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Letting in the light was one of the most important changes when Elin and Alexander Lervik renovated their new villa. Now an enormous window faces the garden, forming a backdrop to the dining room and kitchen. Ceiling lamps by

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Homey. One of the finest words there is, and one that sums up the feeling in the yellow 1960s villa in Saltsjöbaden. There, Elin and Alexander Lervik have created their home through joint efforts, blood, By CECILIA VON MENTZER Photographer FANNY RÅDVIK Stylist LINDA RING

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The gallery wall came about one evening when Elin got inspired. Works by, among others, xxx. The daybed in the foreground was purchased for 800 SEK at an online auction. Bar stools, xxxx

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One of the best corners of the kitchen is the custom built-in sofa, upholstered in leather. Both Elin and Semlan think so.

HOW DO YOU MARRY two completely different interior design styles? She has a weakness for National Romanticism, bids on old furniture on Auctionet, and wants a lot of everything. He is more strictly modern, at home with the Scandinavian, slightly minimalist expression. The answer: you compromise, love projects, each other, and have fun. For Alexander and Elin Lervik, it all started when they met at an event for The Ugliest Office of the Year at Berns in Stockholm. That was eleven years ago. Now they have two boys together, Ivar, 9, and Olle, 1 year old. From previous relationships there is Elin's daughter Ingrid, 13, and Alexander's children, Måns and Lisa, 20 and 22 years old. Alexander is one of our best-known designers, Elin is a PR manager and consultant. Both are self-employed. A large family needs a home. Preferably a house, according to Elin. Several apartments, a summer house in the archipelago, and a vacation home in Bali have come and gone during Elin and Alexander's life together. But then there was that dream of a 1960s house somewhere in the Stockholm area. “During the pandemic summer of 2020, we spent a lot of time in Dalarna; when we then returned home, the contrast was too great. From a free life in a house in the country with a large garden to an apartment by Bysistorget. It didn't feel right,” says Elin. So what does Elin, being a person driven by emotion, do? Well, she puts notes in people's mailboxes writing that she and her family want more than anything in the world to buy a house in the area, and if anyone wants to sell, please get in touch. Finally, there was a bite: a walk-out basement villa from 1961, clad in yellow brick, in Saltsjöbaden. A year later, the house is unrecognizable. And not in a bad way. Because when workhorses like Elin and Alexander get going, things move fast and turn out so right and natural that as a visitor you think it must always have looked like this. Along the way, they received help from Alexander's brother, architect Leonard Qvarsebo, with drawings and specific solutions. He incorporated more and larger windows to let in the light. Alexander installed his lift for Aritco: “It might seem completely crazy to have a lift in a house of 226 square meters, but it is utterly phenomenal.” Yet perhaps the most beautiful thing of all is Alexander's staircase, designed specially for the house, which with its slender yet solid form takes your breath away. It leads from the basement level, where one finds a library with a craft table, laundry room, two bedrooms, storage room, and studio, up to the upper level with the large family room featuring a dining area, living room section and kitchen, bathroom, Olle's nook, and Elin and Alexander's bedroom. Homey is the word that comes to mind. (Fittingly, Elin Lervik and ELLE Decoration's Katarina Matsson's podcast is called just that. Listen for deeply personal conversations and delightful interior design inspiration). What does a word like homey contain? A home you want to be in, a natural flow where no sightlines are interrupted, room for people around a beautifully set table, and personality. You get the latter if you dare to push the boundaries, mix colors and patterns, are generous with books and textiles, green plants, and let the more modern furniture live happily alongside inherited items or auction-found treasures. And there are plenty of those right here at home. “Yes, things get out of hand sometimes, I have to admit. Alexander looked a bit faint when I bought a pedestal table online. But look how well it fits here next to the stairs now,” says Elin. Since purchasing, renovating, expanding, you name it,

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The beloved library. “This is probably my favorite room in the whole house. A home without books simply doesn't exist for me. This winter I'll be sitting here with my nose in a book,” says Elin. Built-in shelves. Armchairs, xxx. Green

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“This is probably my favorite room in the whole house. A home without books simply doesn't exist for me.”

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The library also serves as a craft room. And a playground for one or two of the family's many pets. A dog, cat, and rabbits are part of the large household; where there's room in the heart, etc. Trestle table, xxx. Green cobbler lamp-

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“Alexander looked a bit faint when I bought a pedestal table online. But look how well it fits here next to the stairs now.”

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Like a slender work of art, Alexander Lervik's staircase curves up from the walk-out basement level to the upper level. Lamp base, xx. Pedestal table purchased at an online auction. Under the stairs stands a

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Is there a more classic Swedish outdoor furniture piece than this one from GRYTHYTTAN? It holds pride of place alongside the wicker furniture under the pergola. Parasol, xxx.

“Since we are both obsessed with light, it is probably the light and the flow that I am happiest about.”

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The ceiling has been raised on the upper floor, creating space and at the same time a rustic feel with the exposed beams. Curtains, xxx. Large urn, xxx. Armchairs, xxx. The large window facing

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“I love waking up to this view.”

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It might just be that Elin takes a bath here every day! And no wonder. Bathtub clad in Carrara marble, windows facing two directions, and a rare tranquility. Roman blind, xxx. Lamp and bedside table bought at auction.

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English translation of the original article. Text read from the scanned original; small transcription errors may occur.