Apartment for Minimalist: 2-Room 44 m² in Sweden

Interiors from the Swedish design studio Grey Deco look like a paradise for perfectionists: constant visual pleasure. 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 Goteborg, the signature techniques of Grey Deco were just right. Decorators added more geometry to a space with problematic layout, numerous niches, protrusions and ceiling beams. Now it seems like the apartment's flaws were part of the project from the beginning.

Storage units, kitchen cabinets and an island with countertops made of limestone were provided by the developer. 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 decisions.

Decorators maintained the color palette and included sandy and beige tones, linen and cotton fabrics, loft-style lighting fixtures and a leather sofa. Unusual cubes in the living room are coffee tables. Nearby, decorators placed sideboards of similar shape and stools behind the bar - all strictly geometric.

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