Toy Factory Lofts: 4 residents, 4 very different looks

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By Audrey Davidow                               &nbsp

"I knew I wanted to take the idea of a raw industrial space and turn it on its head, make it as lush and sumptuous as possible," Niday says. Her style mixes the expensive with inexpensive, indoor with outdoor, formal with informal. The custom four-poster bed finished in an antique bronze is paired with a simple white gloss Parsons table from <a href=http://www.westelm.com>West Elm</a>.<br>
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Though many loft dwellers forgo curtains, Niday could not. "I feel curtains add a softness, warmth and elegance to most places," she says. Here, they were integral to her plan to juxtapose industrial construction with antiques. For curtain rods, she modified industrial piping known as speed rail. She gave the silk taffeta extra lining for a fuller, more formal look that's rare for a loft.

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"I knew I wanted to take the idea of a raw industrial space and turn it on its head, make it as lush and sumptuous as possible," Niday says. Her style mixes the expensive with inexpensive, indoor with outdoor, formal with informal. The custom four-poster bed finished in an antique bronze is paired with a simple white gloss Parsons table from West Elm.

Though many loft dwellers forgo curtains, Niday could not. "I feel curtains add a softness, warmth and elegance to most places," she says. Here, they were integral to her plan to juxtapose industrial construction with antiques. For curtain rods, she modified industrial piping known as speed rail. She gave the silk taffeta extra lining for a fuller, more formal look that's rare for a loft.

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