Loft-style cafe

Loft style originates in the 40s of the last century. Homeland of this style is the United States. It was during this period that land in the central part of large cities became very expensive. This forced the owners of industrial production to move their enterprises out of town. Huge areas of warehouses and workshops were released. Such premises combined relatively low rents with good functional characteristics. Over time, they were chosen by workshops, artists, designers, sculptors, architects for workshops, exhibition spaces and housing. Then came the loft-style fashion, it became fashionable, exclusive and elite. The most popular was the interior of the cafe in the loft style ("attic"), restaurants, designed for creative workshops.

On the style - the main features and characteristics

The main concept of style is the destruction of stereotypes, as much space and air as possible, the minimum number of partitions. The division of the premises into zones is carried out with the help of placement of pieces of furniture, various shades, and finishing materials. Partitions, if any, are symbolic, made of transparent and translucent material. The presence of industrial motifs in the interior is obligatory - stairs, fittings, brickwork, deliberately rough, "sloppy" plaster, uncovered ventilation system. These crude elements are combined in some incomprehensible way with modern, ultra-fashionable and very expensive furniture, mirrors, lighting fixtures. The use of non-standard accessories is welcomed.

The room must necessarily be large and high, although it is possible to equip a loft on limited square meters. The windows are large, bright. The advantage of style is that it assumes the maximum use of artificial lighting. If there are several small windows in the room, it is advisable to combine them into one large structure. Using plastic windows is acceptable, but wooden or metal frames with a large number of segments will look much more organic. Curtains are unlikely to fit into the industrial interior. It is better to replace them with curtains of a material that transmits light, or ordinary blinds. Lamps preferably use pendant. High ceilings allow you to divide the space vertically into several levels, connected by metal stairs.

The main characteristics of the loft - freedom, simplicity, and exposed not for luxury, but simplicity. This is the antithesis of flatulence, chic and excessive luxury.

This is a fresh and bold style, project development opens up opportunities that are inaccessible to other types of design. It turns out that there is a peculiar beauty in coarsely crafted furniture, plastered walls and bare communications. Here is a description of the main elements of the interior.

Color range of style

The colors underline the urban interior elements and the urban range. This is the dominance of brick, gray, blue, metal. One of the walls of a cafe or restaurant can be accentuated using other finishing materials. This can be a mosaic tile or plain plastered concrete. One of the favorite decisions of the design of a cozy cafe in the loft style is the use of natural brickwork, as if laid out with your own hands, or its realistic imitation.

Finish

The loft style, despite the external disorder, is considered luxurious and bourgeois. In fact, if you are sensible and competent to approach the matter, you can get an inexpensive, attractive interior of the institution, which fully corresponds to the style canons.

Walls

So, bare concrete or natural brickwork of the accent wall is a classic of the genre. However, not everyone likes this extreme. You can do it differently: to issue the walls of snow-white or ivory tinge with water-based paint. Using one of the walls as an accent allows you to simultaneously solve two opposite tasks: to emphasize the unity of the room and zone the space. By the way, it is not necessary to use natural masonry or coarse plastered concrete. It is possible to use wallpaper with imitation of such a finish.

Floor

The best option is to make the floor board or use laminate. Beautifully painted unpainted boards with natural wood texture, covered with clear varnish. More rarely, ceramic tiles, natural or artificial stone are used as floor coverings. Concrete fits well with the concept of style, but it will be difficult to clean the rough surface from contamination. Therefore, it is better to refuse such an idea. But the self-leveling floor will have the most appropriate way. Baseboards use wooden or painted wood.

Ceiling

The simplest option that makes the room even brighter and more voluminous is to paint the ceiling white. This is especially true for rooms with low ceilings. Rough wooden partition walls or pipes attached to the ceiling look good. The "attic" atmosphere is transmitted more strongly. Between the trusses you can hang the lamps on the chains. There is an even more radical option: to leave the ceiling and not at all trimmed.

Furniture

Tables in a cafe or bar can be used differently: pointedly elegant or, on the contrary, coarse, with a touch of brutality and neotesannost. But, in any case, they must be functional, versatile, comfortable and practical.

In the coffee, dining area and at the bar they use such types of furniture as sofas, armchairs, ottomans and chairs (regular or bar). Design is the most varied. This makes it possible to make a non-standard, unique and very attractive room. Strong screw stools, rough-knit benches, benches, cozy armchairs and bar stools on elegant metal legs coexist perfectly together. These diverse objects are united by the fact that they allow you to create maximum comfort for visitors. This is what makes a loft cafe so attractive.

