A one-bedroom 38 m² Moscow apartment with a combined kitchen-living room and a dressing area: photos, videos, and estimate of the completed interior

One-bedroom 38 m<sup>2</sup> apartment with an open plan living room and a dressing area: photos, videos, and estimate of the completed interior

We designed this interior for a couple; their children already live separately. The apartment is small; the clients would like to have a separate bedroom, find some space for a desk, and place the utility unit somewhere not in the bathroom.

Our team created a design project and worked with the interior exactly according to the plan and budget. We also designed and manufactured all the cabinet furniture specifically for this apartment.

Size	38 m²
Type	One-bedroom apartment
Years	2021–2022
Features	The larger room is a living room, while the smaller one is a kitchen; there is a small pantry almost at the entrance

Before

After

We worked with a classic one-room apartment of 38 square meters: the kitchen is in a smaller space and the living room is in a larger one. This kind of layout is pretty uncomfortable to live in, because it is almost impossible to provide the inhabitants with a separate bedroom — the bed will inevitably happen to be in the living room. Allocating the large room solely for the bedroom would result in the kitchen becoming the only area for resting and hosting friends. We replanned the apartment in compliance with all legal restrictions, i.e. separated the kitchen-living room and the private bedroom.

We talked more about replanning in this video.

There is a complete corner unit in the kitchen: the appliances are built into the cabinets and there is a straight black countertop. Its color is echoed by the built-in profile handles. Column cabinets and top modules reach up to the ceiling; the stove is equipped with a built-in hood hidden behind the facade.

The clients also like to drink coffee, so we made a special retractable shelf for the coffee machine. It's hidden behind the left front; there are outlets inside. The coffee machine is easily accessible, but doesn't take up any countertop space.

Кухонный гарнитур со встроенным холодильником

In the video, we showed how the kitchen corner module was designed.

Угловая кухня со встроенным холодильником

We dismantled the windowsill and placed tall swing doors so that the kitchen has more natural light.

We talked about this decision in more detail in the video.

The balcony is insulated, and there is a home office organized within this area. We have designed and manufactured a hanging desk and two cabinets for documents and household items. Besides, there is a place to charge the robot vacuum cleaner under the large cabinet.

The center of the kitchen-living room is accentuated with a large double-sided wardrobe. There is a shelf niche on the side of the sofa.

We showed how this double-sided wardrobe is designed in the video.

We chose a straight sofa on thin legs to make it visually lighter. The headboard of the sofa and the TV are about two meters apart.

Easy access to the bed is guaranteed with two passageways leading into the bedroom. In addition, we put frosted glass sliding partitions so that the light from the window would go into the living room as well.

The bed has a headboard facing the window so that it is possible to hang a TV on the wall. We have made sure that the headboard will not be either overheated by the radiator or cold. We installed wall vents to allow fresh air in, so the windows can be kept closed.

There was an uneven protruding pylon left on the right wall. We decided not to level the entire wall so as not to lose even a centimeter, but to correct the pylon geometry and finish it with porcelain stoneware.

In more detail, we discussed the layout of this bedroom in the video.

Clothes can be stored in hanging cabinets above the bedside tables.

We showed how the cabinet is designed in the video.

The bathroom has been slightly enlarged at the expense of the hallway. This room is narrow, so we put a shallow cabinet with a worktop washbasin on it. There is also some place for storage and access to utility systems above it.

We talked about our design solutions of this bathroom in the video.

A small pantry turned into a dressing room with a utility unit. There happened to be no room left for swinging cabinets though, so we kept the entire storage system open.

We showed how this dressing room is designed in the video.

We also shot a video review of this interior, where we talked in detail about all the planning and interior solutions. We published this video on YouTube as well.

We talked more about this project in a video we shot at an early stage of the renovation process. We recreated the future layout in it and checked how comfortable it would be.

