The Scandinavian design kitchen
The newly renovated apartment in the 1940s villa features a kitchen with organic shapes and a soft color palette, creating a calm oasis. Architect Michael Westerlund played a key role in the renovation, ensuring a consistent theme that is also reflected in the kitchen's design.
Bright kitchen with smooth cabinets contrasted by the rounded kitchen island in clear-lacquered oak.
The parquet and the kitchen island are tone-on-tone for a thoughtful and calm feeling in the room.
Architect Michael Westerlund runs the firm Sonder Studios, based in Malmö. His latest project in the 1940s apartment is now complete, where the renovation design seamlessly ties together with the kitchen from Nordiska Kök.
A passage through the hallway leads into the kitchen, which radiates Scandinavian design but with a soft, calm feeling. The rounded high cabinets open up the room and create an inviting first impression. This approach is also taken up as a beautiful detail in the kitchen island, where the rounded corners towards the entrance and dining area create a consistent and soft impression.
The beautiful kitchen island naturally becomes a social hub to gather around when cooking.
The quartz countertop follows the soft color palette and creates a harmonious whole in the kitchen.
Cabinets where the rounded corners reappear for a cohesive expression.
"The rounded cabinets are a crucial detail to avoid a narrow or tight feeling; they invite and allow the kitchen with the dining area to open up," says Michael, who works as an architect at the firm Sonder Studios.
To create a cohesive look with a harmonious and calm feeling as the base, a monochromatic color scheme with a soft hue was chosen, where the walls were painted in the same color as the kitchen. As a contrast to balance the kitchen's softness, the kitchen island in matte, clear-lacquered oak instead picks up the beautiful floor, also in oak.
The built-in coffee station with oak interior is a nice detail in the kitchen.
The rounded tall cabinet conceals storage, also in beautiful oak.
The coffee station becomes a beautiful detail that aligns with the kitchen's modern design with its beautiful oak interior. A practical as well as sophisticated section of the kitchen, showcasing a captivating blend of design and function.
“With Nordiska Kök’s craftsmanship, we could create freely, transitioning from a room with freestanding kitchen furniture to fixed cabinetry that becomes a natural part of the room. Compared to their competitors, the difference in execution is enormous,” says Michael.”
Cabinets in a light and soft color scheme with integrated microwave and oven.
Beautiful stone on top of the kitchen island.
The straight lines create a modern and minimalistic impression.
The kitchen island has a welcoming and organic form, which without any visible handles becomes a sleek part of the kitchen. As a harmonious yet distinct piece of furniture, it stands placed in the middle of the room, where maximised storage meets minimised dimensions to maintain the open spaces. The central kitchen island becomes a social hub of the kitchen, while there is plenty of space to set up for various festivities and gatherings.
Besides the kitchen island, the pocket door-solution is another much-loved element for the family. Behind its sleek doors you find both micro oven and stove, elegantly hidden to better resonate with the overall kitchen design. There is also a hidden coffee station, which you can easily open up or keep closed depending on preference.
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The open shelf with an oak interior, which with its warm tone contrasts against the otherwise light fronts.
Even the rounded cabinets have oak interiors, enhancing the feeling of quality in the kitchen.
Photo: Andrea Papini for Nordiska Kök
Styling: Anna Furbacken
