Your Help Needed - Loft Blogs, Websites, Resources?
I need help from you readers - obviously, you likely read a lot of blogs and design websites. I am helping my friend Alex do some light remodeling and staging for his amazing 900+ square foot corner loft in Atlanta (right between midtown and downtown), and I realized I don’t know of all that many loft-specific online sources. Do you have any favorite sources for looking specifically at lofts? I’ve collected a few books and have scads of magazines, but the online portion of my bibliography is sorely lacking. Which are your favorites?
A before shot:
As we go along, I’ll keep you updated on some of our D.I.Y. adventures. Our next stop is the Habitat for Humanity RESTORE and of course, IKEA. I’ll be sure to give you the full report on The Restore afterwards - google your city’s Habitat for Humanity and Restore for more information on what to donate, how you can volunteer, and what’s available for sale to the masses there.
Thanks!
June 14th, 2007 at 11:36 am
Online resources on lofts is not something common. I don’t know any of them, that’s if there are any out there.
Although, I have studied architectural design and I can offer you or Alex my help if you guys want it.
June 16th, 2007 at 9:22 am
Thanks Long!
Hey bloggers, are any of you loft aficionados? Perhaps we’ve found a hole in the design blog world, and there area all kinds of lame puns I can’t seem to stop saying like “Lofty Aspirations” that could be an eye-rolling name for the blog. I don’t know what it is about blogging, but I cannot help using puns all the time, something I would usually never do - does anyone else have that problem?
Maybe Alex and I should start a mini blog while we do the project. I think we are going to be knee-deep in plaster and paint for a bit, and spending a lot of time at IKEA. It would be fun if we could get other loft dwellers to participate. Anyone interested? This is me, on vacation at the moment, getting unrealistically ambitious about my time management skills
Becky
June 19th, 2007 at 5:51 am
I work in a loft that is a home and office. Why the space works is because it was not done as a typical loft. It is cozy and interesting apartment that respects the architecture without being the standard ultra suede sectional and metal coffee table.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:51 am
Hi Kristiina, care to share any pictures? It could make for a fun blog post over here!
Thanks!
Becky
June 19th, 2007 at 9:17 am
I just remembered that we had a project during the first year of college where we had to roughly work on the interior design of a loft. Teacher added some contraints like it had to have a master’s bedroom and a guest room, and a balcony. However, it was high enough that we could add a second floor or a mezzanine.
Anyway, I remembered that while updating my website http://longzero.com/portfolio/index.php?design=interior
January 21st, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Hello,
I found this entry while perusing your RSS feed for entries on Lofts. Did anything ever come of this idea? I would be interested in writing for such a niche blog!
I just moved into an Oakland loft in November, and I mostly work from home, so it is also my main workplace. My design firm is also shooting to take over a live/work loft in Potrero Hill, SF as our main office. So I have definitely been scouring the web for resources!