Bright apartment with vintage furniture in Moscow

A young couple approached interior designer Katya Begicheva to furnish their apartment in Moscow after returning from their honeymoon in Portugal, where they were deeply impressed by the city of Porto and the Pink Villa Serralves.
"I've visited Portugal many times myself, and our shared love for this country became the starting point for the interior design," the designer explains.
The layout of the flat mirrors the structure of the park at the Pink Villa. The apartment features clean lines, large windows, subtle asymmetry, and curved elements. The interior is structured along two axes: a shorter one from the entrance area to the double doors of the office and a longer one that ends with a custom buffet and a mirror placed in a niche. Both items, custom-made from Katya’s sketches, are unified by a decorative element, though executed in different techniques.
"When designing, I wanted to create a path towards light, even in a small apartment. From the muted entrance area, one intuitively moves down the corridor toward the spacious, bright living room with five large windows," Katya shares.
The large combined space of the living room, dining room, and kitchen is designed as a place for gatherings and socializing, as the owners often host friends. They opted for a sizable sofa placed in a niche, and for board games, Katya designed tables with pull-out tops. The office/guest room serves as a bridge between the private and public areas, with the guest bathroom located in the entryway. The private area includes a bedroom with a small walk-in closet and a bathroom with a bathtub.
The finishes feature only natural materials: oak parquet, ceramic tiles, artistic concrete, and microcement. The window frames, furniture, and built-in elements are made of oak veneer. The chosen color palette includes a misty gray background with terracotta accents, ranging from dusty persimmon to bright physalis in the vintage sconces in the bedroom.
"Terracotta shades remind me of the roofs of Portuguese houses," Katya emphasizes, while the deep blue upholstery of vintage Carlo Bartoli chairs evokes the ocean. The project’s uniqueness is enhanced by original designer furniture and vintage chairs, armchairs, and sconces in the corridor and bedroom.

Interior designer Katya Begicheva
www.begichevadesign.com
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Photo credit Mikhail Loskutov
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Style by Katya Begicheva