Do-it-yourself loft-style apartment renovation

There is such a fashionable loft decoration method lately. It is achieved mainly by laying out the surfaces with facing tiles under a brick or stone.
I want to share a recipe for such a decor with a lower cost and more subtle effect.

And for starters, a little financial sketch.
In finishing shops, I found tiles for at least 405 rubles. per square meter. And she's not very, somehow small, not very natural in appearance.
And that tile, which at least 70% satisfies my taste, costs around 700 rubles. per meter. And then it is so too “new”, but I wanted to achieve the effect of an old wall.
Plus, you need to take into account that laying the tiles by a master will cost at least 500 rubles per meter. Plus the glue, I have no idea how much it costs.
Total runs from 1200 rubles. per square - this is the minimum (with the desired design)! And my need for this finish is about 15 m.

In addition, the thickness of the finished tile + glue does not satisfy me at all, for my conditions it is too large.

In general, I had already given up on the idea of ​​making such a decor, when suddenly!
Suddenly, the idea came to do it yourself, by hand, to do miracles with your own hands, but so that the process was as simple and pleasant as possible, and the effect was the most desirable.

So, the whole creative process: design, preparation of tools, implementation.

I chose this photo of the wall. I liked its texture, uneven lines, old age and wear, a kind of not a touch of time, but time itself.

I put this picture in corel draw, outlined the fragment.
To be honest, I spent about a day (mixed with other things) to make a matching pattern and also calculate the size of the future stencil that I needed and convenient for.

I ordered the production of a PET stencil in one advertising production. PET is the material used to make plastic bottles. Any product is made from a PET sheet using laser (or milling) cutting using a vector file.
Here's what happened. There are two of them, slightly different in design and size.
And this was the first material expenditure in the amount of 670 rubles.

The second and last material expenditure is the purchase of a gypsum putty for about 500 rubles. per bag 20 kg. I had enough such a bag for 6.5 square meters. Those. will need two more. Total issue price for 15 meters of a brick wall is 500 * 3 + 670 = 2170. Well, let's add masking tape here for auxiliary work, so be it.

More than two thousand issue price against 18,000 rubles. There is a difference?
Okay, okay, let's increase the cost by the price of the paint, I'll just paint it in matte white.
Although I still planned to paint both the tiled wall and the wall without tiles in white, so these costs do not count.

a) Fix the stencil to the prepared surface with masking tape. It is advisable to use the level like a real bricklayer 🙂
The surface is prepared at will.
In my case, the wall is leveled with putty, because I originally did not plan to do such a finish. But in order to achieve the effect of the naturalness of the seams and the curvature of the old wall, it is better not to level it at all, but only to soak it thoroughly with a primer. Thus, the word “achieve” is completely inappropriate here)).
So, depending on the desired effect, the wall needs to be leveled or curved to the extent that you desire.

b) Dilute a little putty to a thick sour cream.
Here you will have to experimentally select the amount of mixture and water, you need to somehow count, estimate, remember.I mixed the mixture in a small bucket and mixed with an ordinary kitchen mixer. In a volume of about two liters of mixture per 0.3 square meters (this is the area of ​​my stencil).

c) Apply the mortar evenly on the wall over the stencil with a spatula.
It is convenient to use two spatulas, a large and a small one, it is somewhat like working with a brush and a palette.

d) Align artistically. That is, not really bothering, because it will be an old brick "in the light haze of the past centuries."
Here the task is to make a layer with a thickness of 3 to 8-10 mm, and even leaving uneven stains.
You can make completely dents, potholes, there is no limit to imagination.

e) Carefully remove the stencil. Put it on a clean surface (for example, the floor) and collect the remaining mortar with a spatula, it will still come in handy.

f) Carefully examine the resulting bricks and adjust the thickness with a spatula and mortar residues as you wish and taste.

g) With a wet sponge, carefully “trample down” the irregularities, correct the surface of the bricks.

This process can, and sometimes needs to be repeated when the solution sets and hardens a little.

h) To avoid the effect of gypsum blotches on a flat wall, you can dilute the solution to "liquid sour cream" and paint over the wall with an ordinary brush, paying special attention to the contours of the brick. This is when all the forms are already dry.

i) If desired, you can grind the bricks with sandpaper.

