Terms of the project represented a serious challenge for designers: a large wish list with a small available area.

And they successfully responded to it. The redevelopment made it possible to create an isolated bedroom, a place for work, a kitchen area and a living room in the apartment. Plus it turned out to provide a corner for a crib.

Sergey and Oksana Balamatyuk, owners and designers Nest Creative

Developed by the design studio Nest Creative, specializing, as the name implies, on creating "creative nests" with original interiors created on individual projects. The specialists of the bureau undertake the conversion of both apartments and premises for a shop or office. At the same time, they assure: the result will ideally meet your needs.

The desire of the client is the law for the designer

The family for which the apartment was converted was still small. But young spouses Natalia and Alexey plan to soon increase it at the expense of the birth of a child. For the head of the family, an interesting color solution was important, and his "half" would like to avoid in the interior of pretentious shapes and complex lines.

The result of the wishes voiced by the customers was to be a harmonious and integral space, where spacious areas for cooking, rest and reception of guests, as well as a comfortable working place and an isolated bedroom are provided.

It was also important to combine the vision of Alexei and Natalia regarding the color design of their apartment, so that it did not cause disagreement and was pleasant to both spouses.

We dismantle the walls to build new ones

In the original premises, planned once in the construction, it was impossible to realize all the design tasks. Zoning space with the desired functions required a global redevelopment.

The old walls were demolished, and the new ones created in the apartment a separate room for the bedroom, which includes a place for a crib, and a kitchen area, combined with a living room.

Light and color solution

Designers designed the lighting in such a way that it helped to maintain the functionality of each zone.

To this end, several light sources of different levels should be envisaged:

general illumination of space, realized with chandeliers on the ceiling and walls;

"Atmospheric" shine due to a special ceiling lamp, maintaining the mood of the room;

point light - narrow-functional sources, allowing, for example, to equip a computer table, a working area in the kitchen or an armchair in the living room.

As for the color, the designers stopped at several shades of brown, diluted it with catchy wallpaper with geometric ornaments and bright sofa cushions.

Interior items

Especially for the project was ordered furniture for the kitchen and hallway, as well as unusual wardrobes for the bedroom. They are in the form of pedestals in a peculiar form, in which there are cutouts for decorative objects and a table lamp.

These cabinet transformers can be placed differently if you need a free space for a crib. Then the cabinets-curbstones become side by side, forming an interesting ensemble.

Soft furniture from Belarusian manufacturers was also bought for the bedroom and living room.

Problems encountered

Before making the best decision, the designers worked on 5 versions of the future interior. And when the option was chosen, increased accuracy of calculations was required, especially in the bedroom. Negligence in the calculations would entail a series of errors. For example, there would not be enough space for the crib of the future baby, furniture could prevent the door-coupe from opening, or the movement of cabinets-cabinets would become more complicated.

If you decide to reschedule a small apartment

Be especially careful during preliminary measurements. It is clear that in a limited space I want to zonate space so that I can add more functions to it. It is better to charge such complicated calculations to a professional designer.

If you want to visually expand the space, use horizontal lines. It is in this way that the located strips "deceive" the view, will give the room a larger volume than it really is.