My Scandinavian House

It has been a while since my last post but I’m back with the Scandinavian architecture-inspired house, built on a 16×16 baseplate, consisting of three floors, 1.5 baths, and three separate living spaces.

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Before diving into the interior I’ll go into the exterior design.

First, note that the entryway (Image 1) into the home is not directly along the street, it’s actually above street level and the entryway is indented in the building. Because the entryway is raised and not directly along the street, there is a sense of privacy before actually entering the first floor.

You may have noticed that the front of the house is very colorful. Starting at the first floor, the color of the house gradually transitions from a dark red to a light blue. The distinction in colors creates a flow when looking at the home and would contrast, what would be, neighboring homes. The other three sides of the house, however, are white. The alternating use of the stone, 1×2 pieces, along the side of the home create texture and help create a smoother integration of color between the blue/dark red on the front of the home and white along the side of the home.

The right side of the home, as seen in the image, has the large 2x6x2 windows and utilizes the 2×4 black sloped piece, really creating that Scandinavian-style feel with the continuation of the sloping roof. The plants on the side of the house and outside of the window on the first floor bring more color to the home as well.

The backside of the home (Image 2) appears to have greenery growing on the back of it, carrying the color from the plants mentioned previously. The windows on the left side of the house, when facing the front, are located in the same spot on each floor. The continuation of the windows makes the design of the house more organized and clean-cut when viewed from the exterior.

Now that we’ve taken a look at the exterior let’s look at the first floor of the interior.

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The first floor is very small but utilizes the space very well. There are well-established spaces: a kitchen, dining table, and a small living room.

The small living room is the first thing one would likely notice when entering the house. It is located directly in front of the door and beneath the stairs, establishing a cozy space to relax. There is a hat hanger to the left too, holding a warm winter hat.

To the right is the kitchen with all of your necessary appliances: a sink, refrigerator, stove, and microwave. There is also an island in the middle of the kitchen and extra cabinetry located above the sink and along the wall.

There is a dining table in a nook creating a defined space for eating and separating it from the kitchen space. The large windows allow for a great view and optimum sunlight in the room.

Along the stairway is an art wall. The current resident clearly has a thing for music and they have decorated the wall with albums and even has two hangers for guitars, one of which has a guitar hung up on it.

Now up to the second floor!

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The second floor is probably my favorite because it is comfortable, detailed, and really characterizes the person living there. It’s their own studio with all of the necessities. There’s a beautiful piano (from the Assembly Square modular build), a half bath, an editing space, a rack for a saxophone, and multiple windows allowing optimum light into the room.

There is a colorful shelf above the piano, which is currently holding a to-go coffee cup and a boombox. To the left of the piano is a mic stand.

The coloring of the wall from the exterior design remains the same on the interior, bringing in the art-like feel to the inside of the house.

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The editing space feels open because of the large window pieces, also used on the first floor. There are two desks so the person sitting there can just do a 180˚ to change desk areas. Above the editing wall are four 1×2 translucent bricks giving that subway glass feel.

The bathroom is very small but it has everything a bathroom needs, taking up as little space as possible while doing its job.

Now to the third and final floor!

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The third floor makes up the bedroom and full bathroom.

Despite its small size, the bedroom makes good use of the space with a bunk bed (which can easily be changed into a single bed) so more than one person can live in the house, another guitar rack, cabinetry, and the spacious bathroom.

In Image 1 you can see the mirror and star and the changing colors of the wall dividing the bedroom and the bathroom. I used 1×2 translucent pieces to separate the bedroom and bathroom to encourage that open and spacious feel.

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The space I had left to create the bathroom was quite small so I decided to put the shower towards the back to make the sink and toilet space more open. The shower does have a place to sit and/or store shampoo and body wash. There is a window directly outside of the shower (which is currently being blocked by the black curtain) but certainly makes the shower feel more roomy.

As I mentioned previously, the bunk bed can easily become a single bed, as shown below:

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To make it a single bed, you simply remove the top bed and you have four-post bed frame!

Thanks for reading about my Scandinavian-inspired home! Check back soon or follow my instagram to see more updates!

Here are additional images of this build:

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