At this stage, I have a wall like this.
I will trim it, adjust it to my inner “enough”, and then paint it in matt white with ordinary acrylic paint for facades and interiors, the most resistant to dirt and washing.
In these photos, actions h) and i) have not yet been applied. The seams need to be crooked, the joints must be covered, but the picture as a whole is clear.

In another place in our apartment I want to make brick slopes, but only in the natural color of the brick. Now I am thinking about how I will “draw” them, because different shades are needed. There are ideas to immediately tint the solution, paint with watercolors or acrylic paint diluted with water. Or maybe I will use all the means at once.

The renovation ended the way you were afraid: the foreman disappeared with an advance payment, the painter sleeps with a bag on his head, and the apartment is half ready, like a good steak. But until you find a new team, you have to live here somehow and even receive guests.

“In a loft, there should be a feeling that there really was an attic or an abandoned workshop here,” Fedor began his exciting story. - Sloppy finishes, bare and raw walls, brickwork and imitation of collapsed plaster. Open engineering communications, ventilation and wiring ".

“This style initially assumed savings on finishing materials. The main difference in finishing has always been the naturalness and roughness of the surfaces, so you shouldn't worry about some unrealistic estimate and colossal labor costs. "

It's a paradox, but in order to pass off an unfinished renovation for a loft, you will have to destroy almost more than create. Therefore, stock up on a set of tools, in which, in addition to a hammer and a drill, there will be a set of good chisels. You will also need plaster, paint cans of several colors, parquet varnish, metal tubes for electrical wiring, corrugation for ventilation. Furniture, lamps and small design elements, which will be discussed further, can be collected from relatives and friends or walk through flea markets for this. With a great desire and some luck, you can keep within 40-50 thousand.

“Loft style just needs space. If there is an opportunity to remove any walls, it must be done, "Fyodor insisted sternly.

The word of a specialist is law. If the apartment has plasterboard partitions, you can demolish them on your own, an ordinary sledgehammer is enough. Put on a construction helmet and a respirator, then there will be a chance not to get hurt.Before the start of the show, it would be good to arrange a redevelopment, otherwise there will be problems when selling an apartment. And check the floor plan of the apartment to make sure the wall is not load-bearing. Otherwise, the whole house will turn into one large loft, from which rescuers will pick out your angry neighbors.

“Concrete is more suitable for the background wall material. A concrete wall can be not only homogeneous, but also structured. You can even paint over the wall with graffiti, ”the expert continued.

If the workers managed to level the walls, good. Not in time - even better. In a new building, wash the concrete wall, wait for it to dry, and paint it with spray paint. If someone lived in the apartment before, pieces of plaster may remain on the wall that was stripped to concrete - go over with a fine sandpaper before washing. Finish off by walking along the wall with the chisel and scratching and chipping it multiple times to add brutality.

“You can always turn to a specialist for an individual order,” Fyodor persuaded, distributing business cards. “In the manufacture of lamps, the same materials are used as for furniture: glass, wood, raw metal.”

The lamp can be more expensive than the rest of the pseudoloft filling. In such an interior, a lone lamp on a wire asks, but design options are more expensive than Kremlin stars, and an ordinary lamp will turn a loft into a switchman's booth. A compromise - street lamps in the form of old-fashioned lamps. Among them there are those that need to be hung on the wall - they are suitable for the role of a sconce.

“If the base of the floor is made of planks, it is not even possible to remove it, but simply to process it and paint it with a colorless varnish. This floor should be slightly diluted with a bright shaggy rug. "

A rug or bearskin - at your discretion. If the base is wooden and you followed the expert's advice, this is already enough. Worse, if only a screed was made on the floor: even to the inhabitants of the Bastille, the concrete under their feet would have seemed harsh. But get some old, worn rugs in different sizes and colors, and throw them overlapping on the floor as if you were meant to. First, carpets must be cleaned and disinfected: old age must be dignified.

“The oversized retro armchair is the perfect complement to the current coffee table made of untreated riveted metal and wood. And a rare chest of drawers with twisted legs can be combined with a rack made of water pipes, ”Fyodor boasted of his work.

If you are not ready to spend part of your gold and foreign exchange reserves on an up-to-date coffee table, take into account the main principle of the loft style: the combination of the incongruous and the aesthetics of devastation. Of course, steampunk is good, but if you look for people who want to get rid of unnecessary furniture, then you will get hold of at least a beanbag chair, an old lacquered piano and cast-iron chairs for the garden. All of this will work for your design.

