How she created her family apartment, Ekaterina Gracheva told INTERIOR + DESIGN. The designer gave the project a double name: “Mix, but do not shake! Or the story of moving one family "

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“Wanderings still do not strengthen relationships. Not only do children suffer, even adults cannot find a place for themselves and calm down. We survived 9 journeys. And finally we are at home. The transfers were connected with the work of her husband, with the desire to live outside the city, or with the inability to live outside the city and stand in traffic jams, getting to work ... The list is endless. But children grow, and the attitude to housing changes.

Living room. Sofa Pianca. The coffee table is custom made. Carpet Art de Vivre.

Now the apartment has comfortable conditions for all family members: everyone has their own corner, there is also a place where everyone can unite - the music lounge. We, the parents, finally had their own private space called bedroom-wardrobe-bathroom. Single, without walls and partitions.

Designer Ekaterina Gracheva.

In the decoration I preferred to mix everything that I like, regardless of the brands. There are very expensive brands of furniture and light, and there are things from the flea markets of Moscow and Berlin. I think that the price is not as important as the attitude to the object is important: if the thing is in place and it is functional, then everything is fine.

The music room is the place where all family members gather. Couch, armchairs Andrew Martin. Boen board on the floor. The music room is the place where all family members gather. Armchairs Andrew Martin. Bedroom. Bonaldo bed. Bedside cabinets are made to order in the carpentry workshop. Lamps Andrew Martin. Pendant lights Hind Rabii.

We made many accessories in our home with our children: we repainted the lamps, seated seat cushions, glued dinosaurs together. We must also look for a common language with the younger generation.

Bedroom connected to the bathroom. Bonaldo bed. Bedside cabinets are made to order in the carpentry workshop. Lamps Andrew Martin. Pendant lights Hind Rabii. Bedroom connected to the bathroom. Lamps Andrew Martin. Ceiling lights Hind Rabii. The couch-rekamye: antiques. Stells Mirrored Cabinet

I love antique furniture, I like its originality. I think that within reasonable limits it can and should be used in any interior. Opinion about the "energy" of things that were already in someone's use, I do not support. We bring our own history into antique objects, transforming them. They already carry our energy, hopefully positive.

So, the couch-rekamye acquired a modern look - changed into a new fabric, it was absorbed by algae. For antique furniture is the norm. Textiles on the windows are specially sewn with separate canvases. This is necessary so that they move at the discretion of the owners: one canvas can remain in place, the other curtain. And after a while, you can safely add or, on the contrary, remove the like shades from the curtains - very convenient. You can change the number of assemblies and other technical nuances.

In general, this apartment is a story about how to comfortably arrange one's life, to connect, it seemed, incompatible, how not to make headsets and not to be afraid of transforming details over time. ”

«Девичья». Обои Cole & Son. Кровать изготовлена на заказ. Лампы — самодельные. Son's room. Cilex bed. Lamp Andrew Martin. Stand Sangiacomo. Son's room. Cilex bed. The desk is made to order. Stand Sangiacomo. Son's room. Desk is made to order. Dinosaur figurines are homemade.