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Kitchen of the Week: A Pastel Kitchen Inspired by Swedish Artist Carl Larsson

Founded in early 2020 by Mia and Marcus Sahlin, the owners of high-end kitchen company Kitchen & Beyond, Cupboards & Goods is a more affordable line of handmade preassembled cabinetry for the kitchen. Based in Gothenburg, in the tiny village of Hyssna, located on Sweden’s west coast, Cupboards & Goods recently worked with the family trust of Swedish artist couple Carl Larsson and Karin Bergöö Larsson on a commission to build a new kitchen for the Carl Larsson-gården in Sundborn, where the family lived from 1889 to 1912. The house served as inspiration for some of Larsson’s best-known works, depicting scenes of domestic tranquillity.

Here’s a look:

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Above: Working with the Carl Larsson foundation, Cupboards & Goods developed a limited edition color collection called Ett Hem (Swedish for “a home”) in partnership with British paint and wallpaper manufacturer Little Greene.
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Above: The kitchen is equipped with an Ilve Nostalgie Induction Stove.
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Above: An unlacquered brass Roma Two Handle Kitchen Tap and a Butler Porcelain Sink anchor the prep area.
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Above: The countertops are made of solid ash.
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Above: The cabinets and drawers are made of solid oak with dovetail joinery and drawn butt hinges.
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Above: A wall-mounted cupboard holds a collection of classic Blue Fluted China from Royal Copenhagen.
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Above: A detail of the wall-mounted china cabinet.

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Above: The Ett Hem palette includes (L to R) In the Corner (Skamvrån), The Verandah (Verandan), The Gate (Grinden), and The Kitchen (Köket), all named after Carl Larsson paintings.
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Above: “The Kitchen,” c. 1898 by Carl Larsson, via the Carl Larsson-gården in Sundborn.

See another kitchen inspired by art: Kitchen of the Week: A Culinary Space Inspired by a Painting.

N.B.: This post is a favorite from the archives and has been updated.

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