What was once a closed apartment full of tiny rooms is now opened up making it a light, bright, airy loft. But it’s not without privacy either — as a matter a fact the modern design solutions are what make this home so livable — we love that metal folding partition that closes off the sleeping areas.
Though the ceilings are low, the insides of the home were stripped back, and architectural features like ceiling beams and columns are left open and powerful. Big windows let in a lot of light but it’s also fun seeing all the clean white elements that help the brightness. Though there’s a lot of concrete and gray, they’ve filled the whole space with lots of quirky art, fun furnishings and more to help keep it a warm, comfortable space. Like like. Spotted on ArchDaily.
Holger Schubert lives in Los Angeles, California, and he loves dream cars. He loves them so much he designed a dream garage for his dream car.
Gil Rigaud, a doctor in Fort Lauderdale, wanted to downsize from his 3,000-square-foot house and completely change the way he was living. “I wanted to use every room, simplify, downsize, and get rid of a lot of my stuff,” he explains. “I wanted my home to be comfortable but not overdone; I get overwhelmed by too much stuff.”
Today I show you an LA loft filled with the personality and character of its owner, Chris Cushingham, a design student who has made this home as well as his graduate project in Downtown Los Angeles, California.
The colorful and charming home of designer Kazumi Yoshida in NYC – being a fabric designer, no surprise his home is full of patterns and color.
An oasis of peace out of time in the center of Cape Town, South Africa: an unusual home set in a 19th century Protestant church.
Look at this home! Modern blending with traditional. Opposing genres are unexpected and this tension really does it.
The Losa Loft in San Francisco’s Mission District had been remodeled into a warm, cleanly-detailed space for urban living.
Rising from the fens of Cambridgeshire is a solid old barn converted to a minimalist home and work space. Old Victorian bricks add an industrial element while OSB defines spaces with the larger void and is used to create furniture.
An amazing renovation of a Melbourne art deco house. A neutral palette,wood and brick create a beautiful and modern place.
A stunning revitalization of a 1990’s loft… The client wanted to keep the open space, but somehow define different parts of his home.
For today, I brought a large gray and red loft in New York. The living room has plenty of space. The red accent color is repeated all over the place.
When Hollie and Sean Strasburg bought their loft in the Tire Town building in Salt Lake City, they knew immediately that they wanted to bring the space back to its industrial roots.
A former warehouse was transformed into this modern loft in Brussels, Belgium by SHSH architects. The goal was to create an experience of colors and textures – on a limited budget. The concept revolved around the loft as ‘the ocean’ and constructed elements (kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom) as ‘the islands’.
In the heart of Mount Pleasant’s brewery district, just a short walk away from a variety of restaurants and breweries, you’ll find the Mecca. This double-height, Insane Vancouver Loft is most probably the largest unit in the building.
You could miss this industrial loft for a library – a huge bookshelf dominates the living room.