Atmospheric apartment of 50 m2 in a former apartment building of 1913 in Moscow

Soviet vintage, Ikea cabinet decorated with gold leaf, broom tiles and many, many paintings – designing the interior of this apartment, designer Anton Korneev tried to preserve the romantic flair of the house with history

Kitchen, IKEA. Tile FS star, Peronda.

Photo: Olga Pegova

OBJECT PARAMETERS

Property type: apartment in a house built in 1913
Where is it: Moscow, Maly Predtechensky lane
Square footage: 50 m2
Style: Classic + Eclectic
Color scheme: complex turquoise, olive and ochre shades, characteristic of the historical interiors of the time of the construction of the house
Authors of the project: designer Anton Korneev, www.akorneev.com , @korneevdesignworkshop

Photo: Olga Pegova

The customer turned to the Korneev Design Workshop bureau even before buying an apartment. “The client was looking for real estate for the purpose of investment and asked us to find an apartment that would be good for rent and would grow in price over time,” says designer Anton Korneev. — Since we have a lot of experience in finding and implementing investment objects — there are enough of them in our portfolio, we took up this project with pleasure.”

Photo: Olga Pegova

Canteen. The chandelier, vintage, hung in this room when buying an apartment. Sofa, ” “. The chairs and table were bought at a sale of furniture from Moscow restaurants. The paintings are partly the collection of the owner of the apartment, partly selected specifically for this interior.

Photo: Olga Pegova

“The search took about six months, during which we looked at more than thirty options, but this apartment turned out to be the best in all respects,” Anton continues. — The announcement on cyan has been hanging for only one day. And this is not surprising: a beautiful area, 50 m2, four rooms, five large windows, 3.2 m ceilings, circular layout, preserved historical interior, two back stairs and one front door, enclosed courtyard, view of the high-rise… In a word, a dream, not an apartment! And I haven’t told you about the house itself yet.”

Decorative wall painting, @mershiev.alexander.

Photo: Olga Pegova

«The apartment house built in 1913 is a project of architect Stepan Davidovich Yezersky, a 6-storey stone “skyscraper” unprecedented at that time. Since then, the apartment has preserved a stunning aura and authentic decor — real oak parquet with a layout, antique doors, stucco. The secret of such a careful attitude to heritage is that since the construction of the house, the apartment belonged to different generations of the same family.”

Living room. The painting, Soviet social art, used to hang in the railway depot, gallery @factory232. The tables were bought at a sale of furniture from Moscow restaurants. Floor lamps, Italy, 1990s. Chandelier, Czech crystal, 1980s, @tihomirovysisters.

Photo: Olga Pegova

“We immediately decided to make an interior with a history and save everything we can”

Sofa, ” “.

Photo: Olga Pegova

Photo: Olga Pegova

The apartment has preserved not only the historical decor, but also the circular layout — amazing for such a small space!

Bedroom. Floor mirror, antiques. Poof, DG-Home. The door handle in the form of a seahorse was brought from Bali.

Photo: Olga Pegova

“Not only the historical decor has been preserved, but also the layout — amazing for such a small space! It is circular, originally there were four rooms. We combined two of them for the sake of increasing the bedroom, and also combined the bathroom. Otherwise, everything remained unchanged, as planned in 1913.”

Decorative wall painting, @mershiev.alexander.

Photo: Olga Pegova

“For the decoration of the rooms, we selected complex emerald and ochre shades characteristic of the historical interiors of the time of the construction of the house”

The bed with columns for fixing the canopy is made to order according to Anton Korneev’s sketches. The wardrobe, IKEA, is decorated with gold leaf. Vintage light, @tihomirovysisters.

Photo: Olga Pegova

“Our main task was to preserve the romantic flair of the house with history, while introducing unusual new elements — as if not just a new owner appeared here, but a new generation of a large family that honors its heritage, but at the same time brings something of its own, without violating the classical basis.”