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This beautiful turn-of-the-century apartment in Sweden has gorgeous crown moldings and floorboards, accentuated by the green-gray and blue-gray paint colors on the wall in the different rooms.

The kitchen and living room are connected to each other in an open layout and the dark blue kitchen cabinets go so nicely with the blue-gray color on the walls. Blue-gray paint colors tend to work best in rooms with warm daylight coming in so that the blue undertone of the paint doesn’t overpower the gray tones.

Blue-gray paint color in the living room

Depending on the angle from which you look at the living room walls, you could call this color a faded sky blue, or a gray-blue. The floorboards in the living room are pretty high, which accentuates the bluish-gray paint colors on the wall, while at the same time contrasting with the warm hardwood flooring throughout the space.

The white sofa and area rug in the living room are complemented with blue and green tints in the textiles and furnishings and I love that a shade of pale blue also comes back in the art print on the wall above the sofa.

The warm wood of the TV cabinet, and coffee table, and the cognac leather on the armchair add a warm touch to the otherwise cool tones in the interior design and the wall next to the window has been used for floating shelving combined with a small home office spot.

Blue kitchen cabinets and white glossy metro tiles

The blue kitchen shares an open-plan layout with the living room and has these beautiful bay windows that let in an abundance of natural light. The kitchen itself has been planned on the walls without windows or doors, to optimally use this space and includes both upper and lower cabinets, which provide a lot of storage space.

The dark blue kitchen cabinets pair up nicely with the glossy white subway tile backsplash and the stainless steel appliances and brass hardware. The blue cabinets on the top go all the way up to the ceiling, just like the backsplash does, which gives the blue kitchen a very elegant look, highlighting the crown molding in the space.

The impressive white oval Eero Saarinen dining table combined with the black &Tradition Betty dining chairs add a beautiful black and white contrast to the cool color palette of the kitchen cabinets.

Gray with green undertones in the bedroom

The bedroom has a very neutral decor, yet the gray wall color with green undertones gives the interior a sophisticated look. I love the way the rattan headboard and the white chest of drawers just seem to jump out of this beautiful wall color and the green tones in the art print above the bed complete the look nicely.

Gray-green herringbone tiles and brass accents in the bathroom

The bathroom is fully tiled from floor to ceiling with gray-green porcelain tiles in a herringbone pattern, which looks quite impressive in the space. The black bathroom cabinet combined with the brass fixture finishes off the look of this bathroom in a subtle yet sophisticated way.

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This beautifully decorated apartment in Sweden has not one but two rooms fully covered in wallpaper designed by William Morris and the effect is just impressive.

While we usually see William Morris’ wallpaper and fabric designs in more traditional interiors (think London townhouses), in this apartment, they have been mixed up with Scandinavian touches for a more toned-down and minimal look that is still full of character and personality.

A mix of wallpaper designs and a minimal Scandinavian touch

The main bedroom has been covered with the Pimpernel design, while the guest bedroom is a perfect showcase of the natural forms in the Willow Boughs minor design. The living room and the kitchen have a more minimal look with painted walls in a natural color palette.

The patterns and colors in the wallpapers add a lot of texture to the interior, which has been toned down by a modest Scandinavian interior design with a mixture of Danish classics, vintage pieces, and fabrics in soft and natural tones.

Pimpernel wallpaper from Morris co

The master bedroom has been covered in the Pimpernel design from Morris co, which has an impressive effect on the interior of this room. The popular design inspired by the natural world is feminine yet robust and the complex structure of the pattern was chosen by William Morris personally to decorate his Kelmscott manor.

The warm tones in the flowers in the bedroom wallpaper come back in the beautiful mixture of textiles on the bed, in the natural wood tones of the furniture, and in the textile lampshade next to the bed.

The light oak bench behind the bed combined with the textured area rug give the bedroom a light Scandinavian look which contrasts the Morris co wallpaper nicely.

Off-white walls and vintage pieces in the living room

The living room has been painted in a subtle off-white wall color that makes the white trim on the ceiling stand out in a subtle way. The light hardwood flooring is darkened by the dark beige area rug underneath the warm grey sofa and the mixture of warm wood and beige textiles makes the interior look cozy and inviting.

The daylight coming through the windows is softened out by the sheer beige curtains and the vintage furniture pieces add a lot of character to the space. The floating shelves by the bedroom doorway are built all the way up to the ceiling, which gives them an impressive look.

