Temporary Attic Abode Awesomeness Loft Life

Temporary Attic Abode Awesomeness
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When you think of the word attic, usually words like, cobwebs, dusty, musty, dark and hot come to mind. The owners of this factory are living in their attic while renovating the floor below and there isn't a single dark corner to be had. It's full of creative storage options and just wait till you see the bathroom! Click through for more pictures and details.

You can check out the full tour of this attic loft space over at our friend Loft Life Magazine. There are a ton more photos of the nooks and crannies that this vast space has to offer. Keep your eye out for a shopping cart that acts as a (what we assume to be) dirty clothes basket, a bookshelf kept off the ground by more books and an illustrated wiener in the kitchen (we really just wanted to say wiener)!

In a space this large it's easy to over clutter and difficult to make things feel cozy. They've kept it simple, functional and warm and we love it! We're probably not the only ones who would be happy as a clam in this space and can't wait to see what their renovation below looks like. If this is any indication, we're all in for a real treat.

(Images: Loft Life Magazine)

Comments (9)

very cool.

posted by creative*type on May 12th 2009 at 12:38pm
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I don't know if you can really call that an attic though. Attics don't have fireplaces. More like a top floor.

posted by DianaRead on May 12th 2009 at 12:55pm
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So rad. Does anyone know what the treatment on the brick is here? It looks like a thin concrete wash or something, whatever it is I'm in love with it.

posted by jacksonlalonde on May 12th 2009 at 1:06pm
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who needs a ground floor? this is rad like tad.

posted by rainierzed on May 12th 2009 at 1:39pm
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DianaRead -- Actually if looked at closely, it is a second floor - just the ceiling has been lofted. You can see it in the two pictures with the lady in them. The attic would have been where the ceiling goes up...so this is a hack.

posted by ChrisGal on May 12th 2009 at 2:29pm
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I'm kind of grossed out by the toilet next to the kitchen... out in the open like that.... eww.

posted by sholt on May 12th 2009 at 3:43pm
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cool.

posted by mihaela on May 13th 2009 at 3:12am
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I'm kind of grossed out by Sholt's germophobia.

Toilet "open" sign = great.
Shopping cart in dressing area = rad.

I could never pull that off without looking like a hobo.

posted by backgarage on May 13th 2009 at 6:33pm
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That's awesome! What a great use of the space for temporary living. And potential to be a great permanent space if they want to create a rental or guest suite.

All the old houses in my neighborhood have the bathrooms right off the kitchens: when they first installed indoor plumbing, it made sense to only run water pipes to one area of the house.

posted by Mary B C on August 13th 2009 at 8:58am
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