{"id":847,"date":"2016-11-10T12:15:31","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T12:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/?p=847"},"modified":"2017-10-03T16:55:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T16:55:39","slug":"mid-century-modern-penthouse-magical-istanbul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/mid-century-modern-penthouse-magical-istanbul\/","title":{"rendered":"A mid-century modern penthouse in magical Istanbul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When the Palm Springs feeling travels across the ocean to meet Turkish design, magic happens.<\/h2>\n

Located in\u00a0a cosmopolitan district on the Asian side of\u00a0Istanbul,\u00a0<\/strong>Khalkedon House<\/strong>\u00a0is a two-floor, recently refurbished penthouse that wraps a\u00a0mid-century modern<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0sense of style with a contemporary sensibility of comfort and elegance.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO:<\/span> 8 breathtaking mid-century modern living rooms\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Designed by Turkish, multi-disciplinary design studio ESCAPEFROMSOFA<\/a><\/strong>, the four bedroom, 250 square meter apartment spreads out on two floors with living spaces and bedrooms on both levels and a spacious terrace on the upper floor offering amazing views of the city.<\/p>\n

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GET THE LOOK<\/h4>\n

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Carver armchair<\/a> is a perfect example of mid-century modern furniture done right. Recreate that look in the most fashionable way!<\/em><\/p>\n

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The interiors have a warm, welcoming atmosphere through the use of Iroko hardwood for the floors, perfectly balanced with a toned down palette of whites and grays for walls, carpets, and fabrics.<\/p>\n

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The apartment\u2019s d\u00e9cor is one of mid-century modernism,<\/strong>\u00a0exemplified by custom-made furniture<\/span> <\/a>of polished wood, marble, and brass, together with classic pieces.<\/p>\n

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The living room<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> opens up onto a spacious L-shaped terrace accommodating a comfortable lounge and dining area. With an elegant palette of greys, whites and baby blues, it is the ideal place to sit and enjoy the panoramic views of the city and the Sea of Marmara beyond.<\/p>\n

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The upper floor\u00a0retains the same minimalist, mid-century aesthetic, including a marble-clad fireplace flanked by dark, wooden shelving, but has a more airy, playful\u00a0ambiance.<\/p>\n

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Designed with a minimalist aesthetic of simple lines and clean surfaces<\/strong>, the rooms are complemented by the use of Italian marble and polished brass for furniture pieces and other details that emanate a subtle luxuriousness without overwhelming the senses.<\/p>\n

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Photos \u00a9 Ibrahim Ozbunar<\/strong><\/p>\n

We found this beautiful penthouse on Yatzer<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WE REALLY HOPE YOU LIKED OUR ARTICLE. FEEL FREE TO PIN ALL THE IMAGES TO YOUR FAVORITE PINTEREST BOARD OR TO PRINT IT AND USE IN YOUR MOOD BOARD. YOU CAN ALWAYS CHOOSE TO FOLLOW US AND SEE THE COVERAGE OF THIS EVENT STEP BY STEP. FOLLOW US ON\u00a0PINTEREST<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0TWITTER\u00a0<\/a>OR SUBSCRIBE HERE AND DON\u2019T MISS A SINGLE BREATH.<\/p>\n

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When the Palm Springs feeling travels across the ocean to meet Turkish design, magic happens. Located in\u00a0a cosmopolitan district on the Asian side of\u00a0Istanbul,\u00a0Khalkedon House\u00a0is a two-floor, recently refurbished penthouse that wraps a\u00a0mid-century modern\u00a0sense of style with a contemporary sensibility of comfort and elegance. SEE ALSO: 8 breathtaking mid-century modern living rooms\u00a0 Designed by Turkish, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[159,84,125,10,91,58,146],"class_list":["post-847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-design","tag-house-in-istanbul","tag-mid-century-furniture","tag-mid-century-house","tag-mid-century-modern","tag-mid-century-modern-style","tag-modern-home","tag-modernism"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6316,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847\/revisions\/6316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}