The interior designer Maritxell Ribé opted for the nordic elegance to decorate this palatial house in Barcelona. With the reform, which incorporated new technologies such as home automation into original elements such as vaulted ceilings or fireplaces, the house regained the glow it had back in the 50s.
The designer accepted the challenge of converting a bourgeois building ramshackle in a modern home. Today the apartment is a mix of Nordic sobriety and Spanish heat. A home in which the kitchen becomes the distinctive and personal element, thanks to the original brick ceiling and the beautiful Moroccan tiles.
The 400 square meter building has artistic expressions of the time to which it would have been a crime to renounce: cornices, vaulted ceilings, chimneys, quartered doors, etc ... All of them are kept combined with other more modern proposals, achieving an interesting balance.
The walls are painted in light shades in this house that is used as a private residence and an exhibition hall. The light and the spaciousness of the spaces are part of that Nordic aesthetic that has become so fashionable and that is completed with minimalist furniture, both white and light wood.
Una original distribution allows you to communicate three rooms: A first more formal in which the chairs Barcelona; a more familiar second in which to watch television, have a coffee or dinner as a family; and a more informal third, perfect for reading or playing with children. Carpets play a very important role in all of them.
The office maintains the characteristics of the previous spaces; it is the kitchen that stands out. Nice stucco work, the brick ceiling and the moroccan tiles they put the distinctive point to a spacious space with modern and sober kitchen furniture and a beautiful rustic and vintage dining area.
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