Lotta Jansdotter maximizes every inch of her 725 square foot SF apartment by making the space work for her needs - meaning a living area that doubles as a guest room, a bedroom in a storage closet, and many more creative solutions...
The cubby space of the table in the joint office-cum-dining room is perfect for hiding work essentials when the room is being used for entertaining, and the CD tower between two doorways makes great use of a tight niche. We also love the simple but warm paint palette used throughout the apartment. Lovely!
See the whole slideshow here.
Images: Thomas J. Story, Jess Chamberlain
Comments (9)
I didn't know she lived in SF. I love her project & pattern book "Simple Sewing" - I made several projects when I started sewing again last year. Her place looks comfy and well-lived in.
i'm pretty sure she has a home in nyc, as well.
-lily
dmh - She hasn't lived in SF for a few years now. Blueprint ran a piece on her Brooklyn home in the Sept 2007 (?) issue.
Sorry if this comment posts twice ... Lotta hasn't lived in SF for a few years now. Blueprint ran an article on her Brooklyn place in late 2007.
I love the desk in the second photo. Anyone know where it's from?
she lives around the corner from me in brooklyn
This piece ran several years ago in Sunset; don't know why they are recycling it now, but nice to see it again.
So fun to see this story resurrected! This piece ran in a special 2005 newsstand-only issue of Sunset called "Living 101". Lotta indeed now lives in Brooklyn.
unm00red - That desk/table was build by Lotta's husband, Nick Anderson.
jesschamberlain - I still have my copy of Living 101! I was really hoping it would become a regular publication. Sad that it didn't ...