Happy New Year! / Step inside a Cosy Malmö Apartment: Where Old Meets New
Well, hello there, friends! Happy New Year! I’ve got a good feeling about 2025—how about you? Here on the blog, I’m excited to bring you all my latest discoveries from the world of Scandinavian interiors!
Today in Malmö, it’s pretty bleak—snow, rain, and a howling gale. Needless to say, everyone is hunkering down at home, wrapped in blankets with candles glowing! Meanwhile, across town, interior designer Natalie Cécile Coquand is likely enjoying a cosy bank holiday with her family in their lovely apartment.
Natalie’s work is all about creating spaces that tell a story, and this is beautifully reflected in their Malmö city apartment, which she and her husband have been thoughtfully renovating. After recently moving from the Skåne countryside to embrace city life, traces of their rural roots still shine through in their new home, where old and new come together in perfect harmony.
Ready for the first tour of the year?
Natalie was particularly drawn to the kitchen with all it’s natural light and character. Notice how a dark red larder to the left helps to break-up the grey/ green and creates a wonderful contrast.
A ground-floor flat, the kitchen door leads straight out to the courtyard for a cup of coffee in the sunshine (although today, this door is likely firmly shut!).
A separate dining room with a window nook can be used for more formal dinners, and game nights! Note the two toned paint work with darker door frames and skirting boards – a great way to show-off the turn-of-the-century details.
You might also like to see my travel guide featuring 20 things to do in Malmö in wintertime. I hope you pay a visit some day, I’m very proud of this vibrant city!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my final post of 2024 (before Christmas) – I’ve loved reading them and looking forward to responding this evening.
Here’s to a great year ahead!
Niki
Photography courtesy of @nataliecoquand, shared with kind permission.
Well, hello there, friends! Happy New Year! I’ve got a good feeling about 2025—how about you? Here on the blog, I’m excited to bring you all my latest discoveries from the world of Scandinavian interiors!
Today in Malmö, it’s pretty bleak—snow, rain, and a howling gale. Needless to say, everyone is hunkering down at home, wrapped in blankets with candles glowing! Meanwhile, across town, interior designer Natalie Cécile Coquand is likely enjoying a cosy bank holiday with her family in their lovely apartment.
Natalie’s work is all about creating spaces that tell a story, and this is beautifully reflected in their Malmö city apartment, which she and her husband have been thoughtfully renovating. After recently moving from the Skåne countryside to embrace city life, traces of their rural roots still shine through in their new home, where old and new come together in perfect harmony.
Ready for the first tour of the year?
Natalie was particularly drawn to the kitchen with all it’s natural light and character. Notice how a dark red larder to the left helps to break-up the grey/ green and creates a wonderful contrast.
A ground-floor flat, the kitchen door leads straight out to the courtyard for a cup of coffee in the sunshine (although today, this door is likely firmly shut!).
A separate dining room with a window nook can be used for more formal dinners, and game nights! Note the two toned paint work with darker door frames and skirting boards – a great way to show-off the turn-of-the-century details.
You might also like to see my travel guide featuring 20 things to do in Malmö in wintertime. I hope you pay a visit some day, I’m very proud of this vibrant city!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my final post of 2024 (before Christmas) – I’ve loved reading them and looking forward to responding this evening.
Here’s to a great year ahead!
Niki
Photography courtesy of @nataliecoquand, shared with kind permission.
