A Vibrant Barcelona Apartment That’s On-Trend With Pink

Located in Born, one of Barcelona’s oldest neighborhoods, this 65-square-meter apartment is housed in a building that’s dated back to the 13th century. A young Italian woman who works in fashion purchased the flat and hired Colombo and Serboli Architecture (CaSA) to completely refurbish it. The transformation resulted in a new, more open layout with vaulted ceilings, a playful color scheme, and original details. With the Barbie movie making a big splash everywhere, the pink used throughout is on trend.

closeup of modern kitchen with grey cabinets, pink backsplash and orange structure The apartment was originally dark with three bedrooms and a broken layout. Walls were removed, leaving one bedroom and a large open living space for entertaining. Two large windows in the kitchen and living space keep it light and bright. side interior view of modern kitchen with orange arched room within a room The open kitchen includes a rounded island and warm grey cabinets with an adjacent bright coral volume that disguises the powder room.The tiny powder room is clad in glossy pink tile inside the coral-colored arched structure. angled interior view of modern apartment with pink and orange kitchen interior of modern apartment with view into minimalist bedroom The bedroom hides behind pale pink doors just off the living room. closeup corner view in modern apartment with pink chair and trip of side tables Shades of pink show up throughout the interior, including in the seating area where there’s a Roll Club Chair from Kettal. interior view of modern living room with grey and pink furnishings and a navy wall partial view in modern apartment of living room with grey sectional sofa with wall of navy cabinets and pink door way A massive storage partition was custom designed to divide the entryway and the living area with rich blue doors and pink interior surfaces in the cut outs. angled corner view of wall of navy cabinets with pink cutout pink lined hallway looking into white living room pink hallway view into modern living room with navy cabinets storage cubby with lamp and objects with views into next room built-in structure of storage cabinets in navy and pink hallway with navy wall cabinets navy wall with hidden storage cabinets and passageway into bedroom closed wall of cabinets in navy partial view of room in modern apartment with pink cabinets modern bathroom with pink tiles Photography by Roberto Ruiz.
Styling and art direction by CaSA.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.