Project . Sky Loft
Location . Brooklyn, New York City
Size . 2 bedroom loft residence
Scope . full residence design and furnishing

A top-floor loft in Brooklyn with good bones — soaring ceilings, oversized windows, and light that moves through the space all day. What it lacked was character. New build finishes, a layout that didn't quite work, nothing that felt considered. The brief: strip it back, rethink the flow, and build a home that felt designed without announcing it. Industrially inflected, mid-century in its instincts, resolved into something personal and current.

Kitchen and dining seen past a tiered pendant, with tall cream joinery and a stainless table

The apartment is designed for people who entertain. A semicircular dining banquette seats more than chairs alone; the kitchen — chrome appliances on show, open shelving for cookware — is built to perform. One wall is left deliberately bare for film projections, its door set flush and seamless into it. Smart sofa and nook conversions handle overnight guests without sacrificing floorspace. An indoor swing, because the home doesn't take itself too seriously.

Loft living room with tan velvet banquette below walnut record shelving, brass sconces and a black wire chair
Dining banquette drawer pulled open, walnut outside and black inside, beside tan velvet seating
Modern loft interior with black chairs, a tall glowing paper floor lamp, a small wooden side table, and a projected movie scene of a city street scene on the wall.

Wide-board natural oak flooring runs throughout, set against rich dark walnut joinery that recurs across kitchen, bathroom, living and mezzanine. Walls, ceilings and full-height cabinetry are finished in a single warm cream; flush frameless doors disappear into them. Chrome and stainless steel carry the industrial thread — kitchen surfaces, basin, taps, spotlights. Tan velvet in both the sofa and bedroom curtains ties the two halves of the apartment quietly together.

The bathroom strikes a different note. Intentionally dark and moody, espresso Zellige tiles paired with rich walnut and highlighted by chrome. It complements the warmth of the rest of the apartment while feeling entirely distinct.

Bathroom in chocolate tile and walnut, with a mesh shower screen and fluted wall lights
Stainless steel basin on slender legs against dark walnut and chocolate tile, behind a mesh glass steel framed screen
Bathroom cabinet open to an espresso interior, against dark walnut and a stainless basin

The bedroom is designed entirely around rest — layered textiles, a concealed dressing nook with backlit oval mirror tucked within the wardrobe. Above, the mezzanine holds a full-length desk wide enough for two, sheer curtains filtering the light without diminishing it. Built into the dark walnut joinery: a deep reading nook that folds out into a sofabed. Removed from the life of the apartment below, but still very much part of it.

Bedroom with a full wall of mustard velvet curtains behind oak wardrobes and a batik artwork
View through a doorway to the bedroom, a dachshund resting on a chartreuse rug beside the bed
Dressing nook with a backlit oval mirror, bronze sconces and a chrome and leather stool

These are photorealistic visuals, not photographs. Every Interior Design project includes them, so you can see how the whole scheme works together, and change your mind if needed, before anything is built.

Mezzanine study with a full-length desk for two, sheer curtains and a black steel balustrade
Reading nook built into walnut joinery, cream daybed with olive bolster and twin conical sconces
foyer with bronze mirrored wardrobe doors, amber disc wall light and inlaid timber floor

Before, and after.

  • The original kitchen — white upper cabinets, pale timber below, stone benchtop and stainless appliances
  • Kitchen with stainless steel splashback and shelf over walnut cabinetry, beside a curved banquette
  • The double-height living room before the design — white walls, exposed beam and oak floors
  • Living room with tan velvet banquette below walnut record shelving, brass sconces and a black wire chair
  • The bedroom before the design — white walls, dark stained floorboards and a single window to the trees
  • Bedroom facing the window, mustard curtains and roman blind filtering the light
  • The mezzanine before the design — white walls, a low balustrade to the space below and views to the trees
  • Mezzanine study with a full-length desk for two, sheer curtains and a black steel balustrade
  • The bathroom before the design — grey marble-look porcelain tile, a white vanity and chrome fittings
  • Bathroom in chocolate tile and walnut, with a mesh shower screen and fluted wall lights

A glimpse of the deliverables.

Every design service project includes a complete documentation package — mood boards, material and finish schedules and curated product lists you and your trades could work directly from.

  • Key materials for Sky Loft — walnut and oak, matte render, grille textured glass, lacquer and brushed chrome
  • Kitchen materials board — walnut, stainless steel, paint colour, tapware and pendant, each with a supplier link
  • Art and objects direction for the kitchen — six numbered pieces, each identified by maker and name
  • Kitchen and dining concept drawing — walnut cabinetry below a stainless splashback, with a round steel table

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