How Interior Design and Furniture Transformed a 76 m² Panel House

This three-room apartment in a panel house series P-44 was designed by interior designer Elizaveta Matveyko for a young family of doctors. The characteristic feature of this series is that all walls are load-bearing, which excludes any possibility of re-planning. The apartment includes a kitchen, living room, bedroom, office, and a separate bathroom.

Location: Moscow
Area: 76 m²
Number of Rooms: 3
Ceiling Height: 2.4 m
Bathroom Count: 1
Design: Elizaveta Matveyko

Rumtur of This Apartment (26 Minutes)Kitchen Before Renovation

At the beginning of the project, the kitchen was empty, with bright turquoise wallpapers on the walls and linoleum on the floor. The dark and colorful paint made the room look visually smaller.

Kitchen After Renovation

The finish was completely updated. For zoning between the entrance and kitchen, a tall sliding door made of ribbed glass was installed. It saves space and looks very beautiful. The kitchen unit was divided into two parts, and the appliances were moved to the opposite side. The countertop and splashback are made of quartz agglomerate.

For the dining area, a round wooden table and comfortable armchairs in blue accents were chosen. The table is expandable and can accommodate many guests. For convenience, foldable chairs that are stored on the balcony can be used.

To maintain ceiling height, instead of standard spotlights or recessed lights, a light line was used. It does not interfere with opening the upper cabinets and provides even, high-quality lighting. A stylish pendant above the dining area serves as a beautiful local and decorative light source.

Living Room Before Renovation

Before the redesign, this room had pompous red wallpapers in gold, linoleum on the floor, and only a chandelier for light sources. Living here was possible, but enjoying the interior was not.

Living Room After Renovation

The new space completely eliminated the lack of lighting. The walls and ceiling were painted in one light color, which visually raised the ceiling and gave the room volume. The wall opposite the window was decorated with gypsum panels that also vertically stretch the space upward. Engineered wood flooring with a tactile natural wood texture was laid on the floor.

The living room serves as a place for relaxation with family and friends. Therefore, a comfortable sofa and a couple of cozy armchairs were placed here. All furniture was chosen on thin legs, which is ideal for small apartments with low ceilings, as it does not consume free space. For storage and decoration display, an open, visually light shelf was installed.

Bedroom and Office Before Renovation

From the previous owners, only wallpapers remained on the walls, linoleum on the floor, and no furniture was present.

Bedroom and Office After Renovation

The clients love the dark blue deep tone, and they asked to incorporate it into the bedroom interior. The designer decided to paint the wall behind the bed, radiator, windowsill, and space underneath in blue. In low-ceiling conditions, this was a bold decision, but it proved itself. The dark tone adds atmosphere, depth, and comfort to the room. For the clients, it was important that the bedroom's atmosphere supports full rest. Therefore, blackout curtains matching the wall's blue tone were installed on the windows.

Storage in the bedroom is mainly organized in a ceiling-high wardrobe with fronts in wall color. To make the large structure visually lighter, one section was made open. Additional storage space is provided in the TV cabinet, which smoothly transitions into a console bathroom vanity table with a large mirror.

The office is currently used for work and study, but will later become a children's room. All walls in this room were painted blue. If needed, they can be repainted. The ceiling cornice was painted in wall color and a stylish mauve edging was added around the perimeter. This visually stretched the walls upward.

The room has a pull-out sofa, a wide work desk with a functional printer cabinet, and a display cabinet. For decoration, a polyurethane panel was used above the sofa—this looks original and can always be updated by repainting in another tone.

Bathroom Before Renovation

The 'before' interior features standard single-tone tile with light grout.

In this series of houses, a separate bathroom and toilet cabin were built, which were brought in and placed at a specific location. According to the law, it is allowed to remove this cabin and rebuild new walls for the bathroom in the same place. In this project, that’s exactly what was done, adding 10 cm more space to the bathroom. This made the room more functional and allowed placing a full bathtub, suspended cabinet, and storage cabinet.

Three types of tiles were used for the bathroom’s finish, while a mix of paint and tile was used for the toilet. The washing machine and dryer were placed in a separate section inside a large built-in wardrobe in the corridor.