Old Meets New: A Contemporary House Near Warsaw, Updated with Antiques
Photography by Pion Studio,
courtesy of Colombe Design
This lean house in a suburb of Warsaw is the handiwork of Marta Chrapka of Colombe Design. It's filled with her signature touches: dramatic doors, impactful deployment of color, sculptural lighting, and artful antiques, tailored for a modern and clean-lined aesthetic.
In the modern kitchen, Marta inserted some Old World style in the form of hand-painted blue and white porcelain tiles.
The kitchen has a sleek and sophisticated look thanks to stained ash cabinets and a black granite countertop.
The custom glass and steel door leads to the pantry.
Inside the pantry, a surprise: a stubbornly old-fashioned larder.
There were many memories built around this table, and the owner did not want to get rid of it,” says Marta.
To the left is the living room; to the right, a guest bedroom.
The guest bedroom is anchored by a large Art Deco armoire. Underfoot is luxurious silk carpeting.
In a corner, more old-fashioned charm.
Marta added red “piping” to the walls in this room to play with the architectural line created by the staircase.
The main bedroom was inspired by Polish modernism.