An interior with a maximalist, colorful design in terracotta, forest green, and petrol blue
This apartment features a maximalist interior design where terracotta, forest green, and petrol blue share the rooms
An hour north of Malmö, Landskrona faces the sea. This port city in Skåne boasts a rich architectural heritage and a waterfront undergoing a major transformation. The Nyhamn neighborhood features contemporary buildings overlooking the Øresund Strait. It is there, on the ground floor of a modern residence, that a 51sqm apartment is nestled, one worth taking a closer look at, not for its size, but for what has been done with it. For its maximalist interior design challenges us and makes us reflect on our own choices.
The walls of the living-dining-kitchen area, which you enter directly, are painted in a deep terracotta with burnt undertones, absorbing the light streaming in through the large windows. Against this earthy backdrop, the kitchen, with its matte white cabinetry and anthracite countertop, is much more understated. The contrast works perfectly.
On the terracotta wall, a large figurative painting inspired by Gauguin has been hung. Below it, a low sofa disappears beneath a pile of multicolored embroidered cushions and a striped throw. The light-colored tile floor reflects the light.
A weathered wooden screen in soft colors stands in front of the windows. The fabric pendant light with botanical motifs completes the scene. This living space is full of cheerfulness and originality.
The L-shaped kitchen is functional and neutral, in contrast to the rest of the apartment. But its residents refuse to let it feel too impersonal. So, they’ve decorated it with a white ceramic fish sculpture that sits above the upper cabinets. A rabbit perched on a pyramid adorns the countertop. A tray illustrated with retro characters completes the scene.
On the floor, a rug with pink and sky-blue baroque patterns deliberately disrupts the austerity of the white kitchen. A classic woven Acapulco chair positioned next to the corner sofa adds an ethnic touch to this one-of-a-kind interior.
The second room, facing the street, takes a completely different tone. Its walls shift to forest green, evoking nature, a strong, deep green. It contrasts with the original pink dining table. In this room, you’ll find a bit of everything, books, sculptures, making it feel almost like a cabinet of curiosities.
A large, dreamlike painting occupies the main wall. It depicts a woman with wavy blue hair carrying a sailboat in her locks. It seems to have stepped out of a book and tells a fantastical story to anyone willing to believe it. The scale is monumental for the space, and the effect is striking.
In this room, which seems to be made up of odds and ends yet maintains a certain balance, we also discover an antique solid walnut dresser. The red floor lamp with its translucent orange shade illuminates a decorative cactus made of colored paper. Books are stacked in modular orange and blue crates, dominated by a cobalt blue animal sculpture with a tribal look. A daybed in one corner invites you to lie down to read or rest.
The rug features a blue Toile de Jouy pattern on an ecru background. Each seemingly disparate element is chosen with incredible precision, and everything comes together in a way that’s hard to explain. But it’s a success.
The hallway connects the spaces seamlessly, as there is nothing particularly noteworthy here. Except, perhaps, to align with this maximalist aesthetic, the presence of frames on the walls and an orange and red patterned rug. In this maximalist interior, one is never bored when it comes to style.
Another room, another atmosphere. The bedroom is almost ordinary with its walls painted a dark petrol blue. An entire wall is covered with vertical light oak paneling made of thin slats, a much more restrained choice.
The white Saarinen nightstand holds a lamp made of blown glass, green, yellow, and clear, stacked like pebbles, here again, color reigns supreme. The multicolored patchwork bedspread adds an extra dynamic touch. A small display cabinet painted pink and canvases leaning against the wall continue this same colorful, maximalist theme.
The French door opens onto the private terrace. A few planters, two Fermob stools woven in turquoise and orange, and a bright yellow outdoor rug with baroque patterns. The exterior extends the interior with the same logic, where color and whimsy are omnipresent.
This apartment is out of the ordinary, you either love it or hate it. Could we live here? The Planète Déco team isn’t sure (in fact, no one’s sold on it, but everyone finds it unique and interesting to discover.). The maximalism on display here isn’t for everyone. It’s clear you need an artist’s soul to truly appreciate it for what it’s worth (we must be lacking in that department). The terracotta-forest green-petrol blue color palette works, though, we’ll give it that.
