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Industrial Loft Decoration Creating Dream Scapes in Your Open Floor Plan

A partial wall can create a whole room in a huge volume of space.

The Live/Work draw of industrial lofts, whether buying or leasing, is, of course, the huge open volume of space. In our tours of industrial lofts, we have seen some great ideas for how to divide up the volume to create both a living and working space. Open industrial lofts provide multiple options and fluid change. Use your furniture to set designated areas to help break up the space. Rugs work to designate where you want to section off a social space or a more private space. Laying down commercial floor coverings in designated work areas helps set them off your dining area or kitchen prep station. One clever use of floor covering we have seen recently was gym mats in a home workout area. It is functional for working out and, again, is a way to sets the area off in large volume space.

Another idea is to use stairs to a loft area in a two-level loft as the dividing line between work and home. You can choose which is the home and which is the work area. For someone working solo, the loft might be the office. Whereas someone working collaboratively or having clients into the loft might make the larger space the ‘office” and live upstairs. Either way, Loft stairs are an LA commute worth considering. A third way to define spaces in a large loft is to use lighting. Looking around at the many options, we think lighting is a functional way to separate your loft space between working areas and personal spaces. A set of tasks lights over your work table or desk also sets it apart if you use other types of lights or hanging lamps in your living space.

If you are leasing and putting up partial walls is not in your budget, there are ways to separate a wall with tall bookcases, awnings, blinds, or free-standing screens. In addition, we have seen clever hack in the arts district of using wheels on room dividers. Better than a fixed wall, movable room dividers quickly increase options to grow or shrink open space for different uses in your open floor plan industrial loft.

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A staircase is an easy way to separate Work from Home.

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Industrial Live Work Lofts offer Makers Savings and a Supportive Community in the Arts District

Mixed use buildings in DTLA are Ideal locations to set up a work from home Lease or purchase.

Creatives in the Arts District really like to be able to live and work in the same place. Not having to commute frees up your time for other things, say many in the community. Going home for lunch, running a load of laundry while you are in the office working. Being home when a vendor or delivery driver needs to get in during the day are all time-saving features of having a life and a job that occupy the same space.

Cutting expenses on commuting and needed a car is a huge plus on the side of working from home. Another savings to consider is more upfront. One should also extend to the amenities. If this is a business expense your choice of the building. You should wander to the less luxurious side of the street. To keep your expenses in check. Shy away from buildings with amenities like pools and on-site gyms that can save you hundreds of dollars a month on your HOA dues. Also, if you are setting up shop from home make sure you comply with permits for Los Angeles especially. Make sure you have all the appropriate licenses and keep good records. We suggest talking to a business set up professional to make sure you cover all your bases.

Working from home can offer balance to your life, or if you are a workaholic the perfect cocktail of time and location.

Downtown L.A. is a concentration of artists and free thinkers. The concentration offers residents a supportive community. In the suburbs, where everyone is isolated in their own house, the odd guy working from home with photography or music does not get much love from the community. However, makers have often commented they liked being around neighbors working on creative projects and pursuits not associated with the 9 -5 office culture.

Industrial Lofts have traditionally appealed to Makers, artists, and creatives who use a studio set up in the loft to make music or photography, even sculpture and light manufacturing. You’re getting a property that is zoned for business and often equipped for both living and working.

A more recent trend is Live/Work lite. Working from home has an expanding appeal for traditional office workers and desk jockeys. Making a living in an industrial loft is decidedly growing in the white-collar fields, A much easier separation between a home office and your home can be arranged in a loft space. It is obvious the art and the office are converging to make live-work living arrangements practical. #WFH #artsdistrictlofts

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Traditional office workers are jumping in feet first to working from a Live/Work Loft.

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