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Quality time: a pared-back family home

Space for both quality and alone time. A pared-back home that also allows for easy, comfortable family living. It may sound like quite the brief, but by blending smart solutions with practical furnishing choices, this apartment in the city ticks all the boxes.

A Katorp natural BACKSÄLEN 3-seat sofa in the living room

A kitchen for connection

This kitchen gets a lot of action, so hardwearing pieces make their appearance throughout, from the chopping boards to the kitchen chairs. Two tables also mean there is always enough space for multiple activities. Homework, a puzzle and meal prep? They can happen here all at once and comfortably too.

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Two white NYMÅNE pendant lamps above two light brown and red stained PINNTORP tables surrounded by PINNTORP chairs.
A kitchen with light green STENSUND drawer fronts and glass doors and two PINNTORP tables surrounded by PINNTORP chairs.
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Putting the ‘living’ in living room

Feet on the sofa? Why not! When you’ve got removable, washable covers it really takes the fuss out of everyday living. This living room is all about enjoyment and with games and books for all ages in arm’s reach, fun is always accessible when the moment strikes.

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A living room with a BACKSÄLEN 3-seat sofa in front of a red stain/light brown HEMNES bookcase and a pine IVAR cabinet.
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A spot for family traditions

Finding an activity everyone enjoys can be a great way to create a family tradition. This living room has been set up for movie nights. Multipurpose tray tables are ideal for snacks, snuggly blankets are at the ready, and a film can either be streamed or a DVD selected from the drawers of the TV bench.

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Two posters in black RIBBA frames on a wall above a dark red MARYD tray table and a white KVISTBRO storage table.
A living room with a TV on a white stain/light brown HEMNES TV bench below a window with dark beige DYTÅG curtains.
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Calming tones for a parental retreat

The main bedroom sticks to basics. A bamboo pendant lamp, wooden bedframe, seagrass rug and cotton bedding all come together to create a simple and relaxing space, with closed wardrobes keeping possessions hidden yet organised.

A birch BJÖRKSNÄS bed with a dark grey DYTÅG duvet cover with 2 pillowcases and a bamboo MISTERHULT pendant lamp above.
A bedroom with a light brown stained PINNTORP chair, a LOHALS flatwoven rug and two white PAX/GRIMO wardrobes.

Bedrooms for well-being and privacy

Whether they’re just starting school or well into teenhood, it’s possible to create bedrooms for kids to grow into. In both these bedrooms smaller easily updatable accessories allow kids to explore their interests in a space that feels their own.

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A TROFAST storage combination with boxes next to a white MICKE desk with a white/light grey ÖRFJÄLL child desk chair.
An olive-green LINNEBÄCK easy chair next to a pine IVAR shelving unit with cabinet and an ISNÅLEN LED work lamp on top.
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Two lit black FRIHULT wall lamps on either side of a black LINDBYN mirror above a white GODMORGON wash-stand with 2 drawers.

A bathroom that gets down to the essentials

A pared-back lifestyle is about being selective, not going without. This attitude is felt throughout the home, but especially in the shared bathroom, where products are kept to a minimum and drawer space divided.

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A hallway for coming and going

This is a home for family life and that is clear from the moment you set foot into the hallway. Long and narrow, this space packs a storage punch with hooks, rails, benches and shoe cabinets - all playing their part in making outdoor life easy and accessible for everyone.

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A dark grey TERTIAL work lamp and a black PLUTTIS wall clock on a wall above two white BISSA shoe cabinets.
A hallway with a pine PERJOHAN bench with storage below two PLOGA vertical hook racks with items hanging from them.
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