How to get the luxe loft style from the high street

Create some urban hipster cool with mismatched industrial-style furniture and some luxe highlights

By Michela Colling
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Keep the backdrop simple with white or pale grey walls and bare floor boards to mimic the look of an uber-trendy New York Loft apartment. Group your favourite black and white prints for a unique display in a feature wall.

bedroom with grey wall and bed with cushions

(Image credit: Lexington)

Bed linen in white and grey, from £27 for a pillowcase; wool sham cushions, £49 each; wool throw £119;
washed sham cushions, £49 each, washed bedspread, £149, both in grey, all the Urban range at Lexington.

How to get the look: Keep the room pared back with unfussy pieces of furniture. The key materials are salvage style wood or exposed wood grain; tan or aged dark brown leather; zinc or iron and hints of concrete. Add a little luxe to the look with textures such as velvet or wool, marble accessories and smart brass lighting.

Shop the style:

Clear winner

glass vase

(Image credit: H&M)

Go for utility chic with chunky glass, perfect for displays hints of greenery or structural stems.

Glass vase, £12.99,
H&M

Sunny delight

velvet cushion

(Image credit: John Lewis)

Splashes of vivid yellow liven up the scheme and velvet adds a luxe element to the finished look.

Plain velvet cushion in Sulphur, £25, John Lewis

Top table

light grey side table

(Image credit: Urban Outfitters)

This practical piece adds an industrial edge and the soft grey slides right into this simple palette.

Factory side table in light grey, £65, Urban Outfitters

Totally tactile

grey towel

(Image credit: The Secret Linen Store)

Layer up textures to add warmth to the look and the washed finish adds a rustic edge

Laundered throw in Graphite Grey, The Secret Linen Store

Cut above

scissor

(Image credit: Northlight Homestore)

Look for unusual, standout art work. Monochrome works well to bring together an eclectic collection of prints

Scissor print, £18.80, Rifle Paper Co range, Northlight Homestore

Try it in the dining room:

dining room with dining table

(Image credit: Barker & Stonehouse)

This reclaimed wooden top, iron frame and metal cafe style chairs add salvage style to this sleek space.

Hyatt Canning industrial dining table, £999; Hyatt Cafe chair, £135 each, all Barker & Stonehouse

Try it in the bathroom:

bathroom with wooden flooring and bathtub

(Image credit: Dunelm)

This look translates perfectly to a bathroom, where you can add a little with accessories, hooks and art work; or a lot using reclaimed or salvage style tap fittings, exposed copper piping, bathoom furniture and shelving.

Storage bottles, from £3.99 each; trinket tay, £3.49; Wet Room sign, £1.99; Salvage Tap hooks, £9.99; all Dunelm

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Michela Colling
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