An Unsightly Apartment Gets a New Look With Stained Glass Doors and Colorful Wallpaper

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Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan

Photographer: Sergey Krasyuk / @skrasyuk

From the Designer: “This long-extended residence in an previous constructing within the metropolis middle was uninteresting and even ugly to us. At first, it appeared inconceivable to make a great hallway, and customarily, the residence was some sort of trailer. The earlier homeowners made some errors whereas reworking: the sewerage within the toilet was performed incorrectly, which led to an disagreeable scent within the residence, and we needed to redo every little thing.

“We did not just like the huge load-bearing transoms coming down from the ceiling in the lounge and the bed room (they occurred to be in the midst of the rooms). We did not perceive what to do with them or find out how to play with them so they may mix properly into the inside. One other headache was an extremely lengthy doorway. Finally, as a substitute of making an attempt to cover these building parts, we embellished them! Now, the transoms appeal to your consideration with plaster corbels and the lengthy seismic hall appears to be like like a nicely-framed passageway.

“It began with the wallpaper by ZAK+FOX . I wished to make use of this explicit wallpaper with monkeys as they remind us of our consumer, Raushan, an energetic younger girl with curly crimson hair. I used to be trustworthy along with her and stated I noticed the parallel between her and these monkeys whereas presenting this wallpaper. She laughed and stated that she might see the resemblance, too. The purple fruits on the wallpaper gave us the colour of the kitchen cupboards, too.

“The stained glass was ready-made. We blew up the entire metropolis looking for the specialist who might make them. The colours of the glass we discovered have been fairly restricted, however we like how we mixed the chosen ones into one full image. Our consumer solely cooks a little bit, and he or she wished the kitchen to be extra of a relaxed space for assembly with associates. This transient made it straightforward to go for a tiled countertop.”