Urban Loft Living
Is city life for you?
Are you like Eva Gabor in Green Acres? Urban lofts were made popular in the ’80s by creative typed who needed inexpensive places to live. They found empty commercial buildings and with their flair for taking something from nothing transformed these spaces into homes. These spaces are wide open, with exposed brick, wooden ceiling beams, and ceiling-to-floor windows with black metal mullions, and don’t forget hardwood floors. Hmmm, doesn’t that sound like the Paris Apartment features? Very similar, but I’d have to say the urban apartment is much more industrial looking.
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Design Inspiration
via Syon Press
While this space doesn’t seem to be a loft that has a city skyline view, it appears to have all the important aspects. The exposed brick wall, hardwood floor, cat walk to a quiet area.
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Often times with loft living the kitchen area is open to living area. They are small but quite functional and borrow light from adjoining areas.
via Founterior
This is heavily influenced by the Steam Punk decor. The coffee table is reminiscent of factories of days gone by.
Just look up at the beams on the ceiling! via Notreloft
Modern via dorisleslieblau
With open plan living, how does one begin to segregate areas of living, sleeping, and eating? Just look at these room dividers that don’t block the view or the massive amount of natural lighting that is foundational to loft living. Area Rugs that divide up the space are important as well.
Again with the wide open spaces, one also has to be sneaky when it comes to putting this back in their place. Closets do not abound here, that is for sure. Ottomans that store, bookcases with closed storage become very important.