Despite loft style being introduced in the 1940s, its popularity as a studio style spread across Europe in the 1970s, especially in England, France and Germany. Andy Warhol, a leading American artist, producer, and founder of the pop art movement, played an important role in integrating loft style into American lifestyle.
He oftentimes invited his friends, celebrities, businessmen, and wealthy sponsors to his New York "Factory" studio for leisure. Many businessmen couldn't afford to hire properties in the downtown area, so they ended up moving to the suburbs and buying rooms in abandoned factories to use as offices or apartments, or for cafes, etc.
Nowadays, loft style is mostly appreciated by the younger generation: those who seek self-satisfaction and thrive on freedom. Here are 3 essential reasons why this style is now capturing the horizons.
Reason 1․ Spacious rooms
Comfort is a key priority for loft style. Loft apartments offer ample space and are therefore comfortable. The home looks like a blank canvas you can play with because of the size and the numerous opportunities to decorate it to your liking, not to the needs of the space.
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High ceilings are also common in the loft style living spaces which makes it visually more spacious. Regardless of the spaciousness, loft style greatly values open space which can be incorporated in your interior by shelves.
Clearly, loft style furnished apartments are a popular choice. Loft style is a combination of elegance and simplicity, which accompanies every corner of the house.
Reason 2․ Creative thinking
Industrial loft always lets you go the extra mile. In the industrial loft you can match both conventional and unconventional, contrasts and extremes.
Raw textures and metal details are common in the industrial loft style. Grey, natural brown, black, and white dominate the color palette, so loft introduces hues that best describe reality, although accents may be added as well.
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A typical feature of the industrial loft style is giving a second life to the used items. Since the style originated during the conversion of isolated factories into apartments, it does not impose rules in interior design. In this style you can often see concrete or brick walls, dominated by chandeliers with metal details, lamps, carpets with geometric patterns, bar tables and bar stools.
Reason 3․ Simplicity in details and space saving
Simple design is probably another component of loft style's longevity and popularity; no exaggeration every piece does its job. You can blend in all the unusual looking decors like graffiti, abstract illusions, wall decors, even with road signs into the loft themed rooms.
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A factory-like vibe is important for the loft, which is usually accomplished with raw textures. Metal framed wall arts, small blackboards for notes, any décor or furniture can match the loft style, but first, it should express your individuality. Among all styles, loft is most closely related to modernism and minimalism because their mutual cornerstone rests on saving, a very important principle for human beings.