Before + After: A 1950's Danish Home gets A Fabulous Make-Over

I love a 'before and after', don't you? And this 1950's house in Fredericia, Denmark, designed by architect Knud Billund, has gone through quite a transformation! When photographer Mia Mortensen, Martin and their adorable baby boy, Aston first moved in, the space was dated and begging for a little TLC.  Mia and Martin set about painstakingly renovating the 3-storey house to create a fabulous family home which combines contemporary touches with 'functionalist' bones - and lovely, warm accent colours.

Before

The pair laid a concrete floor in the kitchen and dining room from Danish brand Conteco.

The kitchen and dining area and upstairs landing are connected by a magnificent 1950's staircase.

The couple were really keen to add a large round table to the dining area, and drew a sketch of the room to ensure there was enough space.

They settled on a fabulous round table from Traefolk and added a set of chairs which include an Ant*, 7-series and Thonet (this one* is similar) - not a bad collection!! Can anyone tell us the name of the fourth? I'd love to know!

The back wall of the dining room has been painted in Burnt Earth by Flugger - the backdrop for a gallery wall which is made up of art from Hein Studio (including the Line Collection No.04* and Line Collection No. 05*) and Nelli Arnth, among others. I also spy a fabulous Verpan Moon Pendant light!

 The kitchen tap is by Quooker which is lit up at night by a series of lights from Menu. 

In this picture you can catch a glimpse of Aston's room beyond the dining room. The kitchen is to the left. The landing has been turned into a wonderful place to relax and listen to records!

I always get a little nostalgic when I see square parquet flooring. We used to have it in our kitchen in my childhood home and I used to pick out the individual bricks and use it to build homes for my play people. Not popular, I can tell you!

I couldn't resist sharing a before picture of the upstairs landing. The pair re-plastered and painted the walls and ripped up the floor boards and replaced it with beautiful square parquet flooring.

Window nook before

Window nook after

Borders rug by Ferm Living

What a wonderful, light-filled place! I do love a window nook, how about you? I've got a whole Pinterest board dedicated to them!

The warm accent colour (Terracotta by Jotun) creates an almost cocoon like feel in the bedroom, while the light floor helps to brighten up the room (you can see how it looked before the wood was sanded down and white washed in this film!).

The Crinkle thrown in peach by Hay works so well with the Terracotta wall - and I love the touches of brass (that chair!! *jaw drops*).

The bedroom also doubles up as an office space. Seeing this, I'm kind of tempted to update my own office wall - what do you reckon (the man will go nuts if I change it again!)?!

And finally, Aston's room has been painted in a rich blue hue and all his teddies look completely at home and tucked up for bed in that Stokke Sleepi cot!

What a truly lovely home! I'm such a huge fan of 1950's architecture and so happy Mia and Martin have given it the full treatment and turned the house into a fantastic family home!

Is there anything about this space that you loved in particular?

You can keep up with Mia's latest renovation projects over at her Instagram feed still_sunday and take a peek at her photography here.

Oh, and check out more fabulous before and after make-overs here! 

Have a lovely day!

Niki

Photography by Mia Mortensen, shared with kind permission