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IrelandTwo pillars make room for a Copenhagen kitchen island
NEVER TOO SMALL's tour of Bara Nielsen's oak-lined apartment drew more than ten times its usual first-day audience.
NEVER TOO SMALL
Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 164,555 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (14,048).
Scandinavian Style Small Copenhagen Apartment, 40sqm/431sqft
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- 2:10The floor-plan animation shows how removing non-bearing walls opens up the apartment.
- 4:14An entrance niche holds a coat rack, while cabinetry conceals the electrical board.
- 5:18Integrated appliances and island storage keep the kitchen's practical functions within its oak-lined design.
- 7:05A modular sofa, art shelf and curtains define the living and dining areas without adding walls.
- 9:11Custom oak wardrobes provide bedroom storage, alongside a hanging rail and bedside lighting.
- 11:08The reconfigured bathroom accommodates a recessed shower, with oak cabinetry hiding the plumbing.
NEVER TOO SMALL puts cooking and entertaining at the centre of a Copenhagen apartment where structural pillars might otherwise have been an inconvenience. Architect Bara Nielsen positions a kitchen island between them, connecting the cooking area to the living space rather than shutting it away.
The tour reached about 160,000 views before its first day was over, an unusually fast start for the small-home design channel. Its subject is a ground-floor apartment of just 40 square metres in a brick building dating from 1936.
Nielsen removed the non-load-bearing walls to open up the layout. Oak cabinetry gathers appliances, laundry facilities and storage into one wall, while a long, curved curtain defines the dining area and offers privacy for working from home. Moving the bedroom entrance also freed up space for a larger bathroom with a dedicated shower.
These are substantial changes, but the smaller details invite just as much scrutiny. The entrance includes a coat-rack niche and concealed electrical-board storage. In the comments, viewers ask where winter coats, hats and gloves would go; another suggests leaving the island free of a sink so it could serve more purposes. Others discuss whether neutral interiors offer welcome relief from visually busy working lives, or need more colour and personal objects.
The video includes a sponsored presentation-software segment before the room-by-room tour resumes.
Nielsen closes by connecting the renovation to a broader argument for keeping existing homes useful: "I believe that maintaining and upgrading the existing building stock is a key part of sustainable urban development."
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What viewers say
Isn’t Denmark predominantly a cold country? where is the space in the entrance for putting socks, scarves, skullcaps/ winter hats*, gloves etc ? 😢 I wish I had built a separate room for this instead of a cupboard in my own apartment 😂
@prinkeyb3566See it on YouTubeIt's beautifully designed. I'd just leave the kitchen island empty (no sink) so that it could act as a multipurpose space.
@unidiotafelizSee it on YouTubeI know a lot of people are saying it's too empty or too neutral, but as someone who also worked with interior design it feels more soothing to be in a neutral, clear space for me. I really get it
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I love it. The attention to detail in the construction is so well done. I love all the oak touches and the consistency throughout. People keep mentioning a lack of soul, but honestly, this apartment is perfect for clearing the mind and decluttering. We’re so consumed by stuff these days, and to me, this is the very definition of calm.
@InwardblissSee it on YouTubelove love love love!! as someone who's a graphic designer and a musician, I totally understand the need for a space like this. the lack of visual stimulus makes the home such a safe space for someone who's profession is 24/7 visual and audio noise. such a wonderful application of scandinavian design.
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- Channel
- NEVER TOO SMALL
- Subscribers
- 3,370,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,806,170
- Channel views, pace per day
- 74,397 (on a normal day: 277,840)
- Video published
- November 12, 2026
- Video views so far
- 162,235 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 164,555
The numbers
The Copenhagen tour's opening audience was far larger than the channel's usual first-day audience for regular videos.
💡 Test your knowledge
What defines the dining area and provides privacy for working from home?
A long, curved curtain separates the dining zone and creates privacy without a permanent wall.