A Bland Ukrainian Apartment Now Bursts With Colorful Energy
Photo by Pavel Botanov
Interior designers Christina Vlasova and Nikita Vlasov of Faino Decor Studio didn’t know who they were working for. When they were hired to rethink an apartment in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, all they could be sure of was the general vibe of their client. “She’s a woman with good taste, and the apartment is in a quite prestigious residential complex,” Christina says. “It’s right next to a metro station and close to nature.”
The truth is that the owner didn’t know who they were designing for either, since she bought the place in order to rent it out for a yet-to-be-discovered tenant. The one-bedroom spread was part of a recently constructed high-rise complete with 26 floors, in which the exterior blends in with surrounding historical architecture, but the interior leans much more modern. “This is a very common practice in Ukrainian construction,” Nikita notes. “There was nothing special about the apartment. It was just empty space.”
