by Furnishly | Jul 8, 2025 | Design Inspiration
The Skyline Apartment is designed by Federico Kulekdjian. It’s a modern retreat—perched high above the city. From the moment you step inside, you’re greeted by quiet sophistication. We’re talking sleek lines, warm woods, and floor-to-ceiling windows. It’s a space designed not just to impress, but to soothe. A home where minimalism feels inviting.
Stepping into Skyline Apartment, the foyer sets the tone with an understated elegance. Warm wooden cabinetry lines the walls. This is illuminated softly to highlight minimalist decor pieces: a sculptural black vase with delicate white blooms, curated books, and storage boxes.
Beyond the foyer lies the living area, a space that captures the essence of serene urban living. Plush ivory sofas anchor the room, arranged for both conversation and comfort. Soft grey and charcoal cushions add warmth, while a low-profile coffee table stretches elegantly across the centre.
Floor-to-ceiling windows flood the room with daylight, framing panoramic city views that transform into a glowing skyline at dusk. The television wall, clad in dark wood panels, brings contrast against the neutral walls.
In the evenings, concealed lighting along the ceiling casts a soft glow. Every detail in this living area is intentional, from the minimalist floor lamp to the abstract monochrome artwork.
The dining area in Skyline Apartment features a long, sleek dining table which anchors the space. It is surrounded by taupe upholstered chairs. Overhead, contemporary linear pendant lights cast a warm glow. Floor-to-ceiling windows line the dining area, framing panoramic city views that shift from bright daytime vistas to glittering city lights at night.
Matte cabinetry in soft taupe tones pairs effortlessly with veined marble countertops and backsplash in the kitchen. The central island features a layered design: it’s an island as well as dining space. Integrated appliances maintain the minimalist flow, while under-cabinet lighting highlights the marble’s natural texture. Floor-to-ceiling windows bring in abundant daylight, transforming meal prep into a serene and light-filled experience.
In this bedroom, a plush bed dressed in muted greys and whites anchors the space. This is complemented by soft accent cushions. Floor-to-ceiling windows flood the room with natural light and offer breathtaking views of the city and ocean beyond.
Minimalist nightstands and a sculptural lounge chair by the window add understated elegance. Simultaneously, concealed ceiling lighting softly illuminates the room in the evenings. The adjoining dressing area continues the minimalist theme, featuring ample storage behind sleek cabinetry and a built-in vanity.
We love the dramatic aesthetic in Skyline Apartment’s bathroom, especially with its dark marble surfaces and black fixtures! The striking stone vanity becomes a sculptural statement. Iintegrated lighting illuminates the textured walls.
by Furnishly | Jun 30, 2025 | Design Inspiration, Style
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by Furnishly | Jan 30, 2023 | Design Inspiration
Muted colors and soft curves create a cozy mood in this sumptuous modern home. Visualized by Balcon Studio, this home design has a welcoming ambiance, visual depth, and a unique character. Sculptural furniture pieces, eye-catching light installations, and ultra-stylish touches keep the eye roaming and discovering. The open-plan living space features a rich walnut wet bar design with smooth wall cladding. Green upholstered dining chairs introduce tactile curves, and a striking freeform chandelier weaves a bending ribbon of light. The secluded kitchen has an earthy aesthetic with a distinctive green marble island. The moss green color theme carries through into the bedrooms, along with comforting accents of warm yellow ochre, and muted red.
A freeform living room chandelier complements the unique coffee table. A stylish, sculptural lounge chair makes another standout statement in the room, creating a feast for the eyes. A custom-made console unit neatly underscores the TV with a simple linear silhouette. LED light strips define the sharp edges of the floating unit and a paneled TV mount.
A series of stone and wooden wall panels line the perimeter of the room with warm, neutral colors and beautiful textures.
The modern modular sofa is arranged in a double-sided configuration. One side faces into the lounge, and the other toward the dining room. The extra seating makes a layout that’s conducive for entertaining.
A wet bar fills the back of the open-plan living room. Lower cabinets shine under a metallic finish. Smooth walnut wood panels clad the upper half of the bar, creating natural contrast. Leather steps fashion wine holders, while wine glasses are suspended in metal racks below.
The kitchen is separated from the main living space. It holds its own dining area, which slides up alongside a distinctive green marble kitchen island. A gold linear suspension light illuminates them both.
Black kitchen base units create a dark backdrop around the kitchen island, which allows the stunning green marble to really shine. Upper cabinets make contrast in natural wood, which gives the room a wonderfully earthy aesthetic.
Cognac-colored dining chairs seat four around the wooden kitchen table.
An illuminated drinks unit glows gold, creating a sense of ceremony and celebration.
Water glasses and carafes are stacked on a thick black marble slab to fashion a useful kitchen island centerpiece.
