Irresistible Design Exhibited by Colorful Apartment in Sweden

Doesn’t it feel good to see a home where everything fits right into place? This is the sensation I got when first looking at the photos of this lvely-designed apartment located where else but in Gothenburg, Sweden. Much of the turn of the century charm is well preserved here in the form of beautiful hardwood floors, profiled moldings, deep window niches and ceiling with stucco. But what really makes this 49 square meter crib (discovered on Alvhem) appealing is the abundance of color, the unexpected touches of green, blue, orange, yellow, green which you inevitably stumble upon in every direction.

From the entrance hall you can choose to go straight into the open kitchen and living area or turn left towards the cozy bedroom.  Large windows provide plenty of natural light and the inner courtyard has a story to tell on its own. Having just over four square meters large, the south-facing balcony gives an extra dimension to the apartment. It is here that the inhabitants can enjoy breakfast every summer morning, surrounded by the quiet atmosphere of the lovely Swedish neighborhood of Linnéstaden.

Before and After Pictures.

This old apartment had been rented out to various tenants over the last few years and very sadly, the abuse was showing. Now let’s see some before and after pictures with the living room.

After

 

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After -Effect

Existing floor and walls tiles in the bathrooms and kitchen were cracked and broken in numerous areas. Leakages and spalling concrete ceiling in the bathrooms was simply horrible! However, amongst all these nightmares, the homeowners and I agreed that the one redeeming element of the apartment was the fabulous marble flooring in the Living Area. Not surprisingly, the marble flooring was the only thing we kept during the demolition works! Now let’s see some before and after pictures with the kitchen area.

A decidedly darker and more sophisticated style was opted for the bedroom to allow for a more restful atmosphere. To give it a sense of connection to the rest of the apartment, I continued the use of wall colours in strips here. Wallpaper in a matching colour serves as a focus for the bed-head area. I designed and commissioned a dual-purpose writing desk that allows a flat-screen TV to be hung facing the sleeping area. A small crystal chandelier in the wardrobe area completes the look. Now let’s see some before and after pictures with the bedroom area.

 

Tremendous Outdoor Cushions.

If cushions have always been reserved for living rooms and bedrooms; they aren’t anymore! Cushions are going out to decorate outdoors! Outdoors are not only decorated with furniture; cushions are coming  in very pretty motifs and awesome springy colors in all shapes and sizes to give your outdoor not just a fresh & cheerful ambience but also a very trendy look. For more inspiration, take a look at the pictures below to see many original decorative cushion models for your outdoor decoration. As we always say about how cushions can change the whole look of the living room easily, similarly for the garden or terrace. It is even easier to play with the decorative effect of cushions in the outdoors rather than the indoors, because, in your garden or terrace, you don’t need much furniture and other accessories, so even if you have a very simple outdoor set in plastic, for example, choose some cushions in very cheerful motifs and springy colors and see how they will give this too simple outdoor set of furniture a very refreshing ambience, and how they will change the outdoor decoration in a moment to make it more joyful and luminous.

The advantage of outdoor decorative cushions is that they will match perfectly with any outdoor ambience or any decorating style and even with any furniture material; bamboo, wrought iron, wood, rattan, plastic, concrete…etc. In addition, according to the pattern and the color of your cushions, you will be able to create the atmosphere you like in your outdoor; pop with very flashy cushion colors, romantic with charming cushion motifs, natural with green cushions, contemporary with striped cushions, springy with colorful cushions…etc. For even more originality, you can depend on the cushions only to furnish your outdoors! More nomadic than the sofa or chair, floor cushions are ideal when it comes to multiple seating outside! And of course, we prefer the colored version, since we are in the mood for the sun, nature and thus colors. And to add a stylish look to your garden or terrace, you can opt for more innovative cushion designs. The innovation is not just in the patterns printed on the cushion, but also in the shape of the cushion itself; there is a big variety of shapes and forms in outdoor cushions ranging from the rectangular to the round; really irresistible!