Repairing a 2-room apartment from scratch in 4 months: comfort and functionality without a designer

The owners of this apartment, art historian Tatyana and her businessman husband Alexander, were able to quickly turn a concrete box into a cozy and stylish 2-room flat.

LOCATION: Moscow, ЖК «Vodny»AREA: 67 sq. mROOMS: 2CEILING HEIGHT: 3 mBUDGET: around 4 million rublesPHOTOS: Yuriy Grishko
Layout

Thanks to the fact that they didn't have to redesign the layout, the apartment renovation took only four months. However, the entire interior was thought out from scratch.

Color scheme

The main accent in the design was bright tones of all rooms: turquoise kitchen, berry-colored hallway, green bedroom and blue office (which later became a child's room).

The color scheme for the hallway was suggested by the bureau «One-room». Designers proposed playing on the contrast between a dark hall and light rooms, so the interior turned out to be eye-catching.

Finishing

Building materials were chosen based on practicality. For example, window sills and countertops were made from artificial stone, and the floor in the hallway, bathroom and kitchen was tiled with ceramic granite.

The floor tiles in the bathroom and hallway echo each other in pattern, which visually unifies both spaces. The budget one-tone Kerama Marazzi tiles with relief look premium despite their price.

Storage systems

They set up a wardrobe and storage room in the apartment, but decided to do without wardrobes and open shelves. A friend of the owner helped with a well-thought-out storage system.

Furniture

Tatyana drew ideas for furniture selection and arrangement from websites, magazines and completed interior design projects.

The real highlight of the interior can be called unusual wall sconces shaped like rhinoceroses on both sides of the bed.

The kitchen cabinet was purchased from a Belarusian budget brand, and the console table in the hallway was repainted and fitted with new handles.