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A Modern Kyiv Apartment With New Arches and Shades of Persimmon

10.27.22 | By
A Modern Kyiv Apartment With New Arches and Shades of Persimmon

Prior to the pandemic, interior designer Oksana Dolgopiatova was asked to design an apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine. Former clients planned to give their growing daughter the apartment as a gift but the pandemic put the project on hold. Skip to 2021 and the project renovation was back on track. The goal was to make the apartment feel warm yet modern, designed with the highest quality environmentally-friendly materials. Dolgopiatova created the 904-square-foot Apartment Persimmon, named for the very fruit that inspired the color palette throughout.

view of modern apartment interior of kitchen with light wood cabinets and terrazzo floors

The kitchen is outfitted with medium tone wood cabinets paired with a black terrazzo backsplash and beige terrazzo floors.

view of modern apartment interior of kitchen with light wood cabinets and terrazzo floors and a nook with a white chair

The apartment originally had two balconies but they’ve been converted into angular nooks, one just off the kitchen, designed as a seating area. A large archway with wood trim now joins the two spaces. Arches are repeated throughout the apartment helping to soften the angularity of the interior.

view of modern apartment interior of kitchen with light wood cabinets and terrazzo floors

Two black and white Astep Model 2065 pendants by Gino Sarfatti tie the room’s black and white accents together. The living room features another Sarfatti fixture, Model 2042/6, that complements the pair in the kitchen.

view of modern apartment interior of kitchen with light wood cabinets and terrazzo floors

closeup of light wood cabinet and black terrazzo countertop

The persimmon shades show up in the kitchen in a more subdued way – as part of the mixed aggregate in the terrazzo countertops and floors.

view of modern apartment interior of kitchen with light wood cabinets and terrazzo floors

view of modern apartment interior of one side of living room with persimmon ceiling

view of modern apartment interior of one side of living room with persimmon ceiling

view of modern apartment interior of one side of living room with persimmon ceiling

In the living room, the ceiling is painted a warm persimmon shade that extends down onto the wall and stops at the black molding. The rich color enlivens the space, especially when the hidden molding light is turned on.

view of modern apartment interior of one side of living room with persimmon ceiling

view of modern apartment interior of one side of living room with persimmon ceiling

view of modern apartment interior looking through arch to angular nook with small desk

The main bedroom includes a nook with a small desk and chair, and a patterned wallpaper on the ceiling. The archway and black cornice add dramatic elements to the minimalist space.

view of modern apartment interior main bedroom with warm wood and white accents

view of modern apartment interior main bedroom with warm wood and white accents

modern bathroom with sage green tiles and a standing green sink

The main bathroom changes the color palette up with shades of green and black ceiling. Pale sage green tiles are set on the lower part of the walls with a darker green elongated sink basin, both representing the stalk or leaves of the persimmon fruit.

modern bathroom with sage green tiles and a standing green sink and bathtub

angled view into modern shower with peach tiles and black fixtures

The guest bathroom switches back to persimmon shades, with three complementary hues found on the walls of the bathroom, in the shower, and on the floor.

modern bathroom with peach colored tile walls

modern bathroom with peach colored tile walls and persimmon tile floors

modern apartment entryway viewed through archway

modern apartment entryway corner with mirror and bench

bank of built-in wood cabinets and terrazzo floors

black and white apartment layout

Photos by Andrey Bezuglov.

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Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.