After that lovely French Nordic Christmas cottage tour, my mind turned to soulful Swedish and chic French inspired interiors. The serenely warm, spare, and sophisticated variety that evoke a meditative mood of etheriality. While Hello Lovely profiles rustic country looks and farmhouse design ideas more often than classic, today we’ll WANDER and DREAM. We’ll journey beyond the shabby and shiplap horizon. Not that shiplap is over. How can anything be over when you chuck the rulebook right out of the French steel casement, kittycats? Ever Dream of Chic Modern French & Swedish Inspired Interiors? Because I do.
![Serene, organic, neutral minimal modern European interior with woven pendant and potted tree - @arbitare_studio.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/@abitare_studio-neutral-organic-modern-rustic.jpg)
Ever Dream of Chic Modern French Swedish Inspired Interiors?
Let’s get inspired by classic architecture, quiet palettes, understated design elements, playful scale, breathing room, and atmosphere for miles.
Could your space use texture or character? Both certainly flow in harmony here:
Would you mind reporting to work if your meeting room resembled this (below)?
![Rose Uniacke designed room in Jo Malone London headquarters with rustic wood floors and neutral classic palette.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/@roseuniacke-@jomalonelondon-dining-room-classic-architecture-rustic-hardwood-greyed-wood-floors.jpg)
Modern French & Modern Swedish Nooks & Neutrals
Why don’t we start giving smaller bedrooms the respect they deserve since they are ripe with cozy potential? In America, so often, we cannot get over wall to wall furniture. What a retreat when the eye can rest, and the architecture can soothe.
![Beautiful serene bedroom with arched nook and creamy plaster - an airbnb in Biarritz - @oursroux.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/@oursroux-serene-plaster-white-arch-bedroom-curtain-nook.jpg)
Will white + black + natural tones ever feel outdated? So timeless!
![Betsy Brown designed neutral minimal modern European influenced living room with linen sofa, large potted tree, and olive velvet cushion.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/@betsybrowninc-living-room-neutral-black-white-olive-bolster.jpg)
The combination works in any number of spaces:
![Herringbone wood flooring in an elegant French home with classic architecture - photo by Benjamin Colombel.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/benjamincolombel-herringbone-floor-neutral-minimal-luxe.jpg)
and is awe-inspiring when reflected in a Stockholm winter cityscape (thank you, Mon of Splendid Avenue…I spotted this beauty on your feed).
![Beautiful Stockholm cityscape in winter by @maloucentaur.](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/stockholm-cityscape-winter-@maloucentaur.jpg)
Speaking of neutral palettes, I admire how designer Beth Webb mixes neutrals and texture:
Pretty Things With More Traditional Gustavian or French Nordic Style
There is something so soothing about chalky blue greys and pale tones.
![Light grey kitchen in modern French Houston Home (1119 Berthea St.) - @greenwoodkingproperties. #modernfrench #interiordesign #greykitchens #frenchkitchen](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/elegant-modern-french-kitchenlight-grey-berthea-houston-greenwoodkingproperties-2.jpg)
This pretty Swedish blue caught my eye too. Wouldn’t it be precious in a laundry room or even a pantry?
![Blomstermåla Leaf Trellis 33' L x 20.87" W Wallpaper Roll](https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/50786408/resize-h755-w755%5Ecompr-r85/1311/131190866/Blomsterm%C3%A5la+Leaf+Trellis+33%27+L+x+20.87%22+W+Wallpaper+Roll.jpg)
Again, with the distressed blue paint on this cupboard that I can never ever get out of my consciousness after seeing it years ago in Milieu.
![Modern French farmhouse living room by Eleanor Cummings with Swedish antiques and white painted beams - Milieu. #livingroom #modernfrench #frenchfarmhouse #europeancountry #texasfarmhouse](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/001-eleanor-cummings-modern-french-farmhouse-living-room-round-top-milieu.jpg)
Were you aware that checkered patterns and ginghams are having a moment that is stretching long?
![Light and airy Swedish style home office. #homeoffice #interiordesign #swedishstyle #oldworldstyle #serenedecor](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/home-office-swedish-luke-smith.jpg)
My mama has this fabric on her Swedish dining chairs, and it just never gets boring to us.
