apartment, are painted in a very light grey, yet the wood and beige stone on the countertop add a warm color palette which can be seen as the red threat throughout the space.

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This light flooded Swedish home has been decorated in a simple way, yet it has character and personality because of the many art prints used on the walls.

The living room has a beautiful day bed with a gallery wall above it in beige and black tints, which comes back in the decoration of the space. The bed has been placed against the angled wall in this room and I love the way the art prints above the bedside table accentuate this niche even more.

The small dining table in the kitchen works perfectly for no more than two people and also here an art print is decorating the wall.

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This beautiful living room is a great example of the effect a mirror can have in a space. A mirror is great for adding more light to a room, as it will reflect the natural light coming into a room and basically function as another window.

Other than this, by reflecting the space, a small room will work larger because of the reflection, which is a great trick in small spaces. I love the way three large mirrors were placed above the white sofa in this apartment, reflecting the beautiful lamps and wall colors of the space.

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I think the color choice in this beautiful Swedish kitchen is just spot on. The light blue color on the walls complements so nicely with the different shades of blue and green cabinet doors and I love the contrast with the warm leather dining chairs and the wooden dining table.

The wooden floorboards have been painted in the same tint as well and the shelfs on the wall have undergone the same green treatment. Such a wonderful palette.

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I have been loving the subtile blue accents in my dining room. I think the pops of blue coming from the small ceramics and the blue Muuto Kink vase* combine so nicely with the warm hardwood flooring, the wood on my Ferm Living Mingle table* and my white walls.

I have been painting a lot during the last few months, it has brought me peace and quiet and a way to express myself in these challenging times. I decided to make a painting especially for this corner and worked with tints of beige and a very dark blue. I think it turned out lovely and I might make a print out of it soon, so stay tuned.

In these dark days, I very much enjoy candle light and my new favorites are these ribbed glass vases from Arket* which adds such a great effect to the light of the candle.

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There is little not to love about his cozy and characterful Swedish home with great wall colors and carefully selected furniture and accessories.

The living room has been painted in a warm beige color, which makes the dining table with the black dining chairs in front of the window stand out in a very nice way. The massive Monstera plant in the window adds a touch of green and the slight color on the area rug underneath the sofa works very nicely with the deep colors in the art prints.

The beautiful light grey kitchen has warm grey walls, which makes the vintage white dining table stand out. I love the brass pendant above it,  a true eye-catcher compared to the otherwise modest yet elegant material choices in the kitchen.

The bedroom has a cooler light grey color on the walls, which contrasts beautifully with the warm tints in the bedsheets and the vintage bedside table.

Styled by JosefssonLjung Interiör AB, photographed by Alen Cordic for Bjurfors

This small studio home in Sweden is decorated mainly with white furniture pieces, warmed up by the use of beige fabrics and accessories. The white sofa in the living room combined with the white fluffy area rug brightens up this area and the warm beige curtains* in front of the window that go wall-to-wall do a lot for the color palette of this space.

The bed has been placed in the opposite corner of the room and I love the way the bench by the end of the bed provides a spot to place pillows, but also separates the sleeping area from the doorway.

The dining area in the kitchen looks very fresh and cozy as well and I love that the inside of the vintage cabinet has been painted in a light beige.

Styled by Linnéa H. Manaberi, photographed by Anders Bergstedt for Alvhem

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