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Do you live in a new apartment, but do you love the charm of Altbau? With these 4 tricks you give your apartment real old building flair.
High ceilings, elegant stucco decorations and this special cosiness - old building apartments simply have a unique charm. But not everyone is lucky enough to live in one of these jewelry. But don't worry: With a few simple tricks you can also give this stylish look to a modern apartment or a new building.
Whether stucco elements, clever color design or small but effective details-we will show you four simple ideas with which your home quickly gets the classic old building flair. And the best? You don't need a huge budget or elaborate renovations!
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1. Brings stucco to walls and blankets
Hardly anything screams for old buildings as classic stucco elements. While they usually consist of plaster in old building apartments, there are variants made of styrofoam in the hardware store or on the network.
The advantage: styrofoam is extremely light and can be used with simple means - like this special system glue for stucco (See here on Amazon*) - Attach on the walls and ceilings. If you then stroke the styrofoam strips in the right wall color, your visit will not even notice the difference to real stucco.
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Their high ceilings are characteristic of old buildings. Even if your blankets are not particularly high: With a few tricks you can cheat a little at the ceiling height:
Tip 1: Curtains- hangs bright, translucent curtains. You should hang it directly to the ceiling, so that the room is visually pulled into the length.
Tip 2: Coat walls- Spread your walls in a uniform color, but leave a strip of approx. 5 cm wide at the top.
Tip 3: No massive pieces of furniture- If possible, without high furniture such as bookshelves or massive cupboards. Instead, sideboards, chests of drawers and low shelves are suitable that leave a lot of space up.
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3. Value your doors
Vintage wooden doors are in vain in new buildings. If you have a condominium or your own house, you can redesign simple doors with a few simple steps. To do this, simply attach decorative strips on the doors and spread everything in a uniform color (e.g. a classic white).
But even without the painting of doors, old building and charm can be created. In a rental apartment, for example, you can replace the door handles. Swapping a white plastic jack with a noble, golden metal jack works wonders!
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4. Use adhesive fliesen in a vintage look
In many old buildings you can find old tiles in the hallway, bathroom and in the kitchen. Sometimes they look old, but often they have a special vintage charm.
If you like the old building look, you can therefore simply cover simple tiles in white or gray with more decorative adhesive flies. Depending on how large the area is to be covered, this is not cheap - but the effect is huge!
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We hope the tips have helped you. If you redesign your four walls, be sure to send us before and after pictures on Instagram! We look forward to it!
