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10 Design Hacks We Spotted in This Month's Projects

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We tell how you can decorate a kitchen apron, modernize a storage room and replace a coat rack in the hallway

We selected the most interesting solutions from projects and compiled them into one collection. Which idea do you like the most?

Unusual Kitchen Apron

The homeowner is a well-known athlete who has been widely covered in the press. Designer Natalia Naumova printed magazine materials, artistically enhanced them and glued them onto a map. The paper was then coated with protective lacquer. What do you think of this apron idea?

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Photo: Kitchen and dining room in Modern style, Guide, Evgenia Lykasova, design hacks, Olesya Shlyakhtina, Marina Novikova, Alena Eremina, Natalia Naumova, Natalia Golubovich, Anna Novopol'tseva, VO Concept, Studio 57, Polina Stepanova – photo on our website

Replacing a Coat Rack

Instead of a regular coat rack that takes up a lot of space, designer Alena Eremina included a perforated board in her project.

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Photo: Hallway in Modern style, Guide, Evgenia Lykasova, design hacks, Olesya Shlyakhtina, Marina Novikova, Alena Eremina, Natalia Naumova, Natalia Golubovich, Anna Novopol'tseva, VO Concept, Studio 57, Polina Stepanova – photo on our website

How to Hide an Installation

On both sides and above the installation, designer Natalia Golubovich suggested incorporating storage systems. The installation itself was covered with cabinet doors made of MDF to form a monolithic structure.

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Photo: Bathroom in Modern style, Guide, Evgenia Lykasova, design hacks, Olesya Shlyakhtina, Marina Novikova, Alena Eremina, Natalia Naumova, Natalia Golubovich, Anna Novopol'tseva, VO Concept, Studio 57, Polina Stepanova – photo on our website

Original TV Stand

This trick Marina Novikova found in a hotel: instead of a stand in the bedroom, the designer used a... easel!

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Photo: Bedroom in Modern style, Guide, Evgenia Lykasova, design hacks, Olesya Shlyakhtina, Marina Novikova, Alena Eremina, Natalia Naumova, Natalia Golubovich, Anna Novopol'tseva, VO Concept, Studio 57, Polina Stepanova – photo on our website

Sliding Bed

Since the area of this apartment is only 18 square meters, there was nowhere to place a full-size bed. Designer Anna Novopol'tseva designed a special podium with a sliding bed.

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Photo: Living room in Modern style, Guide, Evgenia Lykasova, design hacks, Olesya Shlyakhtina, Marina Novikova, Alena Eremina, Natalia Naumova, Natalia Golubovich, Anna Novopol'tseva, VO Concept, Studio 57, Polina Stepanova – photo on our website

Multi-functional Wardrobe

Designers from Studio V.O.Concept placed a wardrobe along the wall in the living room. It formed a niche where they placed a workspace, and the upper sections of the wardrobe concealed an air conditioner.

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Photo: Living room in Modern style, Guide, Evgenia Lykasova, design hacks, Olesya Shlyakhtina, Marina Novikova, Alena Eremina, Natalia Naumova, Natalia Golubovich, Anna Novopol'tseva, VO Concept, Studio 57, Polina Stepanova – photo on our website

How to Increase Window Openings

Designer Evgenia Lykasova decided to lower the sill level in this apartment — now there is more light in the room, and the wide sills can be used for sitting.

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Photo: Living room in Scandinavian style, Guide, Evgenia Lykasova, design hacks, Olesya Shlyakhtina, Marina Novikova, Alena Eremina, Natalia Naumova, Natalia Golubovich, Anna Novopol'tseva, VO Concept, Studio 57, Polina Stepanova – photo on our website

Functional Storage Room

Designers from Studio 57 came up with a convenient storage system, so even two bicycles could fit in the small storage room.

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How to Disguise a Door in the Interior

Take a cue from Polina Stepanova: in her project, she hid a garage door inside a large cabinet.

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Photo: Hallway in Provence and Countryside style, Guide, Evgenia Lykasova, design hacks, Olesya Shlyakhtina, Marina Novikova, Alena Eremina, Natalia Naumova, Natalia Golubovich, Anna Novopol'tseva, VO Concept, Studio 57, Polina Stepanova – photo on our website

How to Add Depth to Space

Great trick from Olesya Shlyakhtina’s project: the upper part of the hallway walls is covered with a pattern featuring wide vertical stripes, while the lower part is clad in wooden panels.

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Photo: Hallway in Scandinavian and Modern style, Guide, Evgenia Lykasova, design hacks, Olesya Shlyakhtina, Marina Novikova, Alena Eremina, Natalia Naumova, Natalia Golubovich, Anna Novopol'tseva, VO Concept, Studio 57, Polina Stepanova – photo on our website