Risskov House

The house had good bones and too many things in it. Our brief was short: make it quieter, keep the original brick and give the owner's ceramics a proper place to live.

A lighter palette

We replaced the dark stained floors with pale pine, built a low sideboard that runs the length of the living room and limited the colour palette to four tones. Black appears only in small doses: a tray, a lamp base, a picture frame.

• One continuous sideboard instead of six separate cabinets
• Curated art wall with a hanging rail, so the owner can rearrange
• Paper cord lounge chairs sourced from a workshop in Funen

Room to breathe

Every surface now has one job. The result is a house that photographs well, but more importantly one that feels easy to tidy on a Sunday evening.