Four Perfectly Pale Scandi Style Interiors

The perfectly pale aesthetic of a Scandi Style interior creates a crisp look that is calming to the eye. Gallery white walls and white furniture mixed with cool grey accents and a scattering of black base notes to bring balance is what a classic Scandinavian colour palette is all about. These four modern interiors provide inspiration on how to use this simple colour story throughout each room of the home, along with ideas for stylish minimalist kitchens and bathrooms. See how to warm an ice white decor scheme by using a selection of wood tone pieces, peppering with natural greenery, and introducing soft area rugs and cosy throws.

Visualizer: LVI Studio  

Beginning in the open plan living space of Scandi home tour number one we find a selection of simple slimline furniture. Scatter cushions and a woollen blanket make a small settee more welcoming. Layered coffee table books and candles create a well lived-in look.

The flooring is a whitewashed wood grain that bridges the gap between the paleness of white walls and the richness of a solid wood dining table.

One of the chairs in the Scandinavian dining room has been warmed with a faux fur throw.

A small gallery of wall art at one side helps the dining spot appear more established and permanent. A clear vase of green fronds makes a crisp table centrepiece.

Indoor plants decorate the home in various places, displayed in decorative pots and on plant stands. Two sets of drawers have been pushed together to make a dining room sideboard, displaying more layered arrangements of books and interesting finds beneath another gallery wall.

The one wall kitchen is an installation of pale grey cabinets with a grey worktop and backsplash. The minimalist design has visual interest created at one end of it in the form of some open kitchen shelving. A ladder is kept nearby so that the kitchen equipment kept on the highest shelves may be easily accessed.

The grey kitchen also has a hanging rail that allows more cooking kit to be held out on display.

Moving into the bedroom we find a cosy charcoal grey bed ensemble against a paler grey backdrop.

A high shelf stores a menagerie of belongings up out of the way and out of direct eyeline.

The child’s grey bedroom is awash with natural light through patio doors. What you see on the wall is an interesting concept called ‘birth posters’ – simple line illustrations of your baby at their real birth size. It is a neat way to remember how small they were the first time you met.

An anglepoise grey floor lamp stands by an adjustable shelving stack for books and toys.

White mosaic tiles cover a black and white bathroom. The monochrome scheme is lifted by the warmth of natural wood grain shelving and storage trays.

Visualizer: Arnon Rodrigues & Walk the Room  

Our second tour is around a Stockholm Scandinavian apartment. The light from a large window reflects over the glass globe shades of a modern chandelier. Established indoor plants bring a maturity to the space. Stacks of books on the floor and coffee table add personality.

Opposite the sofa and nesting coffee tables we find an extension of the book collection on a set of floor shelves and a basic wall shelf. More plants decorate the scene.

A kitchen pendant light trio is suspended along the length of a white marble breakfast bar. A more formal dining area is set out nearby.

Similar to the white marble topped dining table with brown chairs, the white kitchen with an island is teamed with brown bar stools.

The white kitchen is completed with a colour coordinated integrated cooker. Indoor herb planters grow a little bit of colour in the stark design.

A white minimalist bathroom is situated off the master bedroom.

Colour contrast basins and unique faucets add interest to a plain white bathroom.

Rich wood herringbone flooring runs through the living space.

Visualizer: Alexander Korobka  

It’s the plants that make the first impression in our third pale Scandi home. Twigs and dark foliage look architectural against a pure background.

A snow white sofa is covered with an avalanche of cushions.

The black frame and legs of an ice white modern coffee table stands out against a white area rug.

Delicate geometric pattern dances over the living room rug.

An enormous white lantern shade swings above the coffee table.

A silver fruit bowl brings a glint of light onto the dark wood stain of the dining table.

Black cushioned dining chairs complete the dark dining set.

Colourful wall art makes an unexpected statement in the white room.

The art visually anchors the dining area in its place.

Visualizer: TT Studio  

Our fourth home tour features the most dark additions to a pale base. Enormous black window frames dominate an open plan living room and dining area. A black sofa matches the windows, along with black modern dining chairs, which are Drop chairs are by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen.You can find more gorgeous room ideas like this one in our collection of 50 Inspirational 50 Inspirational Scandinavian Style Living Rooms.

A lift top coffee table brings lighter tone to the living room.

Mesh balustrades let natural light flow through to a mezzanine level.

A brown accent chair complements the wooden coffee table. Grey throws help unite the chair with the sofa.

Tiny geometric frames hold decorative candles on the window sills.