A simple dining area in the kitchen with greige walls

While the kitchen itself is a bit outdated, I think the dining area really makes up for it. The kitchen walls are painted in greige, which is paired up with a beautiful round oak dining table and white Ant chairs from Fritz Hansen.

The white area rug lightens up the color palette in the kitchen and the String shelf is the perfect place to gather glass containers in the kitchen.

A more modest wallpaper design in the guest bedroom

While the wallpaper in the main bedroom has quite a bold design, for the guest bedroom combined home office space a more modest William Morris design was chosen.

The Willow Boughs minor design has a subtle look that is perfect for smaller spaces and depicts patterns of delicate willow leaves that is also available as fabric designs. William Morris designed this pattern in 1887 and it’s so impressive to see it in so many interiors still today.

Styled by Linnéa H. Manaberi, photographed by Hendrik Linden for Alvhem

This small one-bedroom apartment in Sweden has been painted entirely in a dark gray paint color, which brings out the elegant turn-of-the-century details of the building. The soft gray walls accentuate the white moldings and floorboards and they bring out the old heaters and the beautiful rounded windows that bring in so much daylight.

The apartment used to be one big room, but while doing the remodeling, the interior designers added a wall to separate the bedroom from the living kitchen. To ensure the bedroom gets a bit of daylight, a glass partition has been inserted above the door.

The medium gray walls are a shade lighter than in this dark gray apartment, yet they are dark enough to add a bit of moodiness and character to the interior.

A dark gray living kitchen with a minimal design

Rather than working with one dark gray accent wall, the entire place has been painted in the same color, including the built-in kitchen. This tone-on-tone look gives the apartment an elegant and sophisticated look.

The push-to-open kitchen cabinetry has a minimal appearance which pairs up nicely with the white marble countertops and the thin marble backsplash protecting the gray walls.

The kitchen covers almost the entire wall and cabinets on both the bottom and the top offer a lot of storage space, which is so crucial in a small apartment.

The stainless steel faucet and appliances finish the kitchen look off nicely and the upper cabinets don’t go all the way up to the ceiling so you can still notice the beautiful crown molding above the kitchen design.

A living and dining area with a sophisticated look

Even though the living room, dining room, and kitchen have all been included in one and the same room, the space doesn’t look cramped, while still allowing for all those functionalities to find a place.

The black velvet sofa combined with the green and gray velvet throw pillows add even darker tones to the dark walls with wainscoting, while the light gray area rug lightens up the palette. The light-soaped hardwood flooring adds a lighter tone to the space in general and it seems to reflect the natural light coming from the windows.

The living room includes a small dining area, which has strategically been placed in between the two beautiful windows, which are decorated with beautiful sheer beige curtains to warm up the daylight coming in.

Both the dining table and coffee table are the O table design from Ox Denmarq and I love the way the green in the throw pillows comes back in the green velvet Beetle chairs from Gubi, this is a nice touch to the interior design.

The brass accents add an elegant touch to the neutral color palette and the gray wall color in the entire room. These brass and bright color details also serve as the main focal point in the living room section of the space.

A niche space bedroom with the wardrobe hidden behind velvet curtains

The gray bedroom has been placed in the niche space that was created by adding a wall inside the big space, but you can notice there is no door allowing the light to flow from one room into the other. This open layout combined with the glass panels on the top makes sure the bedroom gets at least a little bit of daylight.

The wardrobe has been hidden behind a beautiful velvet curtain that goes wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling and I love the way the blue velvet comes back on the throw and in the velvet pouf that has been used as a nightstand next to the bed.

A tone-on-tone dark gray look in the hallway

The hallway has a charcoal gray wall tone which has been combined with a tall wardrobe and a lower sideboard in the same color. Since the hallway doesn’t get any daylight, the XL round mirror not only serves as a way to check the outfit before leaving the apartment, but it also reflects some of the daylight coming from the windows and it makes the smaller space appear bigger.

Also in the hallway, the brass accent pieces add visual interest to the gray wall color scheme and I love the way the brass comes back in the door handles of the tall wardrobe for a modern look.

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The light gray wall color in this beautiful turn-of-the-century Swedish apartment complements the light-soaped hardwood flooring and the white ceilings in an elegant way, bringing out the historic details of the building.

While the living room and bedroom have both been painted in a light gray paint color, the kitchen has been kept white, allowing the warm gray cabinetry combined with the beige limestone countertops to stand out in an optimal way.

