Echoed by arched niches and mirrors, these curved details lend the apartment a \u201cfairytale quality\u201d, says the designer. \u201cThey\u2019re elegant, slightly whimsical and timeless, referencing classical architecture, but reinterpreted in a lighter, more modern way. The entire concept was built around the idea of \u2018light classicism\u2019 \u2013 graceful symmetry, soft forms and refined proportions without excessive ornamentation.\u201d Splashes of bold accents, later the look with the Unexpected Red theory creating focal points in every room.<\/p>\n
Michael Brave<\/p>\n
Michael Brave<\/p>\n
Michael Brave<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also a sense of geometric purity to the design, reflected in the crisp black lines that frame the glazed doors dividing the kitchen, dining room and living room; similar lines pop up on lighting, architectural details and curtain borders. In the kitchen, this idea is delicately reversed with a white relief pattern on cabinetry. \u201cOne of the client\u2019s key requests was to create a spacious, bright, and elegant living area, visually connected to the kitchen but free from visual clutter,\u201d says Kolesnikova. \u201cTo achieve this, the kitchen\u2019s functional elements were concealed behind sliding doors. When closed, they give the impression of a seamless storage wall, leaving only the island visible.\u201d The island itself was designed as a sculptural, standalone object that reads like a piece of furniture, so it blends effortlessly into the living space.<\/p>\n
Michael Brave<\/p>\n
Michael Brave<\/p>\n
The principal bedroom\u2019s elegant look was likewise an intelligent response to a technical difficulty. \u201cThere was a load-bearing wall directly behind the bed that couldn\u2019t be removed or altered, so to integrate electrical outlets and lighting, it was carefully framed in plasterboard, creating an arched niche into which the bed was recessed,\u201d says Kolesnikova. \u201cIt began as a necessity, but evolved into a defining element of the room\u2019s identity: we enhanced it with graphic wallpaper [Jungle Land from Rebel Walls] that resembles hand-drawn pencil sketches, which introduces a sense of quiet sophistication. The fine black lines on the pattern echo the ceiling mouldings, chandelier and curtain hardware, creating a restrained yet expressive space.\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael Brave<\/p>\n
Michael Brave<\/p>\n
Michael Brave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Echoed by arched niches and mirrors, these curved details lend the apartment a \u201cfairytale quality\u201d, says the designer.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[18,52577,5484,19,17,82,803,806],"class_list":{"0":"post-78142","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-home-tours","10":"tag-homes","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-textabovecenterfullbleed","15":"tag-web"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}