The Elegant Oak kitchen
In Kalmar city in the south-east of Sweden you find this magnificent turn of the century-villa called the Brütteska house. In the heart of the house is the dark brown oak kitchen which both adds a modern element, but also blends in well with the character of the house.
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Site-built kitchen island in dark brown oak and Lemon ice granite. Kitchen tap from Tapwell. Lamps above the kitchen island are Flowerpot pendants from &Tradition.
Beautiful light in the living room with the well-preserved ceiling from the early 20th century.
The house was designed in 1922 by the city architect J. Fred Olsson for the Brütte couple and has been a popular house in the city ever since. When you step into the Brütterska house, you are struck by the incredible space and light, as well as the beautiful details.
The house, which has been carefully renovated during the years, most recently by the current owners Simon and Julia Rydman, has retained original details such as coffered ceilings and beautiful tiled stoves, and in the house's wine cellar a part of Kalmar's old city wall has been preserved. In the house's living room, there are also site-built bookshelves whose arched shape is reflected in the house's facade.
Spacious granite kitchen island with Flowerpot pendant from &Tradition. Shaker-style cabinets with hidden storage and appliances from Gaggenau.
Coffee station in dark brown oak and Lemon Ice granite.
Beautiful view of the library and living room from the dining room with Flos Sarfatti chandelier.
Next to the living room is a spacious dining room directly connected to the heart of the home, the site-built wooden kitchen in dark oak. In the middle of the kitchen is the kitchen island clad in Lemon Ice granite with two sinks. The cabinets on either side of the kitchen island hide both built-in appliances from Gaggenau as well as a lot of storage and are in classic shaker style. Between the tall cabinets, you will also find the coffee station, which has also been clad in the same dark brown oak as the kitchen island for a uniform expression.
– Before the renovation, the kitchen was very small, so we opened up to the dining room for a more spacious kitchen. We are really pleased with both our kitchen designer Kristina, and the new kitchen and its layout. We really don´t like fitting pieces and with Nordiska Kök's made-to-measure kitchens, we avoided all that. In addition, very affordable if you compare to other suppliers of site-built kitchens, says Simon and Julia.
The spacious living room where the color scale runs in sober light and brown.
Light facade with red brick roof and Mediterranean-inspired terrace.
From the hallway you look out towards the beautiful living room.
The plastered facade and brick roof give the house charm and the beautiful garden is well hidden. Through the double doors in glass, you can easily get in and out of the garden, and thanks to the kitchen's smart location, it is easy to get from the kitchen to the patio.
Black dining room table with candle lanterns from Tell Me More in different sizes and colors. Original tiled stove in the corner and kitchen cabinets in shaker style and dark stained oak. The Lemon Ice granite creates life and contrast in the otherwise sober home.
In the bedroom there is also a smaller area where you can sit down and relax.
Beautiful coffee table in marble from Norm Architects, Audo Copenhagen.
The house, which has a total of four floors, houses everything from the newly renovated attic with exposed ceiling beams and white-painted walls to a wine cellar with part of Kalmar's old city wall built into the floor.
In the house's wine cellar, you can comfortably sit down at the table from OX Denmarq and in the Y-chair from Carl Hansen & Søn with part of Kalmar's former city wall as company.
Foto: Viktor Krüger Styling: Sofie Izard Höyer
