The owners knocked down dividing walls to create an open-plan living space. They also laid new flooring throughout and replaced doors and windows to let light flood into the apartment. The living room is a spacious retreat, boasting high beams and huge windows that look down onto the bustling street below.
Take a tour around a space-saving Amsterdam apartment
Take a tour around a space-saving Amsterdam apartment
Despite its stark appearance, the open fire provides a warm glow during cold evenings. The fireplace is surrounded by pieces from the owners' travels, including candlesticks made from bottletops.
Take a tour around a space-saving Amsterdam apartment
The owner's library is extensive, but not all the books are for reading - some hide a secret. The electricity meter is on the wall behind the shelves, so the owner bought lots of old books at a junk shop, cut them in half, and glued them into place where the shelving is only a few centimeters deep because the box is jutting out!
Take a tour around a space-saving Amsterdam apartment
The dining area is defined by a pendant light and fascinating newspaper billboards that the owners have collected.
Get a similar pendant light at John Lewis.
Take a tour around a space-saving Amsterdam apartment
The kitchen forms part of the open-plan space at the back of the living room. A generous modular sofa divides the area into two distinct sections.
Take a tour around a space-saving Amsterdam apartment
Exposed brickwork in the hallway leading down to the boy's bedroom creates a loft-apartment atmosphere. Huge floor-to-ceiling glass doors open both ways for added flexibility.
Source an antique sewing table from Sellingantiques.co.uk, and for a similar child's bed try IKEA.
Take a tour around a space-saving Amsterdam apartment
The bathroom is in a corner of the master bedroom, and set on a platform to make a distinction between the spaces. A wall-mounted towel rail and narrow basin unit are cleverly fitted to ensure the area is kept clutter-free.
Take a tour around a space-saving Amsterdam apartment
The bedroom was inspired by trips taken by the owners to Zanzibar and Kenya. There was a fireplace but the wall was brought forward so that a wall of alcoves could be created.
Find a bed with built-in storage at John Lewis. Buy a canopy like this one at Chic Shack.
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