This is how we presented the interior upon completion of the design: all objects and materials were chosen by our team. Elaborating all the details at the early stage allowed us to do everything according to the plan we presented to the client.

Estimate

The estimate is valid as of February 2022. It does not constitute a public offer.

Design $5,463: The interior design project

$3,950

x

1 kit

=

$3,950

The furniture design project

$89

x

17 l. m

=

$1,513

Finishing materials $21,165: Aquafloor quartz-vinyl floor tiles

$26

x

39 m²

=

$1,014

Cottodeste porcelain stoneware on the countertop

$127

x

9 m²

=

$1,143

Colorker porcelain stoneware in the bathroom

$49

x

15 m²

=

$735

Porcelanosa porcelain stoneware in the bathroom

$89

x

27 m²

=

$2,403

A stretch ceiling

$1,894

x

1 kit

=

$1,894

Derufa grey wall paint

$48

x

1 pc

=

$48

Derufa light beige wall paint

$48

x

2 pcs

=

$96

Derufa biege wall paint

$48

x

1 pc

=

$48

Derufa greige wall paint

$48

x

1 pc

=

$48

Derufa warm beige wall paint

$141

x

2 pcs

=

$282

Shell construction materials

$13,454

x

1 kit

=

$13,454

Doors and windows $12,118: Portalle front door

$2,160

x

1 pc

=

$2,160

Union door in the balcony

$1,815

x

1 pc

=

$1,815

Union flush mounting interior door

$765

x

2 pcs

=

$1,530

Union sliding door in the bedroom

$1,041

x

2 pcs

=

$2,082

Linea Cali doorknob

$142

x

2 pcs

=

$284

Linea Cali locking doorknob

$184

x

1 pc

=

$184

A window in the bedroom

$1,054

x

1 pc

=

$1,054

A window in the balcony

$3,009

x

1 pc

=

$3,009

Furniture $28,977: Alexander Tischler mirror cabinet in the hallway

$796

x

1 pc

=

$796

MyOry shelf in the hallway

$50

x

1 pc

=

$50

Alexander Tischler front door panel

$498

x

1 pc

=

$498

Alexander Tischler wardrobe in the living room

$3,617

x

1 pc

=

$3,617

Alexander Tischler kitchen

$8,180

x

1 pc

=

$8,180

Annihaus dinning table

$589

x

1 pc

=

$589

Annihaus chair

$181

x

4 pcs

=

$724

Alexander Tischler walk-in closet furniture

$1,863

x

1 pc

=

$1,863

Alexander Tischler sink cabinet

$1,280

x

1 pc

=

$1,280

Alexander Tischler sink cabinet countertop

$589

x

1 pc

=

$589

Alexander Tischler cabinet in the bathroom

$1,648

x

1 pc

=

$1,648

Alexander Tischler glass shelves in the bathroom

$55

x

1 kit

=

$55

Alexander Tischler mirror in the bathroom

$242

x

1 pc

=

$242

Alexander Tischler desktop

$902

x

1 pc

=

$902

Alexander Tischler cabinet in the balcony

$457

x

1 pc

=

$457

Alexander Tischler shelving in the balcony

$454

x

1 pc

=

$454

One Mebel sofa

$2,203

x

1 pc

=

$2,203

Alexander Tischler wardrobe in the bedroom

$993

x

2 pcs

=

$1,986

Alexander Tischler bedside table

$432

x

2 pcs

=

$864

Alexander Tischler bed with a lifting mechanism

$1,467

x

1 pc

=

$1,467

Alexander Tischler window slopes

$513

x

1 kit

=

$513

Electrical items $2,719: Arlight lamps

$30

x

24 pcs

=

$720

Arlight LED strip

$12

x

5 pcs

=

$60

Devi floor heating control

$207

x

2 pcs

=

$414

Bticino sockets and switches

$1,525

x

1 kit

=

$1,525

Ventilation and air-conditioning system $1,821: Hisense indoor air conditioning unit

