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Scandinavian Design Inspiration
Scandinavian design inspiration comes from just being out in the street as I saw in the color and lines of this scene during a walk in Copenhagen.
A charming table that is situated in a hallway just next to an apartment door. It’s a beautiful and simple arrangement of interesting objects and textures.
Beautiful staircase in an antique building in Copenhagen. Dramatic red wall, modern design elements and note the several inch high area above the white floor molding. Nice touch.
A simple gray metal bucket with greenery at the base and a happy tree. You don’t need many decorations to express a Happy Christmas theme. Image by Skona Hem.
Yes, it’s a Christmas picture with bright pinks, happy blue, snowy white and a modern tree with simple ornaments. Image by Skona Hem
A simple Scandinavian Christmas, image by Bolig, with little splashes of red and a wonderful little tree.
Colorful Scandinavian Christmas, image by Bolig
Wood enveloping the space adds a calming effect, perfect for punches of color
Lovely modern hand blown glass from http://www.balticseaglass.com/ in Bornholm, Denmark, situated with the sea and sky as a backdrop to illuminate the glass beautifully. What a wonderful place.
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.
Scandinavian Design Inspiration
I like to look at images I’ve taken in Scandinavia and translate colors, textures, and styles to our interiors for design inspiration.
First, I love the combination of the softest white/gray walls combined with charcoal, white, brown and a color accent such as the green or yellow seen in the plants. Serene and calm to my eye, see below:
Wow, below is another inspiring combination, unexpected too…orange/terracotta color paired with soft gray with a blue/green undertone and dark blue accent. I can visualize a floor painted the soft blue/gray color in a kitchen with bright melon walls or isolated accents such as painting the backs of glass cabinets.
And yet another group of traditional Scandinavian colors which can surely be placed into a modern interpretation. Warm oyster gray, soft blue/gray, white and terracotta, perhaps again, as accents. Any combination can be used as kitchen design elements.
Definition of eclectic, of style, of a personal design aesthetic. The chair legs and rug are talking to one another, bringing pattern from the floor to the vertical, then moving toward calm. The turquoise chair is artfully placed. From mialinnman.blogspot.com
Scandinavian Color
Scandinavians “do” color. They do it well. Red and green complementary colors, with a very deep shaded green, adds interest and is one of the best ways to use complementary colors. Using soft gray in any color combination adds a sort of neutral zone (perhaps used in a countertop or a wall color) which allows each “feature” color to pop. I’m seeing gray more and more as an important foundation piece in a sophisticated color scheme.
Red walls, green/black cabinetry, gray countertops and stainless appliances?
Denmark - Colors
More inspiring colors seen in the architecture in Copenhagen. The black and green shades are perfect; imagine using those colors in a kitchen design, with accents of blue, like the door, or soft gray. Green walls in the home, or this fresh green color as countertops over black or gray cabinetry…lots of variations on the theme
