Ethno White - minimalist apartment with warm vibes | Yakusha Design

The secret to creating an interior decor that’s minimalist and monochromatic is to avoid being too simple and to compensate for the lack of strong colors or vivid contrasts in some other way. Architect and designer Victoria Yakusha did a wonderful job when transforming this apartment into a beautiful, bright and open home for a young couple and their child.

White color is the basis of the interior of one metropolitan apartment in Kyiv, Ukraine named “Ethno White”. Clean, spacious and light, it is ideal solution for a young couple with a small child. The owners of the apartment invited the designer and architect Victoria Yakusha to create a cozy "family nest" for them. They travel a lot and lead an active lifestyle, however for the home decorating they prefer laconic and warm ethno-style.

"I love doing the interiors, in which there is only one color scheme, but a lot of textural solutions, - says Victoria Yakusha. - They allow me to create a game of shades and shapes on different surfaces even in a minimalist white interior. When the design of interior is not plane and smooth, but is interspersed with some ideas, unexpected details, it becomes more interesting for me and add some character to a project. " The designer played with colors, shapes and textures in various ways to create unique effects.

For example, in the hall of the apartment you will be greeted by a mosaic panel made of clay circles. All of them are different in pattern and shade, but together they make up an interesting combination that instantly catches the eye. In the living room, one of the walls recreates the texture of the Ukrainian house "mazanka", repeating the drawing with a special plaster based on natural clay. The various different textures and finishes complement the monochromatic color scheme, giving the apartment the unique look and ambiance that make it a wonderfully pleasant home.

In a minimalist white interior "live" pieces from artisan furniture collection FAINA such as floor lamp "Pivnich", wash-basin "Vulyk" and the table "Shchedryy" look especially cozy. In the interior there is also lots of wooden elements, which gives to a city apartment a special warmth of a country house.

"My favorite room in this interior is kitchen. Its central element is, of course, a dining table with a massive clay foot from my ethno-collection "FAINA". On the background of a minimalist design of interior of the kitchen, it looks so luxurious", - says Victoria Yakusha, the author of the interior project Ethno White. The atmosphere of the kitchen is also complemented by a pendant  lamp "Obriy" and unusual metal chairs with fluffy cloaks.

Ethno style brought into this interior a desired flavor, warmth and a sense of something native, familiar. Let’s agree, the interior of this apartment in Kyiv turned out so light and positive thanks to interesting details and natural materials. Everyday life in such a house will never be routine.