Refrigerator in Cabinet, Kitchen in Bathroom and Transparent Wall: 7 Cool Tricks from Pros

We've gathered seven great ideas from recent design projects — sharing them with you!

Mirror Hood

For this project's creators, it was important to create an atmosphere where the housewife would look miniature and delicate — which is not easy at a height of 190 cm.

Thus, on the kitchen, main storage systems were tucked into a ceiling-high niche, the work zone was designed without upper cabinets, and the hood was disguised using a mirror panel.

"The kitchen hood was not designed for such high ceilings. We were looking for a way to make a box for it, but the color and mounting method didn't suit us. In the end, we found a solution — we covered it with a mirror,"— designers explain.

Design: Carmine Home. View the full project

Refrigerator in Wardrobe

In this small kitchen space, all the necessary functionality fit: sink, faucet with drinking water function, dishwasher, powerful hood, and oven. However, the refrigerator had to be sacrificed and moved into a wardrobe behind mirror doors in the corridor.

The homeowners claim they don't experience any inconvenience regarding this arrangement.

Design: Julia Fambulova. View the full project

Wallpaper with Pattern for Drawings

All walls in this apartment are painted with Little Greene English paint: it's easy to use, odorless, and minor scuffs can be easily repaired with an artistic thin brush during usage.

For the child’s room, Cole & Son English wallpaper from a tropical birds and animals collection was chosen. First of all, it’s interesting to look at for both adults and children. Secondly — and that’s a huge plus — such a print won’t show any child's drawings if they decide to doodle on the walls. Take note!

Design: Stone.Arch. View the full project

Kitchen in Bathroom

Designer Tatiana Korzun managed to transform a small flat into a four-room apartment. The builder had planned an electric cooktop, so there were no issues with that. The living room was set up right at the entrance to the flat, it’s a pass-through space. However, the bedroom and two children's rooms were isolated.

Although small, the kitchen accommodated built-in refrigerator, oven, microwave, and dishwasher located to the left of the sink.

Design: Tatiana Korzun. View the full project

Ropes in Children's Room

Real ropes became not only an interesting solution for zoning the children's space but also fun entertainment — kids can climb on them. What else could be better for physical activity?

Design: Maria Rubleva. View the full project

Transparent Wall

In this apartment, the wall between the kitchen and living room was replaced with a partition featuring glass inserts. This trick added more light and air to both the kitchen and living room, as well as visually enlarged the total space.

Design: Evgenia Lykasova. View the full project

Bedroom in Niche

Originally, this small 33 m² flat had three doors that blocked movement when open. Therefore, Valentina Mairina decided to reduce their number to two, with one of them being sliding.

The designer made a small reconfiguration to use the space to its maximum: in the living room, they changed the entrance layout to create a niche for sleeping, and set up the living area in the rest of the room.

Design: Valentina Mairina. View the full project

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