Designer in Brooklyn, New York

"The pieces in the space are a combination of industrial reclaimed finds and bespoke, often both in the same item. The cabinets were a vintage medical find, powder-coated and set up on welded stilts. The mirror was commissioned from Made In Chinatown. Ceiling color and texture came through lots of trial and error in order to avoid the heavily toxic and arduous process normally involved in staining concrete. The mezzanine sign which marks the space was acquired through a long chain of inside jokes from a friend—I'm still unsure exactly of its origins, possibly the bygone New York Subway signage system." Photo 7 of 8 in 7 Historic Ceilings in Modern Homes That Have Been Beautifully Preserved from Home Share Lets You Stay in Gorgeous Designer Homes

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In a converted industrial loft in Brooklyn designed by Ksenya Samarskaya, the exposed poured-concrete ceiling and its texture were the result of trial and error efforts to achieve an effect that expressed both character and history.