Staging Your Long Beach California Lofts

STAGING YOUR LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA LOFTS

Living “loft style” is a total change of lifestyle. Loft living in Long Beach is for those who love to entertain more and enjoy life,  rather than spend time taking care of their Long Beach homes and gardens. Lofts are located within walking distance of Downtown Long Beach restaurants, nightlife and public transportation.  I tend to think that original, creative, entrepreneurial types are drawn to the lifestyle of loft living.

My visualization of a loft is having a brick wall interior, a view of the city lights, concrete or wood flooring and an open floor plan with high ceilings, large windows and lots of square footage.  The home stager’s job is to define the space and style by separating areas with dual-functionality furniture, “portable walls” and accessories taking into consideration the views and special features of your loft by the placement of accessories and furniture.

Staging or setting up your loft is a bit different than a home staging for a traditional 3-bedroom 2-bath home.  The loft’s one large room image needs created room definition. There’s a lot of versatility in designing a loft. Repositioning the “walls” creates a new place, almost as if you’ve moved.  

The challenge is changing the virtual kitchen, dining room, living room and office into reality, well worth the time spent! Just as we know creating the illusion of openness with paint color in a traditional home works, the illusion of separation in a loft can be accomplished in a different way using floor rugs, two-sided bookcases, hanging panels, floor screens and portable walls. The high ceilings create and keep the openness of the floor plan – the reason why so many love lofts. The use of mirrors positioned to reflect the sunlight will brighten up entire space. For pet owners, it’s also possible to incorporate an awesome area for your pet in an end table or nightstand.

Furniture, such as benches for storage, beds with hidden floor drawers, tables with wheels to move from place to place and stackable chairs for entertaining are ways to incorporate dual usage. In addition, placing throw pillows around a coffee table or ottoman cubes that slide under the table can add extra seating. Metal racks and open shelving for kitchens will allow storage and clear counters.

Everyone has a vision on how a loft should look and be designed.  Whether it’s modern, futuristic, retro, European or eclectic, when it comes to design, it’s always a matter of your own taste.

Diane Concialdi
DC Redesign  
(714) 815-3506

Read the rest of the series: 

• Preparing Your Long Beach Homes for Sale – Home Staging Tips

• Long Beach Home Staging-Define Your Long Beach Homes with Color!
• Redesign Home Staging for your Long Beach Homes
• Staging Your Long Beach Homes

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Posted on July 8, 2008 by Laurie Manny