Fully enclosed bedroom in a studio apartmentapartment for many seems something unattainable. However, the authors of this project have proven that the impossible is not only possible, but also looks more than attractive
Before the small apartment of 56 sq.m "fell into the hands" of designers Oksana Stanislavova and Alena Dzutseva, it had only one room. But since one of the customer's priority wishes was a separate space for sleeping, the designers were faced with the task of organizing an isolated room without affecting the area of the kitchen. It was also necessary to solve the problem with the windows, since although the area of the apartment allowed for the design of a separate bedroom, the number of windows did not. This became the prerequisite for the creation of an openwork wooden partition through which natural light and air easily penetrate. SODA Home Décor
SODA Home Décor is Oksana Stanislavova, a former lawyer, and Alena Dzutseva, an international master of sports in softball, who graduated from the Detali school-studio together.
— We consider the most important thing to do everything with love,then colors, light, air, textures will create an atmosphere of happiness and joy for the owners. It is impossible to create beauty and do something special in the interior for a specific person without love. That is why SODA Home Décor was born. sodahomedecor.com
A distinctive feature of the project wasthe use of dark colors, which the customer loves very much. But as the main color in the interior, noble gray was chosen, which successfully combines with shades of silver, gold and bronze. And so that the space does not turn out to be too dark, the designers complemented the interior with warm colors of furniture in the form of a light sofa in the living room, a “golden” panel above the headboard and a bright green chest of drawers in the hallway. The openwork partition, made by the company “Art-ultra”, is also painted gray with Italian paint Sayerlack. Despite the large amount of gray in the interior, different shades were used, so that none overlaps the other. The floors in the apartment are made of bamboo parquet.
Furniture played a major role in the interiorand custom-made handcrafted decor. The living room is decorated with an electric fireplace, the metal finish of which was made by the designers themselves. The velvet corner sofa was purchased from Boconcept, the pouf from the previous interior is now replaced by a table on which there is a tray made by SODA Home Décor. The designer brought the cushions on the sofa with an African pattern from an exhibition in Paris. The walls of the living room are decorated with paintings: silkscreen (1977), Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) and Pace Columbus from a flea market. The interior is completed by a Tamano mirror and a chest of drawers made by SODA Home Décor.
They decided not to clutter up the sleeping area with traditional furniturebed and instead of it they made a podium and put a mattress on it. Instead of bedside tables they put velour poufs, and on them - trays SODA Home Décor. To complete the room, the ceiling in the room was painted the same color as the walls, and the headboard of the bed was decorated with hand-made iridescent painting in golden color.
Because the customer didn't want to share the spacekitchen to organize a new bedroom, everything was left as it was, but after the renovation, the kitchen became even more functional. The bar counter serves as a dining table, and the leg has shelves for storage. The IKEA furniture is decorated with hand-painted Marrakech tiles in the Tunisian style. The designers put gray linen covers on the Boconcept bar stools that remained from the previous interior. The glass partition was made to order.
The darkest and at the same time most luxurious place inthroughout the apartment is the bathroom, where even the ceiling is painted black. The mirror with a gold frame was made to order by the designers, and the lamp, brought from Paris, became a wonderful addition.
The project's complexity was due to its difficult layout.hallway and corridor. The ceiling was cut by a load-bearing beam, which visually disappeared, since it was painted the same color as the walls. The designers applied the color scheme and decorated the opening connecting the hallway and the corridor. The opening with niches was painted bright green, which goes well with graphite. The green chest of drawers, the gray cabinet with malachite handles from SODA Home Décor and the mirror were made according to the designers’ sketches. Opposite the cabinet hangs a lithograph by Friedrich Geiler (1946-2013). Also, one of the walls of the hallway is covered with wallpaper with a geometric pattern. Lighting — from Roombox.
Despite the fact that the interior is dominated by dark colorscolors, due to the warm shades of furniture and decorative items, the apartment turned out to be cozy and bright. The customer completely trusted the designers and was very pleased, because it turned out exactly what she dreamed of.
Interior photo: Sergey Ananyev Portrait of designers: Maria Popova
