What attracted us to this small studio was that the designers hid the parents' bed in a niche for the sake of the child's railway.
Abundance of natural materials, light shadespastel colors, naturalness and conciseness - all this, according to the authors of the project, will allow the owners to briefly move to a small part of their own Scandinavia, forget the bustle of the city and enjoy the warmth and comfort in the company of family and friends. Ksenia Korovina, interior designer Co-founder of the design bureau Design Filosofia. Graduated from the British Higher School of Design, an economist by her first education. Characterizes her style of work as eco-friendly modernism. Strives for the most efficient and minimalist space, filled with natural materials and natural colors. www.designfilosofia.com
— The apartment was created for a young family witha small, three-year-old child, for a weekend getaway in the countryside. The customers asked to design a large kitchen/living room/dining room, a separate bedroom, a dressing room and a bathroom. The bedroom turned out to be non-standard, since the parents' bed is in a niche so that as much space as possible is left for their son's passion for railways. A lot of floor space is needed to build them. It was decided to put a small fold-out sofa in the living room as an additional place to sleep, and at other times not to interfere with the child building his big world.
The apartment is created for comfort and warmth of communication betweenthe closest ones, far from the bustle of the city. In a small area, the design bureau Design Filosofia managed to create a living space in which the whole family would feel as comfortable and relaxed as possible.
The apartment looks incredibly bright and laconic.This is facilitated by the color schemes chosen by the designer. Mainly complex green, beige and blue shades closely connect the space with nature. Small bright accents complement the overall calm style of the interior. But they were not chosen by chance, but echo in their color scheme the exterior of the residential complex. The beautiful view from the windows penetrates into the interior space with its palette, not allowing the bright facades to stand out against the background of the pastel colors of the apartment itself.
The design bureau Design pays considerable attention toFilosofia paid attention not only to the color, but also to the textures of the finish. Many things were made to order. A wooden wall panel with unusual geometry, kitchen facades with a 3D pattern, custom-made shelves that fit neatly into small niches. All the little things were thought out at the planning stage, since it was necessary to make a small space as functional as possible. The designer also faced a difficult task: to hide a lot of communications (risers, gas pipes, a meter and a boiler). Companies that make custom-made furniture according to individual sizes helped to cope with this problem, so all the cabinets were made according to the author's drawings. And the external finishing with mirrored facades helped to expand the space.
When decorating a bathroom, special attention should be paidwas given to the choice of porcelain stoneware. Each slab was selected with special care to create an original pattern on the walls. The cool shades of stone combined with the warm color and texture of wood create an interesting contrast and a feeling of comfort.
Due to the large number of communications thatneeded to be hidden from view, ordering a standard kitchen turned out to be impossible. The search for a manufacturer who could make a completely non-standard kitchen led the designer to the Russian company "DDerevo". Two 60 cm wide cabinets up to the ceiling needed to be made with two 30 cm doors opening 145 degrees to provide more convenient access to the contents. "DDerevo" made the kitchen according to the drawings in 21 working days. American walnut veneer for the lower and side high cabinets was purchased from Woodstock together with "DDerevo".
All other cabinets in the dining/living room andThe hallway was also custom-made according to drawings from MRDoors. The dining area is IKEA, the sofa is Hoff. The glass lamps above the dining area are the Niche Modern group. All accessories are BoConcept.
The bedroom in this project turned out to be completely differentbedroom, but rather a children's room. The bed for the parents is in a special niche and does not attract attention to itself. The bedroom also has an IKEA chest of drawers, convenient for storing toys, and an elegant leather chair from BoConcept. The rest of the space is given over to the child's hobby - playing with a Lego railway.
The absence of large and bulky wardrobes in the bedroom is explained by the fact that there is a separate dressing room with a storage system from Elfa. There is also a washing machine with a drying function.
The bathroom turned out to be small, which is quitenatural for an apartment of 40 sq. m, but very functional. Since the child has already passed the age when he needs a bathtub for bathing, and the clients have a city apartment with a bathtub, it was decided to abandon the bathtub in favor of a large shower. Its dimensions are 120 x 60 cm, and it is completely faced with gray porcelain stoneware under the stone, which is advantageously illuminated by a ceiling spotlight.
The entire color palette of the apartment is based onnatural shades that are similar in tone, but at the same time slightly different from each other. The main color of the walls remained white. For some walls, three different paints from Little Green and Sanderson were chosen. Complex muted shades of green and turquoise act as color spots in the palette of the apartment and echo the shades of nature around this residential complex.
The curtains in the bedroom and living room are also designed ingreen-turquoise palette and were ordered from Anka. All other shades - the color of the wall panels from Finex made of Belgian oak, the color of the Travertino Romano plaster on the wall of the bathroom and living room from Oikos, the color of the slate-like porcelain stoneware on the kitchen splashback - are close in shades, but at the same time have a rich natural texture.
The same door model is used throughout the apartment — Invisible — with a hidden frame for painting. The door to the bathroom merges with the wall of the hallway and is covered with plaster from Oikos.
Floor for the apartment, as well as wall panels on the wallbehind the sofa, were ordered from Finex. It was here that the customer managed to find the flooring he wanted — oiled, cool natural color, without yellowness. And although the board was chosen practically without knots, it still looks emphatically natural: with a pronounced wood grain that is not hidden, but, on the contrary, emphasized by the finishing coating. The wall panel played the role of an accent wall: the oak texture here is relief, with visible knots and fibers, and due to different lighting scenarios, it opens up in all its versatility.
