Wallpapers and a Midcentury-Style Kitchen in a 1930s Apartment

This three-bedroom apartment lies on the first floor of a 1930s building in the popular and charming Södermalm area in Stockholm. The entire apartment has a charming atmosphere with wallpaper walls, midcentury-style elements, and window views of old wooden houses and a green courtyard.

Elements from the 1930s have been preserved, like built-in wardrobes, windows, and limestone window sills. These are complemented with newer additions in a midcentury-style like the site-built kitchen and the parquet floor in the open-plan living space.

A barred glass door gives access to the open-plan living room and kitchen. The L-shaped layout of the room ensures that the living area is divided into two areas.

The area closest to the hallway door has been turned into a charming television area with a neutral sofa packed with cushions and a white String shelving system against the wall.

The second sitting area is centered around the open fireplace made of Jämtland limestone.

In the living room, an oiled oak parquet lies underfoot, and the walls are decorated with the “Chrysanthemum Toile” wallpaper by William Morris.

open-plan living room kitchen midcentuy apartment

kitchen green cabinets double row upper cupboards breakfast table

The kitchen on the other side of the room is placed under the large original windows. The site-built kitchen is designed in a midcentury style, including a double row of upper cabinets like you often see in these kitchens.

The kitchen window offers a charming view of a green courtyard and traditional red wooden houses.

The custom-built pine cabinets by Byggfabriken are painted in a muted gray-green shade and paired with a Carrara marble countertop and backsplash.

round dining table andtradition pendant lamp

green midcentury-style kitchen double row upper cabinets

There is an inner hall between two bedrooms, fitted with the original built-in wardrobes, and a light green graphically patterned wallpaper from Boråstapeter.

There is a large sliding door in the living room that gives access to the master bedroom.

bedroom wallpaper sliding door built-in closet

The room is decorated with the “Swallows” wallpaper by Sandersson.

kids bedroom wallpaper wooden floorboards with checkerboard pattern

There are two smaller bedrooms in the apartment. This room used to be the kitchen, as you can see from the original serving cabinet that has been preserved.

childrens room green wallpaper built-in wardrobes checkerboard pattern wooden floor

The wooden floorboards are painted in a subtle checkerboard pattern, and the walls are decorated with the “Raphael” wallpaper by Sandberg.

The bathroom is simple with white and gray tiles and beige walls. The mirror cabinet above the sink is original from the 1930s.

The floor in the entry hall is covered with original stone flooring in gray-blue Jämtland limestone, and the walls are covered with a rose-patterned wallpaper from Anna French.