Designer interior with a modest budget of 60 m2

This project is like a puzzle: the customer asked to make the apartment intended for rent more interesting and memorable. But at the same time keep the old layout and even furniture. Surprisingly, the architect Pyotr Grigorash did it all

Living room. Sofa, IKEA. Shelving with pink shelves, Uniquely. Glass coffee table, Stoolmarket. Wall lamp, &tradition.

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Maria Voynova

GENERAL PARAMETERSProperty type: apartment for rent

Where is located: central district of Moscow

Square footage: 60 sq.m.

Style: Bright Scandi

The main idea of the project: a memorable interior for a small budget

Color scheme: light interior with gradient accents

The author of the project: architect Peter Grigorash, www.petrgrigorash.art , grigorash.petr@gmail.com

The apartment is located in a brick house built in the 1990s, has thick load-bearing walls that visually reduce and weigh down the space. Ten years ago, the renovation was done, the kitchen was moved to the hall to get two separate rooms, and the balcony was attached to the bedroom. Almost all the furniture, including the kitchen, as well as the flooring remained from that time, and the architect Peter Grigorash had a difficult task to fit all this heritage into the new interior.

Living room combined with dining room. Chairs, IKEA. Dining round table, La Forma. Shelving with pink shelves, Uniquely. Carpet, Amikovry.

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Maria Voynova

The customer wanted to update the interior with minimal costs, which means with maximum preservation of everything that is in good condition, but at the same time use some decorative techniques to make the apartment memorable.

Living room, fragment. Armchair, Boconcept. Floor lamp and TV rack, IKEA. Decorative pillow with fly agarics, Anastasia Barteneva. Gradient painting of the wall was done by Roomroom studio.

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A significant effect was achieved by simply rearranging the furniture

To visually highlight the reading corner in the living room, the architect used the technique of gradient painting of the walls. It was performed by the studio Roomroom.

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Maria Voynova

Living room, fragment. Carpet hanging of paintings and drawings is another decorative technique that enlivened the room.

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Maria Voynova

The first thing the designer did was rearrange the furniture. He moved the sofa and TV rack in the living room closer to the entrance — this made it possible to put a full-fledged dining table by the window. And to add volume to the rooms, I replaced all the low-hanging chandeliers with ceiling lights.

Dining area. Round table, La Forma. Chairs, IKEA.

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Kitchen. Kitchen furniture and appliances, IKEA. The breakfast table with a built-in storage system is made according to the author's sketches in the Designstroy workshop. Semi-wooden chairs, Artu.

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The kitchen furniture had to be completely abandoned, as its replacement would have led to significant expenses, but one element was added. A custom-made breakfast bar table took the place of a free-standing tall refrigerator. A small built-in refrigerator and storage systems are hidden under its countertop. Thus, it was possible to solve not only a functional problem, but also to create an interesting sculptural object that is visible from many points of the apartment.

Kitchen, fragment. The breakfast table made according to the drawings of the author of the project is a spectacular element that is visible from several points of the apartment.

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In the bedroom, too, it was possible to achieve a noticeable effect with the help of furniture rearrangement alone. Previously, both the bed and the wardrobe were located along the room, which turned an already elongated room into a narrow and uncomfortable space without the possibility of approaching the bed from both sides. Unfolding the bed and wardrobe, the designer adjusted the proportions of the room.

Bedroom. Bed, IKEA. Yellow decorative pillow, Woven.

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The quality of the repairs carried out ten years ago left much to be desired, so even minimal changes in the situation caused difficulties. For example, at the time of rearranging the closet in the bedroom, it turned out that the ceiling is so curved that the closet does not fit in height in a new place. I had to urgently negotiate with a carpentry company about its pruning.

Bedroom. Bed, IKEA. Bedside table, SK Design. Table lamp, Faro. Gradient painting was done by Roomroom studio.

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Maria Voynova

The designer had to focus on the decor in this project. "Photographer and decorator Maria Voynova helped a lot in this," says Pyotr Grigorash. — She offered a trellis hanging of paintings over the sofa and a carpet over the bed in the bedroom, and also with great attention selected textiles and all small decorative items that noticeably enlivened the interior."

Bedroom. The attached balcony has been turned into a mini-office.

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But the main focus was active gradient painting, terracotta in the living room and rich green in the bedroom. It was she who influenced the perception of the apartment as bright, unusual and even artistic. Color can work wonders if you didn't believe in it — here's a good example.

An office attached to the bedroom. Table and chair, boxconcept. Table lamp, Maytoni. Blackout curtains, "Kupitul".

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Maria Voynova

Bathroom, view of the laundry area. Louvered doors, Jalousie.doors.

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Maria Voynova

Hallway. Storage system, Mr. Doors.

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Maria Voynova

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