When you hear the words „loft apartment”, you most likely associate it with brick walls, exposed pipes and metallic materials. That’s because that is exactly how lofts used to look like!
If you want to create your dream industrial space, you’ve come to the right place! Here’s how you can do it.
Back then, lofts used to serve artists, but because of their great functionality, the booming industry soon found out about them. They mostly made use of them as warehouses.
But as the housing shortage hit more and more people, a lot of them were converted for residential use, hence the industrial design.
Of course, nowadays lofts are not converted, rather being built anew. But if you find yourself to be somewhat of a traditionalist -or a lover of the style-, then keep on reading because this post is for you!
Here you’ll find 10 super simple industrial loft design ideas you can easily copy for your home!
Dark color palettes
To create that very authentic industrial look, you’ll need a darker color palette to work with. Charcoal black, grey and chocolate brown are a MUST! But you’re definitely not limited to dark colours. The key is to bring everything into harmony.
Your first option is to paint the walls a darker color. Don’t go overboard though! Just stick with a medium grey color, if you feel like you couldn’t handle anything darker. If you’ve decided to paint the walls (or multiple accent walls) dark, you definitely won’t need to buy dark colored pieces of furniture! A nice white couch will offset those harsher colors.
Your second option is the exact opposite! Keep the walls white or paint them light grey, but get dark colored furniture. I’m talking mostly about the focal point of your loft here: get a deep brown wooden coffee table, a dark brown or grey leather couch, accessorize with both darker and lighter elements, and you’re good to go!
Exposed brick and pipes
You’ve probably only seen industrial loft interiors with exposed brick walls. And that’s because they are not only super trendly, but elevate that industrial look you’re looking for so well. Exposed brick walls and loft interiors just go hand in hand.
Try to expose the bricks -or get a stick-and-peel wallpaper with brick pattern- mainly in your central space, so that the living area has a nice backdrop to it!
Another basic characteristic of loft interiors are exposed pipes. Again, they are a must if you’re striving for that industrial loft interior!
Even if you don’t feel like incorporating these standard practices in interior design for this specific style, you can still go a long way without them! But you’ll most likely need some worn-out, or worn-out looking materials.
Worn wooden furniture
Worn wood might sound shabby for a few of you, but trust me, it works wonders! If your worn wood furniture have metal edges or metallic details, it’s even better. Together they can pull together that huge and tall space together. Why? Because they are exciting to look at!
One staple piece you won’t be able to avoid is a word wooden coffee table, but feel free to include similar items from the same material into your design!
Get a worn wooden bookshelf for example, or a TV stand. Basically anything will do, as long as it’s not too large.
Metallic details
Metallic handrails, metal shelves, metal chairs. These are all great and trendy options, so get your hands on a few metal pieces of furniture and decor items!
They create that harmonious space for your open-plan loft. Especially if you otherwise used a loft of softer materials and patterns, and weren’t very brave with colors either!
So if you absolutely want that industrial loft interior, but don’t want to be too bold, this is your best option to create that look!
Leather is always a good idea!
Leather, brick and metal. Such a perfect combo for your centerpiece.
If you’re thinking about leather surfaces, consider the couch first and foremost. You can also buy a leather pouf to complement it!
Castiron shelves
Your loft apartment has very scarce storage solutions, as you might have already experienced. And the possible storage solutions also come with limitations, so your hands are quite literally tied.
The only storage solution left -most of the time- are the walls. And when you want an industrial loft design, it’s not only practical, but aesthetically pleasing as well!
Other kinds of loft interior styles don’t really let you use your walls, for storage solutions, but luckily, the situation is not like that with industrial design!
To make the space come together, use castiron shelves!
Or if you fancy more traditional ways of storing things, apply a set of worn wood shelves -possibly with metal edges- onto your walls, and you’re done!
Roman numeral wall clocks
Here comes the metallic detail again! Roman numeral wall clocks, or even better: mechanical steampunk wall clocks have such a huge potential in finishing that industrial loft design!
Get your hands on at least one of these ASAP! Multiple ones are much better though, because they eliminate that boring, plain wall and let you look at something way more fun.
Want to know more about loft wall decor ideas? Read the post here.
Wooden benches
Again, when it comes to storage, use your space wisely!
A wooden storage bench would not only look good in the hallway with storage baskets under it, but in the living area as well!
If you’d like to maximize your space in the living area, you can always place storage baskets or wooden trays under it to hold your stuff. But it’s probably better to leave it as it is.
To use it for aesthetical purposes, place it in front of your couch. Keep the distance: don’t put it right in front!
Place a nice satin blanket on top, place a wooden tray with your decorative items -candles, books, vases- on the other side, and you’ve just created your dream living are!
Industrial pendant lights
And to finish the look, you’ll need something very prominent! Since the huge walls ruin the whole open concept layout of your loft by making it seem super empty, you’ll need to alleviate this effect.
With lofts, this is very easy to solve. You just need to choose your lighting wisely!
In this case, get a low hanging metallic or black pendant light. Amazon has plenty of choices ranging from hammered metal lights, metal and wood chandeliers to caged light fixtures.
Make sure you get multiple light fixtures from the same or similarly colored styles, but possibly in different length. So when you put these all together, their versatility -and at the same time similarity- will make them look their best.
Here are some of the most stunning industrial pendant lights for affordable prices from Amazon!
Faux cowhide rugs
Use them alone, or pair them with a different kind of rug -different texture, try to avoid too much pattern here! Either way, you’ll be surprised how much this simple change will elevate the look!
If you decide on pairing your cowhide rug for that extra impact, here are a few inspirations.
You can pair anything with a cowhide rug. Coarser materials, as well as really soft ones and different kinds of colors and shapes as well! There’s really no limit to creating the perfect rug pairing for your industrial loft interior.
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