A charming Stockholm flat divided into two

Hello! I hope you had a great weekend?! I thought I'd kick off the week with this wonderful home in Stockholm.  It's hard to see from the pictures but the 90 metres square space has been cleverly divided into two living areas - each with their own entrance - one for architect Maria Sahlstrand and one for her teenaged daughter Nelly.  The spaces have been beautifully decorated with a mix of vintage, contemporary and antique finds with pops of bright colours throughout. Let's take a tour...

 

Photographer: Patric Johansson (shared with kind permission). Stylist; Maria Löw. Found via House of C with thanks

For a city where apartments (and space) come at a premium, this is such a great solution, don't you think?!

I love how relaxed and homely this space is. I could totally see myself tapping away with my laptop in that kitchen nook this morning. How about you?

A few items I know and love: The Orsjo PJ50 is similar to the black lights in the kitchen, I also absolutely love these.  Kvist 6 light over the kitchen table. Eames DSW chair (15% discount with code SCANDIHOME). Ant chair. Source grey Gotland sheepskin rugs here. House Doctor rug. Seventy-tree circles print. This vintage nantucket basket bag is similar (and beautiful!). White linen bedding.

Other beautiful homes captured by Patric Johansson include a cabin in the woods (that dreams are made of) and a rustic retreat on Sweden's west coast.

Tell you what - shall we all just skip Monday and head to a cabin in the middle of nowhere and play cards? This one in the middle of a lake in Norway will do....?! You in?

Have a great start to the week! 

 PS I hope you liked my little present to you at the weekend (in case you missed it- there's a free 2016 calendar ready to be downloaded and printed off here!). 

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A present from me to you....

...That lasts the whole year! This week My Scandinavian Home turned four years old! It's been a wonderful journey and I'm looking forward to many years to come, I hope you are too?! To thank you all for your amazing support over the years I've teamed up with Swedish illustrator and designer Elina Dahl to offer you all this fab free 2016 wall calendar....

Calendar design: Elina Dahl. Photography: Niki / My Scandinavian Home. Props: Sofie Lejdström. 

To get hold of your free A4 wall calendar:

- Click on the calendar version you'd like below:

Week starting Monday (most of Europe).
Week starting Sunday (US, Canada, Australia etc).

-  Click print (for best results use high quality A4 matt finish art paper)
-  Or click download to save.

And that's it!

I hope you like it and would love to see it in action using the hashtag : #MSHCalendar2016

If you like this design you might also like to check out Elina's fab prints available in her shop here.

Thank you so much for following My Scandinavian Home.

PS Feel free to spread a little love and share this with friends! 

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A delightful Swedish home with dark wood features

Hello Friday, how great to see you! I realised the other day that we've been living in our house in southern sweden for over 8 years! When we first moved in one side of the interior was covered in dark wood walls and all the doors were made from the same material. Bit by bit we painted over the wood and it made a huge difference to the light. Some wood features still remain though and I like the mid-century vibe it brings to the look. This home in Gothenburg, Sweden bears the same subtle wood touches and is complimented by beautiful soft shades of grey, mid-century furniture and touches of brass. Loving the plants throughout too. 

Stadshem. Photo: Jonas Berg. Found via Cocolapine with thanks.

What do you think? Is this your kind of style?

A few items I know and love: Aquarelle canvas wall hanging,  Ektorp sofa with a relaxed linen cover (try Bemz). Hay strap mirror. I love this pair of mid-century brass floor lamps. Hay polygon quilt. Source a similar gold picture frame here.

More inspiration for decorating with wood in the archive here (scroll passed the first one). 

My Scandinavian Home is celebrating four years this week (can you believe it?!). To thank you all for your wonderful support I've organised a present for you. But you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see what it is... oh the suspense!

I'm also holding a give-away all weekend on instagram to win a beautiful elskling key pouch from A.Andreassen Design - a new online store selling scandinavian heritage slippers and key pouches - enter here! 

In the meantime, here are the five most popular posts of all time on My Scandinavian Home:

Christmas touches in a Finnish home
The Danish home on a hill
The cool home of a Norwegian blogger
A beautiful Dutch stylist's home ready for Christmas
The Stockholm home of a fashion stylist

Oooo, love them all! Do you have a favourite?

I had the pleasure of chatting to the guys over at the online homeware store Houseology this week (remember this 'Scandic Design' post?) you can read the full interview here if you'd like.

See you tomorrow!

PS How long have you been following My Scandinavian Home? And how did you hear about it? Would love to know!

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Small space inspiration - from the home of a Swedish stylist

This morning was complete chaos for about 30 minutes and then after a blur of hats, scarves, helmets, and bikes, everyone had gone and it was just me, my coffee and the beautiful voice of Ane Brun - *sigh*. It's no secret that 'Hemnet' (Sweden's housing market in one place - I know) is as popular as Instagram and Pinterest among my friends and interior bloggers alike. But today is a little extra special as this Gothenburg home belongs to one of Stadshem's own stylists Joanna Bagge who is selling her fab apartment. The 68 m/square space has been decorated using a monochrome scheme with an interesting mix of wood panelling, grey marble, and brass - sort of Swedish country, meets urban cool. Crucially, Joanna has been incredibly smart in the way she's divided the space - perfect inspiration for anyone living in a small space. Let's take a tour...

Homeowner / stylist: Joanna Bagge / Kvart Interior. Photography: Jonas Berg. Stadshem.

I do love window room dividers (other examples seen here and here), they are such a clever way to slip in light to what would otherwise be a windowless room. I'm often wondering where I can divide rooms in my own home! Do you ever do that after seeing these posts?!

Other items I love in this home: hanging clothes rail and round-shaped clothes hanger, Hay cloche table lamp, white bed linen, Moroccan tiles (these are similar) 

You can keep up to date with Joanna's styling projects here and also visit her (amazing) shop here.

FYI - great news for those of you with children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, friends with children...! Smallable are offering up to 30% off selected autumn / winter items until 9th November at midnight!

Have a lovely day! 

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The dreamy home of Sara Medina Lind

Happy lillördag (or 'little Saturday'), definitely calls for one of these this evening - nothing complicated! Fancy joining me?! I once showed the home of half Swedish half Canarian photographer Sara Medina Lind here. And excitingly, today I stumbled on a treasure trove of more stunning pictures (including the last four images styled by Pella Hedeby for IKEA). Safe to say Sara's home is an exercise in restraint - decorated in fresh whites (save for the new dark grey bedroom wall), she's allowed only the most beautiful of details to enter the four walls. The result is positively dreamy. Let's take a tour...

All photography: Sara Medina Lind. Last four images styled by Pella Hedeby for IKEA and found here.

*sigh* - such a beautiful home - could you imagine living here?

A quick guide on where items are from: sofa (in Blekinge white), chaise lounges, RANARP wall lamp, black work lamp, these vintage artist paint brushes are similar as is this lovely vintage industrial style lamp. Dark grey linen bedding.

Try Farrow & Ball 'Railings' for a similar dark grey paint colour. 

I know I don't even need to ask but you can see more pics of Sara's home and her photography work if you'd like over on her blog or instagram. Oh yes!

Other links I'm loving today:

Imagine hanging out at this Norwegian 'hytte' for a week or two? 

How about these hues for a simply beautiful palette?

I've been looking for a set of champagne coupes (like the one shown in the link at the beginning of this post) for I don't know how long - it seems like this spot on Etsy is just the place (love this vintage set from the fifties).

Skål! 

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