Here are a few more wisdoms that will help you make an exact replica of an elite loft at an affordable price and no worse than the original.

Quartblog constantly expands the boundaries of its reporting: we go to exhibitions, to visit, to workshops, to quests, and now the first trip to a restaurant for interior impressions is next in line. A guide to the Bromley Brothers restaurant and architect Alexander Kravtsov was given to us by a wood and paint master Dasha Geiler.

Very often, coming to a cafe or restaurant, we enjoy communication, food and the atmosphere in general, not noticing the details that set the desired mood. But in vain, because all the most interesting is in the details! The Brothers Bromley restaurant opened quite recently and was renovated as soon as possible before opening. The complete modification of the premises takes only two weeks. The concept of a loft-style interior with steam-punk elements was set by the story of the real brothers, after whom the establishment is named.In the middle of the 19th century, the Bromley brothers owned first a workshop for the manufacture of tools, and then the "Society of Mechanical Works of the Bromley Brothers", which produced machine tools, engines and steam engines that made the brothers famous far beyond the borders of Russia. The brothers led an active lifestyle: they traveled a lot, painted, photographed, engaged in scientific research, did something with their own hands. Alexander wanted to give this place the atmosphere of a studio, not devoid of the homeliness of a living room.

The architect Alexander Kravtsov, who was in charge of decorating the restaurant, told me that earlier there was another establishment here, from which all the furniture remained. Having an interior basis, Alexander was faced with the task of completely changing the style.

I believe that the interior of any restaurant starts from the front door. Each guest who arrives grabs the handle to enter, and from that moment on, he has to tune in a certain way. The door can be absolutely simple, as in our case, but one bright accent changes everything. Also, instead of commonplace waste bins, we installed pipes from the duct.

Alexander, together with the workers, modified almost all the furniture. The leitmotif that can be traced throughout the restaurant and even on the facade of the building is the bolts. They can be seen on the walls and on the bar. They emphasize geometry and tie the whole space together. The element is very simple and is also suitable for a loft-style interior.

Absolutely all the wooden furniture and panels that adorn the whole corner of the restaurant were repainted with Dasha Geiler's paints. Alexander recalls that when painting the panels, the workers deliberately left smudges to make the wood look like a workshop, in which imperfections are possible.

Deliberate negligence takes place in the loft style. The main thing to remember is that there should be only a few careless elements, otherwise the whole effect is lost, and guests may get the feeling that they have just come to a poorly renovated room.

The history of the bar counter and the suspension with lamps above it is curious. Machine filters are used as shades for lamps. They are also used in wall sconces.

Loft and steam punk décor is not always easy to find, plus it can be very expensive if bought in stores. Alexander shared with Kvartblog several interesting ideas that he implemented in the restaurant. So, ordinary gears and water pipes became part of the installation on the wall, and also turned into lamps by the windows. The flower pots are made from ordinary buckets, sawn in half and varnished on top.

Since finances and time were limited, inventiveness was used: a lot of things were literally done with our own hands. The decor on the shelves was collected from everywhere: from flea markets, industrial dumps and from small shops. Many parts of the former cars have turned into independent art objects.

As far as I know, when houses are remodeled, builders throw away a lot of things that can be recycled and turned into something interesting, as in our case. We put everything that we managed to collect in one place, and based on the items available, we made the decor that you see.

Alexander shared an interesting life hack for aging posters. The themed posters that hang on the walls were printed on watercolor paper and got an antique look thanks to tea bags.

Tea is a well-known dye, and with its help Alexander manually added color to the posters, as soon as he walked over the paper with a brush and sponge.

On the windows on one side of the restaurant, we see unusual curtains, over which a net is stretched. This is done not just for the sake of decoration, but from a functional point of view.

As you can see, the restaurant has very few walls to use. But here in the future some exhibitions and events may be held.On the net you can hang some kind of photo works, paintings and illustrations, as well as garlands or flower arrangements. This plane has yet to reveal its full potential.

It is curious that the colorful loft-style decor here plays in contrast with the feminine details in the Provence style (jars of lavender, frayed trays of flowers, lanterns, elegant dishes). Also worth noting are the floral-print pillows and the velor upholstery of some of the armchairs. This contrast allows the interior to be playful and cozy.

