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Love it, I dont get the comments about color. I've never understood poeple that think vomiting color on the wall is always a great design idea. ThiI think the smaller inserts of color from the deep earthtone wall and the warmth of the wood floors adds a pop without putting the senses on overload. This place actually has "architecture" where most of the apartments lack a decent floor layout and spatial flow. This place has an amazing design. Its serene and calming. Well done.

Thanks for all the comments good bad or otherwise. Sorry about the verbage of the description, to be honest I couldnt remember the format and pulled something i'd used before. Architects are trained to speak some form of other language. It would be far different if I could sit down and give a guided tour. It was more about posting for ideas (the point of this website anyway) than anything else. I've since added the art and pulled in tons of greens, yellows, oranges into the mix. I opted out of the original piece (renderings) because it didnt pull in anything substaintial to add to the space. The photos I had taken for me were all from last fall, so out of date, but nice photos that are hard to immulate. It is remarkable the kinds of comments you can receive on such a tiny space, so thank you. The idea of "home" or place varies from person to person, so it is a designers goal to fulfill every need, want and desire of the final occupant and not the collective whole. Its all about the individual and it has truely been a fantastic fit. I've been there going into my 3rd year and I'm in awe that I can feel completely comfortable in a 540s.f. place. Thanks AT.

Yes those comments were wonderful, thank you. Thats all we could ever ask for....passion.

did you on purposely mix the brown malm bed frame with the white bed side tables or did you happen to grab the wrong box at ikea, because i just about did the same thing. Nice space!!!! it appears to be a bit larger than the said 537.5 s.f. according to the floor plan. The space is very well utilized.

I too love those dividers, i used them in the same exact way and absolutely love them. Ikea became a good friend of mine as you could see in my entry.

Lovely! all the proportions feel great. Very small....Very cool! way to go.

I actually did, and trust me it wasnt easy to do. I had it designed to carry its load from the concrete columns and span the entire bay 16'x16'. the bathroom wall acts as a brace turning a single span (not feasible) into a double span allowing me to use only 1 1/2" metal deck. The floor to floor height is 14'-4" from floor to bottom of deck. It is about 6'-3" from floor to deck on the loft. Luckily enough i'm only 5'-10". you wont find me doing any jumping jacks up there. It allowed me to open up the floor plan and find ample space for a queen bed with side tables, double dresser, and ample storage space. I created a translucent wall of acrylic panels, like those on the bar wall the foot of the sleeping area to hide the ductwork, and inbetween each bay upstairs i have a hanger rod and closets with curtains to close it all off. the lamp dividers are ikea and they serve a few purposes; one to allow more privacy upstairs, two as a sourse of soft lighting, three it also adds an additional vertical element to the living room making it feel larger than it truely is.

to be honest, i wanted it to be brown, but found that one on clearance for $500, only one color and only one configuration.

Whiteline it is. I signed up about 3 years ago this past March and had been waiting patiently for the moment it would be complete, and its finally here. I just moved in a few weeks ago, after an extensive 4 month build. When i purchased back in october, I bought it as a vanilla box, some of you may know what that means. The 10k took it from that to what you see, minus the tv (I found out I had free cable and HBO i couldnt resist, this is my first tv set), crazy I know. The more I read these comments the more it gets me thinking. I am greatful for all the feedback and it will help me gear my decorating decisions in the future; as money becomes available. I realize that I am entering into a contest more based on decorating rather than the architecture, because simply thats all that my place is about, everything is a permanent fixture. I know the spaces downfalls and i'm so glad that people pick up on those things because they are the same things that rack my brain. I spent 3 years tweaking everything in the design, but left the decorating up to after i live in the space. I hate filling up space just because I can, for that you can call me a minimalist. I am meticulous in my decision making and will wait for the perfect piece to come along. Honestly thats why I entered, the DWR voucher would put it over the top. If i wasnt so new to the site i probably could have figured that out and geared my pictures and my entry accordingly.

The bathroom vanity is a concrete top and leg. I floated a standard over the fridge glass and aluminum cabinet, that i had wrapped with a dark wood surround, using aluminum standoff legs.