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Any idea what those grey wall panels are made of?

I could handle that.

Although spaces like this are always VERY nice...for some reason, they just come off feeling "cold" to me...

I love the bench idea, the floating shelf by the dining room, and the floor-to-ceiling curtains.

Those are some wild light fixtures. I agree the space feels a little cold, but I think it has as much to do with the textures (or lack of them) as anything else. I like the color combo.

Luv it! Red is my favorite color!
I am going for a similar look with red, white and grey... Only on a MUCH smaller scale. (I think my entire apt would fit into the dining room.)

Does anyone know where the chairs are from?

Sorry, I meant the dining chairs... just realized there are about a hundred other chairs in the apartment :)

plann.b, one big reason they feel cold is because there's no one in them. But also, there's no sense of anyone having been there at any time. Because nothing looks this pristine when it's lived in. That's why I'm a big fan of design and catalogue pictures where things aren't always perfect...an unmade bed, a cat running across the room, shoes by the door...

Shelton & Mindel kick(s) ass.

And I totally disagree that these rooms feel cold. "Cool" yes, cold, no.

i am dying for a ginormous swing arm wall mounted light fixture like that... anyone know of any out there that i might be able to afford? prob not worth even asking what the cool red one in the pic is.

I love it. The chandeliers over the dining table are brilliant. It's a very warm, modern space. The splashes of reds and oranges adds a dramatic touch of color.

Great color scheme.

I know what the big swingarm lamp in the pictures is, because it is my all-time favourite! It is the Arteluce 265, by Paolo Rizzato, manufactured by Flos.

(See it in another spacious, cool room.)

It runs about $1000.

I LOVE those light blue chairs with all the gray, and white, and light touches of deep red and some orange. It's gorgeous. It's modern, it's classic, it's cool-feeling, but not cold. To feel alive, they need to throw a bra over a door handle, leave out a carton of OJ, and perhaps leave a couple of magazines or take-out menus strewn about the place. After all, with a loft, in the city, who cooks?

Needs some art but otherwise, it's quite nice. There sure is a plenty seating.

A bra over the door handle? Now that there is some classy styling!