Small apartment, tiny kitchen, miserablebathroom — if all this is about you, read our article. Designer Marina Sarkisyan, having designed this tiny one, solved all the pressing problems of those who live in small apartments at once. The owners of this small apartment are middle-aged musicians. The apartment is located in a very old house, built in 1928, in a quiet area of the city center. Hoping to make their apartment more comfortable and realize their long-standing dreams, the couple turned to designer Marina Sarkisyan, who already has a whole collection of transformed small apartments. Marina Sarkisyan, designer-decorator In the profession since 2005. She was born into a family of an artist, who taught Marina to immerse herself in art with her head, to see beauty in the most primitive objects. She graduated from a technical university, a design school, specialized courses at the Career training center, attended design master classes in Finland.
Redevelopment
Initially the apartment had one room.Its area is 39 square meters. It has a rather modest kitchen, a very small bathroom - less than two square meters. The owners of the apartment always dreamed of having a separate isolated bedroom. The presence of two windows in the room allowed them to realize their desire. The space was divided into a small bedroom and a living room. As a result, the project turned out to be a two-room apartment.
Our opinion:— One of the most “painful” issues of small apartments is the organization of a sufficient number of places to store all things. And in many families, especially those with children, there is so much of it that the apartments often resemble storage rooms. Since this couple no longer lives with their children, they needed places to store only their own things. In addition to the zones organized in the apartment, many houses in Finland have separate utility rooms in the basements of houses. They allocate a small area for each resident. The owners were pleased with the project, and now the apartment is already undergoing renovation. Let's take a closer look at how the apartment will look in a few months. The storage systems in the apartment are organized as follows: at the entrance there is a built-in closet for seasonal things. In the small bedroom, storage systems are built in on both sides of the headboard. In the living room there is a display cabinet, a spacious TV stand and a bookcase. In the kitchen there is a pantry of 1.23 sq. m, in which you can store household items that are needed quite often in the house.
Furniture
All furniture will be purchased from well-knownmanufacturers offering a wide range of products for small spaces. Some will be brought from furniture stores in St. Petersburg by car. Italian kitchens will be bought in Finland in an Italian kitchen store. Some furniture items are similar to Russian ones and are sold in Finland in Vepsalainen, ASKO, and vintage furniture stores in Helsinki. Hallway:
- Built-in wardrobe - to order,
- sconce – Visual Comfort & Co,
- Console and stool - Gramercy Home,
- Chandelier - Le Home.
Kitchen:
- Kitchen furniture - Cesar Etoile (Italy),
- Textiles - Sanderson, Colefax and Fowler, Eaton collection (England),
- Dining room - Gramercy Home,
- Chandelier - Bellon Alfareros,
- Sconce - Bianchini Capone.
Bedroom:
- Bed - Gramercy Home,
- Built-in wardrobes - to order,
- table and chair - "Interior Shop", Chateau,
- Fireplace - Orac Luxxus,
- Textiles - Simta, Designers Guild,
- Chandelier and sconce - Arte Lamp Vilaggio.
Living room:
- Furniture - Gramercy Home, Restoration Hardware;
- Chandelier - Lucide Robin.
Bathroom:
- Toilet bowl - Roca Gap,
- Locker with mirror - Laufen,
- Sconce - Citilux,
- Shower stall and overhead shower - Hansgrohe Raindance,
- Top light - built-in bathroom fixtures.
Our opinion: - Note how well the open cabinet fits into the living room. It is located in the narrow passage area, and this is a great answer to the question: what to do with narrow corridors.
Color and light
The apartment mainly uses central heating.lighting in combination with local, presented sconces and table lamps. Everything is thought out based on the needs of the customers. Decor plays a significant role. A copy of the painting by the artist Robert William Vonnoh, which greets you at the entrance to the apartment, builds and in some way "holds" the interior. And the presence of old engravings with notes, an original modern statuette "Violin" as decor is a reminder of the preferences of the customers, of their world. After all, they are musicians, creative people.
Stylistically, the interior is eclectic and containsa little "breath" of the French village: classic stucco, vintage furniture - all this makes the interior harmonious and very cozy. At the same time, it is light. Probably due to the wonderful color scheme that unites all the rooms. Greenish-olive-lilac shades and floral prints look very pleasant and do not irritate.
Bathroom
We would like to especially mention the bathroom.It is very small, literally tiny, even though it is combined. Its area is less than two square meters. A familiar problem for those who live in small apartments and Khrushchev-era buildings. There is often no room for a washing machine in such rooms. Yes, it is bad and inconvenient when apartments have such tiny bathrooms, but if this is the case and there is no way to improve living conditions, we suggest not to despair and beautifully arrange what you have. In Finland, small bathrooms are quite common in old houses. In this apartment, it was decided to install an overhead shower and a shower stand for the proper distribution of space. Marina Sarkisyan, designer: - We chose a small sink in depth, but with a cabinet. The tray under the shower cabin takes up a lot of space, so a drain is the best solution. In addition, this is a very common option in Finland, even in new houses with larger bathrooms. There was no need to install the washing machine in the bathroom, since the house has a laundry room, and the outlets for the machine were in the storage room. They were left in place just in case. Laundry rooms are very common in Finland - even if there are washing machines in the apartment, residents use them very actively (this service is included in the rent and allows you to save on electricity bills).
Approximate budget: 1,000,000 - 1,200,000 rubles.
