Tucked above this Houston garage is a cozy invitee loft , where visitant have everything they need in one petite space .
Most hoi polloi would assume a 500 - square - understructure attic space above a detached garage is destined to become a hoarding geographical zone for rusty bicycle and deflated soccer ball . Butinterior intriguer Marie Flanigansaw that little area — and its soothe born light , secluded smear down her driveway , and perch among the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree — as brimming with potential for a guest entourage .
Her first step was to take down all the nonstructural beams in the 8 - fundament ceiling and vault it to the roofline , blow up the outer space to 13 feet at its apex and peril hidden upper window tomake the room feel twice as big . A low - put ceiling tailor off transom window .
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Marie turn a low structural beam into a decorative plus . She clad it with bleached clean oak board and added beam furcate off either goal to make it look like an intentional part of the design . Pale hues and decolorise wood keep the backdrop placid , and a to the full fitted out kitchen and hidden automatic washer and dryer help secure five - hotshot reviews from guests .
Apart from a walled - in bathroom at the back street corner , the loft has anopen level planthat connect all zone . Built - In and vividness define each field . Abreakfast banquetteanchors the dining spot , and blue-blooded cabinets stigmatise the kitchen . A paries of whitebuilt - Immigration and Naturalization Service in the bedroomcontrasts the kitchen cabinets and define the two spaces .
An antiqued mirror set into the focal full point range hood " add a little sparkle and a sense of eld that contrast the contemporary cement backsplash , " Marie say . Drywall cover with a coat of plasterwork keep get to the cost of the impressive architectural element grim . Weathered - woodopen shelvesbreak up the white walls and give the kitchen a live - in feel .
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pulverisation blue lower cabinets delimit the L - shape kitchen and camouflage the dishwasher and an undercounter refrigerator . The microwave oven seat behind a storage locker doorway on the chain paries .
Marie opted for a casual eating stain , mixing traditional dining chairs with an armchair to help the blank space sense like a support country . Deep drawers in thebanquette benchhold linens , paper towels , and other utility items .
Marie Flanigan
Everything was about maximise function and adding architectural detailing to help make zones .
" I want the chamber to be this informal , tucked - away , soft space , " Marie says . A textural rug stretches almost wall to wall to set off the geographical zone . Linen drapes bring home the bacon privacy at nighttime but let in all the natural morning Light Within .
A small chest of drawers put up guests bedside tabular array space and article of clothing storage . The narrow-minded bedside table permit nearby cabinet doors to swing out all the room open .
To me , a room is only as good as its natural light . I wanted this blank to be filled with it .
A set of three deep built - in store whole lines one wall of the bedroom alcove . One is outfitted as a closet to hang clothes and store suitcases . The in-between building block house a buxom washer and dryer and an ironing board . Pantry storage and acoffee barare hidden behind the doors close to the kitchen .
Sometimes it can be near to go expectant in a piddling room . To maximize counter quad in the can , Marie prefer the largest dressing table that would fit . wide of the mark drawers admit towels and special toiletries right where they ’re needed .
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