You may already know Klara Zalokar and Klemna Zupančiča from the creative tandem Handmade in Moste. If this is not the case, be sure to read on, because their story inspires and takes you to a place and time where nostalgia and creativity reign.
A young architect Klara Zalokar and Klemna Zupančiča one sunny summer's day, the path once again drifted past a mighty and proud villa in the middle of Ljubljana Bridge, which they had already observed before. This time they stood a little further in front of her and in the meantime they met a gentleman who explained to them that the "dilapidated" apartment on the first floor, which caught their eye, had been empty for several years. He also showed them the apartment and called the owner to Obala for them.
Since the apartment with its pile of furniture, on which piles of dust and cobwebs had accumulated over the years, simply impressed them, they decided to have a meeting, where they proposed to make the apartment their own renovated, and the amount of the entire renovation would be credited to them in the rental costs. The keys to the apartment they fell in love with at first sight and named it Home Mojmir, they got it the same day.
The interior walls were painted with a light gray color that softens the shadows, the old oak parquet was sanded and coated with linseed oil without gloss, the windows were sanded and painted with water-based varnish. With this, they completed the basic mold of the premises and began the renovation exceptional furniture, made of solid wood and not glued panels, as is common today. The furniture, which used to be made by master carpenters, is based on tradition and not just on attractive forms, and is made with the intention of being used by several generations.
It would be a sin to throw it away, we are sure of that especially after looking at the photos"before after", because they are our defenders do-it-yourself approach proved that the old can be made even better than the new. They also made the kitchen counter, the work tables and the structure for the bedroom, which they "assembled" from pipes, scaffolding clamps and wooden fillings. We also find the sewing corner cute, where you can certainly spend quite a few pleasant creative moments.
On theirs blog we can see their other projects and read an even longer write-up about the fascinating renovation. They are also among them Notebooks, which you may have already come across. Knjigobežnice is the Slovenian branch of a wider initiative "Little free library", which encourages people to read and exchange books with each other. This is done by placing small bookcases in public places, which readers use according to the "give one, take one" principle. Their wooden masterpieces encourage the mutual exchange of books at various locations in Slovenia, and can also be found at Ljubljana Castle.
