Light-Filled Rooms and a Charming Veranda in a Swedish Apartment

In a southern suburb of Stockholm stands Villa Emilsfrid, a three-story Swiss-style villa built in the early 20th century. On the first floor of this historic villa lies this two-bedroom apartment with windows in four directions and a charming veranda.

With beautiful original floors, high ceilings, and large windows, natural light flows throughout the apartment, and it feels like you’re living in a summerhouse. Period features like a fireplace, creaky floorboards, moldings, and mirror doors add historic charm to the light-filled spaces.

open-plan kitchen living room

The apartment has an open floorplan with the living room and kitchen in a social layout and glass doors between the living room and bedroom, ensuring light flows through the rooms from all directions.

white boho style living room
white living room

The living room is a lovely light space with cream-colored floorboards and white walls. The decor in natural hues adds a subtle bohemian touch to the room.

living room detail
glass doors to bedroom

In the corner of the room stands the original restored fireplace. The light blue tiles are decorated with beautiful details in green and purple. 

pastel blue firpelace
glass doors living room fireplace
light open-plan living space

From the living room, you enter the kitchen space accentuated by light gray painted floorboards.

rustic wooden dining table
kitchen gray cabinets rustic wooden table

A rustic wooden table stands in the center for long dinner parties and calm Sunday morning breakfast.

light gray kitchen shelf

The kitchen is made of simple light gray cabinets paired with brass fittings from IKEA and a Carrara marble countertop.

light gray kitchen
kitchen with indoor window

The inner window helps natural light flow through to the hallway.

rustic kitchen table
rustic table detail
green paneled garden room window seat

From the kitchen, you can enter this charming veranda surrounded by period windows and decorated with pearl tongue in a nice blue-green shade. A built-in sofa bed creates the perfect reading spot.

green garden room
bright white bedroom

The tall glass doors in the living room give access to the largest bedroom.

bedroom white floorboards
light boho bedroom style
pink chair
bedroom-glass-doors-with-curtains
childrens room william morris wallpaper

The smallest bedroom is now a charming children’s room with walls decorated with the William Morris ‘Willow Bough’ wallpaper.

william morris wallpaper childrens room
hall wooden floorboards in checkerboard pattern

The hall is divided into two areas. The inner hall is light and open with gray and white linoleum floor tiles.

small bathroom brass fittings

The apartment has a small but stylish bathroom with light marble wall tiles and dark floor tiles paired with brass fittings.

dark gray hall gilded mirror checkerboard floor

The entry hall is decorated with tongue and groove paneling and is completely painted in a dark gray shade.

styling by Rydman and photography by Boukari for Historiska Hem.