Located in Seattle, Washington, this apartment has been recently redesigned and it now has a very charming and beautiful interior. It was a project by local SHED Architecture & Design. The mid-century apartment got a somewhat eclectic interior. You can see that it’s simple like most modern and contemporary homes but it also has that classical elegance and charm you see in some more traditional spaces. Also, the colors have been interestingly chosen.

The walls are white throughout the apartment and this provides a very nice and neutral background for everything else. The grey floors can also be seen in almost all the rooms, the exceptions being the bathroom and the bedroom. The rest of the furniture is either matching one of these elements or stands out with a completely different color.

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The St Pancras Penthouse Apartm London and it has been recently redesigned and transformed. It was a project by Thomas Griem of TG Studio. The 3-bedroom penthouse got a fresh new look. Situated in the grade I listed St Pancras chambers, the apartment is surrounded by 51 other penthouses in this development.

The penthouse occupies the top 3 floors of the west tower. The owner wanted this place to become a home. He wanted it to feel more personal but also luxurious and to have its own identity as opposed to being just another penthouse that gets lost in the crows.

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Usually it’s the small houses and apartments that require you to find unusual solutions for storage and to try to hide these spaces anywhere you can. But why not it anyway, even if you have a spacious home? It would mean you have some extra free floor space and that most of the things you store will be hidden from sight. It’s a wonderful idea for those that don’t like to expose themselves too much.

We have a wonderful example in this case. This duplex is located in Gothenburg. It’s very beautiful and it’s quite spacious. It has a large living and dining area upstairs and this lounge space has direct access to a terrace. It’s a perfect place to relax in the evening.

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An interior designer will work with what the space offers. For example, if it’s a spacious apartment, there’s enough room for oversized artwork and for all sorts of accessories and elements. If, on the other hand, the apartment is tiny, the designer will try to use everything in his favor and to use the space wisely. In a way, small apartment are more interesting because you get to see how others have managed to solve the problems related to the lack of space.

This apartment is quite small. The rooms are tiny but they definitely don’t seem so. The solution found in this case was to use clean and clear lines, an overall minimalist and Nordic décor and to use bright colors with well distributed accent details. Like in the case of any small space, the biggest challenge here was to integrate plenty of storage space.
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Over the years we’ve shown you all sorts of spectacular conversions and transformations such as water towers turned into family homes, churches turned into private residences or fire stations converted into homes. But I don’t think we’ve ever talked about a clock tower and the possibilities it offers. This old clock tower can be found in the DUMBO neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. In 1998 a factory was converted into an apartment building. It was a project by David Walentas. That unit also has a clock tower.

The building was originally built in 1915 and this makes the clock a wonderful piece of history. It was very beautiful as it was but, at one point, it became even more interesting. The tower got converted into a 3-floor penthouse with a total surface of over 6,813 feet. The main elements that defined it are the 14 ft glass clocks that can be found on every wall.

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Whenever someone says they’re going to renovate their apartment or house, they usually mean they’re going to repaint the walls, maybe put up some new wallpaper, new furniture, new flooring and basically make the place look like new again. But we all have different images of what new can mean. In the case of this apartment, the owner and the designer agreed on a different kind of renovation.

So instead of adding things to the apartment, they decided to tear down everything that could be torn down. So they striped this place down to the basics and to its bare surface. So instead of adding a fresh coat of paint to the walls, all the paint that was already on them was removed and the concrete got exposed. The same thing can be said about the ceilings and the floors. The floors were covered in a water-based sealant but this was the only adjustment made.

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Attic apartments in general come with both advantages and disadvantages. First of all, let’s talk about the slanted ceiling. It’s true that it often makes a room feel more cozy and inviting but it’s also a detail that tends to make the room seem smaller. It’s also not practical when you decorate the room. Then there’s also the issue with the windows that are usually lacking. Well, we found a wonderful attic apartment that has none of the problems we’ve just enumerated.

As you can see, this lovely attic apartment is filled with natural light. Most such spaces are lacking windows because of the shape of the walls. Well, here a very simple and practical solution has been found: skylights or windows in the ceiling. The windows are integrated into the roof of the building. It’s not something that you can easily do but it definitely solves a great problem. To make the apartment seem even brighter, the walls and ceilings have been all painted crisp white.

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