Summer living, Danish-style - in pictures

This summer house, on the large Danish island of Zealand, is sandwiched between lake and forest. Photograph: Cristina Olsen

In the open-plan kitchen, owners, Cristina Olsen and Bjørn Funch, have resisted the urge to squeeze wall units around the windows, and have concealed the extractor fan in an unobtrusive hood – something any good joiner could do. For similar nickel ceiling lights, try lightingbycsn.co.uk. The white is broken up by grey pine floors (try Russwood’s Character Grey flooring), brown seen in wicker and wood, and dashes of green in house plants and glass bottles. Chrome utilitarian-style gadgets contrast with artisan pieces like rough-hewn chopping boards (£42 from Baileys Home and Garden). Photograph: Cristina Olsen

The all-white kitchen is softened with wicker, wood and wool. Abode stocks a similar wicker bull’s head, and John Lewis’s simple white and wood bottle, £20, is particularly Scandinavian (in stores from August). Try crafts website Folksy for a knitted tea-cosies. Photograph: Cristina Olsen

The dining table is bespoke, but Ikea’s Melltorp (from £30.63) is a good value match. For similar director’s chairs, try Tesco (£25 for a pair, direct.tesco.com). A lush-leaved cheese plant adds some colour. The Round pendant light is hung low for a cosy feel (try Dwell’s 70s style pendant, £29.95, or B&Q’s great rattan shade, £9.48). Photograph: Cristina Olsen

Behind the table is a reading corner with a grey armchair – Sofa Workhop’s Archie is similar – and an anglepoise. Photograph: Cristina Olsen

Quirky objects are clustered together on a fold-out table. Trawl local antique shops and fairs for un-waxed pine furniture like this (find them via bada.org or antiqueswebsite.co.uk). You can fast-forward to the matt finish of this piece by scrubbing regularly with a mild abrasive like Astonish Orange Cream Cleaner. The couple’s display mixes family heirlooms with vintage and travel finds. If you lack the time or inclination for this, you can find accessories with a similar vibe at markets like London’s Portobello and Spitalfields, or stores like Anthropologie, Oka and Zara Home. Photograph: Cristina Olsen

The bedroom, up in the eaves: a calming, all-white space. Photograph: Cristina Olsen

This double-height space is all laid-back comfort. For a white sofa of similarly epic proportions, see the selection at Skandium, or – cheaper – sandwich together a couple of pieces from Ikea’s modular Karlstad range. You can pick up vintage chests like this at antiques fairs – try Ardingly – and add castors yourself (from castors-online.co.uk). The low-slung leather Safari chairs are by Kaare Klint: try mid-century Danish specialists Elliott & Tate, Sigmar or Nottingham’s Danish Homestore. Hung high, to draw attention to the lofty space, are a pair of antique antlers from Canada: try vintage stores, or Pedlars. Photograph: Cristina Olsen