Many people looked at this apartment in St. Petersburg, but no one dared to buy it. The situation was saved by designer Timofey Veresnovsky.
The solid oak dining table is designed by Timofey; around it are vintage chairs – nouname and Cantu brands from the 1970s from Correct Form Gallery; a black vase, Guaxs; a white vase designed by Svetlana Levadnaya; a mirror in an oak frame made to order. The books on the built-in shelves are deployed with the spine inside, so as not to bring color chaos into the palette of the room.Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
St. Petersburg entrepreneur Maria Grudina noticed an apartment in the tower of the residential complex “Russian House” in the process of construction. It turned out that she wasn’t the first to lay eyes on her. But until now, all potential buyers “fell off”, not understanding how to dispose of a room with vaulted ceilings eight meters high. And Maria bought the apartment because she knew who would easily find the right use for it: Timofey Veresnovsky, an old friend and designer with whom she had already done several projects.
The general plan of the living room. A 1970s armchair designed by Vittorio Varo and a vintage Safari leather armchair from Correct Form Gallery; a coffee table made to order; a black vase, Guaxs on it; a sofa designed by Sergei Khrabrovsky; a table next to it from Zara Home; a carpet, Art de Vivre; a banquette under the window made to order; a chandelier made to order by Alexander Kanygin. Behind the sofa is a concrete sculpture “My green crocodile” Nikita Seleznev, Myth Gallery.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
Corner view of the living room. The fireplace portal is made of oak veneer; along the contour there are billiard balls painted black. On the wall is a concrete object from the ”Suburbia” series Nikita Seleznev, Myth Gallery.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
Then it was like in a fairy tale: “Maria gave me the keys, the budget, the accountant’s phone number and complete freedom”” says Timofey. Moreover, the designer clarifies, much less is invested in the interior than it seems, and, from his point of view, this is even good. “Restrictions, including financial ones, force you to include ingenuity and creativity in order to create something with small funds that will look interesting and entertaining”” he says. The facade of the house is made with a reference to ancient Russian architecture, and the designer decided to continue this line in the interior. “I wanted to play with the Russian style, but in such a way as not to slip into kitsch”” he says.
The solid oak dining table is designed by Timofey; around it are vintage chairs – nouname and Cantu brands from the 1970s from Correct Form Gallery; a black vase, Guaxs; a white vase designed by Svetlana Levadnaya; a mirror in an oak frame made to order. The books on the built-in shelves are deployed with the spine inside, so as not to bring color chaos into the palette of the room.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
Kitchen. The walls and all the furniture are lined with striped panels of eucalyptus veneer; sink, faucets and oven, IKEA; granite countertop Infinity Astrus; vases by Tatiana Solodovnikova.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
Kitchen. The walls and all the furniture are lined with striped panels of eucalyptus veneer; sink, faucets and oven, IKEA; granite countertop Infinity Astrus; vases by Tatiana Solodovnikova.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
“The project was done, as the cooks say, “from under the knife— – without sketches, everything was invented on the go. It took about three and a half months,” Veresnovsky continues. He appointed a decorative fireplace as the central element of the living room (according to the designer’s observations, people rarely make a fire at home, so there is no reason to worry about the lack of a chimney). But that’s what the portal of this fireplace should be, Timofey did not immediately understand. First I had to solve the problem with windows. They are small here, out of proportion to the space, and the designer enlarged them by building up something like kokoshniks made of plaster stucco around them. And then he repeated this form in the fireplace, decorating it with black billiard balls along the contour. The picture is completed by a chandelier made together with designer Alexander Kanygin in the image of a panikadil in Orthodox churches.
Hallway. Koelga and Nero Marquina marble on the floor. Oak doors with poplar root veneer inserts are reflected in the mirror. The console, designed by Timofey, is covered with mother-of-pearl wallpaper, Elitis. On the mirror is a picture of an unknown author.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
Another angle of the hallway. A 1950s console designed by Melchiorre Begi; a ceramic vase by Tatiana Solodovnikova; behind it a Perspective painting by Anna Arctic; wallpaper on the walls, Casamance; a vintage chair; lamps made to order by Alexander Kanygin.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
Elements of the Russian style are immersed in an international and rather diverse context — the apartment has a good selection of vintage furniture and contemporary art, there are several items made of recycled plastic, and the decoration traces the traditions of Art Deco adjusted for the XXI century. If the warm and almost monochrome palette in the public area creates a cozy retro feeling, then the private rooms look quite extravagant. Timofey cannot be denied ingenuity: for example, the wall panels in the guest bedroom are made of parchment-colored leatherette, which unexpectedly shades the blue carpet on the floor. “I like to mix incongruous things. But don’t shake it up,” the designer laughs. This is especially noticeable in the bathroom, where Timofey combined marble and stainless steel. Against the background of a metal wall, the washbasin and mirror, which the designer made on the model of wall panels in the Transfiguration Cathedral of St. Petersburg, look completely unexpected.
Guest bedroom. The bed, bedside tables and hanging lamps are made to order; the banquette was bought at an old furniture fair; a carpet from the collection of Leda, AW; a vintage chandelier, Stilnovo; a painting by Anna Arctic. The wall panels in birch frames are made of leatherette.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
Guest bedroom. Italian bureau and chair of the 1960s, Correct Form Gallery; modern tapestry based on sketches by William Morris; bench made of recycled plastic, 99recycle; table lamp, Zara Home. On the wall on the right is the work of Anna Afonina from Myth Gallery.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
The guest bathroom is lined with Fantasy Brown marble and stainless steel panels. The pedestal and mirror frame are made to order from poplar root; faucets, Vitra, sconces — Italian vintage.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
The apartment with an area of about 150 m2 is not large enough for the permanent life of the hostess and her family — they are mainly based in a country house. And here it turned out to be a space for recreation and entertainment, where Maria arranges parties and holds literary evenings. Sometimes her guests who come to St. Petersburg from different parts of the world also live here — this unusual apartment copes perfectly with the role of local exoticism.
The bed and bedside tables in the master bedroom are made to order from oak; a banquette made of recycled plastic, 99recycle; carpet, Art de Vivre; table lamps designed by Erin Lauder for Visual Comfort & Co.; wallpaper on the walls, Casamance; vintage chandelier, Stilnovo; the headboard is the work of Anna Arctic.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
A fragment of the master bedroom. Armchairs of the 1970s designed by Romeo Regi, Correct Form Gallery; table, Zara Home; Anna Afonina’s painting “I’ve already been here”.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
Venetian plaster on the walls of the main bathroom; marble floor; washbasin made to order and supplemented with faucets, Daniel; mirror designed by Timofey; vintage Osso sconces, Mazzega.
Photo: Mikhail Loskutov
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