Monochrome apartment of 58 m2 for a bachelor

Lina Knyazeva’s studio fulfilled the wishes of her client and designed a monochrome interior for him without visual noise

Kitchen-living room. Sofa and table, SKDesign. Dining chairs, Barcelona Design. Carpet, Dovlet House. Parquet, “House”.

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

Designer Lina Knyazeva.

Photo: Nick Rudenko

GENERAL PARAMETERSProperty type: apartment in a new house

Where is located: Moscow, Life Kutuzovsky residential complex

Square footage: 53.5 m2

Style:modern

Color scheme: black-gray-white-milk

Author of the project: designer Lina Knyazeva, vol. 7 (917) 572-32-75, t.me/linaknyazeva , www.linaknyazeva.ru

The customer, a thirty-year-old bachelor, creates video games, works at home, so he needed a neutral, monochrome interior, without bright and distracting accents. In other words, one in which it would be equally good to work and relax.

Lina Knyazeva’s studio has done everything possible to create a comfortable environment in a small apartment. The apartment was divided into six functional zones: an entrance hall, a kitchen-living room, a bedroom, a dressing room, a bathroom and a laundry room. The same finishing materials were used in all rooms (this helps to make the space homogeneous and visually whole), and diversity was introduced with the help of designer light.

Kitchen-living room, fragment. The kitchen is made to order according to the sketches of the author of the project. Dining table, SKDesign. Chairs, Barcelona Design.

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

Since there is no color in the apartment, the designers decided to play with textures. “After communicating with the client, it became clear that he likes the effect of rough-rough plaster on the wall,” says Lina Knyazeva. — We used two slightly different textures in the living room behind the sofa and in the bedroom behind the bed. The walls were unobtrusively illuminated to emphasize the relief.”

“I like to see how the laconic interior is magically transformed with the help of decor,” says Lina. The pattern on the carpet, as well as its soft texture, give a certain character to the whole room. A soft carpet combined with an angular rectangular coffee table is one of my favorite elements in this interior.”

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

Living room area, fragment. Coffee table, Moon Stores. Carpet, Dovlet House.

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

Living room area, fragment. Sofa, SKDesign.

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

The wall with the TV was highlighted with the help of large-format porcelain stoneware, the pattern of which resembles the texture of dark plaster. Part of the wall was pushed forward to hide the bracket. According to Lina’s observations, the TV panel looks bigger against the background of a dark wall.

Bedroom. Bed, AKDesign. Lamps, Agomas. Glass partition, FD Mebel.

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

In the bedroom, two functional areas were separated by a black glass partition. “At the same time, we used the maximum area for storing the client’s belongings,” Lina emphasizes, “with a margin for years to come.” Sliding doors save space in a compact bedroom, glass makes it deeper.

Bedroom, fragment. Bed, AKDesign. Lamps, Agomas. Glass partition, FD Mebel.

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

Bedroom, fragment. Parquet, “House”.

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

Bedroom, fragment. A small table can serve as a work and toilet table.

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

In the hallway hung a large mirror in the full height of the wall with lighting, which is perfectly combined with high doors. It was important for the client to have doors up to the ceiling, as he had long liked this design.

Hallway. Banquette, Boca.

Photo: Nick Rudenko. Style: Irina Temnova

In the bathroom, Lina made a niche with lighting to make the room look bigger and roomier than it really is. An oval mirror softens the strict rectangular shape of the cabinet under the sink and gives comfort to the whole room.

All these details were created with the active participation of the client, and in most cases — according to his wishes. “I am proud that I managed to make the apartment comfortable in small things and at the same time preserve the integrity of the design, the concept that was developed at the very beginning,” says the designer.