This Family of 5's Barcelona Apartment Has the Cutest Double-Duty Shed

Adrienne Breaux
·6 min read
White living room with white sofa, piano, bold art, and dining area in background
White large living and dining area with large windows
white living room with piano, large windows, and white and wood accents
White living room with white sofa, pink accents, large windows
vase of tulips on white modern coffee table in white living room
family sitting on small rug in large white living room
white dining room with tall bookshelves and light wood table, light wood and rattan dining chairs
White dining room with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and view of wood stairway in the background
White dining room with floor-to-ceiling white bookshelves, light wood table and chairs
White entryway with hanging coats and bags and bench with shoe storage
White entryway with hanging bags and baskets, floating shelf, and view into kitchen
White kitchen with window with yellow trim
White kitchen with small round table and stools, white tile walls, and shelf with pots and pans hanging
White tile kitchen with pots and pans and other tools hanging from wood floating shelf
Kids room with tiny pink floral wallpaper, small bed with throw pillows, and tall white cabinet
Corner of kids room with tiny pink floral wallpaper, and a cane floating shelf and stool
Kids room with blue and white striped walls, small bed with storage underneath
corner of white room with floor lamp, daybed with pillows, and art
Corner of white room with white dresser and brown leather chair
White outdoor area with lots of plants, small table with orange chairs
2 kids having breakfast at table on outdoor tile patio
Corner of white living room with white shelves full of plants
Child sitting at outdoor table on tile patio with small playroom and string lights
white kids' playroom with kitchen set, scale, cash register, table and chairs, and shelves with lots of books
2 kids playing in play kitchen with blue and white patterned floor
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ABOUT THIS TOUR

HOME TYPE: Apartment

LOCATION: Gracia, Barcelona, Spain

STYLE: Colorful, Minimal, Scandinavian

BEDROOMS: 4

SQUARE FEET: 970

Agni Tilla and her husband, Janis, have quite the full house with their three kids, Toms (12), Mia (4), and Noa (2), but their family’s home — a 970-square-foot apartment in Barcelona’s Gracia neighborhood — isn’t cluttered or hectic in the slightest.

Family at outdoor table

Agni, who’s a designer and founder of candle company to:from, describes her family home’s style as “colorful minimalism,” and that comes through in every room of the house, including the apartment’s generously sized terrace, which acts as extra living and dining space.

White outdoor area with lots of plants, small table with orange chairs

Although the apartment is a rental, Agni explains that they “were lucky to have a flexible landlord who agreed that we can make the space our own and who wasn’t too concerned about what we are doing with the apartment; however as we moved in immediately and our budget was tight we had to be creative from the beginning,” she writes. “One of those was a kitchen that required immediate updating, so for a month we lived without a kitchen.”

child playing jenga with family in kitchen

The couple also wanted to make the space feel brighter and open up the space, “so we removed all doors in communal areas,” she begins. “We completely renovated the downstairs bathroom and kitchen on a budget, as they were outdated. Janis is pretty handy so we managed to do everything on our own, but some tasks took more than one attempt.”

2 kids having breakfast at table on outdoor tile patio

Although one of Agni’s favorite parts of their home is actually the apartment’s location, near “schools, amazing restaurants, and great community in the heart of Barcelona,” she also loves their spacious terrace, which includes a very cute shed that has played double duty since they built it.

3 kids in white kids' playroom with kitchen set, scale, cash register, table and chairs, and shelves with lots of books

“We started our rent during the pandemic, and I needed space for my small business so I can work from home. We built a little shed on our terrace that we used as a candle-making workshop for a year until I got a proper studio. It’s now our kids’ playhouse and they love it,” she explains.

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white entryway with baskets hanging on pegs and wood floating shelf

ENTRANCE

Large white living room with white sofa and dining area in the background

LIVING ROOM

Corner of kids room with tiny pink floral wallpaper, and a cane floating shelf and stool

MIA’S ROOM 

detail of kids bed and light blue and white striped wallpaper

NOA’S ROOM 

white kids' playroom with kitchen set, scale, cash register, table and chairs, and shelves with lots of books

SHED 

Thanks, Agni and family!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.

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