The owner didn’t want to change the yellow wall-colours, because even if the sun doesn’t shine outside, the whole house always appears like being bathed in sunlight!

The huge kitchen space, which was used as kitchen cum living room, has been divided with a wooden partition and results in an additional room. Still the kitchen is big enough for 4 – 5 guest to have a comfortable meal.

Two conditions were given:

1^st: the high counter should not be demolished, therefore the counter top remains unusual in height, yet is very comfortable to work in standing. But this height was not suitable to place the gas stove on the counter, for that reason an extra lower shelf was constructed, which provides now even more storing space underneath and all spices near the cooking area. With this arrangement the fire and the water area according to Feng Shui are far enough separate from each other.

2^nd: all installations should be removable after vacating the flat again. Instead of going for inbuilt cupboards with shutters the curtains offered the easiest solution to hide the washing machine, pots and other stores under the counter and they also add to the coziness of the kitchen.

The indirect light over the counter top presents sufficient illumination for working area with out a glare.

The new tailor-made shelves provide a lot of space for all crockery, easy to access. They stand by itself and can be removed without remaining holes in the walls. To place the fridge outside of the niche provides even more shelf space. The indirect lighting on top of the niches distributes the light equally in the whole kitchen; the separate lights on the cooking area, on the table and counter top offer ample light, where and when it is needed.

The big kitchen-space has been divided and the additional room became a bedroom. The direct connection between kitchen and bedroom has been closed by a wooden partition, but in order to keep the new room spacey and airy, the division towards the corridor only consists of curtains and a carved paravant.

The long corridor became much softer with all the curtains used to set the boundaries and create additional store room for i.e. cleaning utensils.

The ‘Chi’ according to Feng Shui is slowed down and doesn’t “shoot” towards the end of the corridor, instead it is flowing equally to all the rooms now.

The shaky solution with the sink on a stool was not at all convenient as it was to low and had its water supply only from the telephone shower. During the renovation a new wash-basin was installed on the other side with a “real” water connection and the wall to wall mirror gives this tiny bathroom a bounteous impression. Due to the shower curtain a wet and a dry zone could be created.

The small and dark corridor leading to the bathroom, where the Chi could not move, was utilized before only for hanging cloth. This dead corner was converted to a pleasant dressing table, because as per Feng Shui mirrors should be avoided in the bedroom. In this well lit area the Chi is moving now well due to lights and plants.

Livingroom cum Study

Bedroom