In the wintry Russian city of Tyumen, local interior designer Svetlana Ryseva warms up a family apartment with vibrant patterns and colours.
In the city of Tyumen in the vast Siberian region of Russia, the weather is cold and grey for most of the year, so interior designer Svetlana Ryseva, of local firm Studio Lynx, decided to inject warmth and cosiness into her latest project – an apartment for a family of five – using cleverly designed cabinetry and plenty of colour.
Located on the ninth floor of a building in Tyumen’s new urban quarter, the 2,153 square-foot apartment looks out to gorgeous panoramic cityscapes and has vibrant interiors that are enlivened with patterned fabrics and bold-coloured custom-crafted cabinetry, and carefully selected art and décor.
The apartment’s owners – a sociable couple with three young children – were looking for a home environment that was bright and cheerful, where they could relax, unwind after work, and have fun as a family.
Besides her goal of creating an oasis from the dreary weather, Ryseva says it was the optimistic and creative temperaments of the family members that inspired her choice of vivid hues for the apartment’s palette.
“This is the second time I’ve worked with this client, so the work was based on absolute trust,” Ryseva says.
“The couple had just had a third child by the time this project began, so their main request was for three separate nurseries for their two daughters and their young son – the newest arrival to the family.
“Besides the social and sleeping areas, they also wanted separate zones for the children’s art and craft classes, a large dressing room in the hallway, a pantry and separate laundry room.” The apartment has an open plan living and kitchen space with large panoramic windows, a master bedroom, and three bedrooms for the children. Other zones include an entrance hall, which includes a large dressing room that overlooks the living and kitchen, an area for the children’s arts and craft activities, and a small exercise area for the parents.
The social areas are wrapped in UV-protected, floor-to-ceiling windows that are about 39-feet tall, so the interiors are drenched in natural light and draw in the views of the city’s new urban quarter.
With the activities of the children in mind, durable and easy to maintain quartz vinyl was used for the flooring throughout. Except for the master bedroom and the two daughters’ bedrooms, which were covered in wallpaper, the rest of the walls in the apartment were painted white and blue.
Ryseva paid close attention to every detail in order to get the concept right. In the hallway she included an interior door by New Design Porte; Mishal sliding dividers; a pendant lamp from NORR11; Buster + Punch furniture handles; Florim porcelain stoneware; Centrsvet spot lighting; Sikkens’ paint on the walls and ceiling; vases by Julia Kaptur; a Calligaris chalice; chandeliers by Anna Zhukova; and a vintage “Matisse Picasso” poster.
In the living room, she included a Calia Italia sofa upholstered in Nobilis fabric; a NORR11 coffee table; an armchair; sofa and carpet by La Redoute Interieurs; a Real Flame electric fireplace; a Menu side table, and a Flos table lamp.
In the dining and kitchen area, she used Mobliberica semi-chairs; a Cambria quartz countertop; a Mogg dining table; a custom-made standing bookcase; AM.PM dining chairs; a La Redoute Interieurs oak dining table; carpet by Ferm Living; and a Vitra wall clock.
For the décor, she included a vintage sculpture; an autolithography by artist V. Duvidov from Lithart gallery; vases and candlesticks from &Tradition; a ceramic bowl by Oksana Antonyukova; coloured glass vases from Barcelona Design; and Vipp tableware.
To create a neat and well-laid out home for her clients, Ryseva ensured that all the vents, sewage and electrical systems were well concealed by the cabinetry, and that plenty of smart storage was incorporated throughout the residence.
“The exhaust ventilation unit was located above the dressing room in the hallway. To enable easy maintenance, we used MDF panels for the ceilings so they could be easily removed and replaced when needed,” says Ryseva, who custom-designed all the built-in furniture for the project with her team.
“The apartment has a lot of bespoke cabinetry. In the living room there is a rack behind the chair with a communication cabinet hidden behind its door, and next to it, is a cabinet with veneer oak ‘doors’ that camouflages the ventilation box.”
If Studio Lynx’s goal was to create a cheerful space where a family can find warmth and energy during the cold Siberian winter, then Ryseva and her team have certainly succeeded with this refreshingly animated and ebullient home that brims with colour and vitality.
