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Nolan and Penelope's Dining Loft

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Location
Goodrich - Kirtland Park, Cleveland, Ohio
Year
2018
Structure
Apartment
Style
Modern
Penelope keeps a good eye on the place. Ceramics by Judith Salomon and Hay sit on the dining table.
Penelope keeps a good eye on the place. Ceramics by Judith Salomon and Hay sit on the dining table.
The apartment is basically a kitchen and a dining room.
The apartment is basically a kitchen and a dining room.
The bedroom is divided from the rest of the apartment but a translucent corrugated plastic wall, which conveniently gave me more space to add art.
The bedroom is divided from the rest of the apartment but a translucent corrugated plastic wall, which conveniently gave me more space to add art.
A Flensted mobile hangs over the bed. The terra cotta wall continues over the half wall into the dining area.
A Flensted mobile hangs over the bed. The terra cotta wall continues over the half wall into the dining area.
From butts, boobs, and smoking cigarettes to small ceramic figurines that look like sex toys, I figured the bathroom was a fun place for all of the cheeky artwork.
From butts, boobs, and smoking cigarettes to small ceramic figurines that look like sex toys, I figured the bathroom was a fun place for all of the cheeky artwork.
I started painting the bathroom ceiling a few months ago and decided that I liked the edges undone. I think I have a moral opposition to painter's tape.
I started painting the bathroom ceiling a few months ago and decided that I liked the edges undone. I think I have a moral opposition to painter's tape.
Another favorite thing about the apartment is the view of my neighborhood. I love looking out at the rooftops of the surrounding homes. It feels very neighborhoody.
Another favorite thing about the apartment is the view of my neighborhood. I love looking out at the rooftops of the surrounding homes. It feels very neighborhoody.
My dining table is made from local black walnut, and I spent several days carving grooves into it by hand. It was actually my first piece of furniture and inspired my line of furniture that I currently make. The wall is made up of four paint colors which were watered down and layered. I wanted to use texture to soften the space and give the giant wall some character.
My dining table is made from local black walnut, and I spent several days carving grooves into it by hand. It was actually my first piece of furniture and inspired my line of furniture that I currently make. The wall is made up of four paint colors which were watered down and layered. I wanted to use texture to soften the space and give the giant wall some character.
I've fully embraced becoming a morning person since moving here since the light is so beautiful right after sunrise. The kitchen is stocked with local and international ceramicists like Judith Salomon, whose work is seen above the cabinet, next to a Potawatomi headdress and a wooden percussion instrument from my mom's native Honduras.
I've fully embraced becoming a morning person since moving here since the light is so beautiful right after sunrise. The kitchen is stocked with local and international ceramicists like Judith Salomon, whose work is seen above the cabinet, next to a Potawatomi headdress and a wooden percussion instrument from my mom's native Honduras.
I quickly ran out of wall space in the apartment and had to get creative about where to place paintings. The little iron toucan is a bottle opener from Japan and there's a little photo of me at Eames House to the left of the fruit bowl.
I quickly ran out of wall space in the apartment and had to get creative about where to place paintings. The little iron toucan is a bottle opener from Japan and there's a little photo of me at Eames House to the left of the fruit bowl.
More art in more places it probably doesn't belong. I also like to collect cookbooks from places that I travel to, and some of my friends bring me cooking-related gifts from their own travels. The little embossed pepper mill is from Turkey, and another friend brought the olive oil can from Puglia.
More art in more places it probably doesn't belong. I also like to collect cookbooks from places that I travel to, and some of my friends bring me cooking-related gifts from their own travels. The little embossed pepper mill is from Turkey, and another friend brought the olive oil can from Puglia.
A look down the corridor to the front door. My prized possession, my Eames splint, hangs next to paintings by Cleveland artists (left to right) Rose Haserodt, Phong Tran, and Lauren McKenzie.
A look down the corridor to the front door. My prized possession, my Eames splint, hangs next to paintings by Cleveland artists (left to right) Rose Haserodt, Phong Tran, and Lauren McKenzie.
I knew I wanted to partition off the bed area somehow but feared a wall would break the space up too much. The solution was to create a privacy screen from translucent plastic to let in light but hide the bed when there are guests over. A balsa Flensted mobile sits above the bed.
I knew I wanted to partition off the bed area somehow but feared a wall would break the space up too much. The solution was to create a privacy screen from translucent plastic to let in light but hide the bed when there are guests over. A balsa Flensted mobile sits above the bed.
The only painted wall flows from the bedroom to the dining room. The small table is Honduran mahogany topped with leather and is from my mom's hometown of San Pedro Sula.
The only painted wall flows from the bedroom to the dining room. The small table is Honduran mahogany topped with leather and is from my mom's hometown of San Pedro Sula.
I that my apartment feels quite urban, but looks out into a neighborhood. I love the view of the rooftops, and I pretty much use this space as my living room when the weather is nice. It's also Penelope's favorite place to sleep.
I that my apartment feels quite urban, but looks out into a neighborhood. I love the view of the rooftops, and I pretty much use this space as my living room when the weather is nice. It's also Penelope's favorite place to sleep.
Most of the plants are grown from seed and are edible. The lemon tree in the center gives off the mot beautiful scent, and the coffee table is my own design.
Most of the plants are grown from seed and are edible. The lemon tree in the center gives off the mot beautiful scent, and the coffee table is my own design.
The patio all lit up at night. In Cleveland, you have to capitalize on good weather, so I spend most of my nights out here.
The patio all lit up at night. In Cleveland, you have to capitalize on good weather, so I spend most of my nights out here.
I use voice-controlled Philips Hue lights throughout the apartment, which help set a mood.
I use voice-controlled Philips Hue lights throughout the apartment, which help set a mood.

Details

Square Feet
568
Bedrooms
1
Full Baths
1
Smart Home Tech
Google Home

Credits

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Architect
Bialosky Cleveland
Interior Design
Nolan Beck–Rivera
Photographer
Nolan Beck-Rivera
Nolan Beck–Rivera

From Nolan Beck-Rivera

Someone who loves hosting ten-person dinner parties and has a 100lb mastiff might not ordinarily consider a 500sqf studio apartment. But, after my last apartment (a 2,000sqf loft with draughty windows, a leaking roof, and creaking floorboards,) I decided to go from large and crappy, to very small and very nice.

Because I love having people over for dinner, I had to give up a living room. Essentially, my apartment is just a kitchen and dining room with a bed tucked somewhere, which doubles as a space to show off my art collection. I love waking up in it every morning!