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The farmhouse was an impulse purchase: Ellen Dixdotter, Jacob Holst, and their two young kids had recently moved from Stockholm to Copenhagen when, on a weekend getaway, they decided to take a look at real estate site Hemnet. \u201cIt\u2019s not that we\u2019re financially equipped for spontaneous house buying,\u201d Ellen tells us, \u201cbut this old place, even in terrible shape, instantly felt like a friend.\u201d The two happen to love a creative project: Jacob is an interior architect at Green Furniture Concept, and Ellen is the marketing and visual director for Danish fashion line By Malene Birger. They founded several successful Stockholm restaurants and their stylishly casual apartments have made the Nordic design blog rounds.<\/p>\n

The couple tackled the renovation largely themselves \u201cwith a lot of help from family and friends.\u201d But for the new kitchen, the linchpin of the overhaul, they collaborated with Nordiska K\u00f6k (translation: Nordic Chef), Johan Lundkvist\u2019s  Swedish handmade kitchen company that they discovered on Instagram. We ourselves are longtime fans of Nordiska K\u00f6k\u2019s clean-lined, old-timey but ageless look and love seeing it in the context of a century-old house. Ellen offered to show us around.<\/p>\n

Photography courtesy of Nordiska K\u00f6k (@nordiskakok), unless noted.<\/p>\n


Above: Jacob and Ellen in their back garden. The farmhouse is in the seaside town of \u00d6sterlen, in the south of Sweden, just over an hour\u2019s drive from Copenhagen. Ellen describes the area as \u201cfields of gold, apple orchards, blue ocean, and amazing restaurants.\u201d <\/p>\n

The couple, college sweethearts from Malm\u00f6 University, spent recent weeks quarantined at the house with their kids\u2014and with friends launched the handmade contemporary rug line Cappelen Dimyr.<\/p>\n


Above: In place of a  \u201ctiny, worn-out Ikea kitchen,\u201d Jacob and Ellen transformed five small rooms into their expansive new living quarters: the airy kitchen with newly exposed rafters overlooks a combination living and dining area.,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted a big, open space with raw surfaces\u2014the wooden floor and massive stone walls in combination with a more delicate kitchen in sober gray-green,\u201d says Ellen. Jacob, the avid cook of the family, envisioned: \u201cAn old house in the south of France where beef bourguignon is always on the stove.\u201d<\/p>\n


Above: The cabinets are from Nordiska K\u00f6k\u2019s Shaker line painted Natural Colour System 3005-Y20R, and the counters are solid oak. Nordiska K\u00f6k\u2019s millwork is built to order in a workshop near Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Above: The sink is a Shaws Original and the faucet came from Sekelskifte (see others like it in 10 Easy Pieces: Traditional Bridge Faucets). The fridge and freezer are concealed in the tall cupboard.
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Above: The work island came from an antiques market in the Languedoc, in the South of France, in ready to use order. The shiny stainless steel range is a Smeg. Ellen says she bought the peg rail \u201cmany years ago at a Stockholm antiques shop\u2013Jacob thinks I\u2019m a hoarder but I always find a purpose for my finds.\u201d,

Above: A china cupboard with wavy glass\u2014\u201da really good remake of antique glass,\u201d says Johan of Nordiska K\u00f6k\u2014stands near the drop-leaf dining table.
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Above: \u201cJacob always wants to be ready to throw a dinner for twenty, so you wouldn\u2019t believe how many plates, forks and knives, and wine glasses we have,\u201d says Ellen, but they keep what\u2019s on view edited down to a small selection.
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Above: Van Dyke\u2019s Restorers offers similar Porcelain 1 1\/4-Inch Knobs with Screw Tops and you can source vintage versions on Etsy.
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Above: The family are now back in Copenhagen and spend weekends at the farm. Here\u2019s a glimpse from Ellen\u2019s Instagram feed, @ellendixdotter.
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Above: The view from the living room. Photograph by Ellen Dixdotter. <\/p>\n

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Above: A souvenir shot by Jacob (@jacobholst) from when the remodel was in progress. <\/p>\n

More farm-style kitchens that we love:<\/p>\n