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Better together
With space a premium in this inner-city loft, opening the bathroom
to the bedroom creates an airy, inviting master suite
Above: Sandblasted brick walls
and new hand-scraped, distressed
French oak floors help this loft
renovation reconnect with the wool
store origins of the building. With an
internal wall removed, the bathroom
is now open to the bedroom. A new
sculptural, freestanding bathtub and
Calacatta marble mosaic wall behind
have become features of the wider
space.

When demand elevates an under-considered
apartment to premium real estate, it’s likely the
interior will have to improve to match the times.
Such was the case for the private spaces in this
loft renovation by builder Kris Johnson.
The master bedroom and separate bathroom
were inappropriately modest given the unit’s
increased value, says Johnson.
“To create a sense of space and bring natural
light to the bathing area we decided to remove
the internal wall and combine the two rooms.”
The reworked suite continues the look of the
public spaces, with hand-scraped French oak

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floors and refreshed brickwork – the loft is part
of an old building that once was a wool store.
In opening the bathroom to the bedroom,
Johnson made a feature of the freestanding
bathtub, introducing a Calacatta marble mosaic
privacy wall behind it. The wall has touches of
grey that pick up on purple tones in the brickwork, the dark accent wall and the large area
rug, drawing the space together. In addition,
the mosaic wall is edged in wood, providing a
visual connection with the distressed flooring
and large structural beam.
An understated double vanity faces the bed