My tips for creating a Swedish style kitchen

My tips for creating a Swedish inspired Kitchen          

I previously decorated my kitchen in linens from my Swedish Collection. When designing these, I hoped to create fabrics to bridge the gap between town and country, both being classic and contemporary. These are what I integrated to achieve a Swedish inspired kitchen, so I hope that should you choose to do the same, that these hints and tips help you along the way!

  •  Wooden floors are a must! They are practical for the muddy wellies, dogs, cats, the occasional chicken…and general kitchen traffic! Other great options are ceramic tiles or stone flags, both easy clean options.
  • For the wall colour, I chose a bright and warm orange. It’s social, motivational, uplifting, vibrant, and works well with lots of other complementary colours.
  • I  upcycled a selection of vintage chairs, painting them and sewed a variety of seat cushions using Up the Garden Path. This design picked out the vibrant orange of the walls, whilst the the more subtle Stockholm Stripe and Pretty Maids still incorporated that same orange but in lesser amounts.
  • For the kitchen cupboards – A mish-mash of old wooden cupboards are unified by being painted a gentle cream which works well with the brightly coloured walls. I stapled fabric behind the chicken wire in a base unit for a country feel; this is inexpensive and visually breaks up the run of wooden cupboards.
  • Add some accessories – you can make a matching tea cosy and a few tea towels. Nice touches and a great way of using up scraps!
  • For the lighting I found a low central metal light fitting works well. You can hang it over your table for writing and playing after dinner board games.

   

   

Over the years many of these designs have since been discontinued, but the Stockholm Stripe is still going strong!

Written on March 3rd, 2017 by Vanessa about Kitchen.