Tuesday
Feb092010
Reader's home
Tue, 9 Feb 2010For as long as I can remember I have wanted to live in a converted loft (and this desire has grown in the past 2 years since living in a 12' wide home). What a pleasure to find an email in my inbox from Peter Wagner of Germany who wanted to share his loft with our readers. It is located in an old factory and in one year Peter converted the space HIMSELF into a spacious and cosy home that I am utterly envious of. Here are a couple before photos that show how much work he took on:
And now photos of the newly renovated space that he did such a wonderful job with. I especially love his use of Ikea storage units throughout. (Photos by the talented Michael Berger).
Reader Comments (37)
Perfect!!!! I want to marry him.
Lo siento, no me gusta. Parece demasiado frío para mí. Este loft me hacen sentir angustiada. Tan vacío, tan blanco, tan igual.... ni la cocina es cálida y acojedora..
love it, jealous, want it! great renovation.
all that space.
WOW!!!!!!
Wow, this loft is stunning! I can't even begin to imagine how much work that was to convert it into the beautiful space it is now. I love the flow - the floor is incredible!
Wow, this loft is stunning! I can't even begin to imagine how much work that was to convert it into the beautiful space it is now. I love the flow - the floor is incredible!
Beautiful home. Absolutely love the front doors!
Stunning!
This place just oozes style. I agree a few bold artworks would make it just perfect.
Can we please see it in the daytime with the blinds open. Sooo much light.
I love this loft! I lived in Germany for several years and I love the style!!!!!
Its a perfect example of NOT cluttering a house with too much of chaos ! such beautiful spaces it has !
ok .... i made this. thank you yery much for the nice words. oops, i forgot to check the comments. sorry for the late response. trying to answer the questions: the loft is in the south of germany. near stuttgart. come by for a coffee. (nearly as concluded in the comments: i´m straight. but i´m not single). th inbuilt planter in the kitchen is made of some wood, drywall (rigips) and 3 plastic buckets to mix concrete. all for 30EUR. the side panels are made from light concrete stones and on top a simple workplate from the german home depot. about 70EUR for one panel. easy to assemble. the rest is from ikea. i´m not rich. so i used only cheap stuff. the floor is the original one. a little bit bumpy because the factory is old and run-down - but i like it this way. thanks again for all the comments.