The grandly decorated drawing room on the main floor. Photo: Mattias Ek.

The Ornamental Stucco Master’s Apartment 1884

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Experience an upper-middle class apartment in the late 19th century.

Step back into a wealthy late 19th-century home. Axel Notini was one of Stockholm's leading stucco craftsmen during the late 1800s

Located in Norrmalm, this apartment perfectly captures wealthy middle-class life. Notini built the property himself, richly decorating it with interior and exterior plasterwork. He used his home as a showroom to impress prospective clients with his skills.

The apartment has been fully restored to its original condition and furnished in the authentic style of the era.

Facts about the Stucco Master’s Apartment

Address: David Bagares gata 10, Norrmalm
Year built: 1884
Floor area: 174 square metres
Became a museum apartment: 1998
Standard: Bathroom with bathtub and flush toilet; separate toilet with bidet; hot and cold running water; central heating; kitchen with a wood-burning stove (originally); butler’s pantry; elevator (installed early); shared laundry room in the building.

Number of rooms: 10 plus kitchen
Rooms: Drawing room, dining room, gentleman’s study, library, bedroom, nursery, guest room, maid’s room, kitchen, and serving pantry. The apartment also includes a bathroom, a separate toilet, and several entrance halls and corridors.

Explaining stucco

Stucco is a decorative plasterwork used to embellish walls and ceilings. It is cast in plaster of Paris (gypsum), an affordable and highly versatile material. To add elegance, it is often painted or gilded.

Sweden has used stucco to decorate grand interiors since the 16th century. In Stockholm, stucco had its heyday in the 19th century, even in simpler apartments. But we can also find stucco in 1930s functionalism houses.

Experience the apartment

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