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For the first time to see their future in King William's apartment, this is a bare warehouse space with only DingTalk on the wall.
They stayed north all the time and wanted to move closer to the city center, but they knew they needed a lot of work for the accommodation they chose. It did.
Today, five years later, the two have 2,900-square-
There is a lot of open space, very little wall and foot loft with plenty of light.
Their home is one of a small group of apartments built in a glass factory built in early 1900.
They created one with a local architect.
The story space reflects their taste of an amateur modern style that suits adults rather than support their families.
There are only two bedrooms, but there are a lot of living areas under the high ceiling, the original exposed beams.
Most of the space is upstairs but the lower floors include entrance, office and guest rooms.
The stair platform under the stairs is the guest bathroom with a downpour
The concrete sink and foot tub ordered from Europe is an updated version of the old clawfoot tub.
The stairs are made of yellow pine, but because of the steel cable under the stairs, the stair railings attract people's attention.
"The architect suggested the use of the steel cable, and we liked the idea, so we ordered it from the industrial supply," said Leatherbury . ".
A huge room can be seen from the top of the stairs, including the kitchen, dining room and living room.
The original Long Leaf Pine floors are reserved by Berrios and Leatherbury.
"It's in a very good shape, so we made it a little rough and just put a closure on it," Leatherbury said . ".
The kitchen is the hardest place to design.
"We know we want all the areas open, but there's something specific in the kitchen that we want," Berrios said . ".
One of them is 5-by-8-
In the middle there is an unusual island with the feet of the sink.
This is a narrow gap on the island with a faucet at one end and a drain/trash can in the middle so that debris can be swept into the sink.
"We also fill up with ice cubes and when we have a party we put beer or wine in it," Lesbury said . ". A 10-foot-long, glass-and-
The metal table in 12 seats occupies the adjacent dining area.
Chinese cabinets match Art Deco
The style bar sits against the wall and is built on the opposite wall with five illuminated niches for display of glassware.
In addition to the dining area, comfortable leather seats and wooden glass coffee tables are also provided.
Not the typical big-
On the screen TV, there is a projector for the white wall.
The other side of the kitchen is the master suite.
The bedroom is large and has a closet and the owner embedded it in a wall in order to make room.
There was a glass in the guest bathroom.
Concrete sink on foot
Shower and windows that occupy most of a wall.
A bedroom door leads to a shared staircase to the roof deck with views of the Tower of America and other downtown landmarks.
"We really enjoyed living here," Berrios said . ".
"It's convenient to walk to six or seven restaurants and downtown, but it's also quiet.