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Apartment with Savage Hallway, Extended Kicthen, Restrained Kid’s Room and Purple Сeiling

11 hallway wallpaper Apartment with Savage Hallway, Extended Kicthen, Restrained Kid’s Room and Purple Сeiling

The Hosts:
Leonid, engaged in printing trade
Tatyana, a sales manager in an advertising agency

Number of rooms: 2
Metric area: 94,6 m²
Ceiling height: 2,6 m

It was 2010 when Leonid and Tatyana moved in a new apartment on Skribnokilskaya Street. The district was chosen by the couple’s parents, and it’s actually perfect for a young family: with its well-developed infrastructure of a dormitory suburb, a parkland, sports clubs, shops, schools and kindergartens.
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“Dynamo” Fan’s Apartment with IKEA Furniture, Kitchen Island and Splashes of Purple in Interior Decor

11 Two room apartment1 “Dynamo” Fan’s Apartment with IKEA Furniture, Kitchen Island and Splashes of Purple in Interior Decor

The Host:
Stephan, a concert promoter

Number of rooms: 2
Metric area: 66 m²
Ceiling height: 3.3 m

10 years ago, when the development of Marshal Zhukov Street had barely begun, the realtors’ offers were extremely advantageous, and Stephan’s parents decided to buy lodgings for him and his sister in a house-to-be. Back then the neighborhood looked quite different: lately in place of old five-storied buildings appeared newly-built high-rises, which resulted into a jump of real estate prices. On the other hand, boulevards and courtyards were replaced with a broad highway.
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Apartment with 100% Changed Layout Including Public and Private Zones

11 Apartment in an old house Apartment with 100% Changed Layout Including Public and Private Zones

The Host:
Andrew, a student

Number of rooms: 3
Metric area: 120 m²
Ceiling height: 3.3 m

At the turn of 2010 Andrew moved in an apartment on Ligovskoy Avenue to share a house with his brother Eugene, whose art studio is located on the upper floor. The interior design was entrusted to the architectural studio “Kapodaki”. A wall divides the space into two conventional parts: a public and a private one. The former includes a kitchenette, and the latter – Andrew’s bedroom and a music room.
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Apartment of Graphic and Fashion Designers Redecorated on the Rims with Loads of Wheeled Restored Furniture

11 large room Apartment of Graphic and Fashion Designers Redecorated on the Rims with Loads of Wheeled Restored Furniture

The Hosts:
Maria, a couturier, an artist
Victor, a graphic designer, an illustrator

Number of rooms: 3
Metric area: 75 m²
Ceiling height: 4 m

Victor and Maria moved in a roomy thin apartment in the height of 2010 after spotting an apartment-rental ad in a newspaper, which read as follows: “tenement for office to let with old floors”. As it turned out later, the flooring was pretty good, just un-varnished, and the space itself was partially furnished with old stuff. The landlord lives in Europe and he let the guys make all the necessary modifications. Thus, Victor and Maria painted the walls, bookstands and chests of drawers, and refreshed the old furniture of 1950s.
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Studio Apartment in Splashes of Scarlet with Sliding Door, Spiral-Shaped Radiator, Collection of Cats & Sidelights

11 Studio apartment Studio Apartment in Splashes of Scarlet with Sliding Door, Spiral Shaped Radiator, Collection of Cats & Sidelights
The Hosts:
Maxim, engaged in alcohol industry
Julia, a restaurant manager

Number of rooms: 2
Metric area: 45 m²
Ceiling height: 2.8 m

A two-room apartment by “Shchukinskaya” subway station in Moscow welcomed Maxim and Julia last January. Till then the couple used to rent a dwelling in a next-door house, so the big move was done under the cloak of night with the help of local street cleaners and small carts. The guys decided to stay in this very neighborhood, as it’s equipped with all the necessary infrastructure, and the ecology has a lot to do with it too: alongside there is a huge garden suburb.
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