Apartment for Minimalists: 2-Room 44 m² in Sweden

Interiors from the Swedish design studio Grey Deco look like a paradise for perfectionists: constant 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, an abundance of 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.

Storage units, 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 palette and included sandy and beige tones, linen and cotton fabrics, loft-style lighting fixtures, and a leather armchair. Unusual cubes in the living room are coffee tables. Next to them, decorators placed sideboards of similar shape, and behind the bar counter, they positioned stools – also strictly geometric.

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