A Dark and Moody Black-Out Bedroom on the Island of Gotland, Sweden: Steal This Look
Swedish architecture firm Skälsö balances dark interiors with a unique, welcoming quality. Case in point: the blackout bedroom of a converted military bunker in Bungenäs, the northern region of Gotland. Photo by Anna Sundström for Skälsö Architects. Unabashed layers of black in the bedroom from walls and carpet down to the reading sconce and bedding. Another sleeping nook where Gotland pine windows and an oxidized metal sconce are the only notes of color in the room. Photo by Anna Sundström for Skälsö Architects. Skälsö collaborated with carpentry manufacturers Ammor Snickerier to create a series of custom windows and doors in Gotland core pine called Bungenässerien. The wall light in the sleeping nook is the Orsjo Puck Wall Light from Swedish lighting company Åke Hultgren. Next to the bed is the Wastberg w153 Île Clamp Lamp in Jet Black mounted to the wall as a plug-in sconce; $305 at Horne. The Petite Friture Fromme Chair in black metal designed by Tom Chung is $698 through Petite Friture’s dealers. For similar heavy charcoal velvet curtains, the Pottery Barn Velvet Twill Blackout Curtain in Flagstone starts at $149. For a similar thin curtain in a rust-like brown, the By Mölle Sheer Linen Curtains are available in a range of colors; prices start at €30.25. Tekla makes a set of percale cotton black bedding, available à la carte as pillow cases, fitted sheets, flat sheets, and duvets. For a set of rustic linen bedding in off-black, the Parachute Linen Duvet Cover Set in Coal is $409 for the queen set. Available at St. Frank, the Gotland Sheepskin Rug in Black is $370. A similar option, the Hygge Life Gotland Sheepskin in Darker Grey is $325 at Hygge Life. The Kvadrat Bambusa Rug 1916 is a dark rug made of bamboo designed by Ulf Moritz. The color shown is a dark green available for $2,763 at Finnish Design Shop.