Loft studio: design ideas, decoration, furniture and lighting for your apartment.

Interior design features

Several design nuances:

• This style solution is characterized by a free, open layout and minimal use of partitions.
• The loft space usually has fairly high ceilings and undecorated communications, such as pipes, ventilation and load-bearing beams.
• The cladding contains rougher and more unprocessed materials, such as concrete, brick or unevenly applied plaster, emphasizing the original appearance of the attic.
• Loft furniture is highly functional and is made in predominantly neutral tones. In this style, modern, designer furniture pieces combined with antique elements are easily used.
• This direction, despite its rather brutal appearance, involves the use of not too dark, light-absorbing shades and the creation of bright accents of red, yellow, orange and other saturated colors.

Studio decoration

The concept of this direction uses certain materials and methods of surface treatment. For walls, mainly single-color paint, plaster or paintable wallpaper are used. The main elements of decoration here are brickwork and concrete surfaces. To give the room more decorativeness, choose brick or white paint. With the help of cladding of different shades and textures, the living area is most often separated from the kitchen.

The photo shows a loft-style studio, decorated with light painted walls and ceiling in combination with wood-colored parquet flooring.

Paint or plaster are also preferred for the ceiling. A fairly popular solution is to decorate the ceiling plane with wooden or metal beams, various communications in the form of pipes, ventilation or wires.

Parquet or laminate boards are especially appropriate for finishing the floor, which should have the most natural appearance. The layout of this covering is often carried out in a straight line, rather than diagonally. No less harmoniously, the design can be complemented with ceramic tiles with a matte surface. In the case of a two-level room with a staircase, the most successful material for such a structure will be metal or wood.

The photo shows a version of finishing a studio in the loft style with a concrete floor and ceiling.

When choosing the finishing for the studio, it is important to consider that the central idea of the urban style is the ability to combine untreated surfaces with modern finishing and other interior elements.

The windows in the room should be large in height and width, which will allow the maximum amount of light into the room. Roller blinds, jalousie, light and transparent curtains are used to decorate window openings, or they are simply left without decoration.

The photo shows a loft-style studio, decorated with large panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows.

Choosing furniture in loft style

For a loft-style studio, only the most necessary pieces of furniture are chosen. The room is complemented by a sofa, a TV stand, a coffee table, a dining table, a bar counter in combination with high chairs. If necessary, the interior is decorated with armchairs and shelves. When choosing furniture for a loft space, you can safely experiment, the main thing is not to clutter the room so as not to spoil the overall picture.

This trend involves the use of vintage and antique furniture or even items with luxury elements, which are mostly arranged in a chaotic manner.

In the guest area, you can place a large sofa with velvet or leather upholstery in the center and complement it with a wooden coffee table, install a metal or wooden bed with a wardrobe in the bedroom, and for the kitchen space, choose a mobile island or a functional and organic set with built-in appliances that provide significant savings in square meters.

In the toilet and bathroom, the most simple plumbing in white, having a simple rectangular or square shape, is appropriate.

The photo shows the interior of a studio apartment in loft style with a large leather sofa located in the middle.

This design is characterized by the use of unusual objects and non-standard furniture, for example, chests or suitcases are chosen as a place to store things. In a loft studio, an aesthetic contrast of modern technology and vintage furniture elements against the background of raw brick walls is especially appropriate.

Lighting Recommendations

Most often in the urban style, massive chandeliers or multifunctional pendant lamps are found, which can be equipped with wires or chains that allow you to adjust the length of the lighting fixture. To add more coziness to a studio apartment, floor lamps are preferred.

The photo shows a version of ceiling lighting in a studio made in the loft style.

Also quite often bright lighting and LED bulbs are used here, thanks to which it is possible to visually enlarge the room, give it volume, emphasize certain areas or highlight niches. A simple metal table lamp with a flexible leg will complement the interior no less advantageously.

Designer tips for arranging a small studio

• It is better to divide a small studio into functional zones, using different finishes or the correct arrangement of furniture, rather than partitions.
• It is desirable that the decoration include light tones, so that the corners of the limited space can be visually erased.
• It is better if large-sized furniture is made in neutral and muted tones, which will give it a less bulky look.
• For compact ottomans, chests of drawers and other decorative elements, you can choose a brighter design that will distract attention and visually expand the room.

The photo shows the design of a small studio in a loft style, combined with a balcony.

With high ceilings, it is appropriate to use a structure in the form of a mezzanine, which can become an excellent small wardrobe, library, work or even a sleeping place. With the help of such an element, it will be possible to give the studio design a special functionality and increase its useful area.

The photo shows the sleeping area, located on the second tier in the interior of a small studio in the loft style.

Examples of studio design

Thanks to the open layout and the ability to combine favorite objects in one room, this style is especially appropriate in the design of a studio for a bachelor man. This interior is simple, characterized by rationalism, practicality and the absence of unnecessary decorations.

The setting acquires a special masculinity due to the concrete surface, brickwork, metal communications, chipped plaster and massive furniture made of wood or metal. For greater effect, large posters, paintings in simple frames are placed on the walls, or the surface is decorated with graffiti.

The photo shows the design of a spacious studio apartment in the loft style for a bachelor.

In the design of an apartment for a girl, to soften the appearance of the space, they use furniture in warmer colors or decor in the form of beautiful pillows, blankets, laconic vases, mirrors of different geometric shapes or light textiles that give the room a certain liveliness.

The photo shows the interior of a studio for a young girl, made in industrial style.

A fairly common option is projects with redevelopment, as a result of which an area with a separate bedroom is obtained. This separate closed area, despite its small size, with proper arrangement of furniture, can be made as functional as possible. Often the sleeping section is separated with a partition, for example, in the form of a glass block or a double-sided rack, which allows you to fill the space with an abundance of air and light.

The photo shows a version of zoning the sleeping area with a glass partition in a loft-style studio.