$194

x

2 pcs

=

$388

Hisense outdoor air conditioning unit

$970

x

1 pc

=

$970

Systemair diffuser

$21

x

1 pc

=

$21

DomVent air valve

$32

x

2 pcs

=

$64

Consumable materials

$378

x

1 kit

=

$378

Sanitary ware $7,560: Paralleli radiator in the kitchen

$509

x

1 pc

=

$509

Rifar radiator in the bedroom

$232

x

1 pc

=

$232

Terma radiator in the balcony

$589

x

1 pc

=

$589

Villeroy & Boch sink

$632

x

1 pc

=

$632

Paffoni sink faucet

$262

x

1 pc

=

$262

Hansgrohe towel hook

$19

x

5 pcs

=

$95

Villeroy & Boch bathtub

$1,337

x

1 pc

=

$1,337

Villeroy & Boch toilet

$721

x

1 pc

=

$721

Tece wall-hung toilet system

$301

x

1 pc

=

$301

Paffoni hygienic shower

$204

x

1 pc

=

$204

Paffoni shower unit

$1,299

x

1 pc

=

$1,299

Terma heated towel rail

$493

x

1 pc

=

$493

Omoikiri dishwasher faucet

$406

x

1 pc

=

$406

Omoikiri dishwasher in the kitchen

$348

x

1 pc

=

$348

Omoikiri dispenser in the kitchen

$77

x

1 pc

=

$77

Omoikiri disposal button

$55

x

1 pc

=

$55

Works $26,283: Building and installation management

$69

x

38 m²

=

$2,622

Building and installation works

$17,955

x

1 pc

=

$17,955

Logistics costs

$1,809

x

1 pc

=

$1,809

Furniture installation

$3,897

x

1 pc

=

$3,897

Total

$106,106

Team

Karen Karapetian

Chief Designer

Tatyana Zemerova

Designer

Oleg Mokrushnikov

Engineer

Кonstantin Prokhorov

Engineer

Ekaterina Baibakova

Head of Purchasing

Pavel Prokhorov

Finishing Manager

Alexey Stepanov

Installation Manager

Olga Shangina

Photographer

Nastasya Korbut

Stylist

Vera Minchenkova

Copywriting

Interior production, from an executed contract to moving in,
takes from 12 months

Measurements

Making a layout

Making a sketch plan

Making the final design concept

Making a sketch plan for furniture

Making the final design concept for furniture

Designing the air ventilation system

Designing the heating system

Designing the water delivery system

Designing the wastewater disposal system

Designing the power supply system

Developing the budget

Construction supervision

Dismantling of partition walls

Erection of partition walls

Priming

Plastering

Soundproofing

Calking

Glass-fiber mat sizing

Coloring

Attaching porcelain stoneware

Floor soundproofing and waterproofing

Floor levelling

Installing underfloor heating

Placing porcelain stoneware onto the floor

Floor priming

Placing veneer wood onto the floor

Placing wood block flooring

Placing cork compensators

Ceiling soundproofing

Installing plasterboard ceiling

Ceiling priming

Ceiling calking

Putting glass-fiber mats onto the ceiling

Ceiling coloring

Cleaning

Installing the water delivery system and the wastewater disposal system

Installing the heating system

Installing the electricity supply system

Installing the vacuum ventilation system

Installing air conditioners

Windows installation

Doors installation

Furniture production

Furniture installation

Appliances installation

A one-bedroom 38 m2 Moscow apartment with a combined kitchen-living room and a dressing area: photos, videos, and estimate of the completed interior

Interior production, from an executed contract to moving in,takes from 12 months

Interior production, from an executed contract to moving in,takes from 12 months

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A one-bedroom 38 m² Moscow apartment with a combined kitchen-living room and a dressing area: photos, videos, and estimate of the completed interior

Interior production, from an executed contract to moving in,
takes from 12 months

Interior production, from an executed contract to moving in,
takes from 12 months