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Making the Most of High Ceilings

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Almost every home comes with a set of design challenges. Sparse kitchen cabinets, tiny windows, creaky steps — unless you design it yourself, creativity is key to making it all work. While low ceilings are typically only a problem in basement or attic rooms, high ceilings are more prominent in converted warehouse/industrial spaces and houses […] read more

4 Unique Lighting Ideas for Your Loft

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Lighting a large open space like a loft  presents challenges, and trying to find unique lighting can be difficult. However, there are products on the market that can help. If you’re searching for a new loft apartment or want to add to what you do have, consider these 4 unique lighting ideas for your loft: […] read more

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Comparing the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Loft Conversion

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If you’re considering loft conversion, you’re probably looking to create more space in your apartment. The question of whether or not conversion of loft space is beneficial for you is answered when you compare the advantages of disadvantages of the project: Step One: Determine What Kind of Space You Need More The greatest advantage of […] read more

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4 Smart Storage Ideas for Your Loft

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There are several different storage ideas for your loft. Because you must use the entire open space for several different purposes, decorating a loft is a difficult task. When you include properly storing your belongings, the task becomes even more problematic. However, there are 4 effective and attractive storage ideas for your loft. 1. Condense […] read more

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The Requirements to Rent a Live-Work Loft

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For some kinds of artists and artisans, a live work loft might be a great solution for managing the costs of a studio and a rental home simultaneously. Originally, a live work loft classification was provided for working artists in an urban area. Developers used this rental classification to build quasi-residential units in commercially zoned […] read more

The Artist’s Guide to Studio Loft Apartments

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Using studio loft apartments may be a desirable option for some of those true artists who are dedicated to sharing their living space with their life’s work. Ever since the birth of the modern city, these kinds of living spaces have provided the most artistic members of the population, many of whom are on limited […] read more

Live-Work Lofts: Creating a Balanced Work Space

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If you need to be near your home while working, live work lofts can be the best decision for housing. It can also save you money if you must have a professional office space, yet can only afford one rent. The only real challenge of this work space is finding a real balance to make […] read more

Loft Apartments Explained

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When referring to different kinds of rentals, it’s sometimes helpful to talk about the way the term ‘loft apartments‘ has been popularly used to define certain types of housing units. This term has become an increasing part of talking about downtown property configurations for housing, and knowing more about it will help readers understand common […] read more

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How To Add a Loft to Your Apartment

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Apartments, especially studios and efficiencies, can be short on space. This can result in the loss of both functional and storage space. One great way to help combat space constraints is building a loft bed or other lofted space to help use the vertical space available in your apartment to its fullest potential otherwise. There are obvious limitations to this process in an apartment environment, where you’re not able to make major modifications to your surroundings. However, it’s relatively cheap and easy to build a freestanding loft bed that won’t have a lasting effect on your apartment, and the space you save will more than compensate for the initial investment in materials. Many people use lofts to house their mattresses, as beds can take up a lot of space. This is a great option, but just building a loft for storage can greatly increase the number of places to put things in your apartment, without reducing your floor space. read more