Industrial style in the interior of one apartment

Industrial style came to us from the USA, where in the 80s many abandoned industrial buildings, former workshops and storage rooms began to appear. These spaces with special industrial aesthetics began to be converted into cafes and restaurants, exhibition galleries and movie theaters, and later on into residential apartments. Partly from the economy, partly from the desire to preserve the originality of the industrial spirit in the design of remodeled spaces, many structural elements, features of decoration and just interior items remained untouched and went into the aesthetics of the design of dwellings. Spacious rooms with large windows and high ceilings, an open plan, most often with the combination of several functional areas within the same space, have become incredibly popular, have gained fans among designers and homeowners around the world. If you are also close to industrial motives that are organically woven into the outline of the modern style of home decoration, if you like open communications, strict lines and a functional selection of furniture, light finishes and some brutality in the use of materials, then the next apartment design project can be an inspiring push for repair or remodeling of an apartment or private house.

Loft rooms are most suitable as spaces for registration in an industrial style. Indeed, in this case, the artificiality of introducing industrial motives into the living space is minimized. We already have a spacious room with large windows, ceiling ceilings and beams, pillars and other structural elements, open communications that do not hide behind cladding and screens, but are displayed as integral elements of the interior.

In the interior of the living room, we see a harmonious combination of industrial aesthetics with retro style. Snow-white wall decoration and wooden flooring - the decoration that we will meet throughout our tour, with the exception of utilitarian spaces. Also around the perimeter of the entire apartment are open pipes of the ventilation system.

Comfortable upholstered furniture with upholstery in natural shades allows you to comfortably stay in the living room for relaxing or talking. A low wooden table and double wicker poufs complete the look of the soft area of ​​the living room space. In the industrial style, the decor is not given so much attention, but it cannot be said that it is completely absent. For example, very practical interior items, such as lighting fixtures and mirrors, often perform a decorative function, in addition to their main purpose.

In industrial styling, the decoration of window openings is either completely absent or appears as a background, not being distinguished by either color or texture. Snow-white translucent curtains or curtains have a greater practical function than decorative.

Having just taken a step from the living room space, we find ourselves in the dining room and kitchen area. A large dining table and chairs of various modifications are installed for organizing family dinners and receiving guests with refreshments. Old metal chairs on which white paint partially peeled off and no less “experienced” wooden furniture complete the image of the dining group. Antiques or objects made from natural materials help bring industrial aesthetics closer to what we often mean by a cozy and comfortable environment - this is furniture, textiles and decor from our past (or stylized as the past), all that reminds us of a carefree childhood.

Another interesting attribute of the dining room and kitchen space are pendant doors that move parallel to the floor on special canopies. Whether the doors naturally received the color that we are observing, or whether the effect of wear and tear was artificially created, is not important, because in industrial aesthetics one can often find substitutions, objects unusual for a traditional setting, communication systems or designs.

The rooms have rather high ceilings, so it is not surprising that most of the lighting fixtures are lamps hanging on long cords. Almost all the fixtures in the apartment, decorated with industrial motives, are equipped with metal shades.

The kitchen area is designed with a non-standard look for traditional dwellings on the organization of cooking work processes. There is no kitchen unit familiar to many or stand-alone storage systems; there is no standard kitchen island. But there is an original wooden structure that resembles a large cutting table with a hob integrated into the countertop. The lower shelf of the so-called island acts as a storage system. The only thing that reminds us of the arrangement of standard kitchen spaces is the presence of an apron over work surfaces. In this case, it is made of stainless steel and serves as a background for hanging various appliances and kitchen accessories.

With the help of bright dishes and kitchen accessories, you can easily dilute the snow-white wood palette of the room with a shine of stainless steel. This is the easiest and most effective way to bring brightness, positive and a sense of celebration.

The combination of snow-white and wooden surfaces is the basis of the bedroom decoration concept. The alternation of a warm and cool color palette made it possible to create a harmonious interior in which the spirit of not so much industrialism (this is a rather complicated topic for personal space), as well as notes of proximity to nature, rural life, a simple but cozy room for sleeping and relaxing.

The original design of the head of the bed has become a highlight of the interior. A wooden apron with a narrow ledge serves not only as a decoration for the space above the bed, but also as a small shelf to accommodate all sorts of details. Vessels of various shades of green are originally illuminated from the bottom, act as a link to the textile pillows.

Another bedroom with two beds is part of a spacious room with which we are already familiar - a living room, kitchen and dining room. Behind a glass partition with a metal frame designed as an industrial screen, there are two berths. The decoration of this space for sleeping and relaxing fully continues the aesthetics of the rest of the rooms - a snow-white ceiling and walls, and a wooden floor board. The only difference in the design of personal space from the general can be called the presence of curtains that can be drawn and give the room a more secluded, intimate atmosphere.

The bathroom reminds us very little of the presence of industrial style in the interior, of the industrial past of the building. In loft spaces, often bathrooms and toilets are the only rooms completely isolated from the rest of the open-plan space. Snow-white wall decoration with ceramic tiles in places of high humidity and painting on other surfaces allowed to create a visual expansion of a small utilitarian space. A floor tile with an original ornament not only brought color diversity to the gamut of the bathroom, but also became a reliable and durable protection of the floors from moisture and mechanical stress.

Finishing the bathroom almost completely repeats the design of the bathroom, with the only difference being that only the floors are tiled with ceramic tiles.The snow-white idyll of the wall surfaces is violated only by the design of the horse’s opening, in which the deliberate attrition of the wood acts as a contrast.

As you know, almost all shades of white create a cool atmosphere in the room. If you use this color totally, you can create a sterile atmosphere of utilitarian space. In order to avoid hospital associations, a pair of bright, accent spots is enough. And wooden surfaces, for example, in furniture or sink countertops, will help to bring the warmth of natural material to the interior.