I Wanna Loft!

I have always wanted to live in a loft.

My keen sense of interior design awareness of lofts began in 1995, when the movie “Man of the House” debuted.

I was nine, and at the height of my “Jonathan Taylor Thomas is immortal” phase, also at the height of my father’s love for Blockbuster Video. Deadly combination.

I remember standing in the aisle holding “Man of the House,” ready to rent it, only for my Dad to look at me disappointingly and mutter “againnnn?!?!?”

I digress.

At any rate, this is where my obsession with lofts began…Look at the home of Sandy and Ben Archer.

Look at the lighting [keep in mind this is an evening snapshot], the high ceilings, the staircase, the open kitchen [not shown here]. All of these were things I knew I wanted in my future home.

I imagined, at the ripe age of 9, that when I was a successful 20-something [which was ohmygodsoold] I would live in an ultra-mod, high ceiling, perfectly accessorized loft apartment such as this one.

Oh, the girl had big dreams.

Now, as that [slightly poorer, and definitely not as mod] 20-something, I still want to live in that loft…or any loft for that matter.

Sometimes, I peruse the Craiglist ads, just to see what kind of rustic, yet roomy lofts are available. More often than not, I find none that meet my unrealistic expectations [based on cost and amenities].

It is then that I realize that I will never find a loft to the likes of the Archer family, but that doesn’t mean I am going to stop trying…

Feel free to find it for me.

Also, you can blame my obsession with collages on “Man of the House” and their beach collage seen below.