South Lake Union Loft

Location: Seattle, WA
Photography: Cody Ulrich Photo
*Featured in Seattle Met Magazine

“When it came to decorating, designer Joy Rondello created an uncluttered look that would “suit the Freis’ busy lifestyles and the existing architecture of the loft.” This first meant finding storage solutions—a custom-built California closet in the entryway and a credenza under the stairs—both of which blend seamlessly into their respective spaces. While the Freis’ first home in Toronto leaned more colorful and midcentury, Stefan says they “eventually got into soothing colors, clean whites, minimal.” With this in mind, Rondello focused on balancing the warm wood of the kitchen with cool colors in the living room, adding some texture to the floor with a black Icelandic sheepskin and asymmetry to the walls with a modular felt sculpture. The wall-mounted disk under the stairs—the central dark plate can be pulled away from the wall to affect the area of the light emanating from it—is one of the home’s standout conversation pieces.”

-Seattle Met Magazine