This Charming Swedish Apartment Has a (Genius) Hidden Surprise

Nancy Mitchell
Nancy Mitchell
As a former Senior Writer at Apartment Therapy, Nancy split her time among looking at beautiful pictures, writing about design, and photographing stylish apartments in and around NYC.
published Nov 26, 2016
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Bright living room with large windows, white sofa, plants, chandelier, and a patterned rug.
(Image credit: Entrance)

The Swedes certainly know how to do small spaces. Case in point: this small but stylish apartment, whose living room cupboard conceals a clever surprise.

(Image credit: Entrance)
(Image credit: Entrance)

This little apartment has two cupboards in the living room, one of which opens up to reveal the world’s coziest little bedroom. It’s private, tucked away, and, I would imagine, very warm and snug on a Nordic winter night. During the day you wouldn’t even know it’s there, but, unlike a Murphy bed, it doesn’t have to be folded up every morning.

(Image credit: Entrance)

The other cupboard opens up to reveal a closet, and there is, it would appear, also a little extra storage space in between. This wall of clever built-ins means that the living room can function purely as living room, and preserves a minimal, uncluttered look.

(Image credit: Entrance)
(Image credit: Entrance)

For an apartment of this size the kitchen is actually quite spacious—not unusual for an older building, where the kitchen is likely a retrofit. So there’s plenty of space to cook, enjoy your morning coffee, and maybe even have a few friends over for dinner. It’s small space living at its finest.

(Image credit: Entrance)

You can see more photos of the apartment over at Entrance.

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