From this article you will learn not only howbeautifully and effectively design an apartment with an open plan, but also see how to create an artificial bay window, decorate the house with cockerels, create an interior that you will not want to change for a long time Ekaterina is a lawyer, she leads an active lifestyle and travels a lot. In her new apartment, she wanted to create a comfortable home environment where you can always relax and unwind. It was with this wish that she turned to designer Sofi Mu for help - the girls immediately found a common language and subsequently even became good friends. But was it possible to turn an empty box into a dream apartment and what adventures accompanied the process of working on this project - we will now find out. Sofi Mu, designer Quite recently we have already introduced you to one of Sofi's projects, you can find out more about this designer . sofimu.com Ekaterina, the owner of the apartment: - I wanted to create a space where it would be cozy and comfortable both alone and in the company of friends. In terms of planning, there was initially some understanding of the key points, but at the same time there were things where the designer’s help was absolutely necessary for the correct design (for example, the demarcation of the hallway and living room, the correct distribution of zones in the kitchen-living room, the arrangement of plumbing in the bathroom, color schemes).
Features of redevelopment
It was a new apartment with a marked outline.walls, a standard inconvenient huge hall and two bathrooms. At the time of measurement, the walls were designated as one block, and they could be changed. The designer left the living room-kitchen space as free as possible, separating the bedroom, a large bathroom for the hostess, a small guest room and a dressing room. To add dynamics to the space, as well as to more conveniently place the sofa, the bar counter was placed diagonally, it also became an extension of the kitchen and serves as a place for the owner of the apartment to have breakfast. For those who want to see another wonderful example of an apartment with an open plan, we suggest reading our article about .
Artificially created bay window
When you enter the apartment, your eyes immediately catchesspacious living room with a window. In order to soften the angles framing this window, it was decided to create a bay window effect, giving the wall a soft radius with plasterboard and increasing the slopes. This is the first thing you see when entering the room: a bay window, a window and flowing textiles.
Sophie Mu, designer:
— As soon as I entered the room, I was thrown intoeyes a large window in an angular frame of walls. We decided to create the effect of "coming out into the world", the hall was left small, but open. We painted it in a dark purple color, which in combination with the dark floor made it a mysterious corner, from which the opening opens onto a large bright living room with a window in the center. sofimu.com
Apartment with cockerels
When construction had just begun, Ekaterina andSophie didn’t select anything except the kitchen and tiles. There was just a general direction that the space should be light and airy, the furniture modern, and the bathroom inspiring. Everything was born in the process. Particularly noteworthy are the cockerels, which completely by chance became the highlight of the entire interior and collectibles for Ekaterina. Sophie Mu, designer: - It was a fun adventure when we came to the store, knowing very roughly what we liked, and found amazing things on the spot. One such example is the wallpaper for the bay window area. We needed wallpaper with a very small pattern, so as not to visually narrow this small space. We went with the idea of diamonds, polka dots or something like that. By chance, we found wallpaper with cockerels in the catalog, just the right small size and the necessary diagonal rhythm. I joked that it was really fun to have lunch when there are small cockerels around you, it’s kind of funny. And my wonderful client supported this crazy idea. So she became a cockerel collector. Looking ahead, I will say that now she has quite a lot of them. sofimu.com
Color scheme
In terms of color, the girls settled on softclassic range. The walls were painted in calm shades: the bedroom - in a dull fern, the living room - in white with a light pink tone. For the selected beautiful purple mosaic, echoing the hall. By the way, for the hall they spent a long time choosing the right shade from 5-6 paints, and eventually settled on a thick twilight purple. For the furniture in the entire space, they chose white lacquer, walnut veneer and chrome fittings. But the bathroom and guest toilet, as planned, turned out inspiringly bright due to tulips from the Ceramica Bardelli collection and small mosaics.
