How to make an attic apartment comfortable?What are skylights and how do they help solve the problem of insufficient lighting? Is it possible to combine designer furniture and inexpensive materials? The answers to these questions are in today's article. The owners of the apartment are a sociable, energetic and open to everything new married couple. They asked K to create a functional and comfortable interior in a modern style that would not lose the romance of the attic. Pavel and Svetlana Alekseev Pavel and Svetlana are designers and decorators, received higher education in construction from KSUACE. Pavel is a designer, architect and former head of a construction company. The Alekseevs are participants and finalists of the PinWin7 and PinWin8 competitions and ADD AWARDS2015. Life credo: the best design is harmonious design. www.vk.com/alekpav The main problem of this apartment was the presence of only two small windows located in the public area. To solve this problem, Pavel and Svetlana decided to install skylights on the ceiling in the kitchen area: a structure consisting of glass and a light source located behind it.
Also, the attic location of the apartment becamethe reason for the appearance of another feature that requires close architectural attention. We are talking about very large ceiling slopes, which significantly complicated the arrangement of .
The designers chose the furniture for this apartment,based on the needs of the customers, their comfort and the developed interior concept. The starting point was the colored warm floors made of porcelain stoneware in the kitchen-living room area.
Next is the public space"overgrown" with furniture and accessories. For example, in the kitchen, instead of a standard dining area with a table, there is a wide bar counter with a wooden tabletop and high chairs, and in the living room - a comfortable leather sofa in cognac color, complete with coffee tables from B&B Italia and a round chair from Restoration Hardware.
The designers chose an interesting solution formodular composition of poufs from the Spanish brand GAN. Expensive designer furniture made of natural wool was combined with the most ordinary construction pallets. This technique, firstly, created an interesting contrast, and secondly, allowed the poufs to be raised above the floor and made the seat more comfortable.
Customers have specific color preferencesthere was none, so the palette for the bedroom was chosen based on the overall style. The attic wall was painted dark blue to tone down the feeling of the slopes.
Overall, the situation turned out to be quiteminimalist: the central place was given to a large comfortable bed, and a small work area was allocated by the window. As a decor, the designers decided to use large-format .
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Attic for two in a modern style: a project from Kazan – etk-fashion.com
