In the 20th century, a residential area was built in Kungsladugård in Gothenburg, which was intended for families from the working class.
Almost a hundred years later, Liselotte and Johan live here today, in a house dated 1922.
Their house was originally built to house four families, but it has since been converted into a semi-detached house.
When the couple bought their house in the fall of 2018, however, none of the 20s charm remained. The house had been renovated in the 80s.
“The kitchen consisted of old 80s frames and the walls were decorated with fiberglass fabric…”
But since Liselotte and Johan took over the house, a lot has happened. For example, here now stands a hand-built kitchen from Skandinaviska Shakerkök, painted with linseed oil paint in a light blue shade.
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“We have tried to bring back the original appearance of the house. We therefore thought that the shaker style fit well here in our 20s house.”
— Johan
They started to design their kitchen themselves, and then received assistance from Skandinaviska Shakerkök. Some cabinets needed to be adjusted to fit.
– The dimensions are not exactly standard. For example, there is a slanted wall in the corner, so a corner cabinet had to be specially built.
The worktop is a SILESTONE in the color Nymbus which matches the sandy tone of the wooden floor. The fact that the kitchen hood matches the color of the kitchen is no coincidence either.
– The kitchen hood comes from FJÄRÅKUPAN. We didn’t want any of their standard colors so we were incredibly happy when we realized we could choose our own, in the same color as the kitchen. We are really happy with that choice!
There is a lot of planning and thought behind all choices in the kitchen. What are they especially happy with?
– The best thing about our kitchen is the light, the central kitchen island, and that we have the sink by the window. It’s lovely when you stand there and do the dishes!
19TH CENTURY DOOR BECAME THE FOUNDATION FOR PANTRY
Liselotte and Johan also talk about the pantry. How they found an old abandoned door in Johan’s family house on Marstrand.
– The door is from the 19th century and is an old balcony door that no one used. Our carpenters had to start from the door and build the pantry after it.
Liselotte says that she always dreamed of living in an older house with a pantry, latches on the toilet doors, a washing line in the garden and other charming old details.
This has now been combined with more modern details, such as spotlights in the ceiling. And the kitchen island that has a central place when they invite friends to dinners and parties. Even though they moved in at the beginning of December, they managed to invite to Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and a housewarming party in January.
“We have worked with a pastel color scale. Since the floor got a natural sand-colored shade, and likewise the worktop, we didn’t want a white or gray kitchen. That’s why we looked at colors that went towards blue or green.”
You enter the kitchen from both the dining room and hall.
The metal board behind the stove is an old plate that the couple acquired on their own.
Type of kitchen: Shaker kitchen
Color: A grey-blue shade of their own; 3010-B
Worktop: Silestone in the color “Nymbus” which has a sandy tone.
Knobs: The knobs in enamel and old-fashioned brass come from BYGGFABRIKEN
Lamps: IEMS.
Bar stools: Ordered online.
Cooker hood: Fjäråskupan, ordered in its own shade to match the kitchen.
Photo & Article: Gina Mannberg for Skandinaviska Shakerkök
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