Category Archives: Interior Inspiration

Small studio home

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I love the muted color palette in this small studio home where the bedroom is placed in a niche behind a curtain. The furniture, accessories and textiles are exclusively white, beige and wood, which has a very calming and serene effect, perfect for a small space like this one.

The crips white linen sofa on the beige area rug works very nicely with the sheepskin on the armchair and the small wooden desk on the opposing wall. The bedroom in the niche is small, yet since the bed is placed on one side of the space, there is still space for a bedside chair and a peg rail.

Styled by Bon Interior, photographed by Walti Hösli for Bjurfors

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Cristalmood by antoniolupi

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about Italian design company antoniolupi in this blogpost and introduced you to their world of carefully designed and crafted innovations for the bathroom. The company continuously invests in innovation, technology and creativity and collaborates with renowned international architects and designers for their beautiful, timeless and carefully crafted pieces. Today, we will have a closer look into one of their newest innovations which allow you to add character and a personal touch to any bathroom: Cristalmood.

Cristalmood was created in-house by antoniolupi as a result of their continuous research. It’s a resin that is manually poured into moulds and sanded manually after extraction to remove all imperfections inside and out and to add brightness to the object. This manual process makes every piece unique, with slight differences in color, size and surface texture. Two sinks of the same design will never be identical.

This material innovation, available in 13 different colors, is perfect for producing sinks and combines well with other materials for a refined mixture of both color and material texture. Take Albume for example, designed by Carlo Colombo, which combines a solid base and a colored basin. This design offers so many possibilities for customisation and allows you to find the perfect personalised piece for your space. You can combine a black marquinia marble base with a Nebbia basin, or go for a more feminine look with a white carrara marble base and a Ginger basin, the possibilities are endless.

After introducing Albume, the research into the possibilities of Cirstalmood continued and as a result, Carlo Colombo and Andrea Lupi collaborated on the design of Opale and Vitreo (seen in the last two pictures). The name ‘Opale’ refers to the geometry and the infinite reflections of precious stones found in nature while as ‘Vitreo’ is a gem that embellishes the environment with its decagonal shape which produces infinite reflections generated by the edges of the design.

Cristalmood is composed of high quality polyester resin and coloring pigments which can be cleaned with common detergents. The transparency of the material allows you to see the flow of the water, which is such a nice effect. The material is very durable, easily cleaned and maintained and can be used in a selection of design sinks, a bath tub and even smaller home objects. I had the oportunity to try the Masa and Nisi vases in Amber and Ocra in my own home and the quality on these hand-finished objects is amazing. I love the way they are translucent, but opaque at the same time, allowing you to see the contents of what’s inside, but fading them out in a subtile way.

The Reflex bath tub designed by AL Studio (seen in the first two pictures) is the first transparent bath tub in the antoniolupi collection and it’s a real statement piece. This freestanding design is customisable into any of the 13 signature colors and I love how the different colors change the look of the design. The black Fumé material gives the Reflex design a heavier look, while as the colors add a lighter and more playful touch to the organic lines of this balanced design.

The combinations and personalisation possibilities with Cristalmood are endless and the designs are perfect for adding character to any bathroom design. This blogpost was written in collaboration with antoniolupi , however all opinions are my own of course. If you would like to know more about the brand and their wide range of bathroom products, make sure to have a look at their website.

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Bedroom with a soft look

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This bedroom looks very simple and elegant. There is nothing really special about it, yet it looks so balanced and inviting. I love that the bed is placed in front of the window, with these large beige curtains going from wall to wall and floor to ceiling for a hotel room look.

The bedside lamp is attached to the window sill and a wooden bedside table fits exactly next to the bed. Since the room is long and narrow, on the other side of the window, there is space for a wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling wardrobe solution, which is great for keeping this small room clutter free.

via Entrance Makleri

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Open plan kitchen and living room

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I think this home is a great example of how to make a new or semi-new apartment look cozy and inviting with the use of the right furniture, accessories and textiles. The kitchen in this home has a very modest look, nothing special, yet the dining table with the wishbone chairs and the accessories on the countertop make it look interesting. 

An area rug in the living area makes the space extra cozy and outlines the sofa area. If the rug wasn’t there, everything would be more floating around. Adding curtains to these windows would finish off this look even better and add some more welcome texture to the clean elements in this building.

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

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Home with character and personality

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I love all the different details, accessories and art prints in this Swedish home, which makes it so personal and characterful. The living room is decorated in a very cozy way, the kitchen has an eye catching wall paper which contrasts nicely against the white kitchen, but my favorite room in this space is definitely the bedroom.

I love the soft pink which can be found in the gallery wall on top of the greenish grey walls. The bed is made with the most beautiful combination of white, grey and beige linen and the rug by the end of the bed adds some extra texture as well. The Monstera in the window stands out so nicely against the color of the wall and I love that the wardrobe has the same color as the wall.

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Majestic living room with a beautiful fireplace

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Other then the beautiful and majestic turn of the century ceilings, windows and wall pannelling in this Swedish home, I’m absolutely in love with the black fireplace that seems to be the center around which the entire room is planned.

A fireplace is always such a cozy element in a home, but this one is especially made for gathering around considering its position in the room and the beautiful marble details, which stand out so nicely against the light color of the walls and flooring.

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Deep blue kitchen

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I think this is such a beautiful kitchen. The deep blue color of the cupboards contrasts so nicely against the lighter countertop and the white walls and since the blue is so dark, it also has a bit of a dramatic effect that is enhanced even more by the black wishbone chairs around the dining table.

The layout of the kitchen is planned out very nicely as well, with the kitchen island in the middle and enough space for a large dining table on the other side. The somewhat weird niche, which can often be found in turn of the century buildings, has been filled up with a glass panel cupboard, which is a nice touch as well.

via Bjurfors

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Pastel bathroom from Montana Furniture

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As you might have read here on the blog before, I’m a long-time fan of Danish Montana Furniture, a Danish manufacturer of modular furniture that can be customized according to your needs and is made to order in one of the 30 new colors designed by Margrethe Odgaard.

They recently released these press images of the bathroom collection and this concrete bathroom with pastel accents and brass faucets just really spoke to me. The Montana bathroom collection consists of big and smaller elements, which can be customized in any of the 30 colors.

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White and beige studio home

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White glass partition panels in all-white studio space

I think this studio home in Sweden looks simply magical. The all-white floors look so clean and fresh, yet the warm grey walls soften everything out so nicely. The glass panel wall divider between the sleeping and living area works well for separating the two areas, but the glass also lets through the light, which is both functional and pretty to look at.

The beige, grey, and natural color palette of the furniture in the living room matches this white and warm grey room perfectly and the black dining table in the kitchen brings a welcome touch of contrast.

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White glass partition panels in all-white studio space
White glass partition panels in all-white studio space
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Simple dining area

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I have a serious weakness for round dining tables and even more for pretty antique ones like in this beautiful Swedish dining room. I don’t know if it’s the chairs not being in two lines, or the fact that everyone faces each other, but I certainly prefer a round dining table over a rectangular one for smaller spaces.

The spot here in front of the window is just perfect for this table as well, with a pendant hanging in the center of the table to have a light source exactly where needed and to ground the dining table into the room.

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