All the rooms in this Moscow apartment exude a sober elegance marked by the use of gray tones. Harmony has been the key and the objective sought by the interior designer Ksenia Breivo.
BY MARíA JESúS REVILLA
03/21/2019
The new owner of this apartment was looking for an elegant and sober house , with a traditional "masculine" aesthetic. The one in charge of the reform was the interior designer Ksenia Breivo, who completely transformed the house but without losing the original manorial essence, in a building of the early twentieth century in the center of Moscow. Therefore, they conserved -and reproduced where it was not possible to recover- the marble fireplace, the doors and windows, the plaster moldings.
House in Moscow Ksenia Breivo
On the made-to-measure sofa a Georgiy Totibadze diptych and, as a coffee table, a bench purchased at a flea market. On the left, the Zig Zag chair by Rietveld edited by Cassina.
Courtesy Ksenia Breivo
House in Moscow Ksenia Breivo
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Both the carpentry and the moldings were not only preserved, but they were also highlighted by painting them in a gray color that, together with the skirting boards and the door frames, stand out against the white walls. The floor, totally new, reproduces the pattern in ear typical of the old houses, emphasizing the origin of the construction.
House in Moscow Ksenia Breivo
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House in Moscow Ksenia Breivo
In front of the fireplace, two seats designed by Paola Navone, by Baxter, completed by a coffee table by Draga & Aurel.
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The distribution underwent a great transformation. The 70 square meters that the apartment has, previously very compartmentalized, are now an open space with living room, dining room and kitchen . To aesthetically unify all environments, the same chromatic pattern has been followed , with gray as the guiding thread , only broken by certain touches of color in some textiles that put counterpoint.
The trend for strict modern interiors inside gorgeous classic old buildings has reached Russia and Ukraine – more often in the portfolio of our designers examples of such housing can be found. Designer Ksenia Breivo recently completed a project of a modern apartment in the early 20th century building in the heart of Moscow and now a very stylish living space for a young family has appeared here. Various shades of gray added some elegance and masculine character to the interiors, and high ceilings and moldings, carefully preserved and restored, left a touch of nobility. Great project!