Thursday 1 January 2015

Loft Loving

So 2015 is upon us and, for me, January is about forgetting the year that has gone and looking ahead.
This is my most optimistic month as I think about what I want for the new year: hopes and plans begin to formulate in my head, many of which will remain just that, but one has to dream!

In the cold, dark months of winter I yearn for light and space and, having lived in a basement flat for four and a half years, this is becoming something of an obsession.  Although I love period properties with their cornicing and fireplaces, lately I have been dreaming of loft living: high ceilings, massive windows, wooden floors and exposed brick? Oh, go on then. 


I never thought I would be a fan of open plan living either but since this is what I've got I have embraced it and actually spend more time perched cross-legged on one of the Singer stools at my kitchen island than I do on my sofa.  Coupled with my other current obsession for white/grey Scandi interiors I am totally dreaming of living the classic East London artist/designer, live/work space cliché.  

So, in somewhat of an extended property porn feature, here are a few on my 'to view' list (should I win the lottery!):



3-bed flat, Hertsmere Rd, E14 - £2.1m ( MV Properties)




2-bed flat, Execution Dock, E1 - £3.65m (Cluttons)




3-bed flat, Limehouse Wharf, E14 - £1.495m (Estates & Lets)



2-bed mews house, Heneage St, E1 - £1.7m (Hamptons)




2-bed flat, Morris Road, E14 - £975,000 (Felicity J Lord)


Best go and buy that ticket.  Happy New Year!