I just got back from 10 days in Denmark, visiting Bornholm, Copenhagen, and surrounding areas. I took approx 5,750 images. I’ll be uploading random images which have inspired me. Hope you enjoy! These are images from an antique shop on Bornholm. See all four images!
The quintessential Scandinavian dining room - in this case, in the world famous restaurant, Noma, in Copenhagen. Mid Century Modern exquisite furniture is effortlessly at home with antique architecture, heavy texture and simple surroundings. From the blog Solid Frog.
Interesting mix of materials in this kitchen - zero storage, but I will assume a few things:
- storage is elsewhere
- the kitchen gets light use
- it’s a kitchen in a second home
Here is a case where the desired aesthetic completely drove the design of the kitchen and trumped function. No judgment on that - I’d love a sort of fantasy kitchen solely designed around an aesthetic vision - that’s true luxury in one sense. From Rum magazine.
One day I will own Montana storage products from Denmark. They can go anywhere in the home. I can definitely see them in the kitchen or breakfast area. Simply elegant and elegantly casual. I love the detailing and they come in a very wide variety of sizes and endless colors.
Just plain pretty, this Scandinavian style dining space makes me feel warm and cozy. I love the distinctive Scandinavian gateleg table. The bench is perfect as a foundation element against the wall, seemingly built in, anchoring the entire vignette. And the coral….a Happy color with a capital H! A dining area can make one want to linger, a nice attribute to create, and this one does.
I am also inspired by the centerpiece. I am going to go outside later, pick some random small flowering branches and place them casually in a vase of some sort. THAT is living well. Image by the magazine, Vakre.
Taken at a fantastic handmade ceramics fair in Copenhagen, these images show how a decorative layer in a kitchen design can add texture, color, shape and form. Whether a few select pieces or a collection around the kitchen, ceramic art is a natural aesthetic connection to any kitchen design. Scandinavia has a rich history in outstanding ceramic design as these images illustrate.
A simple, chic, Scandinavian kitchen all about warmth and contrast. It’s a warm minimalism. It is beautifully designed, even down to the dark cables attached to white pendants. A composition consisting of blocks of color and form. The Series 7 chairs are perfect - understated yet interesting.
Always fascinating to me to see style take the strong lead in a Scandinavian kitchen design. This is what I’m talking about - Scandinavian kitchen design is not focused on maximizing storage - it is the “dance” of storage and aesthetics, where storage does not win *by default* as it often/usually does in the US. Instead, the end is seen from the beginning, with an equal (key word) focus on style as well as function. This puts black appliances in a whole new light, so to speak! And, less wall cabinetry means a great, spacious feeling.
I also love the dining area…all about contrast, the chairs exploiting the light finishes of other elements.
I love modern kitchen design as a rule, but I’m crazy about this kitchen. It at first appears to be a country kitchen, and it can be interpreted that way as well, but it also is simple, which translates “modern” to my eye. This kitchen has a strong sense of tradition in some elements such as a gathered skirt, the rich brown chair with woven seat and, of course, the horizontal planking on the walls. It is simple, restrained but clearly with a modern point of view. Love it. Seen in the magazine, Vakre.
An extreme eclectic kitchen. “Simple” works wonders. It allows a very few special pieces, or groups, viewed as one block, to communicate the style message. At first, I completely missed the straight lines of the table since it works so perfectly with the straight lines of the kitchen elements. What I am less enthusiastic about is the chandelier above the table. A bit of a fussy industrial look, its style, different than the uber traditional and sleek modern of the other elements, does not work for me. It seems to be trying to be a bridge between the two styles. Image from Bo Bedre.
Unknown if this is a Scandinavian design but it certainly has the elements - light, natural flooring and a fabulous, strong, rustic design juxtaposed with another sleek surface, the cabinetry beyond.
(via beautiful-soup)
A blending of a touch of minimalism, country, rustic, and modern speaks “style” quietly but in such an elegant way. It’s also about comfort, function and form. I think if there was one thing I’d change, it would be the cabinet below the artwork. I’d like to see another furniture piece there.
At first I thought these images from Rum magazine were shot in a sepia tone and then saw other colors. It looks like the cooktops are in front of a fireplace. A very unconventional kitchen design. I’m not seeing much storage availability. I don’t love parts of it and am crazy about other parts. I do love the long thin bricks.
Imagine for a moment, you are designing your kitchen. Look for inspiration everywhere and anywhere. These two images of this gorgeous, rich, gray blue, paired with other grays AND with warm colored metals is at once new and classic. I can see a very personal, untrendy, but timeless, kitchen design with these classic shades. I see warm colored hardware and faucet and lighting and wood flooring. Perhaps with blocks of white either on the walls or countertop or deep, rich grays as cabinetry or wall color..wherever the imagine takes one.
One of my most favorite, and very simple images, not even so very well shot. It shows a Scandinavian sensibility. It’s the entrance to an apartment (in my cousin’s building in Copenhagen). We see classic forms combined with natural elements and the cozy yet modern touch of the candle holders, and let’s not forget the rope heart. This is a very Scandinavian vignette and one which I think speaks to so many people. I love this image in all its imperfection (as shot). It clearly says “home” even before the resident walks through the door.