![Light blue Swedish check fabric (color is Skylight) from The House of Scalamandre. #swedishfabric #gingham #checkeredfabric](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/swedish-check-fabric-skylight-house-of-scalamandre-perigold.jpg)
Swedish Accent Chest
It is difficult to not crush on scalloped cuties like this…and the hardware!
![Swedish 4 Drawer Accent Chest](https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/61094467/resize-h755-w755%5Ecompr-r85/1125/112568081/Swedish+4+Drawer+Accent+Chest.jpg)
I showed you a pretty Amber Lewis x Loloi rug next to our bed, and this herringbone pattern could be sweet in any number of spaces:
![Herringbone Flatweave Cotton Geometric Area Rug In Swedish Blue](https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/91263118/resize-h755-w755%5Ecompr-r85/1004/100459837/Herringbone+Flatweave+Cotton+Geometric+Area+Rug+In+Swedish+Blue.jpg)
What sort of lamp gets your heart racing? Slightly fancy formal?
![Swedish 32" Table Lamp](https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/63425127/resize-h755-w755%5Ecompr-r85/4523/45230237/Swedish+32%22+Table+Lamp.jpg)
Or unfussy and sculptural?
For a Queen’s Boudoir!
My friend Coleen will create a future heirloom for you:
Gold With Pale French & Swedish Palettes
A design trend we’re seeing everywhere in kitchens is larger pendant lighting instead of lots of itty bitty shades hanging over monstrous islands.
![Chapman and Myers Gustavian 3 - Light Chandelier](https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/80997789/resize-h755-w755%5Ecompr-r85/1238/123830250/Chapman+and+Myers+Gustavian+3+-+Light+Chandelier.jpg)
I have always wanted one of these beauties:
Wouldn’t it be gorgeous over this?
![Gustavian Drawer Double Dresser](https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/62690573/resize-h755-w755%5Ecompr-r85/7377/73770402/Gustavian+Drawer+Double+Dresser.jpg)
Elegant & Timeless Console Tables
![Sofia 44" Solid Wood Console Table](https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/30964029/resize-h755-w755%5Ecompr-r85/1428/142869534/Sofia+44%22+Solid+Wood+Console+Table.jpg)
![Gustavian Console Table](https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/39723922/resize-h755-w755%5Ecompr-r85/3145/31455762/Gustavian+Console+Table.jpg)
Where Modern French & Swedish Meet
![Limestone flooring, antique wood doors, groin vault ceilings, plaster walls, Swedish antiques and French farmhouse allure in Brooke Giannetti's Patina Farm home - Velvet & Linen. #patinafarm #frenchfarmhouse #limestonefloors](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/patina-farm-hall-limestone-plaster-walls-pots-mora-swedish-antiques-giannetti-home-velvet-linen-brooke.jpg)
![Swedish mora clock in romantic bedroom at Patina Farm (a European country farmhouse by Giannetti Home) with Old World style, sumptuous linens, a French stone fireplace, and rustic elegant charm. #moraclock #interiordesign #swedishantiques #europeancountry #frenchfarmhouse #patinafarm #brookegiannetti](https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/003-patina-farm-velvet-linen-giannetti-bedroom-mora-clock-swedish-antiques.jpg)
Need an idea for a modern fine art print to bring a little Stockholm chic to your space? Here’s one I own:
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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Good Friday morning Michelle, it is funny because I don’t live in a white/cream house but I love the look. My stylish is English country, paisleys, dark leather, etc. In fact the sitting room/former dining room is painted Indigo Batik. But I am drawn to these beautiful white spaces. This house is stunning, not sparse as one would image but comfy, cozy and a feast for the eyes. I love the kitchen island and have pinned it as inspiration for the kitchen we are designing. Have a wonderful weekend my friend!
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That is why we’re kindred! I love so many different styles of timeless design – those soulful spaces that are layered with bits of the past but live in a modern way. I love modern rooms in their spare beauty and feel quite at home in a minimal room. An indigo dining room sounds gorgeous, and I’m ready for a tour if ever you’re game to share glimpses on Hello Lovely. 🙂 Thank you for your warmth, your friendship, your gracious hospitality and love. Give those pups a kiss from me. xox