Preserved Midcentury Details and a Red Bedroom in a Stockholm Apartment

A city apartment with lush greenery right outside the windows sounds like an absolute dream, and this midcentury Stockholm apartment has precisely that. The 1940s apartment was renovated in recent years, but the original kitchen has thankfully remained.

The apartment is only 60 square meters big, but its functional layout makes it feel larger. The living room and kitchen are decorated in green tones, which suit the greenery outside very well. For the bedroom, however, the owners decided to go bold. It’s certainly unusual and not something anyone would do, but it’s also pretty cool if you ask me.

green living room with balcony

But before we see the bold bedroom, we will take a look at the sitting room, which is painted in a soothing sage green hue and paired with an ochre yellow couch.

green walls ochre sofa
green scandinavian living room

The room has a new parquet floor which suits the midcentury style of the apartment very well.

green living room with desk
sage green walls living room
green living room with balcony and nature views

The green shades inside, the large windows, and the south-facing balcony show a great connection between indoor and outdoor living. The large trees outside create a very private atmosphere.

balcony with black and white tiles
green views from apartment
midcentury glass wood doors

The original glass-framed double doors separate the living room from the hall.

midcentury kitchen with green cabinets and checkerboard floor

Moving on to the kitchen, which is very light thanks to its corner position and windows in two directions. The kitchen is well-planned and charming, and the fine original furnishings, including slanted upper cabinets, fully use the ceiling height. 

green midcentury kitchen cabinets nordroom

The doors, with teak handles, are factory lacquered in a lovely pea-green color.

midcentury kitchen with green cabinets
dining space in midcentury kitchen with black and white checkerboard floor
kitchen dining table
color drenched red bedroom

This bedroom is a surprise with all the green tones in the apartment. It is drenched in a brick-red hue—what a bold choice.

bold red bedroom
red bedroom with blue gray cabinets
hallway with green wallpaper

The hallway floor is covered with new light gray linoleum carpet, and the walls are wallpapered with the dark version of Josef Frank’s beautiful “Paradise” wallpaper.

hallway with coat and shoe storage

styling by Copparstad and photography by Boukari for Historiska Hem.