The essentials of loft-style decor
- Palette: understated shades, led by grey, combined with neutral tones, brown, black and wood.
- Walls: exposed brick for a New York feel, an anthracite wall to contrast with a light grey sofa.
- Floors: light parquet, dark raw wood flooring or cream-coloured polished concrete, enhanced with a rug.
- Materials: raw wood, metal and zinc, a material synonymous with factories.
- Layout: few pieces of furniture, space to breathe, metal pendant lights to break up the ceiling height.
Raw atmosphere, furniture in wood and metal, neutral tones (brown, black, wood...) and the atmosphere of New York loft interiors...
Industrial style is now very popular and offers a distinctive atmosphere, whether in a recent or older home. To create a high-quality loft decor style, here are a few tips for flawless decor.
Industrial decor is above all a state of mind
Loft-style decor is based on three design choices: understated shades dominated by grey, raw materials such as wood, metal and brick, and a deliberately sparsely furnished space. This workshop spirit works just as well in an older home as in a recent build.
How do you create industrial decor?
A Loft decor goes hand in hand with a workshop or factory atmosphere. It is therefore essential to use understated shades, led by grey.
Brick walls should also be embraced for a very chic New York feel.
The space should not be cluttered, quite the opposite! Furniture needs room to breathe and the room should feel spacious.
It is therefore essential to carefully consider your furniture before getting started. Ideally, there should be only a few pieces. Feel free to choose comfortable designer sofas with metal legs, which will pair beautifully with brick walls, for example. Combined with a light or dark wood coffee table, you will be all set for a very, very cosy industrial atmosphere.
Which paint for industrial decor? And which flooring should you choose?
In an industrial loft, the walls combine dark and light tones: an anthracite wall behind a light grey sofa remains the safest combination. On the floor, three options capture the workshop spirit: light parquet, dark raw wood flooring and cream-coloured polished concrete.
To keep the overall look from feeling dull, play with shades and combine dark tones with light shades. For your floor, consider light parquet or cream-coloured polished concrete with a beautiful rug. A light grey sofa (metal grey or more of a pebble grey) will look its best in front of an anthracite wall and on rather dark raw wood flooring or a polished concrete floor (for an even more chic industrial atmosphere). This is a must-have in industrial decor with a chic feel, and you can use and overuse it throughout the home.
As for lighting, you can opt for metal pendant lights that hang at different heights to break up the high ceilings and create an intimate style, even with few pieces of furniture and large open spaces.
Which materials for industrial decor in the living room, lounge or kitchen?
Raw wood and metal form the basic duo of industrial decor. Wood adorns floors, tables and worktops; zinc, a material synonymous with factories, pairs perfectly with it. The grey steel of Indus models takes over on chairs and bar stools.
What decor works with industrial furniture? Which industrial furniture should you choose?
Raw wood is not used solely as a floor covering. It takes over the furniture: tables, worktops… You can therefore choose an original piece, such as the Sohar coffee table with its wheels reminiscent of the carts found in the mines. If you wish, it is also possible to combine wood with zinc. This material is synonymous with factories and is therefore perfectly suited to industrial style.
It will be perfect in a kitchen or dining room in the form of a chair.
The grey steel Indus models will be perfect paired with a large table made of raw wood set on trestles. Choose bar stools, which will look very elegant with a
FAQ: loft-style decor questions
What is loft style?
Loft style, or industrial style, recreates the atmosphere of New York loft interiors: a raw atmosphere, furniture in wood and metal, and neutral tones of brown, black and wood. It works in both recent and older homes.
Which colours work for loft decor?
Loft decor is based on understated shades, led by grey, complemented by brown, black and wood. To avoid a dull overall look, combine dark tones with light shades: an anthracite wall with a light grey, metal grey or pebble grey sofa.
Which flooring should you choose for an industrial loft layout?
Three types of flooring suit an industrial loft: light parquet, rather dark raw wood flooring and cream-coloured polished concrete. A beautiful rug adds warmth to the overall look. Polished concrete lends the atmosphere a more chic industrial feel.
How do you light an industrial loft?
Metal pendant lights, hanging at different heights, break up the high ceilings typical of lofts. They create an intimate style even in a large, sparsely furnished space, which perfectly reflects the principle of industrial decor.
