The apartment's common area is personalized with specific touches of color

A couple with a teenage daughter bought this old 230 m² apartment in Ipanema (RJ), which had already been renovated. As the social area had outdated and uncomfortable furniture and a poorly designed layout , with separate and dark rooms that did not meet the family's demands, architect Carmen Zaccaro – from the CASACOR Rio cast – was called in to do a renovation and decoration project focused on the living area, which is 90 m² . “Clients asked for spaces to be more integrated and well-lit , with more ergonomic furniture and places to store documents, work materials and crockery,” says Carmen. With the renovation, the wall that delimited the entrance hall and reduced the dining area was demolished to create a single space, now with a fully integrated dining, living and TV area. Overall, the project focused on a base composed of light and neutral tones and added touches of green, orange and terracotta in the paintings, ornaments and cushions to convey lightness and freshness. Natural wood furniture in a brown tone was combined with plants in strategic spots to bring warmth and welcome to the space, a feeling reinforced by the carpentry designed by the architect, made in natural freijó with white lacquer and by the off-white natural linen curtains.

“ When the base is neutral, the secret is to mix materials and finishes with different textures to bring warmth ,” explains Carmen. The floor was covered with large sand-colored porcelain tiles with a matte finish. In the decor, which follows a timeless contemporary style, all the furniture is new. Only the prints that were already part of the clients' collection were brought into the room, gaining new frames and a prominent place on the main wall behind the sofa. Among the new furniture, Carmen highlights the sofa with seats facing both the living area and the TV area, in this case in an L shape, and the pair of Sato armchairs, in wood and leather, by designer Ronald Sasson . “Our biggest challenge in this project was to create a room that could serve multiple purposes, from the day-to-day life of the family, who love to gather in this living area, to receiving friends with maximum comfort, while also offering storage space for work items and crockery, without visually cluttering it up,” concludes the architect.