Need advice on designing this type of open floor plan!

8 years ago

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I've just moved into an apartment loft downtown and need some inspiration on how to make this place rad. I plan on having an office, living area, and dining/kitchen in this giant room. I'm not really sure what to search on Houzz. I've tried "open floor plan" but can't find any spaces similar to mine. Is there another name for this type of floor plan I have? Suggestions, tips, and nudges are welcome!

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picturebug
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Here are search links for....... industrial open floor plan

http://www.houzz.com/industrial-open-floor-plan

and..... industrial loft apartment

http://www.houzz.com/industrial-apartment-loft

Houzz has good photos, but also try google images because you'll find a whole different assortment
sloedjinn
8 years ago
I feel you. We just bought a very similar condo. It's really hard to decorate because it's so open.

Also, the more dramatic space wasn't amenable to the 'quirky where cottage meets boho' decorating style I love. The tall ceilings threw my scale all off. Things that were huge in my old condo seem tiny here, even though the place is only a couple hundred more sq ft. It's just that there's so much more volume.

Are you able to install new lights in your space? One thing that really helps define our dining room area is a chandelier over the table.

Other than that, the only thing you can really do is set up zones. Use your furniture to divide. Rugs can help anchor a space. Make sure they're big enough. Like for the living room zone, the feet of the sofa and chairs and entertainment unit should all be on or touching the rug. I'm not sure how much I recommend using 'room divider' type furniture because with the windows all along the one wall, it's already not as sunny as I would like towards the kitchen part of our condo.

And go big, bold and colorful with some art. Big is key. You have lots of tall, empty walls. That was the hardest thing for me. The 36"x48" painting that seemed quite big in my previous place only looks like a small to medium painting here. I'm in the middle of rethinking my art strategy and planning to buy at least a few new, much bigger pieces.
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texasgin
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sloedjinn
8 years ago
I'm guessing that the wall isn't actually curved, but that it's distortion from a wide angled lens. When shopping for the place we ended up with, we saw a lot of listings with weird angles and curves like that.
Lars
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Dining table should be next to the kitchen, and as you go toward the windows, the next area should be the living room. I would put entertainment storage against the long blank wall and have the sofa opposite that wall, depending on how wide the room is. Then I would put the office area at the very end, in front of the right facing window. Do you have a door to a patio?
http://www.bokuaki.com/open-floor-plan-house-plans/
Check Unit N East on this link above.

In Canada, "Open Floor Plan" is called "Open Concept", but I never use that term.

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