A Beautiful Color Palette and Historic Elements in a Stockholm Apartment

This beautiful Scandinavian apartment is located in a historic building from the beginning of the 20th century and offers a lovely view of the greenery outside and the towers of the nearby church.

Historic character from the turn-of-the-century, like high ceilings, original windows, herringbone parquet floor, and joinery, has been preserved and paired with contemporary furnishings and a charming color palette of blue, beige, and green.

The 67 square meter apartment is the result of combining two smaller homes into one larger apartment. That’s why the home has unusual and charming nooks.

The living room faces the park and the church, offering a wonderful green view from the original windows. Despite living in the city, you can see the seasons change from these windows.

The walls in the living room are painted in “Bridge Blue” by Mylands. Mylands’ colors are made with crushed marble for a particularly matte and vibrant surface.

The original herringbone parquet floor has been sanded and oiled.

The room has plenty of space for a comfortable seating area and a large dining table in front of the window.

There is a small room that can be accessed via the living room and the kitchen. Previously, it was used as a children’s room, but the current owners have turned it into a home office.

Between the living room and the office is a beautiful sanded wood sliding door, offering privacy, while the steel glass doors between the kitchen and the office ensure the kitchen also gets natural light.

The walls in the home office are painted in “Observe” by Jotun.

The kitchen is small but practically designed with cabinets topped with stainless steel on either side, matte white metro tiles, and a checkerboard floor.

The beautiful stained glass window above the door is a charming historical element in the room.

The bedroom is painted in the same calm beige shade (Observe by Jotun) as the home office. The built-in wardrobes are painted in the same hue for a calm and uniform look.

The room also features an original built-in wardrobe with plenty of storage space.

In the middle of the apartment, there is an “inner hall”, a small open room which you often see in older Scandinavian apartments. In this home, they turned the inner hall into a charming library room with a custom-built bookcase.

The walls and the bookcase are painted in the color “Local Green” by Jotun.

The bathroom has been carefully renovated in a style that fits the apartment’s building period. The floor is covered with burgundy and white tiles from Winckelmans, laid in a diagonal pattern, while the walls are tiled to chest height with ivory white tiles from Sekelskifte and finished with a profiled strip.

The remaining walls are painted in a sage green hue paired with a chest of drawers and wall cabinets that are painted in “Local Green” by Jotun.

The entry hall is tiled and features walls painted in “Masquerade Mid” from Little Greene. The niche created by the rounded wall from the communal staircase provides the perfect storage spot for coats and shoes, which can be hidden from view by curtains.

styling by Van Keppel and photography by Vova for Historiska Hem.