Lamps that look like spiders were made by Alexander himself. Retro cables, regular sockets and decorative incandescent bulbs (Edison bulbs) were used. The beauty of this lamp is that it can be transformed: the bulbs can be lifted and fixed on additional ceiling hooks, changing the lighting scheme.

The restaurant has a separate living area, which is especially conducive to cozy gatherings in the evening. Alexander is sure that this corner has yet to be overgrown with interesting wall decor and new details.

The appearance of the Bromley Brothers restaurant is still in development and formation. It will be filled with decor, details and become more sophisticated over time, but now there are many guests here who appreciate not only delicious food, but also the atmosphere that is created largely thanks to the interior.

We want the interior to be filled with non-random things, so we still have something to work on here. In general, I believe that a restaurant should live its own dynamic life and develop, as well as adapt to various events that will be held here. I hope we succeeded in creating the transforming interior we were striving for.

Good photos on the Internet! And what about the residents of a single room, they also want to live in a luxurious spacious loft? In spite of skeptics, we will prove that a small loft-style apartment is not absurd, but reality. We will also show that the loft style is ideal when the budget for renovation is very small.

Because interior style is a way of life and the atmosphere of a home. Not the footage.

Many believe that the loft style is suitable only for apartments, maximum for a country house, they say, a loft is a huge industrial space, and it is unrealistic to recreate it on 40 square meters, which means there is nothing to write about here.

But the designers disagree - and they do an excellent job with small-sized projects in the loft style. The trouble is that residents of small apartments often don’t even have money for a designer. So, excuse me, dear designers, we will style our house like a loft with our own hands.

The fact is that the loft style is not so much an architectural format as a mood, a way of life. It all started with the fact that in the 1940s land in New York increased greatly, and industrialists had to move their factories and factories away from the big city. But the buildings remained.

The well-to-do people completely refused to move into the empty workshops, but the contingent is simpler, and especially creative people, the huge premises are quite suitable - both inexpensively, and an art studio-house in finished form. Because a little tidying up, arranging art objects and a few chairs - and here's a bohemian salon for exhibitions and performances, you can still live. So the loft style ceased to be an architectural indicator and turned into a way of thinking.

And this is the whole loft: this is asceticism, contentment with little, endless creative flight and refusal of luxury (although a chic velvet sofa looks great against the background of old plaster).

Do you understand? For a real loft style, five-meter ceilings are not so much important as the spirit of freedom. This is not a brick wall and pipes under the ceiling, but a creative eclectic interior, unthinkable without modern art in all its forms.

Even designers do not understand this line, but now you know: first of all, you need a creative interior, and secondly, an industrial one.

So, what should you change during the renovation so that you feel the same mood of an American loft in the apartment?

But you will have to start by looking for those very elements of the "abandoned factory". Because if initially industrial premises were turned into residential premises, then you, the owner of a typical apartment, will have to do the opposite, make an industrial object out of an apartment.

Here you will need to think: what in your apartment is similar to the view of a plant? It turns out that a whole system of water pipes was once hidden under the drywall, under the plaster of the bearing walls you can find old red brick, and cast-iron batteries, it is worth removing the decorative flap and painting them brighter, situations are ideal. So we look under the laminate, wondering what we have behind the suspended ceiling ... Bare concrete? Gorgeous - let's leave! True, it would be better to fill the floors with a special non-dusting mixture, but on a concrete ceiling, even metal suspensions may not have to be removed.

Many such "finds" will be found already during the repair process. Write down all observations in a notebook so that you can use them later when compiling a project yourself.

Materials and surfaces in a loft interior play a huge role. And if the walls of your Khrushchev are made of shingles, it doesn't matter, brick and concrete can be perfectly imitated with the same textured plasters.

The Italian decorative coatings manufacturer Loggia recommends choosing textures that combine luxury and rough industrial finishing. It is the loft style that allows you to use, say, a coating "like concrete" on one wall, and on the other - Venetian plaster or texture "like velvet" - and all this in one room! We recommend the following materials.

• Kymera is a unique coating not just with a rust effect, but a natural oxidized metal that even has magnetic properties.
• Marmo Romano - allows you to create a deep texture.
• Diamond - natural metal effect.

