How to repeat 5 interiors from your favorite Soviet films
Life in a movie can be arranged by furnishing your home according to the example of apartments of your favorite Soviet films. Here are tips on how to recreate the interiors of the five most famous tapes of the last century, which were shot in the USSR.
Interior of Nadi’s apartment from “The Irony of Fate”
The viewer begins to get acquainted with the apartment 12 of the house on the 3rd Street of Builders from the entrance hall. It is remembered for yellow wallpaper with vertical stripes in a classic style. It’s easy to select similar ones among the modern assortment. The color scheme can be slightly changed to your taste. And also in the hallway beautiful solid things attract attention - a wooden wall clock with kettlebells and fighting on the go, another mirror in a massive carved dark wood frame. Such items can be purchased today in antique stores or made to order.
A white door with frosted glass leads into the room where the main events take place. In the hall itself, it is worth focusing on the details. Nadia’s apartment doesn’t have a clear style solution, there is eclecticism in everything - the woman only recently moved to new housing. All around are boxes of things. You can also beat this mood - put a coffee table in the form of a suitcase and several wicker baskets on cabinets or directly on the floor.
Repeat the bright accents - put a pair of red chairs, as in the picture, and the phone is the same color, only with a dial dial.
The stepladder, which Nadia serves as a rack, is also often used by modern designers. On it you can place various little things and books. And if you want to reproduce the interior of your favorite movie as accurately as possible, you should look for a manual sewing machine, which is located at the heroine's top step of this ladder. And also a stepladder can be used as a hanger, like Nadia Sheveleva.
Do not forget about the guitar and a small touch to it - a blue bow. And there are a lot of books in Nadezhda’s room, because she is a teacher.
With wooden carved objects from the hallway, several things in the room that have a historical flavor have something in common. This is a kerosene lamp and a Zhostovo tray next to it.
Dvushka Gorbunkov in Sochi from the "Diamond Hand"
The Gorbunkov’s apartment has a minimum of items. In the hall, put the most necessary:
- sofa;
- chair on high legs;
- Desktop;
- open shelves with books;
- low sideboard in light brown tones (can be replaced with a more convenient and modern storage system).
Many viewers remembered the scene with a souvenir that the heroine of Nonna Mordyukova opens. Put it like a prominent place.
The nursery also has a simple minimalistic design. On both sides of the window, if the layout allows, put beds. Let them be stylized as Soviet ones with metal headboards. You may be able to pick up beds with wrought iron elements. Do not look for old beds in the country or in the grandmother's house. Better take care that the berth is equipped with a good base and orthopedic mattress.
Hang curtains on doorways.
Shpak’s apartment from “Ivan Vasilievich Changes the Profession”
Shpak’s apartment is akin to a museum. To create the same “shop of ancient values" in your home, choose the right furniture:
- a bent-leg sofa with a soft seat and a wooden edging;
- an oval table on one massive leg;
- wooden chairs with a red soft seat;
- dark wood double-wing cabinet with glass doors;
- a small round pedestal on which place an ornate candlestick.
And also arrange statues of Greek goddesses around the room, and in addition to the themes of female beauty, hang photographs of modern beauties in bathing suits over the sofa.
Curtains should be dense, dark.
House of Professor Tikhomirov from Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
The professorial apartment is an example of Soviet luxury. The interior is made in a classic style. In each room, including the entrance hall and kitchen, the Tikhomirovs have massive, solid furniture made of dark wood. It is complemented by decorative carved details. Such samples of cabinets, secretaries, tables, cupboards at any time - a sign of high status and affluence. In modern housing, they create a retro style.
In imitation of the living room interior, place a round table, arrange chairs with high backs around the perimeter. Comfort and tranquility will add deep soft chairs, a floor lamp on the leg and a large grandfather clock with a pendulum in a wooden case.
The bedroom in the professor’s apartment is furnished in a single style solution with the rest of the rooms. In the middle of the room there is a double bed with a high foot, in the corner there is a dressing table with an oval mirror. The walls are covered with dark blue wallpaper with a restrained pattern. In a room with dark furniture, this type of wall decoration reduces the room and makes it gloomy. To preserve a reference to the cinematic interior, but at the same time not to make it easier, create an accent wall with a similar design. For example, at the head of the bed. On the remaining walls, apply a lighter shade.
Carpets are an indispensable part of a rich Soviet house. It’s not necessary to get cover from your grandmother’s chest. Choose a more suitable modern option.
The apartment of Catherine and Alexandra from "Moscow does not believe in tears"
The interior of the apartment of Catherine and Alexandra has more rigorous, geometric shapes. By Soviet standards, this is a modern, well-furnished accommodation. Each room has a music center, and in the hall there is a fashionable sofa-cheburashka.
A round table appears in this apartment. Catherine’s is light, without a massive tabletop and without a tablecloth, with a polished surface and bent legs.
The roll call with your favorite movie in the interior will be complete if you put a long, full wall cabinet. It is suitable for storing clothes, and for other things.
Recognizable for that time furniture on elongated conical legs, diverging at an angle. On such a pedestal, Catherine has a TV. But you can repeat this element in other pieces of furniture.
In general, the hall (a bedroom) is marked with warm colors - terracotta, red, orange, sand. To emphasize the severity of the lines, choose a wallpaper with vertical stripes. For the main character, this pattern seamlessly transfers to curtains.
