Vnuchkin renovation: what to do without IKEA and why interior designers are needed

Why do all modern apartments look like an IKEA catalog, and how to properly equip your space, we understand the new episode of the RBC Trends podcast “What has changed?”

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Edition guests:

Ekaterina Sokiro, interior designer, founder of Sokiro Studio. Ekaterina spoke about trends in interior design and explained why expensive-rich apartments are so popular in the CIS countries.

Galina Koban, interior designer. Galina explained what an interior designer does besides choosing furniture and gave advice on how to personalize your space.

Conversation timeline:

01:42 — Why is IKEA the first association with the interior?

05:53 — Is it possible to do without an interior designer?

07:59 - IKEA - an opportunity to save money or lack of individuality?

08:58 — Where to look for alternatives to the Swedish network?

13:16 — Why did the Scandinavian style become popular?

14:15 - Grandma's renovation - why hang carpets on the wall?

16:56 - Repair of zero - what was it?

20:45 — How to deal with gathering?

22:13 - What is eclecticism?

26:30 - Interior in the style of "expensive-rich"

29:22 – Culture of interior design in RUSSIA

32:24 — Typical mistakes in the interior

38:31 — How to develop taste and observation?

40:55 — What will be relevant in the interior in the coming years?

Why we love IKEA so much

IKEA is convenient because furniture from there is easy to combine with each other. This is a universal solution for a person from any social stratum. IKEA designers make up a whole room from which you can buy all the pieces of furniture and recreate this space in your home. The main advantage of IKEA, says Galina Koban, is comfortable ergonomics, well-organized storage of things.

On the other hand, experts say, simplicity and minimalist design quickly get boring. I want brightness and variety. Therefore, IKEA furniture is good to use as a backdrop to which you can add decorative elements - carpets, curtains, candles, paintings, etc.

Why Hire an Interior Designer?

A design project is not only a choice of furniture that will be combined with each other and stand in its place, but also engineering solutions, electrical, heating, joining finishing materials. Before starting to create a project, the designer spends a long time studying the client's lifestyle, his hobbies, preferences in colors and styles, the number of things and the frequency of their use. This is necessary so that the interior is not only stylish, but also comfortable for each individual person.

Furniture from IKEA has simple shapes and laconic colors - usually black and white. It is difficult to create a personalized interior only from it. But this can be done with the help of finds at Avito, flea markets or flea markets - for example, you can find Viennese chairs there, restore them and introduce them into the room.

In an effort to express individuality in an eclectic interior, it is easy to overdo it. Eclecticism is a combination of many styles, an abundance of decor and textiles, but it still has a main principle - all items should have something in common. For example, they may be similar in shape or have elements of the same color. A minimalist interior is easy to understand and implement on your own - but eclecticism needs a professional.

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"Babushkin" and renovation: what was it

"Grandmother's" repair was widespread almost until the beginning of the XXI century - but you can still meet it. Its distinguishing feature is the combination of the incongruous, explains Ekaterina Sokiro. Different materials, carpets on the floor and on the walls, a cupboard with crystal dishes, dark furniture. When the mass production of furniture and carpets began, people began to arrange the furniture the way it worked. A sense of style and individuality was not brought up at this time.

The interiors of the "zero" and European-style renovations spread when people got the financial opportunity to do something new in their apartment without using furniture that was inherited from their grandmother. There are more choices in stores. Stretch ceilings of strange shapes, an abundance of light bulbs, colored kitchen sets, decorative plaster, an abundance of beige - all these are the characteristics of most apartments of the 2000s. Ekaterina believes that the mass production of plastic has played a role in this. In such interiors, ergonomics is not in the first place, but the desire to make it “beautiful”, and the more difficult, the better.

The way people decorate their interiors depends on their observation, the guests of the issue say. In Russia, in recent years, there has been a tendency to educate taste. This is due to the ability to travel, the development of the Internet. The ability to see the world automatically broadens one's horizons.

How to develop taste and vision?

Guests are advised to subscribe to social networks of various art galleries and watch their news, browse magazines such as Architectural Digest, ELLE Decoration and other foreign and Russian publications. On the ArchDaily blog, you can find inspiration in architecture and home interiors. Also, the sites of Western interior design studios - from the usa , Italy, France, Japan, will help to develop visibility and develop your own style . Don't forget Pinterest and Pantone's collections. This will help you find your style.

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In the coming years, laconic Scandinavian minimalism, functionality, and ergonomics will continue to be relevant in interior design. The interior should be, first of all, a thoughtful space in which it is convenient and comfortable to live.

5 common DIY mistakes Poor joining of materials: different materials have different sticker and mounting heights. For example, if the floor is made from two materials, you need to make sure that everything is even. Ventilation problems. This is a common problem for both apartments and country houses. An ordinary air conditioner is not enough for good ventilation - it needs to be thought out in advance. Stereotypical approach to lighting. It consists in using only an electrical outlet from the developer in the center of the ceiling. Instead of getting by with one chandelier, you can zone the room with different lighting fixtures. At different times of the day, the same room can be illuminated in different ways - as it is convenient for work or, conversely, for relaxation. Poor ergonomics.