The Riposo project: Italian elegance at the designer's studio
Interior designer Laura Seppänen designed a new, more spacious studio for her business, combining workspace, showroom, meeting room, and kitchen. The new studio was found nearby, literally on the o...
The Haven of peace and balance: Exploring the four-tone palette of an apartment building
Henna and Karo realized their dream of having two homes, one in the country and one in the city. To complement their beloved cottage landscape, the family found the perfect city home nestled among ...
Enhancing home interiors: Exploring color combinations and textile integration with expert advice
The atmosphere of a home is created by the objects, furniture, colors and surroundings that decorate it. Within the Finnish Design Shop's Turku showroom, a captivating display on the upper floor s...
Discover the essence of Parisian charm as creative designer Peeta Peltola brings a touch of sophistication to Nolin Artisan rental apartment. Experience the delightful blend of dark, moody tones a...
Marimekko's Head Designer is at home with beige
For Satu Maaranen, the soft neutrals of her historic downtown Helsinki apartment are a welcome counterpoint to the vibrancy of professional life at Marimekko. Her love affair with neutrals began w...
Hazy afternoon light filters through the blocks of Helsinki’s city center, finding its way through wide windows and into the home of Roosa and Mici. Their timeless Art Nouveau building holds a hom...
Getting cozy with Samu-Jussi Koski
The wind gusts from the gunmetal sea, up a hill, through the streets of the Art Nouveau quarters of Helsinki towards Uspensky Cathedral. Here, at street-level, providing respite from the Katajanok...
Ulla Koskinen: “Just right” need not be extraordinary
Textile designer and editor-in-chief of Asun magazine, Ulla Koskinen, designed two new colors for Cover Story’s Basics Collection. The shades transport us to a world of Italian design and historic...
Immersed in art with Krista Kosonen
Beforeigners actress Krista Kosonen has found her favorite spot. It’s the corner of the living room of her new home, where she can watch life go by from the shelter of Helsinki’s historic Temppeli...
Villa Ekkulla: A place to get into the 70s mood
A few years back, word of a delightful old house for sale in the small seaside town of Dragsfjärd took creative entrepreneur Anna Helminen to the Finnish island of Kemiönsaari. It was there she fo...
Color palette from the beaches of Hanko
A few blocks from the coastal boulevard, a beautiful 1907 log house stands tall. After years of searching, it was through word-of-mouth that Mervi and Petri finally found this unique holiday home ...
About bold bright colors by Ulla Koskinen
Interior design house Skanno have created “pop-up homes” so the public can experience first-hand inspiring interior solutions and versatile design. Ulla Koskinen, designer and editor-in-chief of As...
Bringing Brazil’s sunshine to Helsinki
Brazilian-born designer, Florence, traveled the world to set up her business amid the green streets and 1960s apartment blocks of Helsinki’s Hermanni. Her globetrotting story comes alive in the c...
For designer Laura Seppänen, there are two things at the heart of interior design: an effortless atmosphere and people. Laura designed a deep blue interior shade for Cover Story’s Basics Collectio...
A white shade for an airy home
A few years ago, entrepreneur Kirsikka Simberg would have imagined herself living in a dark and moody “fixer-upper” apartment with a 70s vibe. Or perhaps a stone house that evoked her carefree day...
Joanna Amemori – Color Palette
Joanna Amemori, interior designer at Artek, put together her favorite color palette from our color chart, creating a fresh and soothing natural interior. Explore this six shade palette to bring pe...
On the banks of a tranquil river at Vanhankaupunginkoski sits a charming, red brick apartment block. This mid-16th century electricity transformer station harks back to the founding of Helsinki. H...
Cover Story x Iittala – The embodiment of color and light
Cover Story’s Design Director Päivi Häikiö reflects on the fluid beauty of colored glass. How can we capture such mercurial beauty in our interior design? As a designer, I’m inspired by Iittala’...
Anna Puustjärvi and her family were not supposed to move. Let alone buy a two-storey “fixer upper” that would bring them joy and despair in equal measure. A year later, the musician is in love wit...
Mattila & Merz architect Laura Mattila compiled her favorite palette from our color chart, transporting you from sandy beaches to the bliss of the forest. Explore this six-tone palette to crea...
Love’s labors restore a 50s soul
A picturesque coastal home and a unique architectural gem from the1950s, the family home of Joanna Amemori is truly a renovator’s delight. The interior designer at Artek tells of the labors of lov...
Inspired by the leafy streets and wooden houses of Puu-Käpylä, Joni and Ronja finally found their style. In their 1920s apartment building, intuition and a sense of fun flirt with the classics for...
Tuscan vibes meet northern shores
A gravel road with deciduous trees leads to the courtyard of the old manor house. The entrance to the gabled brick mansion is decorated with columns. From the back of the manor house a meadowy hil...
Herttoniemenranta’s bright, turn-of-the-millennium apartment blocks sit by the sparkling waters of the Baltic sea. They are home to Ilona and Anssi, who were drawn to this locale by their love of ...