Steal This Look: An Innovative Family Loft Living Room
While the design is decidedly industrial, you’d never think this family loft was once a fabrics warehouse without windows or openings. When the family enlisted architect Guillaume Terver of Le LAD to convert the space, what they got was a warm gallery-like living space encircled around an open courtyard clad in ply-framed windows. The living room, while primarily designed with pieces from Terver’s design partner, is a look we’d like to replicate. Here is a list of the essential components.
Above: The living room is designed with concrete floors, white walls, and custom plywood shelving that runs the length of the room. Photograph by Jean François Gaté, courtesy of Le LAD from Indoor-Outdoor Living in Paris: A Windowless Warehouse Converted into a Family Loft, Central Courtyard Included.Above: A view of the room that looks out onto a central courtyard created by the architect to bring light into every room of the loft. Photograph by Jean François Gaté, courtesy of Le LAD from Indoor-Outdoor Living in Paris: A Windowless Warehouse Converted into a Family Loft, Central Courtyard Included.
Materials
Above: For a similar warm white wall paint see Benjamin Moore’s Simply White Paint OC-117.
Furniture
Above: The Delcourt Collection Ian Canape Sofa comes in a range of velvet upholstery options. Made of fabric and patinated brass; contact Delcourt Collection for price and ordering information. Another option is the Habitat Chester 2 Seater Velvet Sofa in Dark Grey for £1,165.Above: The Delcourt Collection Sue Coffee Table is made of steel and leather; contact Delcourt Collection for price and ordering information.Above: The Delcourt Collection DJE Armchair is made with fabric upholstery and lacquered steel. Contact Delcourt Collection for price and ordering information.Above: The Delcourt Collection TWI Table in various oak tints is available in the US at Avenue Road; contact for price and ordering information.Above: The Delcourt Collection Dot Stool is designed by Charles Kalpakian in ceramic. Contact Delcourt Collection for price and ordering information. Another option in black is the Henry Dean Black Garden Seat made of heavy glass; $1,600 at March.Above: For a similar desk chair seen in the living room, the Gubi Beetle Dining Chair in Yellow Velvet; €1,008 at Mon Colonel in Paris.
Lighting
Above: The Noguchi Akari Floor Lamp BB3-33S is $2,600 at Noguchi. The Noguchi lamp seen in the living room here is the same style but in a table lamp size (not currently available).
Textiles & Accessories
Above: The Sheer European Flax Linen in Alabaster is $180 for a set of two at West Elm.Above: For a similar rug sourcing a yellow over-dyed vintage rug from Revival like the Milvi Vintage Distressed Rug is $1,654 at Revival.Above: Available at Mjölk, the Oji Masanori Brass Tool Holder Large is $370 CAD.
