STEAL THIS LOOK: A CHARACTERFUL KITCHEN IN COPENHAGEN

Chef Frederik Bille Brahe and designer Caroline Brasch Nielsen live with their two young children on the top floor of a 17th-century house in Copenhagen. While the bones of the apartment are decidedly old, the kitchen is strikingly contemporary, thanks to cabinet fronts designed by Belgian artists Muller Van Severen for Reform. And the fact that this humble, charmingly bric-a-brac kitchen is where Bille Brahe cooks daily for his family—and tests recipes for his three cafes and forthcoming cookbook—is inspiring.

Here are the key elements of the kitchen, with matching or similar sources for each.

Above: The eat-in kitchen is where the couple’s “kids can dance and play in the middle of the kitchen and become a natural part of the cooking act,” they say. Photograph courtesy of Reform from Kitchen of the Week: A Family Kitchen in Copenhagen with Uncommon Style. Above: The kitchen is fitted with thin stainless counters. Photograph courtesy of Reform from Kitchen of the Week: A Family Kitchen in Copenhagen with Uncommon Style. Above: Silver-tipped lightbulbs are part of the decor. Photograph courtesy of Reform from Kitchen of the Week: A Family Kitchen in Copenhagen with Uncommon Style.

Components

Above: The cabinets are Ikea boxes fronted with vibrant doors from Reform’s Match design by Muller Van Severen. See another kitchen with the Match design in our post Kitchen of the Week: Base Cabinets by Ikea, Chic and Colorful Doors by Reform. Above: The thin stainless-steel countertop is also from Reform. Shown here is their Stainless Steel Countertop in Longitude Brushed finish. Above: The cooktop is the Series 200 Gaggenau Flex Induction Hob with Built-In Ventilation. Above: The Quooker Fusion Square All-in-One Tap in Patinated Brass is £1,590 at Quooker.

Furniture

Above: The Vitsoe 606 Shelving is available in various modular forms, similar to the wall shelving in the kitchen. For more ideas, see 10 Easy Pieces: Shelving Systems. Above: The Sanaa Armless Chair in White is available at Maruni. Above: The Børge Mogensen J39 Chair in Oiled Oak is $625.50 at Finnish Design Shop. The chairs were also chosen for one of Bille Brahe’s cafes, Apollo Bar & Kantine (see Reinventing the Museum Café: Apollo Bar & Kantine in Copenhagen).

Lighting

Above: The THPG Minimal Ceiling Lamp Holder Porcelain White is €29 at THPG. Above: The G25 Silver Tip LED Bulb is $28 at Schoolhouse. Above: The Zangra Fabric Cable in Dark Gold Twisted is €3.30 at Zangra. Above: The Brown on Cream 14.5-Inch Splatterware Serving Bowl is $150 at March. Above: The Hay Chopping Board Round, part of a collection designed by Bille Brahe for Hay in 2017, is $35 at Hay. Above: The Dutch Hand Broom is $16.50 at Lee Valley.

For more of Bille Brahe’s projects, see our previous posts:

N.B.: This story originally ran on November 16, 2022 and has been updated.

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