Chic Loft Living – How to Highlight Your High Ceiling Space
The free spirited personality of the modern-day loft juxtaposed with antiques and bare brick; highlighted with massive windows and towering ceilings, has made this one of the most popular lifestyle trends in the twenty something group across America.
Once chosen by artists and other imaginative people, loft living has taken on a life of its own, and is considered to be a pretty prestigious way to live. Various lofts are located within a renewed warehouse or old restored factory. However, in some cities, new condo or apartment blocks are being built that are dedicated to loft spaces or which have the penthouse floor units as desirable lofts. New condo buyers and renters alike covet each of these.
What a beginning loft resident doesn’t grasp are the many challenges that come with beautifying and furnishing a extensive, open loft home. It can be quite a test to make areas without crowding or boxing in the natural flow of space. You want all spots to be visible to the high ceilings and gigantic windows to get a lot out of the natural light.
Some guidelines for accentuating your high ceiling space…
1. Use big, jumbo ceiling fans made from rich woods and lustrous metals, to lead the eye up and circulate the air. At once it is functional and inspiring.
2. Leave all the substantial custom wood beams, acanthus leaf corbels, cherry newel posts and pipes exposed. If you are going to plaster over the most outstanding features of your loft space, you might as well move into a condo.
3. Think ENORMOUS when you are picking lighting for your ceiling in the main living space. You want the lighting to be functional and exciting. Large drum shades and giant chandeliers can be terrific choices.
Many lofts have a wood and iron staircase that rises to the master bedroom area that is not a bedroom – but simply an fashionable sleeping space that has wide open views to the living space below. This design scheme can also present challenges but proposes the ideal opportunity to play off the high ceilings. For your iron railings, choose either natural solid wood that is stained to accentuate the inviting exposed brick, or use custom cast iron which is in keeping with the roots of the building. For the balusters, definitely consider custom-built wrought iron that come in straight or curved, intricate or simple, over sized or neat balustrades.
If you are fortunate enough to own a loft, you already see that you have somewhere very special to live. Now be courageous in your decor choices and make it the most inspiring space it can be. You singled out an unconventional home style – why settle for common in interior design?
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