Flickr Find: Masrade's Loft

We're getting more flickr tags so keep them coming! This week, we're highlighting ATLA reader Masrade's beautiful pics of his loft/mini house tour. What do you think? We think they look spectacular!

Do you have something to share with us? An inspring room? a new project? a great visual you snapped?, show us! Each week, we will search out any pics you've tagged on flickr with the words "apartmenttherapyla". We'll post some of the best ones here on the front page!

Here's what we're looking for:

Favorite rooms (or rooms on their way to being favorites)
Space saving solutions
DIY projects
Art and Design (your work or something you've collected)
New Purchases (we love bargains as well as major buys!)
Dinner party table setting pics (mention the occasion in the comments)
A collection
Things you see around town that inspire you to make your home beautiful, organized and healthy

Put any info you'd like us to know in the comments section of the photos, the more details the better!

Suprise and inspire us! Keep in mind: Our mission at Apartmenttherapy is to help people make their homes more beautiful, organized, and healthy. We'll be looking for photos that help us do that.

Simply upload your photos to Flickr, and
remember to tag them with: apartmenttherapyla

Comments (14)

Sweet! Digging the terrarium...

posted by Enrique on 2006-09-05 15:11:42

I love that terrarium too. I have a "black thumb" but I'm thinking I could handle a garden of that size.
I really like that coffee table too. Was it a vintage find or is it new?

posted by Mags on 2006-09-05 16:39:59

Thank you for the compliments! I just moved into the NoHo Lofts (thenoholofts.com) in North Hollywood from Orange County. My unit is a 750 sq foot room with one bath.

The Terradome Terrarium had a short run at DWR, and although it seemed to get a lot of press, I can't seem to find a place that carries it online.

The coffee table was purchased from Ikea 2 years ago, and sadly, it is no longer available in the white/walnut combination. Ill never figure out why they killed it off...

posted by MaSRade on 2006-09-05 17:55:40

Amazing loft! I love the ""retro decoration""!!!
Check out my latest great home post! I think you will love it!

posted by coxi on 2006-09-05 18:14:53

I remember when DWR was selling the Terradome for half off. oh the procrastination and the mistake of not getting it!

posted by dale on 2006-09-05 19:12:08

I really like it - I just want to see more! Love the coffee table - why, why did Ikea discontinue it?!

posted by v on 2006-09-05 21:08:33

Love the space and the lack of stuff. It just looks cool (stylistically and thermally).

posted by alinia on 2006-09-05 21:15:17

I'm so surprised that table is from IKEA. I live near one and go there about once a month and just don't remember seeing it. I wish I had seen it, it's just so nice and simple and works well with modern and minimalist stles.
MaSRade, did you paint your walls? I'm in a loft rental with concrete floors and high ceilings. I like keeping things pretty neutral and getting color from pillows and accent furniture. My walls are white and I no longer want white but don't want a colorful color. Your walls appear to be a warm greyish-beige that seems to be a nice backdrop for your white couch, bed linens, dining table top, etc. If you painted the walls yourself do you still have the paint color name?
Also, what bookshelf system are you using for storage and to separate your living space?

posted by Mags on 2006-09-06 09:44:54

So glad to see a fellow terrarium Terradome owner (click my name link for my setup). My terrarium is still growing well, although our non-airconditioned home means I need to rewater/mist the plants at least every 2nd day (although if I cover the top hope, there's less loss of moisture). It's truly my favourite DWR purchase ever.

posted by gregory on 2006-09-06 10:46:47

The walls of the unit are a beige color in the light, and have more of a grey appearance in the afternoon/evening. The unit came painted this color, and to be honest I didn't even realize it wasn't white until my girlfriend mentioned it.

The shelving unit in the background is Expedit from Ikea. It's not my favorite piece of furniture, but comparable units from DWR/Bludot etc seem to always be thousands of dollars.

Gregory, your terradome looks great. With as much as you mist the plants, do you have a problem with mold growing?

posted by MaSRade on 2006-09-06 17:39:59

MaSRade: No problems with mold yet. I created a multi-level subsoil system of rocks, charcoal, soil, and moss to allow proper draining and prevent odour. And the room is fairly sunny and well ventilated, and the terrarium actually dries out quickly if I leave the bottom hole uncovered (thus the misting). Besides the misting, the only other thing I have to do regularly is trim the plants every few weeks...they've grown out and up quite a bit since setting it up :)

posted by gregory on 2006-09-07 10:34:46

Where did your sofa come from?

posted by Shari on 2006-09-07 17:11:21

The sofa is a vintage Overman Sofa redone in white vinyl. I purchased the sofa at Futures Collide in downtown Pomona; they did the upholstery job for me as well.

posted by MaSRade on 2006-09-10 20:37:14

Hello Everyone.
We have people scouring google for proud owners of
the Terradome Terrarium by Designer Ric Lopez
and are handled by MODERNPAST.
They were offered by DWR as a "holiday gift idea" so there were only there for a season, when they had there markdown on it, there were only 10 or 15 left.
Contact www.MODERNPAST.com (415)333-9007
or info@modernpast.com

BTW MODERNPAST is collecting images of Terradomes
from all over the world to place on there site,
which at the moment is being updated...
so pleas share your photos by sending to above email...thanks

posted by MODERNPAST on 2006-11-01 19:07:57