After all, the task of a loft is to give one room a variety of functions (as if the former workshop became both a kitchen, an office, and a living room at the same time), and it is better to separate functional zones, if possible, not with partitions, but with just different designs of walls and floors. In this sense, decorative plasters, which have become more accessible in recent years, allow the soul to unfold. Brickwork, concrete blocks, crumbling plaster, noble surfaces of silk or marble - plasters can do anything. Unless the wood in the loft should be used natural, even if your master knows how to perfectly imitate wood with plaster.

Of course, we are far from a classic loft with spacious premises, but maybe even in your apartment the layout can be changed? Talk to an architect you know or show the apartment plan on a professional forum - it may very well be that, for example, the living room can be combined with the kitchen or the partitions between the rooms can be made of glass. Here is the treasured space for you.

Even if it is impossible in your case to move the walls, the feeling of a large space will suffice. Light color of the walls, not too high furniture - there are enough tips on the Internet, even we wrote an article about expanding the space. Having thought about the loft, it's time to think over the storage systems, and choose the best hidden ones.

And also the windows: you are unlikely to be able to drastically enlarge them, but it costs nothing to remove traditional curtains - there will be an order of magnitude more "air". If you have to hide from neighbors, choose laconic roller blinds or something similar. But do not even think about changing the windows to plastic ones, you will kill the style - you can quite tolerably restore and insulate old wooden ones, and after a successful contrasting staining, they can become an interior decoration.

The loft does not tolerate the piling up of unnecessary things. Many attributes of coziness will have to be taken out of the house: give the carpets to the student neighbors, the rugs with which each chair was covered - to the grandmother, and in order not to offend, ask for her old bookcase in return.

Objects of art, unusual furniture and attributes of romance are responsible for the coziness and homely atmosphere in the loft.

By the way, for renovating an apartment in a new building, the loft style is generally a salvation. At the same time, you can save a lot: the walls do not have to be plastered, and the floors are ideally leveled. The ceilings can also be left rough, and even the wiring does not have to be hidden in the walls, saving on their removal. But in order not to overdo it, choose only one or two surfaces that you leave intact, the interior should remain residential and welcoming.

To design a loft-style apartment yourself, you need to be really free. Here you can safely combine Buddha figurines and modern painting with an ironic colorful armchair, a magnificent crystal chandelier with cheap plastic furniture - the loft calls for a mix of styles and eras.

The main thing is not to confuse freedom with bad taste: in order not to miscalculate, focus on a mixture of industrial style with minimalism, high-tech elements and old retro things, furniture from the past and, if possible, real antiques. And again, you can't do without art objects.

Turning a small apartment into a cozy loft, and even with your own hands, is a very adventurous task. But look at the photos of finished projects - even a tiny studio in Khimki can be transformed into a unique Manhattan dwelling.

There is such a fashionable loft decoration method lately. It is achieved mainly by laying out the surfaces with facing tiles under a brick or stone.
I want to share a recipe for such a decor with a lower cost and more subtle effect.

And for starters, a little financial sketch.
In finishing shops, I found tiles for at least 405 rubles. per square meter. And she's not very, somehow small, not very natural in appearance.
And that tile, which at least 70% satisfies my taste, costs around 700 rubles. per meter. And then it is so too “new”, but I wanted to achieve the effect of an old wall.
Plus, you need to take into account that laying the tiles by a master will cost at least 500 rubles per meter. Plus the glue, I have no idea how much it costs.
Total runs from 1200 rubles. per square - this is the minimum (with the desired design)! And my need for this finish is about 15 m.

In addition, the thickness of the finished tile + glue does not satisfy me at all, for my conditions it is too large.

In general, I had already given up on the idea of ​​making such a decor, when suddenly!
Suddenly, the idea came to do it yourself, by hand, to do miracles with your own hands, but so that the process was as simple and pleasant as possible, and the effect was the most desirable.

So, the whole creative process: design, preparation of tools, implementation.

I chose this photo of the wall. I liked its texture, uneven lines, old age and wear, a kind of not a touch of time, but time itself.

I put this picture in corel draw, outlined the fragment.
To be honest, I spent about a day (mixed with other things) to make a matching pattern and also calculate the size of the future stencil that I needed and convenient for.

