A Minimalistic and Spacious Scandinavian 1930s Villa

On a leafy street in southern Sweden stands this beautiful 1930s villa with minimalistic Scandinavian interiors. The large house was built in 1930 by the Evangelical Fosterland Foundation as the movement’s parish house with meeting rooms, a church hall, and housing for the staff on the upper floor.

The interiors, defined by their elegant, simple, and bright design, are fully renovated, creating a modern home and a shop where modern Scandinavian design meets the house’s original features, such as pine floorboards, double doors, and detailed carved moldings.

The clean and spare forms of the American Shaker style movement inspire the interiors. And the home found the perfect balance between modern design (such as the stainless steel elements) and classic pieces (such as the newly created bathrooms in a turn-of-the-century style).

Grand double doors with an arched window give access to the spacious villa.

A traditional vestibule welcomes you into the home, featuring a limestone floor.

Double mirrored doors lead you into the spacious hallway with arched doorways, half-painted gray walls, and white-pigmented floorboards that run throughout the ground floor spaces.

The house features a grand 90-square-meter living space that was originally the house’s church hall, with six large windows in two directions.

Natural light flows into the space through the old windows, while also offering views of the greenery outside. The light wooden floorboards are paired with a light gray hue on the walls.

The arched niche is a nice detail from the 1930s.

The clean interiors are timeless and modern, combining the typical Scandinavian style with the sparseness of the American Shaker style.

The kitchen is equally spacious and bright. The kitchen from Kvänum is designed using only lower cabinets, adding to that sense of space in the room. The light gray cabinets are paired with classic white backsplash tiles and a matte black granite countertop.

Five tall mirrored doors form a folding wall that can be closed between the living room and the kitchen.

The work area features a classic industrial style, with a custom-made stainless steel sink and open storage.

The staircase to the first floor opens into a second sitting room with half-painted gray walls and the same light floorboards as in the rest of the house.

The family room connects to the three bedrooms on this floor. The master suite is a grand space with a bedroom, a walk-in wardrobe/home office, and a bathroom.

Glass partition walls have been fitted between the spaces, allowing natural light to flow seamlessly through the master suite while also creating separate areas.

Behind another small glass wall with sliding doors lies the suite’s bright and newly designed bathroom. The room features a light granite floor, fittings from Burlington, and porcelain sinks.

The room features a classic clawfoot bath, and there is a separate shower in a niche.

The staircase in the first-floor sitting room takes you to the open-plan attic space with a pitched ceiling and exposed wooden beams.

The family bathroom is designed in a classic turn-of-the-century style with a clawfoot bath and Victorian-style floor tiles.

Glass doors in the living room open up to the garden’s wooden deck.

The garden’s orangery is a beautiful addition, with a slender frame in corten steel and century-old timber, and a roof and walls in glass. The floor is in granite, and a cast concrete bench runs around the entire orangery.