Our flat renovations

Caladan · #1 03-04-2013, 01:37 PM

My wife and I bought an apartment about 9 months ago and we've been running extensive renovations, some of the guys and girls on the forum already seen some of the results, but I thought I'll share it with the forum members and get some feedback.

This is the transformation of the original living space into our lounge:

Pastek · #2 03-05-2013, 05:03 AM

The floor of the photo on the right, remember me the houses in arab countries.
They don't use parquet floor.

But i think it's nice with the new floor.

savagewind · #3 03-05-2013, 05:43 AM

Wow! How nice. Is the designer you, your wife, or both? It is magazine quality. Now keep it uncluttered. I love it.

dawny0826 · #4 03-05-2013, 06:53 AM

I like it.

Caladan · #5 03-05-2013, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Pastek

The floor of the photo on the right, remember me the houses in arab countries.
They don't use parquet floor.

It is old construction. The apartment is a few decades old. We wanted to build something out of nothing starting from the lowest levels. In its original form, the interior architecture did not meet our vision, but we recognized the potential straight away.
So we broke walls, installed a parquet, changed the plumbing, upgraded the electricity, etc. In fact the only thing we did not change in the apartment was the bath which we left, but turned into a free standing bath.

Quote:

Originally Posted by savagewind

Wow! How nice. Is the designer you, your wife, or both? It is magazine quality. Now keep it uncluttered. I love it.

Both of us. We've been planning for a while. We got plenty of ideas that we polished while still living in a much smaller flat in London, and while travelling Milan. My wife and I have very similar taste, so we had a clear vision.

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Originally Posted by dawny0826

I like it.

Thanks dawny