Color, Books, and a Walk-In Wardrobe in a Small Stockholm Apartment

On the raised ground floor of a 19th-century building in the Södermalm area in Stockholm lies this charming one-bedroom apartment filled with books, color, and historical features.

The apartment has a floor area of only 51 square meters. Still, it features a good layout, including a spacious kitchen that opens onto a large outdoor terrace, a charming living room filled with bookshelves, and a small bedroom with a walk-in closet.

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The kitchen is the first image I saw of this home, and the sunny, half-painted yellow walls immediately caught my eye.

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The kitchen was refreshed three years ago with new custom-made gray mirror doors and drawers with classic bowl handles from Sekelskifte. The cabinets are topped with a linseed oil-treated oak countertop and white backsplash tiles that add a bistro vibe to the space.

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On the other side, there is room for a generous dining table. The current owners added a round Magnus Olesen table, but with a bench fitted against the walls and a rectangular table, you can seat even more people.

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Glass doors open to a spacious outdoor terrace, extending the living area in the warmer months.

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In the corner of the kitchen, the owners added a serving cabinet in a traditional style.

The walls are painted in Auro’s “Bauhaus No. 446” color, while the moldings, cabinet doors, wall-mounted shelves, and serving cabinet are painted gray.

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The living room is a cozy space with a large window. One wall is fitted with a wall-mounted Carl Larrson red bookcase.

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Curtains are made from the classic Josef Frank “Hawai” pattern.

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The room features a classic Dutch-style parquet floor, and the woodwork is painted gray, just as in the kitchen.

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The Dutch parquet floor continues into the apartment’s only bedroom. The small room is just big enough for a double bed and narrow bedside tables.

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The walls are painted in Auro’s calming gray-green color “Bauhaus 435”, while the joinery is painted in the same gray hue as in the rest of the apartment.

Unique for such a small apartment, the bedroom gives access to a walk-in wardrobe fitted with wardrobe furniture featuring hanging rods, drawers, and closed cabinets.