apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

WOW!

brilliant! I need a divider for my space and am stealing this idea! love it!!

Mad props, Alex! I'm so impressed, you compelled me to speak hip-hop. The place looks gorgeous already!

Is the room divider on tracks? Does it slide? How is it attached to the ceiling or floor? Looks great, tell me more.

I don't think I understand it exactly, but it looks fantastic!! Nice work!!

OMG! What a great idea. I would have never thought to make a sofa table/desk out of one of the pieces. Brilliant! I wonder if it took a lot of work getting the parts together and how many people were needed.

Agreed it looks great but photos don't explain how it works very well.

wow it looks very nice

Awesome!

Please tell us more about how you attached them. I also love the headboard. Did you make that too?

genius.

Alex, this is fantastic! I hit Ikea's as-is almost daily, and I've probably saved thousands of dollars over the last couple years. The numerars and other raw materials are perfect for loft life, with a little engineeriing and imagination...and style. I have four aluminum frosted glass PAX doors that I have hinged together to create a folding screen, among other things. Definitely give us a tour as your place progresses!

Cheers

Such a cool looking apartment. Very nice. The article says those boards were $10 but ikea says they are $50

sounds like he bought them in the as-is section (returned items, marked down).

Thanks everyone for the nice and encouraging complements on my work in progress!

I will try and clear up any confusion and questions on what I did and will hopefully have updated pics soon.

First, the counter tops are normally 100.00 a piece but found them in the as-section listed at 10.00. I did all the work by myself (Which included carrying each 8ft, 100lb plus piece up 3 flights of stairs! Not a good day. As far as how they are connected, I simply stood them on end and since they are almost 2 inches thick and I have cement floors, I was able to balance them. I then attached them using flat thing metal plates from Home Depot on top and on the inside (bedroom side) to pull them flush with each other since they wouldn't be seen. I put four panels across (the living room side) and then two end pieces to form a "u" shape if you were looking down from above. This gave me a recessed area on the bedroom side to slide in the pax wardrobe units. I attached these to the
new wall to aid in stability. Lastly, i put lights on top for an added touch. The wall does not move but there is a 3 ft opening towards the window side of the loft for an entry way. The door was built with Stolemen shelves found in the as is section and with aluminum strips from HD. The door will be hung on a track with barn door hardware so it will eventually slide.

Hope that helps clear things up and again, thanks for all the complements. It's what keeps this site so great.

P.s.-To Laura, thanks and yes I built the bed a few years ago when I was still in Manhattan beach. (Not fun to move that thing.

alex

Absolutely fabulous! Thank you, Alex, for the clarification.

Alex,
I am starting my own business and will have to do as much DIY as possible for my furniture. Where did you find your chrome legs? Your place looks great. Kuddos to you for such a creative spirit!

Jade

Honestly, between this and the bedroom post I am ready to propose marriage for feeling I would never be able to put together something half as awesome. Brilliant work.

Keep the pictures coming. Great work! What are your floors?