A light gray paint color in the light-flooded living room

The gray walls in the living room have subtle blue undertones, which gives the space a fresh touch without being too overpowering. The warm textiles on the white sofa combined with the beautiful brown marble coffee tables and the sheer beige curtains in front of the window add a warm color palette to the space, which contrasts nicely with the blue undertones of the walls.

The sofa, armchairs, area rug, and Ikea Besta TV unit all have been picked out in a white color, which adds a bright base palette to the living room design that pairs up perfectly with the light-soaped hardwood floors.

The large standing mirror on the side of the living room without any windows reflects the daylight coming in and it makes the room visually appear bigger.

A kitchen with warm gray cabinets and an inviting dining area

The kitchen can be seen from the living room and rather than also going for gray walls in this space, the designer opted to keep the walls white in this room.

The warm grays that can be seen on the kitchen cabinets combined with the beige limestone countertops add a lot of warmth and texture to the backdrop created by the white walls.

When doing the kitchen renovation and planning, the owners created a layout that’s centered around a single wall that contains both upper and lower cupboards, in combination with a small kitchen island that is mounted against the wall.

This layout divides the large kitchen into two areas and creates an extra space to place the dining table with access to the balcony.

The warm gray and beige tones in the kitchen are complemented by a warm color palette in the dining area furniture and accessories. The warm tones of both the artwork and the furniture add depth to the space and the sheer beige curtains warm up the light coming through those windows.

Light gray paint colors on the walls and wardrobes in the small bedroom

The long and narrow bedroom space is a bit more challenging to decorate, yet by placing the wardrobe modules at the entrance of the room, a hallway of sorts is created where all clothes can be stored. The layout of the bedroom opens up towards the window and fits the bed exactly.

The gray kitchen and the light grays in the living area are matched by gray walls in the bedroom as well for a cohesive effect throughout the apartment. The wardrobes at the entrance of the bedroom have been painted in the same gray color as the walls, which integrates them into the space even better.

The gray palette has been lightened up by white bedding and just like in the living room, a warm color palette in the textiles and accessories gives this space a warm and inviting look.

Styled by Grey Deco, photographed by Frederik J Karlsson for Alvhem

I have written about this Swedish apartment here before, but since it got an entirely updated look, it was definitely worth sharing this beautiful home again. Especially the living space got quite the update, and it’s nice to see how different interior designers approached the same space.

The living room and hallway are separated by a room divider, which is made of a wall on the bottom and a glass partition on the top, a perfect solution that allows for natural light to flow throughout the rooms. Moreover, because the room divider is made of glass, it makes the apartment feel more spacious.

A living room with a glass room divider

Glass room dividers are great for separating rooms with different functionalities from each other, yet usually, the glass room dividers you see go from floor to ceiling and include a glass door.

In this Swedish apartment, the glass room divider is only used on the top half of the wall for a more subtle effect. Still, though, the effect of the modern black metal frame in this minimal interior is impressive.

The rest of the interior in the living space has been kept minimal and in neutral colors, with off-white walls, and a beige couch combined with a warm color palette in the artwork and in the furniture.

The black metal of the glass room divider comes back in the black furniture like the coffee table and the dining chairs. The metal and glass cabinet fits the look perfectly and it has found the perfect spot next to the glass partition wall in the same materials.

A dark gray kitchen with marble countertops and a copper hood

The kitchen has a minimal yet characterful look. The clean lines in the dark gray cabinet fronts pair up nicely with the impressive white marble countertops and backsplash.

The waterfall marble countertops on the kitchen island enhance this look even more and the copper hood is the finishing touch in this kitchen, matched with copper pendant lighting above the counter.

The layout of the kitchen has been planned on both walls that don’t have a window. The main part of the kitchen has only lower cupboards, while the other wall has a higher module with full-length cupboards to integrate the appliances and storage space.

A dark gray bedroom with a white ceiling

The dark gray wall color in the bedroom contrasts so nicely with the white trim and the impressive white ceilings and windows in this room. The dark gray color complements the light oak hardwood flooring in a nice way and the dark gray curtains match this palette perfectly.

The mixture of beiges, whites, and grays in the textiles on the bed and in the small gallery wall adds a soft textural effect to the space and the Akari 10A lamp designed by Isamu Noguchi is a real eye-catcher next to the bed.

A bathroom with a black tiled floor and white subway tiles on the wall

In the bathroom, you can find a glass door dividing the shower from the rest of the bathroom. Both of the glass room dividers in this apartment are visually similar and tie the design of the entire apartment together nicely.

