My first introduction to Copenhagen-based architect Stine Marie Rosenborg was a shot of a simple grey, wall-mounted cabinet in her dining room that looked suspiciously like Ikea’s Ivar model. ‘The kitchen was crowded with cupboards and tall cabinets when I moved in in 2014.
Photography courtesy of Stine Marie Rosenborg
Still, the kitchen is a sunny, bright place for the small family to spend more time in these days, between self-isolating and the first weeks and months with an infant.
The small and sunny kitchen, with plain wood floors, butcher-block countertops, a newly installed balcony, and plenty of houseplants.
“The new color in the kitchen will be a lime paint from Jotun in the color Tidløs, and the cabinets will get the color Space,” says Rosenborg, but for the moment it’s a serene palette of charcoal and cream (plus a Vipp trashcan).
The couple’s breakfast nook got an upgrade with a hand-built storage bench, which makes efficient use of an empty stretch of wall (and offers a landing place for watering cans and potted plants just beside the balcony).
A light-filled place for breakfast.
Ikea’s Ivar cabinets, wall-mounted, in the dining room.
Open, the cabinet becomes a wall-mounted bar with a surprising backdrop.
Photograph by @_designtales_.
“Since spending so much time at home the last couple of months, I have been so much more appreciative of our home, decor, and color scheme and how important it is for me to live in our calm surroundings,” says Rosenborg.