Wednesday
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A girly pad in Denmark
Wed, 23 Nov 2011A big thanks to Kristín for sending us a link to this adorable apartment in Copenhagen that is up for sale. It looks to be pretty small and I think the listing says it's 87 m² - if that's accurate then WOW this is SMALL! (I am soooo in love with those beams, which is a nice distraction from the fact that the front door opens right into the bedroom).
*UPDATE: I just realized that the calculator I used to convert square metres to square feet was wrong (here in Canada we use metric for most things but imperial in this case) and yes, I agree that 87m² is not SMALL. In fact, my single family home is slightly smaller.
Reader Comments (23)
87 m2 is not small at all - in Scandinavia, that's a regular two bedroom apartment.
Nice to see that they are using the attics for something!
girlie is good.
Very pretty and bright apartment and courtyard. Both are nice open spaces to have and the beams and windows are awesome.
I'm in HEAVY LOVE!!! :o
Ahh! I love this apartment. It is soo darling. The open space and beams are definitely my fave part.
I am in Love with the light floor, exposed beams and simplicity.
So great to have all that light and open space...and courtyard!
Amazing!
Thanks for posting!
I agree with Emma. In Europe it's not a small apartment - you can easily have 2 bedrooms, bathroom and WC, kitchen and a dining/living room.
Otherwise, this is a lovely space. I especially like the light blue underneath surface of the table. I will try to copy it somehow!!!
Yes please. It's lovely!
Hah... I work round the corner from there. Believe me, they have much smaller apartments in the old houses in that area :-)
This is easily twice the size of my house...
87 sqm is a pretty big apartment! The residential flat development code in Sydney, Australia suggests councils adopt a minimum area of 80 sqm for a 2 bedroom apartment, which is larger than many 2 bedroom apartments in Sydney.
Anyway, it's gorgeous! I would love to have an apartment like this- I love the slanted ceiling and the beams.
What a great use of space and light - I'd be "okay" living there, even if the front door opens onto the bedroom. It'd force you to be neat and clean up your room
Here in Spain, a lot of 87sqm apartments have three bedrooms!
Although it feels really bright and airy, it is not at all an efficient use of the space: as others already pointed out, here in Denmark you can have two bedrooms apartments of this size, without having your bed next to the main door...
Large apartment, nice space, but the owner has a poor use of space/design. A lot of empty wasted space! I love Scandinavian design.
Wow I want to live where 87 sqm is considered small!
3 of us live in a 60 sqm apartment over here and it's pretty normal and average.
What is that cast-iron looking thing with reindeers on its side?
For Europe this is not small apartment. And yes, people don't need 200 m2 in order to live well. I live alone (ant the cats) in less then 70m2 and people think i have big place for me.
That being said, ugly floors but nice space full of light. Strange pipes in the bathroom as everywhere in Scandinavia. Big minus, entrance next to bed.
My first ever comment - just needed to say it again: 87m2 is nowhere near small (for most of Europe)!! lovely apartment otherwise, even if a wee bit too girly for my taste!
The cast iron thing is a wood burning stove. :-)
This is so typical of an apartment in Denmark- the open spaces, so get you get the most out of your living space. The size is quite the norm for Denmark. Even our house is only 117 kvm and it is plenty big. Not sure if this is an attic apartment, since most attic apartments have the slanted walls which really cut down on the living space.
Love the courtyard & the stunning wall art?
the bright pink fluffy round thing! What is it and wear can I get one??? steph
steph, it looks like an African feather headdress. (your best bet is to google that).
87 sqm is a typical 2 bedroom appartment/condo in Montreal. And I have seen smaller... It's what you get when you choose urban living instead of the big suburb mansions!