Apartment in Moscow, 64 m2
The customer, designer Sergey Khrabrovsky, bought an apartment in a Stalin-era building and asked him to create an interior in which there would be nothing typical of Stalin.
Sergei recalls that he was surprised at the ceilings in this apartment: he expected that they would be higher in the Stalinist apartment, and here - only three meters. The rest of the apartment was quite typical: a small kitchen with a gas stove (it was not supposed to dine in the kitchen in the middle of the 20th century), two bright rooms and a third, dark, in which the previous owners had a library.
The customer saw one of the projects of Sergey Khrabrovsky and therefore, in fact, turned to him. She wanted something similar. Light walls, dark floor. Classic shell and modern content. "And nothing of Stalin," - says Sergey.
The interior was designed from scratch, after all partitions, except for carriers, were demolished. The kitchen and living room were combined (the customer decided to abandon the gas stove in favor of the electric one, therefore the association is quite legal, it can be legalized), the library took the dressing room. But the bathroom had to be left separate - here “Stalinka” resolutely reminded of itself.
But this is perhaps the only thing left of the Stalinist legacy, not counting the bolt between the kitchen and the living room, is impossible to remove, just like the air ducts between the floors. All the rest will take the time and place of the customer and the designer refused. “Stalinka” is always something solid, serious, durable. And here the main thing - ease, freedom, mobility.
The interior is easy to change, changing only the furniture. Why are there furniture, even black and white photography instead of painting on the walls will make it a little different. Sergey Khrabrovsky believes that he was able to catch the customer’s lifestyle and its attitude to change. Add - to make the version of modern classics, in which both words are equally important.