A ribbed glass vase catches the sunlight in the window.
Moving on into the bedroom, we’re met with moss green decor accents in the shape of scatter cushions, a bed throw, and two end-of-bed chairs. Two unmatching but complementary bedside table lamps flank the upholstered bed.
Mood lighting glows from within layered wood paneling across the headboard wall.
An open-fronted wardrobe is backlit, adding to the atmospheric bedroom lighting scheme.
The window drapes draw to one side, so as not to obscure the glass by day.
A marble TV wall makes an extraordinary impact upon the room with high-contrast black and white veining. A matching media console beds flatly in front, decorated with delicate blue bud vases.
In the second bedroom, a textured stucco headboard wall is indented with a modern, linear pattern. A glass bedroom pendant light is suspended stylishly on one side.
A bedside table lamp illuminates the opposite side of the room.
The end of bed bench has a slatted aesthetic, which complements the Venetian window blinds. The horizontal blinds are drawn up to reveal a captivating treetop view.
A racetrack-shaped vanity table, a bright accent chair, and an unusual lamp make a striking ensemble. A full-length mirror reflects natural light into the room.
Yellow ochre accents color the bed.
The final bedroom design has a muted red and green palette. White marble bedside tables flank the wide headboard. A marble headboard panel with wild red veining makes a strong statement behind the bed. The upper half of the wall features a beautifully rich wood-paneled treatment.
Two modern wall sconces provide focussed reading light over the pillows. LED tube lights curve and loop across the bedroom ceiling to form a unique installation.
A mesmerizing, curvy console table shimmers under three shades of metallic luster. Its metallic motif undulates like a hazy mountain vista. A monochrome diptych is displayed above it to complete a striking vignette.
A handmade ceramic bowl, a gold tray, and a mini table lamp adorn the top of the gold and bronze console unit.
The dressing room is an elegant space with a custom-built, red and white marble dressing table. A white boucle vanity chair pulls up to the marble tabletop and a custom-cut wall mirror. A tower of display shelves stack to the ceiling line, filled with an array of decorative vases and books. Glass wardrobes display a fashion-forward fluted finish.
Behind the marble and gold vanity table, a unique lounge chair is paired with a small side table to make a comfortable sitting spot. The stylish seating area proves useful when putting on shoes and accessories.
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by Furnishly | Dec 14, 2022 | Design Inspiration, Style
Name: Talia Taxman and her partner
Location: Berlin, Germany
Type of home: Apartment
Size: 635 square feet
Years lived in: 1 year, renting
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Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: My partner Ron and I left our home in Brooklyn to explore a stint in Berlin. Finding an apartment felt nearly impossible due to the housing shortage in in the city. Six sublets later, we were finally able to unpack our bags in our current apartment. The apartment came furnished with mostly white IKEA basics.
As new-comers, and likely temporary guests in Berlin, we didn’t want to purchase new furniture for our place. Instead, we outfitted the apartment with some additional free furniture from eBay, and tried to add as much color to the space as we could with a few coats of paint, clr shop blankets, pottery, and plants. It was important to us to have a vibrant space in a city that can otherwise be quite gray for half of the year!
I am an artist focused in multiple mediums. For most of my young adult life, my world centered around my musical project “Rodes Rollins.” Design (and design of spaces) has also always been an important creative facet for me. Ron and I ran a creative artist loft in Brooklyn where we lived and recorded music. We opened the space up to others for photoshoots, films, and meetings. We hosted groups like Spotify, Adidas, and Free People in our space among many others! When the pandemic hit, our loft project as well as my touring music career came to a standstill. This is when I decided to open clr shop, selling my woven textile designs online.
My work at clr shop is focused on whimsical and bold designs. All of these artistic pursuits have informed my living spaces both physically and emotionally. Not to mention our home is constantly filled to the brim with clr shop samples and musical instruments, which automatically creates quite a statement and says — Ron and Talia definitely live here!
Describe your home’s style in 5 words or less: Artistic, Colorful, Whimsical, Neat, Calm
What is your favorite room and why? My favorite room is our bedroom. One of the best parts about landing an apartment in Berlin (if you’re lucky enough to find a lease), is the amount of space you can get. Having lived in New York for the past 10 years, I’ve generally made due with shoeboxes for living space. Our room in Berlin is spacious enough to move about freely and breathe. We also have two large windows that look out to an unobstructed view of a large park. We always tell our New York friends — it’s like we landed a spot right on Prospect Park!
What’s the last thing you bought (or found!) for your home? This morning, a bought some beautiful and wintery deep red flowers for our bedroom at the farmers market in our neighborhood. I don’t know what this specific variety are called, but for me, having fresh flowers in the bedroom makes me feel so calm.
