Apartment with wooden wall in Rio de Janeiro Design 17.11.2022 The young family was so impressed with the interiors created by architect Kristina Bezamat in their rented apartment that they asked her to redo their main housing. Here’s what happened in the end Living room Photo Denlison Machado A few years ago, the Brazilian bureau Bezamat Arquitetura implemented a project of a rented apartment in Lagoa (an area in the south of Rio de Janeiro), where a young couple with a young daughter then settled. During the pandemic, the family decided to purchase their own housing in the same area and invited the same architect who designed their rented apartments — Kristina Bezamat. Living room with dining area. Photo Denlison Machado “They wanted to renovate the apartment, slightly improve the layout and add another bathroom. And they also asked to use all the furniture that stood in their previous rental housing,” says the designer. Part of the cabinet furniture for the living room was made to order: “We came up with a design along the wall that changes function as we move from the entrance to the apartment. It serves as a chest of drawers in the hallway, then turns into a bench and shelves in the dining area and ends with a bar with a built—in wine cabinet,” explains Kristina. Another wall of the living room was covered with a wooden panel, it masks the doors leading to the bathroom and the parents’ room. Photo Denlison Machado Photo Denlison Machado Each room has its own palette. For example, in the living room, Kristina made the base white, since the wooden panel on the wall takes all the main attention. In the parents’ bedroom, the architect used a neutral light base with shades of gray and white with a undertone of blue and red, creating a sense of peace and comfort. And in the daughter’s nursery, soft pink and pastel colors were added to the white, which were used in a wall panel with wood and flowers. Parents’ bedroom. Photo Denlison Machado My daughter’s nursery. Photo Denlison Machado When the architect started working on the project, the third bedroom was supposed to become a study. But the plans changed, it turned out that the family was expecting a second baby, and the room was given over to another nursery — for her, Kristina chose shades of gray, green, ochre and white. Photo Denlison Machado Photo Denlison Machado +2 Original content from the site