One might question the intensity of certain choices. For example, the pink table in the green room borders on total saturation. But that’s precisely where the personality of this interior lies. And that’s what makes it unforgettable.
This 51sqm apartment with a maximalist and colorful interior is for sale on the Hemnet website
The burnt terracotta living room
The walls of the living-dining-kitchen area, which you enter directly, are painted in a deep terracotta with burnt undertones, absorbing the light streaming in through the large windows. Against this earthy backdrop, the kitchen, with its matte white cabinetry and anthracite countertop, is much more understated. The contrast works perfectly.
On the terracotta wall, a large figurative painting inspired by Gauguin has been hung. Below it, a low sofa disappears beneath a pile of multicolored embroidered cushions and a striped throw. The light-colored tile floor reflects the light.
A weathered wooden screen in soft colors stands in front of the windows. The fabric pendant light with botanical motifs completes the scene. This living space is full of cheerfulness and originality.
The well-equipped corner kitchen
The L-shaped kitchen is functional and neutral, in contrast to the rest of the apartment. But its residents refuse to let it feel too impersonal. So, they’ve decorated it with a white ceramic fish sculpture that sits above the upper cabinets. A rabbit perched on a pyramid adorns the countertop. A tray illustrated with retro characters completes the scene.
On the floor, a rug with pink and sky-blue baroque patterns deliberately disrupts the austerity of the white kitchen. A classic woven Acapulco chair positioned next to the corner sofa adds an ethnic touch to this one-of-a-kind interior.
The green room inspired by a cabinet of curiosities
The second room, facing the street, takes a completely different tone. Its walls shift to forest green, evoking nature, a strong, deep green. It contrasts with the original pink dining table. In this room, you’ll find a bit of everything, books, sculptures, making it feel almost like a cabinet of curiosities.
A large, dreamlike painting occupies the main wall. It depicts a woman with wavy blue hair carrying a sailboat in her locks. It seems to have stepped out of a book and tells a fantastical story to anyone willing to believe it. The scale is monumental for the space, and the effect is striking.
In this room, which seems to be made up of odds and ends yet maintains a certain balance, we also discover an antique solid walnut dresser. The red floor lamp with its translucent orange shade illuminates a decorative cactus made of colored paper. Books are stacked in modular orange and blue crates, dominated by a cobalt blue animal sculpture with a tribal look. A daybed in one corner invites you to lie down to read or rest.
The rug features a blue Toile de Jouy pattern on an ecru background. Each seemingly disparate element is chosen with incredible precision, and everything comes together in a way that’s hard to explain. But it’s a success.
The hallway connects the spaces seamlessly, as there is nothing particularly noteworthy here. Except, perhaps, to align with this maximalist aesthetic, the presence of frames on the walls and an orange and red patterned rug. In this maximalist interior, one is never bored when it comes to style.
The bedroom and its petrol blue walls
Another room, another atmosphere. The bedroom is almost ordinary with its walls painted a dark petrol blue. An entire wall is covered with vertical light oak paneling made of thin slats, a much more restrained choice.
The white Saarinen nightstand holds a lamp made of blown glass, green, yellow, and clear, stacked like pebbles, here again, color reigns supreme. The multicolored patchwork bedspread adds an extra dynamic touch. A small display cabinet painted pink and canvases leaning against the wall continue this same colorful, maximalist theme.
The French door opens onto the private terrace. A few planters, two Fermob stools woven in turquoise and orange, and a bright yellow outdoor rug with baroque patterns. The exterior extends the interior with the same logic, where color and whimsy are omnipresent.
What Planète Déco thinks of this interior with its maximalist and colorful decor
This apartment is out of the ordinary, you either love it or hate it. Could we live here? The Planète Déco team isn’t sure (in fact, no one’s sold on it, but everyone finds it unique and interesting to discover.). The maximalism on display here isn’t for everyone. It’s clear you need an artist’s soul to truly appreciate it for what it’s worth (we must be lacking in that department). The terracotta-forest green-petrol blue color palette works, though, we’ll give it that.
One might question the intensity of certain choices. For example, the pink table in the green room borders on total saturation. But that’s precisely where the personality of this interior lies. And that’s what makes it unforgettable.
This 51sqm apartment with a maximalist and colorful interior is for sale on the Hemnet website
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