Michalis and Amandin arrived in Brooklyn and rented an empty warehouse. With resourcefulness, they made it and the garage next to it, not only a home but also a source of livelihood. The place is rented as a location for filming. It’s HUGE.
This is the garage/warehouse entrance that serves as the work area.
Nothing used to furnish the large space was bought new. The fireplace next to the armchair was purchased on ebay.
The couple defines their style as "bastard industrial exoticism."
Michaelis’s office space was made from recycled industrial shelves from the home of an architect.
What a cute reading corner- that chair is like new.
I can’t believe that he put this together for free.
This is the other entrance, next door, that leads to the living space.
When they first moved in, people asked how they would live in this coffin. Now, they say, “What? damn it.”
The colorful mélange warms the space and neutralizes the feeling of cold whiteness.
Michaelis - a journalist and film producer by profession - recruited his do-it-yourself talent and built the kitchen and a significant part of the furniture and doors with his own hands.
What Michaelis didn’t make himself, he got for nothing
“Everything in this place is found, received or built,” he notes. "I don't think you have to spend money on buying furniture in New York. People just don't look at what's on the streets anymore, because there are so many flea markets.” Hey, more for the people who DO look on the streets, right?
The couple received some furnishings as gifts from friends, and also collect artifacts, Caribbean art, trees and plants.
Love the yellow floor in the loft, and black & white accents.
The bathroom is lovely- great sink. This place is fabulous.
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