Cozy Nook - Pt. II
- DuoPaar Team
- Jun 16, 2025
- 5 min read
Updated: Jun 23, 2025
Industrial meets cozy rustic
With the aim of creating a cozy yet practical space, the Cozy Nook project is a chalet with a welcoming industrial style. The rusticity of exposed materials such as bricks and metals is harmonized with the pleasant sensation of the colors and textures used in details such as lamps, sofas and armchairs, as well as the use of wood in the furniture designed. In addition, the landscaping makes the internal environments more inviting by bringing nature into the building.
The Cozy Nook project was inspired by studios/lofts, keeping the social areas on the first floor and leaving the bedroom separate on the upper floor, on a mezzanine. In this way, the social area of the integrated living room has double height ceilings, guaranteeing a feeling of spaciousness when leaving the kitchen, which is below it.
In the following paragraphs, we will present the internal and external spaces of the chalet, explaining the choices of space layout and the materials that make up the environments.
Down floor
The interior of the house starts at the entrance, on a covered veranda. The space is well lit by the large window openings that run along the sides facing outwards, which allowed the walls to be coated in dark paint, highlighting the colors of the landscaping worked into a composition of pots and planters.
Both the outside and inside of the balcony walls are coated in matte black paint. The oak flooring brings a warmer and more welcoming touch, as well as giving continuity to the facade cladding. A bench with a small table attached has also been placed so that you can sit in the space and enjoy the front view of the plot. This creates an extra living space that connects with nature.
Entering the chalet, the flooring chosen for the entire lower floor was burnt cement porcelain tiles, with shades of gray, in square pieces measuring 1.20m x 1.20m, with extra-thin grouting to make it look like a large floor. Visually, you get the beauty of the cement nuances, while the polished surface of the porcelain tiles is more practical and easier to maintain.
In the kitchen, the walls continue those of the entrance, remaining dark, but instead of paint, handmade black ceramic tiles were used which gives a more personalized look. The elongated horizontal format gives the impression that the worktop is wider. The MDP cabinets are also dark, all matte black, and are softened by oak worktops and shelves, as well as brushed copper handles.
Despite the dark tones, the room has plenty of natural light coming in through the entrance door and the window above the sink. In addition, the artificial lighting was planned using spots directed at the appliances and LED lights under the shelves. The island, placed as a separation from the dining area, is illuminated by two pendants, in black tainted glass. As the ceiling height is simple, the idea was not to leave a generic ceiling. Therefore, to give it a more industrial look, the metal beams that support the upper floor were exposed.
Leaving the kitchen, there is the dining area with a black-painted wooden dining table with metal legs for six to eight people, aligned with a window shared with the entrance porch. This wall was complemented by the use of a wooden sideboard and a wine cellar structure on wine racks.
As it is an integrated dining and living room, the rooms are visually separated by the furniture arrangement. The modular L-shaped sofa limits the spaces, returning the living area to the corner. As it is a large piece of furniture, and to open up the room more, the fabric is linen; gives a more affable touch, a neutral base to allow for color in cushions and other details. The double-height ceiling gives the room a sense of grandeur, and is gently limited by the pendant lighting in the center, which has a more traditional appearance, but is modernized by the material used. The walls were painted light gray to highlight the oak shelves and furniture, as well as the decorative objects that make up the ambience.
In the other corner of the room, at the back, there is a large window taking advantage of the double height ceiling which, in addition to the immense amount of natural light, brings the outside environment inside. The back wall is clad in exposed red bricks, giving the room a warmer and sturdy feel.
The bathroom is at the back of the kitchen. Access is under the staircase that leads to the mezzanine. To create a small hallway, and bring more intimacy to the space, the kitchen wall was continued with spaced slats, parallel to the staircase, giving this entrance some privacy.
As soon as you enter, you see the sink, a vertical ceramic basin with a floor-standing tap, in front of a large mirror. The toilet space is reserved with an external sliding door, providing privacy.
The bathing area has been divided into a space for a shower and another for a bathtub. To get natural light, part of the bathroom ceiling is made of frosted glass, allowing light in during the day, requiring less use of artificial light for the room. The walls in the dry areas are clad in oak, while the exterior stone cladding has been repeated for the wet areas. The flooring follows the same pattern: wood in the dry areas transitioning to a light pebble floor in the wet areas, arriving at a flowerbed for the internal garden. This adds to the ambience by bringing a connection with nature, generating an atmosphere of relaxation with the different colors and textures.
The staircase accessing the mezzanine floor has a metal structure; a central beam style, which runs along its entire length. Without risers, the treads are made of thick wooden planks, so that the gap between them is minimal. The staircase railing continues into the mezzanine, creating a barrier for the gap created by the double-height ceiling. Also made of metal, painted black, it has reinforced tempered glass panels to guarantee the structure's safety.
Upper floor
As mentioned before, the mezzanine houses the intimate area of the chalet, the bedroom.
The space is visually divided by overlapping rugs, separating the sleeping area from the reading area, where there is an armchair with an exclusive lamp for it. The double bed, with rounded details to make it feel welcoming, has two bedside tables, both with sconces for secondary lighting, making the room more comfortable.
Natural light comes in through the living room's large windows and a door that leads to a deck over the entrance porch. There is also light coming in from the top of the façade through fixed glass windows that follow the slope of the roof.
The bedroom has a U-shaped dressing room, which has a trapdoor in the ceiling to give access to the water tank above.
The flooring throughout the upper floor is oak. The wood gives the space a cozy feel and is continued through the door that leads to the deck. This has the same railing as the mezzanine, creating a private outdoor living area.
As you can see throughout this text, the choice of materials and structures was carefully made so that the industrial style would prevail, while containing elements that would soften it by bringing more warmth to the rooms.
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