I ordered the production of a PET stencil in one advertising production. PET is the material used to make plastic bottles. Any product is made from a PET sheet using laser (or milling) cutting using a vector file.
Here's what happened. There are two of them, slightly different in design and size.
And this was the first material expenditure in the amount of 670 rubles.

The second and last material expenditure is the purchase of a gypsum putty for about 500 rubles. per bag 20 kg. I had enough such a bag for 6.5 square meters. Those. will need two more. Total issue price for 15 meters of a brick wall is 500 * 3 + 670 = 2170. Well, let's add masking tape here for auxiliary work, so be it.

More than two thousand issue price against 18,000 rubles. There is a difference?
Okay, okay, let's increase the cost by the price of the paint, I'll just paint it in matte white.
Although I still planned to paint both the tiled wall and the wall without tiles in white, so these costs do not count.

a) Fix the stencil to the prepared surface with masking tape. It is advisable to use the level like a real bricklayer 🙂
The surface is prepared at will.
In my case, the wall is leveled with putty, because I originally did not plan to do such a finish. But in order to achieve the effect of the naturalness of the seams and the curvature of the old wall, it is better not to level it at all, but only to soak it thoroughly with a primer. Thus, the word “achieve” is completely inappropriate here)).
So, depending on the desired effect, the wall needs to be leveled or curved to the extent that you desire.

b) Dilute a little putty to a thick sour cream.
Here you will have to experimentally select the amount of mixture and water, you need to somehow count, estimate, remember. I mixed the mixture in a small bucket and mixed with an ordinary kitchen mixer. In a volume of about two liters of mixture per 0.3 square meters (this is the area of ​​my stencil).

c) Apply the mortar evenly on the wall over the stencil with a spatula.
It is convenient to use two spatulas, a large and a small one, it is somewhat like working with a brush and a palette.

d) Align artistically. That is, not really bothering, because it will be an old brick "in the light haze of the past centuries."
Here the task is to make a layer with a thickness of 3 to 8-10 mm, and even leaving uneven stains.
You can make completely dents, potholes, there is no limit to imagination.

e) Carefully remove the stencil. Put it on a clean surface (for example, the floor) and collect the remaining mortar with a spatula, it will still come in handy.

f) Carefully examine the resulting bricks and adjust the thickness with a spatula and mortar residues as you wish and taste.

g) With a wet sponge, carefully “trample down” the irregularities, correct the surface of the bricks.

This process can, and sometimes needs to be repeated when the solution sets and hardens a little.

h) To avoid the effect of gypsum blotches on a flat wall, you can dilute the solution to "liquid sour cream" and paint over the wall with an ordinary brush, paying special attention to the contours of the brick. This is when all the forms are already dry.

i) If desired, you can grind the bricks with sandpaper.

At this stage, I have a wall like this.
I will trim it, adjust it to my inner “enough”, and then paint it in matt white with ordinary acrylic paint for facades and interiors, the most resistant to dirt and washing.
In these photos, actions h) and i) have not yet been applied. The seams need to be crooked, the joints must be covered, but the picture as a whole is clear.

In another place in our apartment I want to make brick slopes, but only in the natural color of the brick. Now I am thinking about how I will “draw” them, because different shades are needed. There are ideas to immediately tint the solution, paint with watercolors or acrylic paint diluted with water. Or maybe I will use all the means at once.

Luxury, pomp and an abundance of decor in the interior have been replaced by modern styles, which sometimes use unusual techniques and elements as means of expression. It would seem, what kind of comfort can we talk about in a space made of exposed brick walls, wires or crossbars? But the design of a loft-style apartment is not in vain that continues to gain popularity, proving its diversity, as well as variability. The projects we have selected are proof of that!

This apartment has two floors and three rooms. It’s hard to believe that it is intended for the bachelor life of a bank employee who wants to relax and feel free after hours. The classic loft, born on these principles, was perfect for creating the right atmosphere.

The project, located in the Zapadnoye Kuntsevo residential complex, was carried out by designers from the E-l-ement studio.The area of ​​the apartment is not so large - 84 sq.m., but the ceiling height, which varies from 2.5 to 5 m., Allowed the authors to implement several interesting solutions in the interior.

As befits a loft - the layout is open, including a combined living room, kitchen, dining room. The presence of high ceilings prompted the designers to create a second floor, which helped to isolate the sleeping place from the rest of the areas without losing the feeling of spaciousness. A curved wooden staircase leads to this level.