More geo style can be found on open kitchen shelving in the one wall kitchen.

A stainless steel sink is integrated with the metal worktop.

Indoor plants bring life to the minimalist kitchen design.

Recommended Reading:
50 Inspirational Scandinavian Style Living Rooms
50 Inspirational Scandinavian Style Dining Rooms
50 Inspirational Scandinavian Style Kitchens

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Modern Open Plan With Refreshing Colour Infusions

This modernistic apartment is filled with unexpected and refreshing colour infusions coupled with interesting and unique furniture designs. The interior, designed and visualised by Sens Studio, is an airy space with white painted walls and a confetti patterned floor. Areas of light natural wood grain bring relief from the contemporary materials that make up the open plan green and grey kitchen arrangement, ice white and bright yellow home office zone, russet toned lounge and dining room, and bright turquoise splashed bedroom decor. Sliding glass partition walls have been implemented to subtly section off the master bedroom in this home, whilst still maintaining a soft transparency and free flow.

Beginning in the lounge are of the spacious open plan living room, we find a sectional modern sofa. An individual footstool piece shares the centre of the floor with a highly unusual coffee table and an eye-catching monochrome side table. The cool tables are set on a casual natural woven rug to hold the mix-and-match arrangement together.

A black floor reading lamp with a marble base is set at one end of the russet toned modern sofa. The slender light provides task lighting, or soft side lighting in the evening time.

The unique coffee table at the very centre of the arrangement stands like a white marble sculpture of half a ring doughnut. The other black and white granite table acts as a visual link between the light marble coffee table and the dark floor reading lamp. A natural coffee pot and coffee mugs match the tone of the woven area rug. Grey and white scatter cushions on the sofa bring in elements of au courant geometric pattern to the setup.

The dining area runs straight off the side of the lounge. The flat screen television that is wall mounted opposite the sofa in the lounge can also be viewed from the open plan eating area.

The modern dining chairs follow the same colour pallette as the adjacent sofa and scatter cushions; the continued colour story forms one cohesive look.

Two large dining pendant lights with a natural look hang over the modern dining room set. The low suspended light shades help the open sided eating area to feel like a more intimate and cosy space.

Having a dining bench on one side of the table means that there are no chair backs facing the lounge area; this helps the open floor plan remain free-flowing and feeling sociable. The wooden material of the bench also adds another warm natural accent to the room.

Exposed ducting continues from the ceiling of the dining room and provides the grey and green kitchen with an industrial vibe. One of the white ducts serves an island extractor unit over a black induction hob.

An orange faucet protrudes out of the light green backsplash in the kitchen to bring unexpected contrast. The warm hue complements the natural wood panelled walls and doors in the home entryway behind.

Two white kitchen bar stools sit at the light green countertop of a breakfast bar. Their pure finish matches the white support legs of the peninsula.

Handle-free, slab fronted grey kitchen units fade away into the background, blending with neighbouring raw concrete walls. All of the large kitchen appliances have been hidden out of plain view which adds to the rooms abstract look. Directional ceiling lights are arranged to create concentrated cuts of light and shade.

A bespoke installation of white floating shelves extrude from a white wall opposite the kitchen, in an exploded ladder formation. Model cars are displayed on their glass tops.

Another installation of unique shelving can be found above double workspaces in the home office. Yellow pegs extend at regular intervals within a rectangle of wall space, with the lowest pegs used to support a length of glass, which is used as a bookshelf.

A white glass partition right by the home office can be drawn back to reveal the bedroom, giving a peep of an upholstered grey platform bed and ice white closets.

The sliding interior doors disappear at the edge of the confetti pattern floor that covers the entire open plan living area. Inside the bedroom, a wood laminate floor takes the place of the confetti floor. A white panelled headboard wall holds modern wall sconces, which light each side of the bed in a soft glow.

The white glass doors have a semi-transparent quality from inside the bedroom, allowing the open plan living area to be seen from the sleep space.

The bedroom decor scheme is mainly plain white and dark grey, though a small side table at each side of the bed bring in playful splashes of turquoise.

The home plan shows a good run of closet space alongside the bed that continues into a small dressing area. There is an extra wardrobe located by the home entryway, behind the kitchen.

When the glass doors of the bedroom partition wall are opened all the way, the bedroom becomes part of the home office area. The two zones are joined by a set of bookcases and tall storage cabinets in the mid section. The exposed ducts seen running across the living room and kitchen in an industrial style effect can also be found in the bathroom and above the closets in the bedroom.

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