Shelves and racks in the interior are distinguished by strict geometry and roughness of lines, maximum use of natural materials, the lack of decor and natural colors. The basis of the metal profile and the surface of solid wood create an overall impression of durability and reliability. It is not necessary to use old boards for making furniture. Artificial aging helps to achieve the desired effect. All items placed on the racks, as if on display. Maximum openness is present here.

Lighting

The loft room is very bright. Lighting is something you should not save. The choice of the lamp depends entirely on the taste preferences of the cafe owner. This can be a fancy hanging chandelier (good, the height of the room allows), spotlights with a change in the direction of lighting or street lights. You can create additional lighting with table lamps with fabric lampshades decorated with forging. Devices that mimic vintage and antiquity, look great next to quite modern spotlights and LED strips. Electrical wiring is fixed on the walls and ceiling. Thus, the impression of a temporary structure. Welcome to the accumulation of dissimilar light bulbs to highlight a particular area.
Natural lighting is provided by large windows. For their design, blinds or symbolic transparent curtains are enough. You can leave them completely open.

Architectural details

A characteristic feature of a loft style coffee house is industrial details. Absolutely everything reminds of the "proletarian origin" of the room: pipes, communications, stairs, perhaps some kind of fixtures characteristic of industrial production. A special architectural detail is the windows: large, well-transmitted light, devoid of the classical, customary curtains. At the same time, the elements of the abandoned shop are very well coexisted with modern technology, the old - with trendy.

About the bar

The bar counter is one of the characteristic elements of the interior, made in the style of a loft. It is a sturdy design, designed for continuous operation and able to cope with significant loads. Most often, the rack has an all-metal base, providing functionality, durability and stability. A wooden tabletop goes well with a metal frame. The magnificent tandem of wood and metal symbolize the combination of modern and classical elements inherent in the loft-style.

Accessories and decor

Accessories in the loft are unusual, as, indeed, all interior elements. We can not say that they are not paid attention. There is hardly a place for a picture with cats or statues. Urban design somehow does not have to this. All decorative elements look as if they were hastily crafted from scrap materials. These can be newspaper or magazine clippings within frames, photographs, picture posters with unusual color solutions, or simply frames without pictures. As a decor, road signs or painted graffiti are also used. A great decor option is charcoal drawing on the wall. Non-standard, but very interesting accessories of such a room look modern refrigerators, stereos, and even washing machine. Elements of urban culture, such as bicycles, can be used as accessories for decorating a room. A useful element of the interior with two levels - a rough wooden or metal staircase, "as in the factory."

Recommendations designers on the design of a loft in a cafe

The ways of decorating a room-loft for a cafe, pub or coffee shop may be different. However, there is also a list of general recommendations-programs from design specialists, which will undoubtedly be useful to you.

• The layout of the room is open, with the selection of zones using light, color or textured contrasts.
• "Cold" walls. It is desirable that it was concrete or brickwork. If plastering concrete, plaster should be rough. Use of panels with imitation of natural materials is possible. Glass interior elements are welcome.
• We must not forget that in the loft style ventilation, cables, pipes are necessary interior attributes. Therefore, they must be visible.
• Furniture - deliberately massive and rough, with wooden and metal elements. It may be dark or light. Sometimes at registration of a cafe-loft quite successfully use modern furniture. The archaic and trendy exist in the neighborhood quite peacefully and organically. In addition to the usual sofas and armchairs, shelves or shelves for placing books and accessories fit into the interior of the loft.
• The use of beautiful plants in the arrangement of the interior somewhat softens the masculinity and brutality of the loft. The use of upholstery made from high-quality expensive textiles makes the room more comfortable.
• A good solution for a cafe-loft is the equipment in the real fireplace. The establishment will turn out not just cozy, but also atmospheric.
• The floors in the loft are mostly concrete and wood. The use of laminate and ceramic tiles, stylized natural stone.

Conclusion

Loft cafe is a great option for gathering representatives of creative beau monde or young people who like everything unusual and unusual. This is the embodiment of modesty, harmony and minimalism. In addition, the loft gives you the opportunity to turn fantasy in full force, to work out a thousand options for decoration. The basic details of the project can be supplemented with accessories and various elements that help to create an individual design. The specific design option depends on the concept of the institution. The premises can be decorated in a brutal-industrial manner or with elements of bohemianism. Well, if the exterior of the room corresponds to the interior design.