This issue, Natalie Gray from NoChintz takes us stateside! NoChintz specialise in interior design for private homes, property developers, office and retail space. If you would like a free consultation please contact 0161 236 1412, or email
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NEW YORK - LOFT STYLE LIVING STATESIDE
From Albert Mill to Greenwich Village - Loft style city living still has the edge! After a recent trip to New York I got to thinking how this style of living translates from Manchester to NYC, and some tips on how to re-create its varying and flexible styles from minimalist to extrovert, personally suited to each and everyone’s lifestyle.
THE COMMON THEME IS CAREFULLY CRAFTED SPECIAL DESIGN
Loft living is all about period buildings with difficult spaces and an abundance of original features. Think open plan, original floorboards, beams and bed decks/mezzanine floors. Designing within these spaces means enhancing existing elements and being creative with the space that remains. In New York, for example, space is very limited and every square inch counts even if that means sacrificing walls.
IT REPRESENTS INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY EMBRACING ART, FASHION, MUSIC AND CULTURE
The Urban Splash development Albert Mill in Manchester, for example, enables you to create your own layouts and experiment with rooms and finishes. If you’re fortunate enough to design a space around your needs then maybe try an open plan solution and create your very own studio. A place where you can eat, sleep and work in one fluid movement and go for Retro eclectic furniture for that ultimate NY feel.
GOOD STORAGE IS OBLIGATORY
Even try a bed deck with storage underneath: An uber chic way of sleeping. Just make sure you can make it up the ladder after a glass of wine. And if you’re really stuck for space why not try an inflatable room shown here at the Storefront for Art and Architecture, 97 Kenmare Street, New York.
GO INDUSTRIAL
Use industrial features such as lighting and beams. And incorporate statement pieces such as this modern take on a traditional chandelier as used at the Hudson Hotel. Manhattan living is inspired by struggling painters, sculptors and fashioinistas of the 1940’s and is transcended into the design features of the spaces highlighting tin ceilings, pipe work or industrial design, combined with art deco to identify the counter- culture creative environment.
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