oh, sugar, sugar!
Loflife magazine shared this super sweet loft that came to them by way of Uxus Design and the company’s (and the loft’s) owners and directors, George Gottl and Oliver Michell. The two decided to keep the original wooden interior of this 18th century Amsterdam sugar warehouse, built in 1763 and located on the Bloemgracht canal and in the trendy Jordaan district of Amsterdam (the one area I was able to explore on my jam-packed 48-hour journey on business to the city a few years back, and it was fabulous for both shopping and site seeing).
Uxus Design has this to say about the loft: “In keeping the original open-plan layout we created a series of dramatic curtain walls that could be opened and closed according to the needs of use. Made of luxurious Italian linen, the curtain walls are opaque when lit from the front yet transparent from behind. At night, the space becomes a series of glowing tents, creating the effect of a surreal interior landscape.” For more on this sugar factory turned loft home and virtual candy for the eyes, visit Loftlife magazine.
AMAZING! And how cool would it be to say you live in a sugar factory!?!?!
Thanks for sharing,
{ Lindsey }
http://greatfullday.blogspot.com
I love the curtain concept! I wish they had taken some photos of them drawn at night so we could see them lit up.
Just the fact that it is in a former sugar factory makes me happy!
Brilliant! I love the wood and the curtains — just such a smart idea. And a sugar factory? Sounds heavenly, as if it was meant to be.
Loving those orbed lights!
What a gorgeous, gorgeous loft!
wow! enuf said?
I love the idea of curtains to close off a bedroom! How grand that would feel each night.
So beautiful! I absolutely love the drama of the curtains. It looks like such a palace.
I love this. It’s just beautiful.
-FringeGirl
I love the fluidity of the curtains. What a great way to divide up a large space or increase it whatever the case may be… I can feel the coziness of a bedroom closed off with curtains.
Wow! It is a rare thing when a home that is such a showpiece also looks comfortable to live in. I want to get into that bed in the top picture.
the colors textures are so moody and wonderful! although I love the curtain idea- I’ve suffered many the upset stomach due to a friend who had only a curtain separating her PoWder Room from the rest of the house! Definitely not the solution for every room or person! Ha! XOxO
Wow. That is just a fantasitc place. I would love to sleep in that bed.