Any advice for creating a home you love? Hold on to the stuff that really counts. I am a minimalist at heart, but when we came to Berlin, I made sure to take the art and personal belongings that really meant something to me. Mugs from my grandparents, vases painted with friends, little trinkets for good luck. When we were finally able to unpack our bags, I was so grateful to see all of these little things. It made me feel at home at a time when I felt so homesick! Drinking coffee out of my grandpa’s favorite mug makes me think of him every morning.
by Furnishly | Nov 10, 2022 | Design Inspiration
Warmth and character exude from this modern apartment interior, which is situated in a new building in the historical center of Kyiv, Ukraine. Designed by Oksana Dolgopiatova, the 84 square meter apartment was renovated for the client’s growing daughter. Since there was no hurry for the completion of the project, time was taken to ensure that the project was completed to the best standard. The interior is constructed with high-quality, environmentally-friendly materials. A light aesthetic helps the apartment to appear larger and airy. Red decor accents and patterned elements prevent the design from falling into the stark minimalist realm, securing a cozy atmosphere.
The clients were used to a higher ceiling than the 30000mm offered in this apartment. Therefore, there was concern regarding the installation of statement ceilings. So, a red living room was established to define the main space only. A black and white accent chair launches a moment of pattern.
Large living room windows combat the saturated red ceiling color. When natural light is decreased, an installation of LED perimeter lights generates a cozy glow. The illumination intensifies the color treatment.
A beige sofa is accessorized with a textural black scatter cushion, which ties in with the monochrome accent chair. A brass side table is teamed with a black counterpart to form a nested arrangement. A cool table lamp adorns the top. See more ideas for unique table lamps.
An elegant archway leads from the entryway to the living room. The same architectural motif was used to fuse two existing balconies with their adjoining rooms. Graceful arches smooth the edges of the awkwardly segmented loggia. A wood trim achieves a chic finish.
A slimline black living room floor lamp provides focused task lighting over one end of the sofa. A brass-colored scatter cushion complements the small side table at the opposite end. Textured artwork makes a surprising yet subtle backdrop.
Opposite the sofa, a unique unit folds into the space in a deep red and natural wood finish.
On top of the unit, a pair of glass vases are filled with floral arrangements to make a colorful focal point.
Behind the living room console unit, there is a wall of frosted glass sliding doors. The doors pull away to give entry into the dining room and kitchen. With the dividing wall dissolved, the three separate areas become one large living space. This layout is great for entertaining family and friends, or simply enjoying a free-flowing space.
Twin dining room pendant lights descend low on the table to build an atmospheric dining experience. A decorative vase and decanters make up a stylish dining table centerpiece.
The kitchen offers a generous amount of storage space in a range of wooden cabinets. A black backsplash and countertop cut darkly through the installation.
From the formal dining spot and kitchen, we look upon an arched entryway into one of the two renovated balcony areas.
The newly connected balcony now extends the main living space. It also serves as much-needed extra wall space in which to install a set of radiators.
In the kitchen diner, ceilings and walls are melded with pale beige plaster. Curved gypsum cornices smooth the transition.
When circumstances in Ukraine made sourcing specific materials difficult, the project was simply paused until the desired supply became available again.
The covered balcony area is also home to a comfortable reading area. A stylish lounge chair and a unique side table sit under natural light from the large windows.
A fluted glass curio cabinet displays a multitude of decorative vases and small sculptures.
Terrazzo tiles color the floor.
A racetrack-shaped rattan entryway bench and a matching black-framed mirror make up a convenient dressing area beside the front door. A modern wall sconce lights the way.
Terrazzo floor tiles lay down a hard-wearing, easy-clean surface to deal with footfall through the door. A black skirting board smartly trims the colorful terrazzo treatment.
The newly installed archways soften the linearity of the original apartment construction. The interior doors of the apartment stand out in natural wood tone, which complements the archway cladding.
The tracks that support the sliding glass doors between living spaces are neatly sunken into the wooden floor treatment.
Built-in wardrobes offer ample storage space in the hallway.
In the bedroom, wood parquet flooring establishes a chic aesthetic. A modern bed design is raised on slender black legs, which leaves much of the floor unobstructed.
The covered balcony area that is now attached to the bedroom makes a perfect home for a vanity table.
An interior window shares light with the bedroom.
Black-painted cornice frames unique textural wallpaper on the ceiling.
A backlight accentuates natural imperfections in the light beige wall plaster.
In the master bedroom, shades of green shape a fresh and rejuvenating atmosphere. Pale green tiles clad the wet zone around the bathtub. A modern bathroom sink introduces a darker hue.
The shower room decor returns to red tones.
Black bathroom fixtures darkly punctuate the scheme.
Patterned tiles provide visual interest.
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