Renovating Lofts Ideas

Create a loft in Manhattan even with 39.5 square meters is not easy although undertake prestigious architect Specht Harpman, an architectural firm based in New York and Austin, Texas, has done to reform it has made in this apartment in the attic of a block of six flats located in Manhattan, New York.

A small cubicle responsible architects have managed to turn into a living, bright, young and modern space.

The pair of images that can see above correspond to the condition of the apartment before the amendment made by Specht Harpman Architechts. Speak for themselves.

At the top you can see the infographic space micro loft full, the main trick with which architects have played is the height of the apartment, almost seven and a half meters high, which has allowed them to make a racial point of the different areas life of the house.

The bathroom located on the lower part of the house fail the stairwell so as to occupy the least possible space within the housing distribution.

All areas of the house are lovely always serving two missions, passing zone and specific to each location. This distribution is ideal height to get to the last meter.

Throughout the house there are three flights of stairs that have taken advantage of the philosophy micro loft as storage areas.

The bedroom is curious situation if not quirky, after the first flight of stairs upon entering the house we find bed. How it shows that we are in Manhattan and this property will be devoted to a single that probably more than once will go straight to bed upon arriving home!

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Renovations That Increase The Value Of Your Home

Reforms that you make at home will give you a double performance, first immediately enhance your enjoyment and moreover will increase the value of your home when you decide to sell it. Of course renovations alone will not increase the value of the home, this will depend on the location and the degree of dynamism of the real estate market at the time of sale. But the improvements introduced into the housing will help you be more competitive in this market if you decide to put your home up for sale.

One of the most profitable reforms usually the bathroom, and is very rewarding when you sell your home can greatly improve your chances of getting the price you want.

The kitchen remodel is at the same level as the bathroom. It is a very important added value, note that when someone buys a home the first thing that usually reform are the kitchen and bathroom. If you do not have to mean you can get a better selling price. And while you continue living in your home have a kitchen in good condition is very rewarding.

A quality appliances and high efficiency will make life more comfortable and its value is easily repayable by selling the house.

Another immediate reforms that increase the value of a house is the floor covering. Soil type greatly influences the sale and is another typical remodeling when someone buys a second-hand housing. Wood floors are attractive and modern, are a great option to consider.

Change the gateway to your home is another expense that you can be repaid with the sale price of the house because the first impression counts and lots when selling a home.

Windows are another element that if renewed improve life at home and also create a good impression at the time of sale. A new addition to the attractive windows are a good contribution to the energy efficiency of your home.

A well designed and well maintained garden is an element that increases the appeal of your home while allowing you to immediately increase the enjoyment of your home.

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Unique Home Decor UK

This time we travel to lymm (UK) for the conversion of a tower of over 130 years in a magnificent contemporary villa. The property has 510 m2.The house is white with the aim of building curves and accentuate spaces grow. The color is introduced with the lighting. Further delineate the different slopes of the various functions spaces.

The old tower has great architectural and historical interest. Now it has been renovated into a unique home. The project has been designed by one of the most important studies architecture UK.

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Home Renovation Tips

The refurbished industrial style is the subject of the following spaces. These are places with an industrial base, ie, environments that formerly belonged to factories, warehouses or other locations other than dwellings. Taking advantage of available resources, has been given a new use creating rooms, kitchens and dining rooms equipped with a special charm, which modernized the form of new designs, inspirations and less archaic decorative elements add color. It is what we call the renewed industrial style.

If you have got these spaces, you can transform and adapt them to make them your own house. Advantage is that furniture or architectural elements so characteristic of this style and build on them (or on them) special places adapted to the residence. As in the following figure, where the old box office it seems was a costume adorn the walls in the form of renewed closet, loft industrial style quite inspirational.

The lamps are another sign of recognizable identity. Ample, typical of the old factories, steel or metal lamps. In this kitchen add a unique charm. Fijaros how the space has been renovated by a white tile, in contrast to the gray, leaving a clean, neutral space.

Again the huge lamps focus the spotlight in this room dominated by a magnetic urban detail. Pictures in black and white, a large wooden table and gray and earth tones to a space that serves as both dining room to meeting room.

Finally, one of the star pieces in this new style: the bedroom. One bedroom where industrial elements are used for setting up a private territory, personal space and beautiful as they come. From the shelves to the door, through the wall decorations in this room no doubt renew from industrial elements is a good option to recover unusual and unique spaces like these.

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How to decorate your apartment

Decorate mini apartments
There are small apartments that are usually a little chaotic and messy, also sometimes do not have much light. So this time I'll show you how to decorate a mini apartment.

See the full video of the program on how to decorate a mini apartment .

In Decogarden , we propose decorating a mini apartment in a simple and economic way . Being a ground floor, the light is dim, so Yolanda walls and floors will work will to enhance the brightness.

Also placing a frieze is a work to be performed with little money, and, at the same tiime, gives life to furniture and appliances.

Tools
Roller
Brush
Telescopic handle
With brown masking tape
Squad
Tray
Gloves
Spirit level
Laser Level
Drill-screwdriver
Keyhole saw
Meter
Pencil
Materials
Painting
Lamas painted white for the frieze
Tacos
Washers
Mounting adhesive
Enamel

Step by step to decorate a mini apartment

Step 1 : Decorate mini apartment
We found a room really dark and the only light that reaches it is a courtyard. So start emptying the apartment and painting the walls.

Step 2  :Decorate mini apartment
Since the priority is to give light to this room, we will paint the walls in light gray and other light colors. Even the beam will be painted in white.

Step 3 :Decorate mini apartment
Besides the colors we have chosen, we will also create a frieze in white. We started cutting the strips to size up that you will have. In this case,it is 1.66 inches.

Step 4 : Decorate mini apartment
To use paste on the wall, is a mounting adhesive. Once placed on the wall, the piece will move slightly to achieve proper bonding.

Step 5 : Decorate mini apartment
To place the next sheet wood frieze , the fitting will go side by side pressing to fit together.

Step 6 : Decorate mini apartment
The next step will be to place a new floor. We will use ground vinyl for easy installation. As always, we start from the center of the room to the corners, and for floor fixing simply remove the liner.

Step 7 :Decorate mini apartment 
Once we have the walls and floor, we will assemble the kitchen cabinets. The most important thing is to read the plans you have and slowly go through tubillones fitting parts and screws.

Step 8 : Decorate mini apartment
For furniture that are hung on the wall, we will put some plates on the wall right straight through the laser level, and then'll hook modules on these plates.

Step 9 : Decorate mini apartment
For the kitchen modules, please do not move, we'll link them together with a few screws. If the lag meter separates the furniture , we will take it out and put it back.

Step 10 : Decorate mini apartment
As the modules below also,we want them flush, go, go adjusting the feet that we put them until they are completely straight.

Step 11 : Decorate mini apartment
In order to keep the top secure, we will first guide holes in the module. Then post the top and from the bottom and inside of the modules we will attach it with some screws.

Step 12 : Decorate mini apartment
Once the kitchen is done, we will place a shelf flown over the frieze we had created. We will place first few squads and on these we will put the shelf.

Step 13 : Decorate mini apartment
To give a change to the old fridge, we will paint it with red synthetic paint. Thus, in addition to updating it, we will give it a pop style .

Step 14 : Decorate mini apartment
We converted an old, cluttered apartment to a modern mini apartament. With three shades we manages to give more light and airy feel to the room . And with the combination of white and wood, we are able to give it a look of cleanliness .

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