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Loft Design: Solutions for Creating a Livable Space
If you think of lofts as urban oddities inhabited only by Soho artists, think again. Celebrity television host and loft expert Katherine Stone has been chronicling the rising popularity of lofts for years. In this hands-on book, she shares her wisdom and trade secrets with home and business owners everywhere. Katherine Stone reveals how to transform spaces large and small into open, inviting, and practical areas for living comfortably and working well. From homes to offices to corporations, here are a range of innovative loft designs that achieve the intricate balance between practicality and aesthetic beauty. Stone reveals the inventive ideas that made these lofts spectacular sharing tips and techniques for everything from planning, ergonomic issues, and decorating concerns to specifics such as lighting, scale, and space definition. Both a primer and inspiration for home and business owners and designers, this hardworking guide will take loft design and decorating to new heights.
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First published September 1, 2003
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April 16, 2008
Let me go ahead and admit up front that I am completely and totally in love with lofts. I want to live in one and I'm constantly turning to my husband and saying things like "Let's buy an abandoned laundromat and turn it into a house" or other weird things of that nature.
That's one of the reasons why I grabbed this book -- because that's exactly what it is about (well, that, and the fact that I just love to look at the pretty pictures and annoy my husband by constantly saying "hey babe, look at this" or "ooh, I want to do this" or "how do you like this?"). Stone does a pretty good job of walking you through the process of converting a loft (the raw space) into a home -- she covers it all, with lots of checklists and measurements and other handy tools. I thought that she spent an awful lot of time focusing on the kitchen, especially sinks (what's up with that?) and less time on the other living spaces. I walked away with a pretty good grasp of the nuts and bolts of doing something like this myself -- which, let's face it -- won't be happening any time soon.
That's one of the reasons why I grabbed this book -- because that's exactly what it is about (well, that, and the fact that I just love to look at the pretty pictures and annoy my husband by constantly saying "hey babe, look at this" or "ooh, I want to do this" or "how do you like this?"). Stone does a pretty good job of walking you through the process of converting a loft (the raw space) into a home -- she covers it all, with lots of checklists and measurements and other handy tools. I thought that she spent an awful lot of time focusing on the kitchen, especially sinks (what's up with that?) and less time on the other living spaces. I walked away with a pretty good grasp of the nuts and bolts of doing something like this myself -- which, let's face it -- won't be happening any time soon.
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