The nearly 100-square-meter apartment shown today is located in Warsaw's Marina Mokotow housing development. Located nearby, the Pola Mokotowskie park or the Warszawianki sports complex are ideal places for those who value a healthy lifestyle.
Off-white in Warsaw's Mokotow district
photo by Martyna Rudnicka | © Nobonobo
The investors came to architect Dominika Wojciechowska, owner of the Nidus Interiors studio, on the recommendation of friends. The design process with two toddlers, who accompanied their parents while working with the designer, proved that with today's showroom amenities, the whole family can participate in the process of creating a new home.
Off-white in Warsaw's Mokotow district
photo by Martyna Rudnicka | © Nobonobo
Open living area
The apartment consists of a spacious living area with an open kitchen, dining room and living room, a parent bedroom, two children's bedrooms, two bathrooms and a laundry room. The investors wanted the interior of the new apartment to be spacious and visually closer to the spaces characteristic of townhouses. They wanted to avoid the effect of a collection of functional but cramped interiors. Dominika Wojciechowska of Nidus Interiors therefore decided to go in the direction of enlarging the rooms and opening up the living area. They started with minor modifications to the layout of the rooms. The wall separating the kitchen from the living room was dropped to create a huge, light-filled space for the whole family. One of the bathrooms was also downsized in its favor.
Off-white in Warsaw's Mokotow district.
photo by Martyna Rudnicka | © Nobonobo
The search for the most comfortable sofa
The first inspirations the designer got from the owners consisted mainly of white furniture and walls. Being afraid of too much sterility, the architect suggested breaking the white with various textures. So a bright, very diverse base was built. Here we have white tiles with delicate, natural textures, fronts from white turned into light gray and partially broken with a structure of spatial stripes, wallpaper, which, although very bright, almost white, has delicate patterns and introduces a lot of coziness. The apartment is naturally divided into an open living area and a private area of the householder's bedroom. In the living space we have a living room with a kitchen; the center of the house, where life goes on from dawn to dusk. Between the two is a huge wooden table, which completes the function of a worktop, a place to eat meals, but also to play and study together. The living area is very simple in layout and symmetrical, the kitchen is enclosed in a rectangular block, and opposite it is a huge bookcase with space for t.v., books and drawers for children's toys. Between them stands a table and a sofa of the Polish brand Nobonobo.
Off-white in Warsaw's Mokotow district
photo by Martyna Rudnicka | © Nobonobo
"We were looking for a piece of furniture that was nice, comfortable and light in appearance, which would not overwhelm the living room. It was to stand in the center of the room, to be visible from all sides, so we didn't want to make any concessions. It also, of course, had to match in dimensions and material. In addition to aesthetics, the Investors carefully checked the convenience of various models in the store and the final choice fell on the Duna model from Nobonobo. The ability to choose almost any material from the offer of endless samples certainly helped in the decision. And the fact that we were able to test both comfort and material patterns live in one of the showrooms," says Dominika Wojciechowska.
In the private area, we have a comfortable, large bedroom for the parents, with a huge closet that was fitted at the expense of making one of the bathrooms smaller. The rooms of the children, then a six-month-old daughter and a several-year-old son, were initially to have a different structure: one was to be used for play and the other for rest. Ultimately, however, the parents decided that each of the children would get a completely separate space. The rooms are decorated fabulously and functionally but very fairly, being a symmetrical reflection of each other. Each has a sleeping area, plenty of storage and a place to play or study.
Off-white in Warsaw's Mokotow district
photo by Martyna Rudnicka | © Nobonobo
The two parts of the apartment are connected by the entrance area, with a shoe cabinet connected to the seating area, a huge glued mirror with backlighting and capacious cabinets. The bathroom of the living area consists of a sink and a toilet, while the main bathroom is equipped with a tub-shower, a toilet, a sink and two capacious cabinets. The last room is a tiny laundry room, which is also a storage room for household goods.
Off-white in Warsaw's Mokotow district
photo by Martyna Rudnicka | © Nobonobo
Good because Polish
An important element in this project was a rather responsible approach to the selection of furnishings.
Instead of downloading furniture in containers from the other end of the world, which is now promoted by the largest chains - we relied on Polish manufacturers. Similarly, we approached the materials used - wherever possible we used natural wood, which was used on the floor or veneers on the furniture. We chose a great Polish sofa, a solid wooden table, and the furniture in the children's rooms, exposed to greater damage, was made of plywood instead of laminate. We used natural materials when selecting textiles. We hope that this will make the apartment not only pretty, but above all, it will age nobly.
Off-white in Warsaw's Mokotow district
photo by Martyna Rudnicka | © Nobonobo
Off-white in Warsaw's Mokotow district
photo by Martyna Rudnicka | © Nobonobo
