Odd Attic Corners

Odd Attic Corners

Many attics have what I call "odd corners" under the eaves and id peculiar corners. Here are some ideas regarding smart (and beautiful) use of these corners.




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A Girly Pad in Denmark

A girly pad in Denmark
From: desiretoinspire

Posted on Wed, 23 Nov 2011 by kim

A big thanks to Kristín for sending us a link to this adorable apartment in Copenhagen that is up for sale. It looks to be pretty small and I think the listing says it's 87 m² - if that's accurate then WOW this is SMALL! (I am soooo in love with those beams, which is a nice distraction from the fact that the front door opens right into the bedroom).

*UPDATE: I just realized that the calculator I used to convert square metres to square feet was wrong (here in Canada we use metric for most things but imperial in this case) and yes, I agree that 87m² is not SMALL. In fact, my single family home is slightly smaller.

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Seattle’s Tower-Top Mystery Apartment

Penthouse Pyramid: Seattle’s Tower-Top Mystery Apartment

From: dornob.com

A series of fought-for conversions, happy accidents and perfect timings led to this amazing two-story apartment that occupies the pyramidal pinnacle of Seattle’s Smith Tower, once the tallest building on the West Coast of the United States (yet one encircled with much misinformation about who lives at its top and why).

And on top of this mysterious dwelling? A great glass globe with unparalleled 360-degree views of Puget Sound, Mount Rainier and essentially every other sight the city has to offer, urban or otherwise. (Images via Castanes Architects &  Stuart Isett for The New York Times)

The building owners did not want to change much, but fortunately neither did the the aspiring tenant: a few steel staircases and platforms were all that was needed to infill the gaps but preserve the remarkable and layered history of the space (including carved-bronze doors and crisscrossing wooden beams details).

Entrepreneur and choreographer Petra Franklin Lahaie occupies this much-discussed, mystery-shrouded space atop floors of offices and banquet halls, with her young daughter. The live in a kind of ad hoc wonderland combining childrens’ toys with vintage architectural elements never meant to make a home.

The furnishings have histories as fascinating as the abode itself – centuries-old chairs and huge slaps of marble were found rummaging through lower floors during renovations. And speaking of: just imagine being the worker who had to slice and refit windows on the ancient angled roof exteriors, suspended thirty-eight floors in the sky.

In the late 1990s, when the (now current) new client came on the scene, the apartment above was in shambles – leaks were everywhere, concrete and dust littered the half-destroyed residence, and ladders rather than stairs spanned from floor to floor.

Loft Visit: Valerie Pasquiou’s Personal Style

Loft Visit: Valerie Pasquiou’s Personal Style

From: loftlife.com

A few months back, we featured Sue Hoestetler’s amazing loft in SoHo which was designed by the brilliant Valerie Pasquiou. We liked what Valerie did with the space so much, we decided to reach out to her (which means we stalked her!) to see if we could get some face time. It turns out that Valerie is more than nice, and happily invited us to visit her downtown Manhattan loft that she recently moved into.

The space is marked by her signature style: a select mix of twentieth century modern pieces, bold art and quirky accessories that give the environment personality. Valerie doesn’t take herself too seriously and her home reflects this wonderfully. Suffice it to say, the warm and inviting loft was hard to leave.

For more information on Valerie Pasquiou, visit her website here.

Photography by Linden Hass