Best of CMID - Scandinavian Style

Apartments in a former Chocolate Factory (2015)

There’s a good reason why the CMID blog has been dormant of late.  We have been busy focusing our efforts on developing a newly crafted blog, with a re-launch planned for the end of February.

Remaining true to your essential style while constantly keeping your work fresh are key elements that work in tandem to deliver effective and successful interior design.  The new CMID blog aims to reflect this thinking.

In the interim, and to possibly to keep your whistle whet, here's a retrospective of the CMID blog’s most popular postings.  If you are a regular reader, it might not escape your attention that Charlotte admires Scandinavian style and this is reflected in the popularity of related posts.  She is drawn to its modernity, natural functionality, and often-unobstructed simplicity of interiors and exteriors. 

Click the link provided below the images to see more of each posting.  And, look out for the CMID blog version 2.0 in February. 

Isolated Cabin in Norway (2014)

Stunning Modern Apartments in Stockholm (2015)

Stylish Swedish Apartment 2012

Ett Hem Stockholm  (2012) and More of Ett Hem Stockholm (2013)

Design Museum Denmark (2011)

Modern and Traditional Swedish Summer House (2013)

Republic of Fritz Hansen Showroom in Milan (2013)

Scandinavian Inspired Home in Melbourne (2014)

Scandi Styling in the Hamptons (2012)

Michel, Helsinki (2015)

Words by Craig Greaves. 

Michel, Helsinki

Here is a restaurant that I have been inspired by recently - it is called Michel and located in Helsinki, Finland.
Designed by the clever Joanna Laajisto, a Finnish interior architect and designer who trained and made her career in Los Angeles designing large scale commercial projects before returning to her native country. Laajisto was inspired by 1940's kiosks that were built in the Finnish capital for Michel. I love the use of white tiles, pistachio green painted panelling, marble lined walls, natural timbers and cognac leathers. The interiors are light, modern and fresh (as well as stunning and timeless), which works beautifully alongside Michel's uncomplicated, fresh and approachable menu. Lovely.

Photographs via Joanna Laajisto

Apartments in a Former Chocolate Factory

After admiring the Lyceum apartments by Stockholm property development company, Oscar Properties last week, I delved further into their portfolio and found these lovely apartments located in a former chocolate factory. Again, the historical character building, typical of factory buildings in the 1920's in Stockholm, have high ceilings and large mullioned windows which are so desirable in a living space. And to top it off, these spaces are well designed, have a beautiful palette of materials and styled with sophisticated pieces. Tick, tick, tick - all the right boxes.

Photographs via Nordic Design

Stunning Modern Apartments in Stockholm

This is a amazing example of how great apartments can be! These beautifully staged apartment interiors, showing off the high ceilings and large windows are part of Lyceum, a new development in Stockholm, Sweden by Oscar Properties. Three buildings are combined to contain around 80 apartments and were once homes to classrooms and laboratories. These sophisticated apartments are unique and truly impressive. This is the Scandinavian style I admire most - modern, rich and warm.

Photographs via Nordic Design.

Interior Inspiration - Scandinavian Style

Let's start off the week with this great interior inspiration in Scandinavian style from Inside Out magazine. "This home utilises clean lines, rich tones and texture to create a sense of warmth in a white space". Lovely.

Photographs by Brooke Holm via Inside Out.