Beyond Ikea, the Swedish-inspired kitchen—clean lines, a simple palette, usually some pale wood—is now a common sight in American homes.
Danish celebrity chef René Redzepi enlisted native brand Garde Hvalsøe to design a custom kitchen in his family home in Copenhagen.
A kitchen by Swedish designers Stadshem includes a stainless steel restaurant cart, Bertazzoni range, and plywood drawers.
Johanna Bradford of Swedish design blog Lovely Life overhauled her Gothenburg kitchen with stainless steel drawers, marble countertops, and floral wallpaper. See the rest in Kitchen of the Week: An Industrial Yet Romantic Swedish Kitchen.
Photograph by Anders Bergstedt for Entrance.
Photograph by David Fahlén for Sågverket.
The Sawmill Meeting Room & Kitchen—or Sågverket Möten Rum & Kök—in Sweden’s High Coast region is a hostel, restaurant, and sauna with an apartment kitchen for staff and guests.
Photograph by Markus Linderoth, courtesy of Förstberg Ling.
The kitchen of librarian and weaver Maria Förstberg in southern Sweden references traditional Swedish barn construction. See the rest in Kitchen of the Week: A Cost-Conscious Kitchen in Sweden.
Finnish interiors and prop stylist Anna Pirkola moved with her family to a Helsinki apartment with a dreary kitchen; she overhauled it with her husband, a musician, on a strict budget of $3,400.
Photograph by Anna Pirkola.
Photograph by Åke E:son Lindman, courtesy of Kolman Boye Architects.
Located on the island of Vega in the Norwegian archipelago, this kitchen in a private residence by Kolman Boye Architects features expansive views, shiplap paneling, and stainless steel countertops.
Photograph by Jørgen Reimer, courtesy of Bucks & Spurs.
Swedish design house Bucks & Spurs created the Railways modular cabinetry line in 2016; it includes kitchen, bath, and closet systems in a clean-lined Scandinavian style with a streak of the American West.
A tiny apartment in a 1932 Art Deco building in Stockholm got an update from design agency Historiska Hem, including a black laminate kitchen with white tile backsplash.
Gothenburg design shop Artilleriet created a shoppable apartment with kitchen featuring mismatched dining chairs, army green cabinets, and a pair of Lampe Gras wall-mounted lights.
Photograph by Johanna Bradford courtesy of Artilleriet.
Interiors and product design house Frama, based in Copenhagen, has developed a modular kitchen system comprised of a few basic parts: a credenza, a tall cabinet, and a narrow side cabinet.