Antique meets modern
The client’s existing antiques provided the starting point for the redesign. Interconnecting rooms needed to support both everyday living and working from home.
A new kitchen replaced the outdated arrangement, while further antiques were selected for the interior. The result balances practical use with the character of its historic setting.
Detailed project description
Antique and modern styles in one apartment
Hősök tere, Budapest
60 m² period apartment
Interior decoration, kitchen design
Marrakesh Cement Tiles
An American client who had been living in Budapest for a few years presented me with a very exciting brief. A 60 m² period apartment in a heritage-style building on Hősök tere, overlooking the Museum of Fine Arts, needed a new kitchen and furnishings. My client loves antique furniture and already owned several pieces that the design had to accommodate: a huge antique desk, a wardrobe and a large chest of drawers. The kitchen was outdated and overcrowded with furniture made in the 1980s, while all the utility meters in the entrance hall had been installed at eye level, crowded together. As an interior decorator, I found it particularly distracting that these unattractive but essential items were the first things encountered on entering. The apartment also has two interconnecting rooms, which made arranging the furniture more difficult. The home had to serve several purposes: a young man’s apartment and, above all, a home office for a film producer who often works from home. Naturally, he also frequently entertains guests, though not for dinner, so a separate dining area was not required. I thoroughly enjoyed hunting for antique furniture; we visited several well-known and lesser-known antique shops while choosing the furnishings.