How to Create a Wardrobe in a Standard Apartment: 5 Examples from Professionals

In the most common apartment series P-44 and P-44T, in 'brezhnev-era' buildings, 'stalin-era' flats, and even in 'khrushchev' apartments, it's possible to design a beautiful and convenient wardrobe. Sometimes you need to order a design project from a professional, but often it's enough just to see how it's done.

1. P-44T Apartment
Architect Milla Titova managed to find new opportunities in a standard apartment: for example, she was able to fit not only a wardrobe room but also a bathroom into the bedroom. 

2. 2-Room Apartment in P-44T
Designers from Loven Skold studio received the standard task to create as much storage space as possible in the apartment so that all clothes are distributed on shelves and wardrobes and don't clutter up the space. As a result, the wardrobe turned into an art object. There were also non-standard tasks. 

3. 1-Room Apartment in P-44
The clients, a young family, wanted to create a light and uncluttered space in a 40 square meter one-bedroom apartment with all the amenities of a modern comfortable home. Designer Oksana Tsimbalova solved this challenging task and found space not only for a spacious wardrobe but also for a utility area in the one-bedroom flat.

4. The Same 5-Story Building
Nadia Zотовa transformed her two-room flat in a 1950s five-story building into a colorful treasure chest filled with treasures from antique shops and flea markets. No re-planning was needed: a place for the wardrobe was found behind the headboard of the bed. 

5. 2-Room Apartment in a Stalin-era Flat
Are Stalin-era apartments considered standard? From a formal perspective, yes, as many of these two-room flats were built in the 1950s. Irina Kireeva didn't break down walls or change room layouts in the Stalin-era flat: it turned out that her flat could be transformed using only decorative techniques. Instead of a separate wardrobe room, a beautiful wardrobe cabinet was built in the bedroom.

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