August Hits: 10 Posts You'll Want to Re-read

They say summer is a "dead" season. Perhaps, but not this year! We're sharing fresh Russian interior designs for small apartments, new tips on interior design, and useful life hacks – for example, how to save on utilities. Welcoming autumn with all our might!

1. A Small Moscow Apartment That Looks Large

The client didn't limit interior designer Irina Krashe nnikova in choosing the apartment style, only setting a budget – slightly over one million. That's why such an interior emerged, which hardly associates with the apartment of a lady who is already 65 years old. 

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2. Saving on Utilities: 21 Tips That Actually Work

Utility tariffs never stop rising. There's no escape from utility bills, but you can significantly save if you review some habits and install "smart" equipment.

Photo: IKEA
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3. Photo Collection: Kitchens Designed by Professionals

Stylish kitchens exist in spacious new buildings and cramped Khrushchev-era flats! We've selected the best projects – see how professionals decorate kitchens for themselves.

Design: Nadezhda Zотовa
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4. Best Design Hacks for a Small Bathroom

Do you avoid entering the bathroom because it's inconvenient, uncomfortable, and there’s no space to move around? We’ll show you how to solve this problem!

Design: GM-Interior
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5. How to Make an Apartment Vibrant: Examples from Designers

Color has real magic: with its help, you can visually raise the ceiling or, on the contrary, lower it to open up the walls of a small room. You can make the apartment warmer and sunnier, or cooler if needed. And in any case – much more cheerful!

Design: Marina Zhukova
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6. Home of the Week: Designer's View of a Regular Dacha

Pavel Zheleznov and Tatiana Borisova decided to recreate a traditional Russian estate interior in a regular dacha with a grand hall and dining room. The project's creators were inspired by the history of the place where the house is located. The village of Ostrov in the Leningrad district of Moscow Oblast, first mentioned in the spiritual document of Ivan Kalyta in the early 14th century, belonged to great princes and tsars. This log house with a history – three generations of the family live here.

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7. Budget-Friendly Ways to Create an Interior "Like on the Cover"

You can spend hours admiring inspiring interior designs by foreign designers, or finally gather the courage to create something similar in your own home – without financial losses. And we’ll tell you how.

Design: 'Arkh. Predmet'
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8. Most Successful Ideas for Balcony Decoration

A balcony in a city apartment is a designer's dream. Forget about a boring storage area for unnecessary items, instead, turn the balcony into a full-fledged living room. We're sharing 10 successful ideas that will inspire and help you look at balcony space in a new way.

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9. How to Decorate a Teenager's Room: 10 Ideas

Regardless of the teenager's age, they need a proper workspace and a comfortable relaxation zone. What these look like is limited only by the designers' imagination, who come up with new things where it seemed there was nothing left to change.

Design: Co:Interior
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10. Small and Stylish Loft in the Airport District

Designer Marina Sarkisyan had to decorate an unusual space in the Aerolofts loft quarter – a restored building where a factory once operated. And, of course, the ideal solution was the loft style.

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Read Also:

• Small Apartment with White Kitchen and Bedroom in alcove
  
• 18 Ways to Visually Expand the Room Size
  
• 8 Mistakes in Landscape Design of Your Dacha