The black hexagon tiled floor combined with the white subway tiles used on the walls in this bathroom add a lot of contrast to the space, which is finished off by an XL round mirror and a copper faucet that makes a visual connection to the copper details in the kitchen.

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This beautiful home belongs to Swedish blogger Johanna Bradford, decorated in modern farmhouse style with a Scandinavian touch and lots of beautiful vintage finds. The house has such great character and personality and each room is designed very differently from the others.

The interior designer and owner of this house integrated modern farmhouse-style elements with modern and vintage pieces, natural materials, and one-of-a-kind pieces to add interest.

A modern farmhouse-style dining room in a light color palette

The white flooring and the off-white wall color in this beautiful dining room form the perfect backdrop for the natural wood tones in the vintage dining table and the J39 chairs in natural oak.

The fabric lampshade above the table adds a classic, rustic appeal to the space without being too overpowering and the clean white bookshelf fits perfectly on the wall next to the window.

The farmhouse aesthetic comes back in the impressive vintage vitrine on the other side of the room, which has been painted in a subtle grey color. The modern bar cart with red tones adds a contemporary spin to this cozy space with a happy mixture of style elements.

An eclectic combination of textures and prints in a modern farmhouse living room

While the hardwood floor of the dining room has been painted white, the living room has the original hardwood flooring, however, a statement textural area rug covers almost the entire living room surface.

The natural elements in the fabrics, different types of wood, and the clean lines in the furniture add a modest touch to the space, which has been spruced up by the bold pattern on the sofa in this modern farmhouse living room.

A sage green and white shaker kitchen with a shiplap and green tile backsplash

The kitchen has a beautiful green color palette, which is one of the examples I also included in the list of the most inspiring kitchens in green. The shaker cabinet fronts add a classic farmhouse look to the space, which is modern at the same time.

The window side of this modern farmhouse kitchen has been covered with a white shiplap backsplash, white upper cabinets, and a marble sink with a gold faucet for a more classic farmhouse style.

The backsplash on the other side of the kitchen however has been covered in deep green backsplash tiles for a modern touch, finished off with white tiling on the hood above the classic stove. This mixture of sophisticated color and rustic texture makes the kitchen design very unique, all while still fitting the modern farmhouse decor of the house perfectly.

The dining area in the kitchen has classic farmhouse furniture combined and I love the way the green of the kitchen color palette comes back in the subtle gingham pillow on the bench.

Shiplap walls in the hallway for a subtle modern farmhouse design

The hallway walls have been completely covered in off-white shiplap and the custom bench and coat rack have been painted in the same color as the wall for an integrated effect. The antique round table in the middle of the hallway matches the design style of this modern farmhouse hallway.

Pattern wallpaper and a fabric headboard in the bedroom

The beautiful pink pattern bedroom wallpaper combined with the classic crystal chandelier and the antique bedside tables set the stage for this beautiful modern farmhouse bedroom. A few modern elements like the fabric headboard, the clean lines in the black reading lamps, and the minimal white wool rug make for a great contrast between styles.

The design of the kitchen cabinets also comes back in the bedroom, where a custom-built wardrobe integrates seamlessly with the modern farmhouse decor. The green plants and green curtains add another color to the palette and I love the abundance of natural light that comes through those bay windows.

A classic bathroom design with an integrated sauna

We can see the farmhouse-style kitchen design come back in the sink area of the bathroom as well, where the shiplap walls have been paired up with a simple round mirror and white marble countertops. The beige hexagon floor tiles have a brown trim that adds a beautiful graphic touch to the space.

This large bathroom consists of two sections: a sink section with storage and a seating area and a section with a bathtub and a sauna.

The modern black metal doors of the sauna contrast nicely with the classic look of the tiled-in bathtub which is finished off with white marble borders and chrome fittings in the tub and shower with subway tile walls.

Modern farmhouse decor ideas you can easily try out in your own home

Modern farmhouse homes like this one can be characterized by a combination of old and new, which can be paired up with reclaimed wood, vintage pieces, and neutral color palettes.

While the effect is more apparent when you transform your entire space, a modern farmhouse look can already be achieved by adding a few modern farmhouse decor elements like a pendant lamp, a vintage dining table, a wallpaper accent wall, or a jute rug. Starting small also gives you time to judge whether you like these decor ideas and if fit your space.

Styled by Johanna Bradford, photographed by Henrik Linden for Alvhem