Best Country Houses: 10 Hits of 2017

Posts about these projects became the most read in 2017 – and for good reason! Let's recall which great private homes we told about.

House of Designer Anna Vasileva

This beautiful house Anna Vasileva built for herself and her five-person family. The plot is located on the territory of an old dacha settlement, so there was no talk about doing anything modern here – glass and concrete. They wanted the house to be cozy and functional, but in the style of old Moscow suburbs dachas.

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Design: Anna Vasileva
Townhouse in Joyful Colors

The client and designer have known each other for about twenty years, so there was no misunderstanding between them – neither in their understanding of what a cozy family home is, nor in regard to color. At first, the topic was about neutral beige interior, but only the staircase stayed beige by the end of the work, all other rooms were filled with color.

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Design: Natalia Mitrakova
Cottage in Country Style in Yekaterinburg

"The client had long dreamed of a house in Farmhouse (farmer's house) style. During the process, we added elements of country and Scandinavian styles," – Julia Kalemie, the project author, explains.

We started with finishing: walls were painted and wallpapered with a plant pattern, the ceiling was finished with tongue-and-groove boards. The kitchen was decorated with white brick, wall panels from HDF in paint were used in bathrooms and office. Laminate was laid on floors in all rooms, and for bathrooms, quartz vinyl tiles were chosen.

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Design: Julia Kalemie
Designer's View on a Regular Dacha

Pavel Zheleznyov and Tatyana Borisova decided to recreate a traditional Russian estate interior in an ordinary dacha with a grand living room and dining hall. The project authors were inspired by the history of the place where the house is located. The village of Ostrov in the Lenin district of Moscow region, first mentioned in a spiritual document of Ivan Kalita at the beginning of the 14th century, belonged to great princes and tsars. And this log house with history – three generations of a family live here.

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Design: Pavel Zheleznyov, Tatyana Borisova
Townhouse in Scandinavian Style in Novoye Bakayevо

The owners of this two-story townhouse with a mansard in the cottage settlement Novoye Bakayevо are fans of Scandinavian style. They took it as a basis for designers Anna and Daniil Shepanovich from Subiq Studio. For decorating the bright cozy space, they chose a white background and light pastel tones, refusing to use bright accents.

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Design: Subiq Studio
Modern Estate in the Moscow Region

Designer Zhenya Zhdanova created not just a country house for her clients but a modern estate where one can enjoy life in nature without giving up familiar comfort.

Traditional estate practices merge organically with modern lifestyle: for example, in the kitchen, there is a hidden door, concealed behind the leftmost facade panel. From here one can descend into a storeroom where the homeowner, a dedicated hunter, keeps his prey in freezers, and into a cellar where jams, compotes, pickles and other joys of home canning are stored.

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Design: Zhenya Zhdanova
Townhouse for a Creative Family in the Moscow Region

Rebuilding a standard house to suit their needs, the clients were helped by their friend – architect Mikhail Plekhov. He attached a garage to the kitchen-dining room, which occupied part of the first floor (it had to be insulated), and also arranged a basement where seasonal clothing and groceries are now stored. As a result of the renovation, living space increased from 150 square meters to 170. The decorative finishing was handled by Irina Lavrentieva and Anastasia Kamenksih.

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Design: Lavka-design
Interior with Vintage Furniture and Tapestries

In a house in the village of Uvarovo in New Moscow, three generations of women from one family gather. The homeowner lives here almost constantly, visiting occasionally with her mother, and on weekends her daughter arrives.

Designer Julia Solovyova was asked to create an interior with a “story” and timeless style in the new house. Therefore, they chose American classic style with characteristic oversized vintage furniture, cast iron, accessories and decorative items.

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Design: Julia Solovyova
Three-Story Townhouse in Korkino

The clients had long dreamed of their own house, so they approached the renovation process very seriously and first invited designer Natalia Tarhanova to create a convenient and functional interior. In the client family, there are two adult sons and five grandchildren who often come to visit: an interior had to be created that would please three generations.

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Design: Natalia Tarhanova
House for a Million Rubles

This small house is experimental. Architect Sergey Petrov decided to make a quality house and stay within a million rubles including interior finishing. The house has only one floor, on which the living room, two bedrooms, kitchen, and large bathroom are located. There is also an attic – it can be used as an additional sleeping space under the ceiling.

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Design: Sergey Petrov
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