Apartment 55 m2 “for rent” with elements of the Soviet era Design 19.03.2022 Perhaps the most popular demand of young tenants is no “granny” furniture. The owners, on the contrary, are fond of retro details and do not want to get rid of them. How to combine elements of the Soviet era and modern trends to please everyone? Designer Alexandra Rasskazova found a solution and created an eclectic interior of an apartment for rent Sofa, Divan.ru . Carpet, IKEA. Coffee table, Intelligent Design. Armchair, vintage. Photo Kristina Nikishina Designer Alexandra Rasskazova Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA OBJECT PARAMETERS Property type: apartment in a panel house built in 1983 Square footage: 55 m2 Where is located: Moscow, Troparevo-Nikulino district Style: mid-century with elements of Scandinavian style The main idea of the project: to create a modern apartment with elements of history for rent Color scheme: neutral with bright color accents Author of the project: designer Alexandra Rasskazova, vol. 8 915 392-99-40, [email protected] Vases, Crate&Barrel. Painting “Tournament in Garros”, Anatoly Purlik, Les Oreades Gallery. Sculpture on the table, Natalia Vilvovskaya, L’appartement Gallery. Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA “The customers, a mature married couple, have been living outside the city for a long time, but they still have warm feelings for their first apartment. They wanted to breathe new life into it for subsequent rental,” says the author of the project, Alexandra Rasskazova. Vases, Retro Nord. Linocut by Nikolai Lapshin. Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA “When I first saw this apartment, it seemed to me cramped and dark, I wanted to expand the openings, let in as much light and air as possible. We made a small redevelopment, which did not affect the load-bearing walls: we combined the living room with the hallway, installing a wide doorway with a transom, and a bathroom with a toilet, and also equipped a dressing room.” The painting was brought by the customers from Stockholm. Wall mirror, vintage. Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA “It was decided to make the walls light, almost white, because this is the perfect background for bright accents in the form of furniture, decor and art. A soft mustard-colored sofa, a black-and-white carpet on the floor and a painting “Tournament in Garros” added dynamics to the monochrome space of the living room. And the vintage bent beech chair at the desktop and the “grandmother’s” chair brought that very note of nostalgia, so important for customers.” Table lamp Bestlite, Gubi. Chair, vintage. Vases, Bolia and Retro Nord. The work table and cabinets are made to order. Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA “The dark gray facades of the cabinets in the kitchen are perfectly combined with the upholstery of the chairs of deep wine color. The chairs have been stored here since the 1980s, but for the project they underwent a complete restoration and were dressed in an elegant velvety fabric.” A fragment of the kitchen. Headset, IKEA. Vase, Retro Nord. Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA “To increase the area of the bathroom, we combined it with a bathroom and placed a spacious shower room with a wide pedestal under the sink. Rigor and functionality are emphasized here by a combination of fine black mosaic on the floor and white square tiles on the walls with contrasting dark grout.” A fragment of the bathroom. Vases made of colored glass, Retro Nord. Plumbing, Grohe. Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA Cabinet with sink, IKEA. Plumbing, Grohe. The vase was brought from Stockholm. Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA “The customers wanted to make a dressing room next to the bedroom. There remained a rather elongated room with an asymmetrically positioned entrance. We moved the opening to another wall, and as a result, the bedroom turned out to be more regular in shape, and there was enough space for everything you need: a large bed, bedside tables, consoles and armchairs. At the same time, the dressing room with an entrance directly from the bedroom turned out to be spacious with a large number of shelves, drawers and sections for clothes.” Bedside tables, IKEA. Vase, Retro Nord. Decor, H&M Home. Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA A fragment of the bedroom. Bed with lifting mechanism, Hoff. Bed linen, IKEA. Photo KRISTINA NIKISHINA Original content from the site