"Rounds", or such important little things
The kitchen turned out to be large and multifunctional.Simple furniture in white lacquer is emphasized by a cool hood from Elica, and a large one made of natural granite added genuine chic to the entire space. This beautiful stone was carefully processed from the selected slab. Sofi Mu, designer: - Granite has an interesting texture in a large circle. These circles, or as we affectionately and laughingly called them "roundies", spread throughout the entire interior - in the chandeliers and sconces Caboсhe, spotlights in the bedroom, on textiles. sofimu.com
The designer paid a lot of attention to details,because she believes that this is the most important thing in the interior. For the bedroom, we chose the idea of comfort, a large bed and a spacious wardrobe with mirrored doors, which expanded the space and during the daytime successfully reflects the window, filling the room with light. Sophie Mu, designer: - Initially, we conceived that the sun from the window would enter the bedroom through perforated textiles. We dug through all of Moscow and, having found the right fabric Nobilis Boollis, ordered it from the supplier. It turned out that we ran out of fabric production, so they sent us the leftovers. It was very difficult to cut them as needed, but everyone met us halfway. In this matter, we are very grateful to the employees of the Alliance High Textile company for their top-notch professionalism. And to our modest seamstress. It is thanks to these people that everything worked out with our fabrics in the apartment - the living room is enveloped in a flowing veil of white, the window in the bedroom is tightly curtained with matting. The result was those same holes that let in light, a chic unique bedspread and pillows. sofimu.com
Lighting scenarios
Sophie tries to use lighting in all her projects.to make it multifunctional, and the scenarios as interesting as possible. This apartment was no exception. Here you can turn on a separate warm lamp light above the bar counter - airy glass balls. The entire living room is illuminated by a line of white track lights, created for filling light. A special pride of the creators of the project in this apartment is the Bocci chandelier above the dining area in the bay window. The designer personally brought it from Prague from the exposition of one lighting salon, and spent a very long time looking for it in stock in the right configuration. The chandelier is very heavy, since its balls are made of solid glass with a light element inside, but this did not prevent it from being moved to Russia. For the bedroom, the option of full and partial lighting was chosen. The bathrooms are very bright in terms of illumination, and the bathroom also has a mirror backlight. Sophie Mu, designer: - We looked for a chandelier for the living room for a long time and, having found it online, did not know where to see it in real life. As a result, the client saw it in Norway, I saw it in Holland, and we bought it in Prague. That's where it was available in the right configuration. The regional representative of this Canadian company in Amsterdam, when I came to him for the chandelier, said that it was not available at the moment, and after negotiations about sending it to Russia, he asked where we were going next. Having learned that our then journey lay through Prague, this ordinary manager of an ordinary Amsterdam salon called Prague and put the chandelier there in reserve for us. It was amazing, and I was even more surprised when I came to Prague for it and found the owners of the salon there - Ukrainian architects. They were also surprised that a stranger from an unfamiliar salon did everything for us. We are very grateful to these people for their help and such a level of professionalism. sofimu.com
Materials, brands and finishes
Living room-kitchen:
- Sofa, chairs - company BoConcept;
- The wardrobe is a Nobiele trademark;
- Table in the dining area - brought from Italy;
- Kitchen - factory "Stylish kitchens";
- Extractor - company Elica;
- Apron for the kitchen - mosaic workshop;
- Chandelier over the dining area - Canadian brand Bocci;
- Round chandeliers above the kitchen - Caboche;
- Textiles - the French company Nobilis;
- Floor tiles (kitchen) - factory Bardelli.
Bedroom:
- Bed - company Estetica;
- The wardrobe is a Nobiele trademark;
- The Russian children from the "Club of Industrial Designers" made custom-made TV sets for the TV;
- Textiles - the French company Nobilis.
Other premises:
- Furniture in the hall - company BoConcept;
- Floor tiles - Bardelli factory;
- Tiles in the bathrooms - the Bardelli factory.
Ekaterina, the owner of the apartment:— The designer helped to combine the existing ideas into a single space, to beautifully and comfortably implement what we wanted. And the result was an apartment specifically for living — where everything is convenient, practical, at hand, but at the same time in a single style and with its own twist. A good sign, as it seems to me — in the two years that have passed since the complete completion of work on the interior (purchase of the last furniture elements and hanging of curtains), there has not been the slightest desire to change/move/remove anything. Nothing gets in the way, does not irritate and does not require revision. This means that the interior has turned out to be the most suitable for the owner. sofimu.com
