Home Design Ideas

Welcome to Home Design Ideas . Today we will share for you about 10 Scandinavian Summer Cottages with a Little Extra Alfresco. The Scandinavian summer is all about making the most of the great outdoors, especially after the long, dark winter! Summer cottages are therefore designed to capitalise on the outdoor space. Alfresco living room areas, kitchens and bathrooms are a popular choice, while others might have anything from an outdoor pool to a more simple bathtub! For chillier days there's a sauna, and for everyday there's the lake, fjord or sea for morning, afternoon and evening dips! I hope you'll feel inspired by these ten wonderful Scandinavian summer homes.  1. A dreamy Danish cottage with a simple outdoor bathroom 2. An idyllic Swedish cottage with an outdoor kitchen and bathroom 3. A Swedish pool villa with aw wonderful outdoor seating area 4. Before and after: A rundown house becomes a dream Danish summer home with an outdoor bath 5. This danish c...

Welcome to Home Design Ideas . Today we will share for you about A Magestic Butterfly in our Little Cabin! . Sponsored by Carl Hansen & Søn, all words and pictures are my own. I only work with reputable brands I love and think you will too!  When something was designed in 1944, can you still call it a 'latest offering'? Probably not. But I was very excited to get my hands on the beautiful VLA61 Monarch Chair from Carl Hansen & Søn! Designed by one of the pioneers of danish modernism Vilhelm Lauritzen, only ten chairs were originally produced. And now the carpenters at Carl Hansen & Søn have worked their magic to produce the chair with a modern touch and of course, impeccable craftsmanship.  The chair comes in an amazing variety of colours and wood finishes. We had the pleasure of living with the oak oil and Baru 0410  in our little cabin for a few days, and it quickly became a part of the family beside the Plico chair (yes, we're still fighting over th...

Welcome to Home Design Ideas . Today we will share for you about A Swedish City Apartment in a Converted Car Workshop . Do you live in a city? With 56% leading urban lives the chances are high! We all know that high density populations mean rent / house prices can be high, and in many cities new dwellings are carved out from old businesses. Warehouses , factories , bars and even a welding plant have been repurposed into houses, flats and maisonettes - and the history of the building adds an entirely new dimension to the interior.  In Vasastan, Stockholm an old car workshop has been transformed into a beautiful street level apartment. Great big doors that open out onto the street and polished concrete floors unlock the secret to its past life while a white wood floor, beautiful kitchen and floor to ceiling shelving provide clues for its new life as a contemporary home.  Step this way for the tour!  When the double doors are closed the frosted glass means only a s...

Welcome to Home Design Ideas . Today we will share for you about A Swedish House with an Outdoor kitchen and Living Room. While up at our cabin , rather than relaxing, I can't help but spend my time plotting our next update. A long way in the future, we'd like to have an outdoor kitchen! Do you love them too? There's something about cooking alfresco (and I don't just mean on the barbecue!), don't you think?  The swedes who own this house have got there outdoor space right!  The outdoor kitchen has a gas barbecue, sink and all the utensils you might need to throw together an evening meal. We recently bought a portable plug-in induction stove from IKEA for our cabin and it would make a nice addition here too!  I also like the plant boxes. Placing raised beds around a terrace like this is a nice way to add flowers beside the seating area.  Around the corner they have created a covered terrace with a lovely sitting room area for cosy evenings. I love the pen...

Welcome to Home Design Ideas . Today we will share for you about Before & After: A Dated Danish house Becomes a Vibrant Summer Cottage. The rain is coming down in Sweden and I'm guessing there are plenty of card games going on behind closed doors of everyone's summer cottages. Meanwhile, judging by these pictures, the sun is shining over the Öresund strait in the Danish town of Rørvig, North of Zealand.  This pretty 80 sqm / 861 ft2 cottage in the woods is owned by sisters Ane and Sigrid . Since buying the property, the pair have completely renovated the property both inside and out to create a dreamy place for their families to spend summer and in fact, to get away from it all in other seasons too.  It's somewhere they come to relax - clearly seen by the day beds, window seats and casual style. The fresh whites help to create a bright and airy feel, while pops of pink and other bright colours add to the vibrancy of the living space. Ready to see a few before and ...