Soft Color Tones in a Renovated Turn-of-the-Century Apartment

On the top floor of a turn-of-the-century apartment building in Stockholm lies this charming apartment decorated with a soft color palette. The 83 square meter apartment features a social kitchen with forest green cabinets and three rooms in a row facing the street that are used as a living room and the bedrooms.

In recent years, the historic apartment was completely renovated, adding a new kitchen and bathroom and painting all the surfaces in a harmonious color palette. The latest additions pair beautifully with original elements like stucco, ceiling rosettes, skirting boards, and mirrored doors.

living room earthy beige-pink walls

The apartment has a large and social kitchen with a dining table, so the living room is used only for lounging. The walls are painted in a muted pink shade, highlighting the period features like stucco and the high skirting boards.

living room warm walls
living room large windows
warm earthy beige-pink walls
view into hall
green kitchen white backsplash tiles

The kitchen is the heart of the home, featuring new cabinets and a large dining table for socializing and dining. The kitchen also gives access to the apartment’s balcony, so in the summertime, you can sit outdoors.

sage green kitchen cabinets

The lower cabinets are from Marbodal. They are painted a lovely forest green and topped with a solid oak countertop. White subway tiles are used as a backsplash, topped with a knob rail also made of oak, matching the countertop.

glass wooden cabinets

Reclaimed display cabinets with mouth-blown glass are used as the upper cabinets.

kitchen table
balcony door
courtyard balcony

There is a charming balcony off the kitchen, and thanks to the apartment’s high location, you have views of the sky.

balcony
kitchen beige walls wooden floor
view through bedrooms

The apartment has three rooms in a row. From the living room, you can access the bedrooms, but those rooms can also be accessed via the hall.

rooms in a row
light green childrens bedroom

The middle room is used as a children’s bedroom, painted in a soft gray-green hue. The room makes the most of the apartment’s high ceilings by adding a loft area.

childrens bedroom
master bedroom view through apartment
bedroom blue wallpaper

The largest bedroom is situated in the room with a large rounded bay window. The walls are decorated with the ‘Dancing Cranes’ wallpaper design by Emma von Brömssen.

bedroom with fireplace

The period features and beautiful wallpaper already give the room a charming look which is enhanced by the working fireplace in the corner.

bedroom blue wallpaper desk
bedroom fireplace
bedroom wallpaper
built-in wardrobe

The room also features a spacious built-in wardrobe with shelves and clothes rails.

wallpaper detail
hall with built-in wardrobes
powder room with wallpaper

The renovated powder room is designed in a style that suits the building period of the apartment. It features a corner sink in turn-of-the-century style from Burlington and the walls are decorated with the ‘Golden Lily’ wallpaper by William Morris.

floral wallpaper
hallway wooden floor
white bathroom
white bathroom tiles
entry hall Soft Color Tones in a Renovated Turn-of-the-Century Apartment

styling by Gärde and photography by Borgelin for Historiska Hem.