White color in the interior of a small size
White is one of the most versatile colors in the entire color range. He will never make the space smaller. But the main thing is not to overdo it when working with it. Today, using the example of a small-sized apartment from Sweden, we will figure out how to make a white apartment stylish and not boring.
Small but remote!
Scandinavian designers love to work with white
The interior that we will look at today is in Gothenburg. The house where the apartment is located was built back in 1905. The advantages of this dwelling are a comfortable layout and three large windows facing south. The only negative that did not bother the designers at all is the small area, equal to only 40 square meters. This circumstance, on the contrary, spurred them on to create the most spacious and functional interior..
The apartment has a comfortable layout and large windows
Beautiful view from the windows of the Swedish apartment
White-white
White will never shrink the space
Scandinavian designers are fond of white. It can be found in almost any Swedish interior. All because of the lack of light and heat in the country. Traditionally, northerners used white and its shades many centuries ago to somehow fill their homes with additional light. Today, this color is one of the main instruments in the Scandinavian style..
White is considered traditional for the Scandinavian style.
For this small apartment, the designers at Alvhem (who designed and implemented the project) chose white. This made it possible to hide the true dimensions of the room..
Layout of an apartment of 40 square meters
No reason for boredom
Excessive use of white in an interior can lead to an imbalance in space. If you overdo it, the room or the whole apartment will look dull, cold and sterile. To avoid this effect, the designers decided to play with a variety of materials and decor items..
In the bathroom, the floors are made of porcelain stoneware imitating light wooden boards.
You can also listen to music in the bathroom. Radio installed here
They made the kitchen facades, walls and ceilings matte, but the kitchen apron was made of glass, which visually changed the space and seemed to deepen it.
Gray glass kitchen apron
They also used different shades of wood in the furniture and on the floor to give the interior a warm sound and soften the coldness of the white color scheme. For the same purposes, several black and gray elements were introduced into the space..
The white color was diluted with the warmth of wood, gray textiles, black furniture and green decor
The magician’s secret
The magicians have one secret: in order to show a spectacular performance, and the audience did not understand how the focus works, you need to correctly distract their attention from the technical part. So it is in this interior. To hide the true dimensions of the apartment, the designers used a variety of laconic geometric shapes. On a subconscious level, they distract people in the room from any imperfections in space. In addition, diamonds and zigzags are able to visually stretch a room.
Small interior 40 square meters
Call of nature: sun glare and green decor
This interior is made cozy not only by traditional Scandinavian rugs, natural textiles and laconic furniture. There are several copper elements here that bring a touch of warmth to the interior. Also, the gilded frames of the posters act as sun inclusions. There are very few of them, but this is quite enough for the space to acquire a warm atmosphere. By the way, there is another interesting technique with posters. To visually make the small room larger, three large posters were placed in it, which give the space a perspective. It can be used in any small size.
Small bedroom
Example of wall decor posters
The green décor completes this white interior. Flowers are everywhere here – freshly cut on the coffee and dining tables, on the work surface in the kitchen area, and potted plants on the shelves, bedside stools. There is even a pot in a hanging planter – a convenient technique for small rooms..
Green decor in the interior
By the way, the right green decor can turn an apartment into a real Garden of Eden..
