Apartment for Minimalist: 2-Room 44 m² in Sweden

Interiors from the Swedish design studio Grey Deco look like a perfectionist's paradise: continuous visual delight. Their projects are decorated using simple geometric shapes, contrasts, and natural tones. Walls are adorned with paintings featuring abstract drawings, while shelves and tables are decorated with minimalist figurines made of clay or porcelain. The look is both minimalistic and expensive in a good way.

In this 44 square meter apartment in Gothenburg, the signature techniques of Grey Deco were just right. In a space with problematic layout, numerous niches, protrusions, and ceiling beams, decorators added even more geometry. Now it seems that the apartment's shortcomings are part of the project and were always intended to be this way.

Built-in wardrobes, kitchen cabinets, and an island with countertops made of limestone were provided by the developer. The countertops visually 'get along' with concrete floors (they are not cold, but heated). This restrained yet expressive combination sets the starting point for other interior design decisions.

Decorators maintained the color palette and included sandy and beige tones, linen and cotton fabrics, loft-style lighting fixtures, and leather armchairs. Unusual cubes in the living room are coffee tables. Nearby, decorators placed sideboards of similar form, and behind the bar counter, they positioned stools—also strictly geometric.

To avoid the effect of a static atmosphere due to an abundance of sharp angles, light curtains on windows and a soft sofa are used. To complete the interior, paintings are hung. Decorators hung works in the style of Malevich or Kandinsky, hinting at similarities between the decor and the works of cubists and other abstract artists—only not on canvases, but in real life.

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