8 Interiors with No Superfluous Elements

Minimalism is when an interior has just enough to make the space appear restrained and spacious, without excess.

If you value simplicity and functionality in your interior, we present our selection of minimalist designer projects.

One-Room Apartment with Natural Finish

The designer decided to make a bet on natural materials. The layout was slightly modified: part of the hallway was turned into a wardrobe with an entrance from the bedroom.

The largest room in the apartment is the kitchen-living room. Here, a kitchen cabinet with a built-in refrigerator and a column with a convection oven and dishwasher was arranged.

Design: Svetlana Pichugina. View the Full ProjectDesign: Svetlana Pichugina. View the Full Project

Shelf, where all wardrobes are built-in

The clients are fans of minimalism. Their main requirement to the designer was to preserve as much air and space as possible, while organizing many storage areas.

The designer did not make any major changes to the free layout of the apartment, only skillfully played with the columns.

Design: Tatiana Mantsевич. View the Full ProjectDesign: Tatiana Mantsевич. View the Full Project

The hallway, living room, and kitchen are a single shared space. The entrance hall is visually separated by a darker color.

The bedroom door is located right in the living room. The door was disguised by making it from the same material as the walls.

Design: Tatiana Mantsевич. View the Full Project

Spacious Studio with Terracotta Kitchen

The apartment originally had a small kitchen, a spacious balcony, and a large bedroom behind a wall.

The designers decided to set aside a small space in the niche for the bedroom area and convert all remaining free space into a living room.

Design: Lauri Brothers. View the Full Project

The balcony was joined with the kitchen, thereby increasing its area.

Design: Lauri Brothers. View the Full Project

Minimalist Two-Room Apartment with Many Interesting Details

The designer transformed a 50-square-meter one-room apartment into a two-bedroom flat.

The area was expanded by attaching the balcony and relocating the kitchen to a shared space.

Design: Tatiana Miteva. View the Full Project

As a result, the apartment became 5 square meters larger and accommodated a kitchen, living room, dining area, workspace, wardrobe, and separate bedroom.

Design: Tatiana Miteva. View the Full Project

Transformer Apartment with Universal Interior

The designers created a timeless, functional and minimalist interior that is universal.

At the same time, the rooms in the apartment can change their function since the partitions here are lightweight, made of gypsum board. If desired, another isolated room can be created.

Design: Buro Brainstorm. View the Full ProjectDesign: Buro Brainstorm. View the Full Project

Spacious Apartment with Two Workspaces

The designers refined the layout provided by the developer. In the apartment, two common zones were created – the kitchen and living room.

A ribbed partition made from plywood-lined MDF simultaneously unites and separates the living room from the corridor. A workspace for two people was set aside in the living room near the window.

Design: AR-KA Studio. View the Full ProjectDesign: AR-KA Studio. View the Full ProjectDesign: AR-KA Studio. View the Full Project

Apartments Where Almost All Partitions Were Removed

The client liked the 'hotel style': minimal set of functional zones and no partitions or doors.

The original layout provided by the developer did not satisfy him, so the designers completely redesigned the interior: they removed almost all partitions and divided the apartment space into two zones – public and private. A fresh, airy interior with maximum open space was created.

Design: Dmitry and Elena Korshunovs. View the Full ProjectDesign: Dmitry and Elena Korshunovs. View the Full Project

Beautiful Apartment with Natural Wood Finish

The kitchen and living room area are merged into one space.

To avoid the feeling of being in a kitchen, the cabinet was integrated into the walls and upper cabinets were omitted.

Design: Oxana Tsimbalova. View the Full Project

The highlight of the interior is plywood panels. Using them, the designers concealed the doors of built-in wardrobes along the walls in the kitchen-living room and hallway. The result is stylish and decorative.

Design: Oxana Tsimbalova. View the Full ProjectDesign: Oxana Tsimbalova. View the Full Project

On the cover: Design project by Dmitry and Elena Korshunovs

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