Loft Style Living - How to Play-up Your Lofty Ceiling Space
The free spirited character of the contemporary loft juxtaposed with antiques and uncovered brick; highlighted with large windows and towering ceilings, has made this one of the most up-to-the-minute lifestyle movements in the twenty something pack across America.
Once favored by artists and other innovative public, loft living has taken on a life of its own, and is considered to be a pretty prestigious way to live. A great number of lofts are housed within a rehabilitated warehouse or old restored factory. However, in some cities, new condo or apartment blocks are going up that are committed to loft spaces or which have the penthouse floor units as desirable lofts. New home buyers and renters alike desire each of these.
What a beginning loft resident doesn’t understand are the abundant challenges that come with enhancing and furnishing a extensive, generous loft home. It can be quite a ordeal to fashion areas without crowding or boxing in the natural flow of space. You want all spots to be exposed to the high ceilings and immense windows to get a lot out of the natural light.
Check these guiding principle for emphasizing your high ceiling space…
1. Use huge, extra-large ceiling fans made from rich woods and silky metals, to channel the eye up and circulate the air. At once it is functional and exciting.
2. Leave all the substantial custom solid wood beams, wooden corbels, box newels and original pipes exposed. If you are going to obscure the most distinctive aspects of your loft space, you might as well relocate to a condo.
3. Think ENORMOUS when you are choosing lighting for your ceiling in the central living space. You want the lighting to be functional and inspiring. Large drum shades and giant chandeliers can be excellent choices.
Many lofts have a period staircase that reaches to the master bedroom area that is not a bedroom – but simply an chic sleeping space that has wide open views to the living space below. This design plan can also impart challenges but put forward the best opportunity to accentuate the high ceilings. For your hand railings, choose either warm wood that is stained to accentuate the relaxing exposed brick, or use handcrafted wrought iron which is in keeping with the tradition of the building. For the baluster parts, definitely consider wrought iron that come in straight or curved, elaborate or plain, heavy or stylish balustrades.
If you are fortunate enough to rent a loft, you already see that you have somewhere very out of the ordinary to live. Now be brave in your decor decisions and make it the most exciting space it can be. You selected an alternative home style – why settle for ordinary in interior design?
