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Posts tagged “loft”

Look: A Meccano Style Loft
Melbourne

We stumbled across this February 1976 issue of ‘Home Journal’ for just 40cents at our favourite op shop over the weekend and with and the feature article made us want to pull out our childhood mec...

Using One Accent Color
For an Open-Space Living Plan

Lofts can be hard to negotiate with: with no walls creating definite areas, it becomes a bit harder to make the space seem cohesive yet multi-functional. One easy solution is to stick with neutrals a...

Look! Bright Color for the Floor

Much has been said about glossy white or black floors--but how about using a bright color? This orange is almost retina-searing; but for this loft space, it seems to fit. As a friend observed recently...

LA Good Question: The Perfect Bookcase?

ATLA reader Anna wants to outfit her new loft apartment with just the right bookcase or cabinet. Anyone out there with suggestions? My husband and I live in a gorgeous loft-ish apartment in Downtown ...

Dwell on Design Downtown Urban Living Home Tour

The highlight of this week's Dwell on Design show here in LA was arguably the Downtown Urban Living Home Tour, with 6 different residences in or around the historical region of Downtown Los Angeles op...

DIY Loft Room Divider and Wardrobe

AT:LA reader Alex is the proud new occupant of a downtown Los Angeles loft. But although he liked the open space living, he was in need of some privacy and hidden storage for his bedroom. Check out ...

HGTV's Kenneth Brown Takes His Sweet Time For reDesign

HGTV's reDesign is one of the few shows where the design renovation results seem finished and well thought out (opposed to the "running against the clock" mode every other show seems to promote). Ho...