Decorator Tatiana Gubskaya designed an apartment-gallery, convenient for living and for exhibiting the owners’ collection of paintings

The apartment is located in an old apartment building in the area of Plyushchikha. “The historical layout was adapted to the client’s wishes,” says decorator Tatiana Gubskaya. – For example, there was a back door here. It was located near the kitchen and the servants’ room, which could come unnoticed by the owners. As for the historical decor, they tried to preserve it in its original form. The lost stucco was recreated according to historical samples. Doors made of solid larch were carefully restored.

Kitchen. The furniture is made in Russia according to the sketches of the decorator.

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They did the same with the brickwork in the study and the vaulted ceilings in the kitchen. I was surprised to learn that almost all the neighbors sew up these arches with drywall, depriving themselves not only of the beauty of the old architecture, but also of the height of the ceilings.”

A fragment of the kitchen.

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As a result of the redevelopment, the hundred-meter apartment houses a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, a dressing room and an office. All rooms are decorated in bright colors, while each of them has a lot of free surfaces for hanging paintings.

Living room. The doors made of solid larch are the same age as the apartment, carefully restored. Curtains – Loffilab company.

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This was one of the main wishes of the customers. The hostess is fond of painting. She asked to make an apartment-gallery, which will be convenient both for living and for exhibiting paintings.

Living room. The paintings are the work of the landlady of the apartment. Dining group – vintage, solid teak.

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A fragment of the living room. Sofa and pillows – BoConcept. Armchair, vintage. A coffee table from the showroom at the school-studio “Details”.

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The ideal background for art objects is white matte walls with a warm shade from the palette of English paints.

Bedroom. Textile decoration – Loffilab company. Floor lamp, Ralph Lauren Home. Overhead light from the collection of Barbara Barry, Visual Comfort & Co. Armchair, Italy, 1957.

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“White is a very difficult color to work with. To make it alive, you need to enter the texture, – says the decorator. – Contrasts were played in the design of the bedroom. The laconic beauty of white curtains is emphasized by black edging. The same role is played by a dark baseboard in a light corridor.”

Bedroom.

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Bedroom.

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Hallway. Chest, Crate and Barrel. On the wall is a painting by the famous nonconformist artist Vladimir Tryamkin.

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Hallway.

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Finishing materials and fabrics were chosen only natural. On the floor of the living room there is a French parquet made of solid oak, the bathroom is lined with marble. “The shade did not suit us, and we specially etched it with acid in production, achieving the necessary texture and color,” recalls Tatiana Gubskaya.

Bathroom. Sink cabinet, Teak House. Plumbing, Villeroy & Boch.

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The decorator defines the style of this apartment as “a European interior in a historic house”. Vintage furniture was bought at flea markets and showrooms in Paris. The missing items were made to order in Moscow.

Office. Curtains – Loffilab company. Shelving, Chehoma. Floor lamp and leather armchairs – vintage. The paintings are the work of the landlady of the apartment.

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“One of the ancient philosophers said that beauty is the harmony of relationships. This is the harmony between the old and the new that I tried to implement in this project,” concludes the decorator.

Office.

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Office.

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