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I just love the whole apartment. Not overstudied. Just manages to be personal and beautiful and comfortable and spare all at the same time. Looks like the furniture has been collected over a long period of time - which is how it should be.

Is that a cover to the stovetop that I see flipped up? That is too awesome. I could have really used something like that in my last kitchen to extend the counter space when needed.

Looking through other apartments on the Alvhem site, I have to say that the Swedes have a natural instinct for beautiful, uncluttered design. sigh...

I love the mix of old and new cabinetry, and the stainless unit with the integrated sink.

That little table looks like it would be easy to replicate, too.

I agree -- the Swedes have a knack for interiors that are comfortable without being stuffy or cluttered.

to shofner: most cookers sold in europe have a cover like that. I thought it odd at first (you have to flip it up to cook, the underside gets splattered with cooking spills, etc. It takes a bit of getting used to), but as you say, it can create extra counter space when needed, so it turns out to be a great idea.

I love how the photos of this apartment for sale show a lot of personal touches and detail. It's odd that in America, the trend is to completely de-personify all spaces in order to sell a house/apartment. I find that all this careful 'staging' of a house just makes the house look sterile. However, I guess staging can be useful if your house is not as elegantly put together as that Swedish apartment!

I'm so jealous of that windowsill garden!

Stove's with that cover are very very rare in Sweden - gas cooking only exists in a few older buildings in bigger cities, all else is electric, usually glass ceramic cooktops these days.