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Tomorrow is the start day for season 3 of A Swedish Fika. My first episode will talk about Swedish design and the history of IKEA.
Swedish & Nordic designs are popular in homes around the world, and it is easily recognizable. Today, I will focus on interior design and furniture. I will try to take you through a modern Swedish home room-by-room. I will also take a look at IKEA, the store that more than any other has spread the Swedish design ideal around the world.
The main elements of all designs are functionality/simplicity/craftsmanship. You will find muted colors with lots of white, grey, and tan, with accents of more bold colors. The colors often draw inspiration from the Swedish landscape.
You will also find lots of natural lighting often in combination with white walls and minimal window treatments to make the space feels bigger and brighter. You will find a lot of natural materials both in furniture and textiles, as well as in accent pieces and decor. And this connection to nature continues with greeneries both in form of plants and flowers and textile patterns. The Swedish home is an example of a minimalistic aesthetic with decluttered spaces and an understated design with clean lines where the function is just as important as form.
Simplicity and practicality go hand in hand and it is not unusual for furniture to have multifunction.
Less is more is really important in a modern Swedish home.
