Loft Space Planning
Modern loft interior design should create a functional and comfortable floor plan with spaces for relaxation, entertaining, storage, and working. These different loft living areas can then be defined with room dividers, rugs, or furniture. Room division can take the form of sliding or folding screens, frosted glass panels, Japanese shojis, or fabric panels on ceiling tracks. (more…)
The front door and window sills are painted a warm red. The red contrasts beautifully with the pink and cream to bring out the architectural details of the home yard machines by mtd. The rule of thumb is to have three colors on the outside of a home. New seating on the porch and the lack of the security bars help to make a great first impression and the longest yard. Remember, security bars without a quick-release option can be a fire hazard, so when selling a house, retro fit the bars for safety, or remove completely.
The sod is rolled out like a welcome mat — fresh green grass appeals to buyers. Multi-levels were cut into the tiny hillside. Stone steps lead to the upper level, where a bench and new plantings make an inviting sanctuary. Yellow flowers and plantings are used because yellow evokes an emotion of buying.
When Tara Kirk arrives at work, she immediately walks upstairs to the kitchen and grabs a cup of coffee.
Typical morning behavior, right?
But a majority of her co-workers at Firehouse, an advertising and branding agency in Far North Dallas, do the same thing – and then they sit and socialize in their company’s living room.
“I just like to catch up, and then I head to my room – oh, I mean office,” says the 24-year-old copywriter. (more…)
