Sunday, January 1, 2017

First Post of 2017

So I haven't done much this past week, mostly trying to get caught up at work since no one is cross trained on the time consuming portion of my job.  I've decided I'm not having another vacation until someone else knows how to do my stuff.  Especially not in December, since the last two months of the year are the busiest for me.

But yesterday, after sleeping in, I decided to play around with the new project. I'd hinged the two back walls together last week but that was as far as I got.  So I put everything back together with tape and looked at it.




I'm still debating about that backdoor.  Not sure if I want to patch it or not.  Have to think about it a bit.  No rush.

I dug through a bunch of my furniture and put pieces in to get a general idea of a layout.  My biggest thing is wiring and where I want to put the lights and how to do the wiring for them.



I'm thinking of a railing for the loft. 


But for the bathroom, to block it off (somewhat) from the open space, I thought about a wall, but then decided to try this.




Maybe push it back a bit from the edge of the floor, since there's some space at the end of the tub. 

None of the furniture is finalized, its mostly to get an idea of how things will fit in the space.  The kitchen set in particular is too much for the space.   The kitchen should be a bit smaller I think. 

I've got a few modern lights, some ceiling fans, and a few other things to make my own lights, which could be a lot of fun.  I love the look of these type lights.



So I thought I could use them to light the bathroom or part of the kitchen.  Despite the furniture I used for spacing I want a modern sort of industrial look.

I'm thinking of brick for the outside and maybe some whitewashed exposed brick for some of the interior.  With I beams on the ceiling maybe?  Like this.

No idea whose picture this is.  I absolutely love it though.

I don't want a huge glass roof like this one but maybe opening up the skylights a bit more than the narrow ones that are standard. Since I have to make windows for them anyway might as well.

I'm excited about this.  Just need to decide how to start.  If I glue the walls together that'll make it hard to put trim, paper or anything on them.  So, like Nola House, this is going to be a flat project for a while.  But that's okay.

Hope everyone's New Year is starting off on the right foot! 

Talk to you soon.

1/1/17 9:53PM Edit:

Brae just commented and put a link in to the creator of the gorgeous loft space pictured above.  Mark Turpin is a genius. I highly recommend checking out his site.

18 comments:

  1. Such a fun project Sheila! I agree though that the kitchen is too large. Maybe if this is the apartment of a successful couple or single person, they might not cook a lot!

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    1. Yeah I think if I push it back a bit, make it more of a corner kitchen, rather than spanning the back wall it'll work out better.

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  2. I love where you're going with this!

    As a side note, keep your eye open at Michaels for these cute spotlights from Lemax (like the single one you posted). They sell them when they have those little town displays (Xmas, Halloween). They might even still have some now 70-80% off

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    1. Oooohh...we have a Michaels near my work. I might have to see if they have some. Thanks!

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  3. That is Mark Turpin's work...and it is lovely. :D
    http://www.markturpin.com/city_loft_main.html#dressed

    HBS has some new lights like that.
    http://www.miniatures.com/Gun-Metal-Battery-Operated-LED-Spotlight-P26960.aspx
    http://www.miniatures.com/Silver-Finished-Battery-Operated-LED-Spotlight--P26942.aspx

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    1. Ohhh yes. I remember visiting his site a while back when I was looking for modern dollhouses.

      I've seen the battery ones on HBS... I'm feeling cheap though and don't want to pay thirty bucks per light.

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  4. I think this build will take a lot of clever use of space Sheila. I like your idea of a multifunction bookcase/wall. Looki ng forward to seeing what ideas you come up for this and how the build will progress :0)

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    1. Thank you! It's something that I'm thinking will need a lot of moveable furniture, not a lot of things that are traditional and only for one purpose.

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  5. Wow this is a lovely loft house! Great use of space! I'd love to see it finished.
    Hugs, Drora

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    1. Thanks! I'm excited about it. Should be lots of fun, no pressure type of project you know?

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  6. I'm still (slowly) catching up on posts but it looks like such a great project! I love the creative way that you hinged the kit and the addition (go you!) together! This is going to be fun to follow!

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    1. Thanks! Would you believe that one of my cats squeezed herself in the door and was sitting inside it, glaring at another cat outside of it? So much for cat proofing!

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  7. I love the divider for the bathroom wall!

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    1. Thanks! I've been looking for a spot for that piece for a while now.

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  8. Everything is looking really good Sheila and I like the hinged exterior wall too!

    elizabeth

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    1. Thank you! I'm excited about this one. It's just feeling fun you know?

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  9. This is a great project. I love how you hinged the two together. I bought some wired lights like the ones in Mark Turpin's picture somewhere pretty cheap like $5.00 each. I think it may have been at Miniatures.com or Minimum World?

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    1. Thank! I think you're right, Miniatures.com has some swivel spotlights which could work. And there are some battery operated ones too. I'm trying to decide which I want to use.

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