Brickwork is used for decoration, which is balanced by white panels. The interior looks quite cozy, mainly due to the abundance of wooden elements.

The owners of this apartment initially knew that the loft style would be perfect for their personal space, only in a special interpretation. The designers from the JuicyHall studio had to listen carefully to the wishes of the young couple. The result is a project with a unique aesthetic, which once again proves the importance of complete trust between the contractor and the customer.

The Moscow apartment has a small area - 45 sq.m., but it turned out that with the right approach, this is quite enough for a comfortable life. Moreover, the original layout was the reason for the implementation of an unusual idea - to integrate the bathroom into the open space of the studio, which is common in the interiors of modern hotels.

Initially, the designers proposed to stay on the classic interpretation of the loft, leaving the concrete ceilings, as well as aging the brickwork of the walls. But clients insisted on a more decorative approach. As a result, the walls turned out to be white, and concrete was used to decorate the ceiling. So the small apartments were filled with air and space, acquiring a neat look.

The dwelling was created according to the principle of functionality and includes the following zones: a kitchen, a bedroom separated from it by a wall, a living room, a dressing room, a bathroom, an entrance hall. The sofa serves as a partition between the two areas.

During the repair, we had to solve minor and sometimes major problems. For example, when the kitchen set was brought in, it turned out that due to an oversight of the foreman, it simply did not fit the size of the space. But the designers were not at a loss and offered to make brick semi-columns by imposing an I-beam on them. It turned out even better than planned.

Many people think that a loft is brutality and insolence, but the Verdiz design studio, with the help of just one project, showed the variability of solutions while maintaining the key features. The interior turned out to be very light, elegant, even noble, and all this is 50 sq.m.!

For the rational organization of a small space, the bathroom was reduced, thanks to which a large wardrobe with a stunning stained-glass facade was placed in the corridor. It is a multifunctional piece of furniture that additionally separates the hallway from the living area.

The apartment consists of one room, which, thanks to the principle of zoning, accommodates a living room and a bedroom. The kitchen layout has a slightly rounded geometry. Almost all walls are involved here, serving as a support for compact furniture.

The unobtrusive interweaving of a different style - fusion, which was embodied in bright decor elements that enliven the whiteness of the brickwork and the grayness of concrete - helped to "soften" the loft. At the same time, there was a place for art objects that convey the feeling of modern classics.

The author of the project, Anton Sukharev, claims that this is a rare case when the interior reflects the interests of the owner, embodied in small details. Although the designer had to work on a modest budget, the result looks modern and stylish. It was the loft that helped create the desired feeling with limited finances.

The apartment is 72 sq.m. framed according to the openspace principle. The entrance hall is fenced off from the living room by a wooden structure that serves as a spacious storage space.The LED strips in silicone boxes are embedded under the plywood block on the ceiling, where all the transformers are also hidden. A decorative partition divides the kitchen and living area without obstructing the free flow of light.

The brickwork found during the renovation was painted white. It was also possible to save money on the heating system, which was not changed, since it fit perfectly into the style of the loft. Almost all the furniture is made to order, has its own history: we managed to create some object "bit by bit", another - it is profitable to buy at a flea market.

The interior of this multi-level apartment was handled by the designer Ekaterina Skorokhodova, who managed to create a dream home for a creative couple. High ceilings helped add to the 90 sq.m. additional space of 14 sq.m.

The only obstacle to the implementation of the loft's style was the lack of beautiful, open brickwork, but it was possible to imitate it with the help of high-quality decorative tiles. Other walls are painted white, against which paintings and other decorative elements look good. A bright accent is a large Indian panel, the shades of which set the color scheme of the space.

To heat such a large area, a massive heating system is usually used, but the designer selected compact metal convectors, which have become an interior decoration. But the main "attraction" of the apartment is rightfully considered to be high windows that open a beautiful view of the city and let in the required amount of light.

In order to preserve the feeling of spaciousness that the apartments are endowed with, it was decided to opt for a functional headset. So, kitchen cabinets are installed in two rows, the top of which is used to store non-essential items.

Sliding barn doors in the kitchen area look unusual, which were used instead of the usual ones. Behind them is a guest room with a utility room. In general, the interior looks luxurious and even fabulous, conveying the atmosphere of ancient castles.