Polina Griffis is now tightly busy with his solo career: she is not only a performer, but also the author of the songs. Most of the time the girl spends in the road, so fully appreciated how good when there is a place where you can restore the forces, fill the energy. Such a place was for Polina, her big cozy apartment in the north-west of Moscow, which the artist decided to arrange in bright colors.
- Polina, I know that you have this apartment for a long time. The desire to purchase real estate in Moscow was associated with the work?
- I did not even have time to form this desire. I was presented with this apartment. I was then only became the soloist of the group "A-Studio" - and such a stormy creative life began that there was neither what. (Laughs.) I did not delve into the details, what an apartment, where, asked only the windows to go to the courtyard. The value of this housing I realized the years in ten - when I wanted to privacy, rest, and I realized that I had such a place for relax.
Tropical garden on the window quite live interior living room
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- Have something reworked to your liking?
- When I drove, there was already a repair. For some time I was content with what I had. There was a wenge color furniture, sliding dark doors with glass, yellow walls. Horror is really. Although the director of the art bureau said it is very stylish. Probably, he simply remained paint from the previous project. (Laughs.) But then, after a few years, when I came to my senses a little, I realized that it was uncomfortable to live here. I wanted ease, airiness, light - so that there were French windows in the floor, the walls of white brick ... and already pushing out this view, I began to quietly build interiors. I really like my white glossy tile "Cabanchik" in the kitchen. It is harmoniously combined with a kitchen garnitour - his color is called "white ash". I thought about putting a white tile and in the bathroom, but because I had unscrupulous workers, the repair was a little lowered. So the bathroom is highlighted in a color solution: it is warm, caramel-beige, and I really love in it not in good. (Smiles.) Beige is well shakeped by a snow-white plumbing. And I really wanted exactly such a tile - under a natural stone.
- You live in two countries: a house in Moscow, in New York ...
- Even three: more England now. There is a studio, work and generally very pleasant atmosphere for me.
Gorgeous white bed arrived from Spain
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- Where is the feeling of the house?
- It's completely my space here, and in New York we share it with my mother. And although she says that this is my home when I suggest something to redo, rearrange, she replies that it is not ready for such a turn of events. (Laughs.) So what is comfortable to me where I am a full mistress and can change the situation to your liking.
- When did you decide to update the interiors, appealed to the Art Bureau?
- No, I all came up with. The walls were already, it was necessary to simply change the finish.
- And in the choice of furniture, no one helped?
- One girl was very helped me very much, my girlfriend. In fact, this is not a very pleasant story. The Grand store has a furniture salon that sold furniture of European brands. And I liked one sofa. He cost in the area of ten and a half thousand euros, he needed to be done under the order, and I made a prepayment for him. And literally after five days the salon closed. The girlfriend called me, said: "Polina, come, and then there will be no money or a sofa." They did not want to give a deposit, they had to connect the OBEP and FSB to the case. And this girl went with me on all instances, gave testimony ... Then, when the owner of the salon was arrested and a confiscation of property was arrested, I was one of the first to come running to the factory and chose the most expensive sofa there. He, of course, was great for this apartment, occupied all the space. I came home, filmed shoes and, you can say, turned out on the sofa. Much naturally, such furniture would look at some country house. But I was afraid of losing invested money, so I took what they offered. Then another factory who collaborated with this firm has changed me a sofa to the one I chose initially.
With some scenic outfits singer sorry sorry, so there are two wardrobe in her house
Photo: Sergey Kozlovsky
- You just have some kind of negative karma renovated ...
- Yes, I know why it happened. Now everything is in order, got out of this period.
- And a gorgeous white bed in the bedroom - some epic is connected with her too?
- No, this is a great bed, made in Spain. I bought it online. And, fortunately, this time everything went well. It turned out to be better than in the picture, - comfortable and stylish.
- How did you think the lighting system? You have very beautiful chandeliers ...
- There is also your own story. Apparently, I wanted a bigger light in the house that I bought as much as four things the same. And when he hung, it turned out that this is a bust. As if I am not in the apartment, but in the chandelier store. So two of them remained in the package - for sale. In general, I love all sorts of unusual backlights, I light the candles in the evening.
- The house is more for secluded pastime or guests here?
- No guests. Now I want privacy, I became less sociable. I used to come home, only to change clothes and go to the next party. And then there was just a passing yard. Sometimes you come across someone from my colleagues - says: "Polina, yes I was visiting you!" - And I do not remember that. (Laughs.) I had big companies, came friends friends ... And now I want to spend time alone, sit on my cozy, soft sofa with a book in my hands or watch a movie.
Although now the singer prefers privacy, the guest room in the apartment still has
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- However, the guest room in the apartment is available ...
- Yes, just in case: suddenly someone will still look. (Smiles.) I decided to arrange it in bright colors. Here are linen Roman curtains, white chairs. Only a sofa in a white-black upholstery and chandelier in the same gamma.
- I was very surprised, without seeing any musical instruments. Still, your life is connected with music.
- How not? Here are headphones, microphone, jamba ... In fact, I am not a very good player on musical instruments. I am engaged in the music in the Studio in England. For draft work, when you need to record vocals, there is a program in a computer. This is quite enough.
- Well, and gifts from fans over the years of concert activity?
- Here is the main gift - the apartment, we are sitting in it. (Laughs.) Gifts are labored - this is a soft toy. One loving man gave me a basket with hippo. They are lovely - True, I do not understand why he decided to give them. In general, I do not like to clog the house and reluctantly let me at my own people.
- Judging by the magnets on the refrigerator, you travel a lot. Maybe something else interesting from things brought?
- Yes, although I do not welcome the "shine". Here is a souvenir - Big Ben Tower, because I love London very much. There is a golden bowl of Israel, and the other is a glass, in the shape of the globe, - gave fans. I bought a carnival mask in Florence. And it was very funny, as I flew in the plane: I was afraid that the mask would face a suitcase, so I put it on top, right on the winter hat ... I think it's still better to bring magnets: they are small, they should not be held in baggage, and there is " Platform "in the form of a refrigerator on which you can accommodate everything.
Caramel-beige bathroom stands out in a color solution: it is made in warm colors, here a tile under a natural stone
Photo: Sergey Kozlovsky
"Why don't you hang pictures, but are standing along the wall on the rack?"
"I didn't know where to hang them, and in the end my assistant put them there, because she was not very comfortable to pick up the dust from the floor. One picture - "Girl in Red" - I painted myself. There are such courses where they teach to draw in one day. So I tried. Useful occupation, soothes nerves.
- You are not very tied to things?
- Looking to what. Some stage outfits I have stored: I feel sorry to part with them. Therefore, I have two wardrobe. And I am very tied to the car, I have a chic audio system in it.
- How often do you need to change the situation in the house?
- absolutely no need. I "change" her in that he is constantly leaving and come. For two or three months, I dare away from Moscow so much to miss your apartment! There is all this native ...
- Because of the nomadic lifestyle and domestic animals do not hold?
- Yes, you need a care for my pets. I do not like little dogs, and there are no big animals by each airline agree to transport. But I have a winter garden. Here mostly tropical plants and even a tangerine tree. When I am in departure, my household assistant is caught by flowers. By the way, I noticed that without me, for some reason they grow better. (Laughs.)
The hostess is very pleased with its kitchen: glossy tiles are perfectly combined with a white ash head
Photo: Sergey Kozlovsky
- House for you - fortress?
- Definitely! This is my "boarding house", my sink, where I hide to fill the energy. My shelter.