• 7 months ago
Teresa, Rizal — Check out this unique and creative loft expertly designed to maximize functionality and comfort. From minimalist touches to clever storage solutions, you'll learn how to make the most of every square inch of a small space. Also, see how to create the illusion of more space with strategic furniture placement, color schemes, and using mirrors and glass to maximize natural light and open up the room.

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Transcript
00:00 Hi OG, I'm Maru Santiago, an industrial engineer, OFW from Singapore.
00:06 We are here in our hometown, Teresa Rizal.
00:20 This is our main house.
00:22 This is where my mom, dad, nieces, and my sister-in-law live.
00:26 As OFW, every time we go home, sometimes we realize we need space.
00:32 That's why we built a loft extension.
00:35 I'm a big fan of OG.
00:41 I always watch it.
00:43 I see farmhouses, rest houses, A-frame, different houses.
00:48 And this time, I just want to share with you our loft extension.
00:54 Let's go.
00:55 [music]
01:00 It used to be a garage.
01:02 And then, eventually, we thought of extending a loft upstairs to maximize the space.
01:10 Let's go.
01:12 Welcome to my loft.
01:20 The look of this space is black, sophisticated.
01:24 This is our main entrance.
01:26 When we enter, we'll show you our foyer.
01:31 We use this laminated fluted in the color of ash black.
01:36 And we put on also the tiles that are polished so that it has a reflection.
01:42 What I like is that from overseas, when I come here, I have a space to live in.
01:53 For me, with my friends.
01:55 Even if I invite them here, it's okay because we have our own kitchen and toilet.
02:02 This is our toilet and bath.
02:07 We use here a sliding door so that we can save space.
02:13 And we have here a sink, toilet bowl, and shower.
02:18 This is my favorite spot in the loft because I use a fluted panel here at the back of the toilet bowl.
02:29 Which is very rare.
02:31 We put it here to give an accent.
02:35 And then, this wall, we use only tiles so that it's cheap.
02:40 But then, if you can see, it's like marble.
02:44 It gives a luxurious feel.
02:46 When we go out of the toilet, you might think that this is a wall.
02:51 But it's a cabinet.
02:53 This is where I store my clothes and other stuff.
02:58 And this is our living area.
03:04 This is where we put our TV.
03:06 And if you can see, we used a fluted again.
03:15 This is a glass, not a mirror.
03:17 It's just a reflection.
03:19 We painted it black at the back.
03:22 And this is a corner.
03:25 That's why we made an L-type combination of glass.
03:30 It's to reflect this portion and the other side.
03:34 So that the looks of the living area will be bigger.
03:37 I got the idea of this from the luxury stores.
03:41 So every time I go in there, I look at the designs.
03:45 Because I well appreciated those designs coming from those.
03:49 Under the stairs, we put pebbles and rock formations.
04:01 So we have a combination of wood, cement, glass, stone, and metal.
04:09 And this display is more on airplanes.
04:14 Because we currently work there in the aviation company.
04:20 If you can see here, I have a cantus.
04:25 This one represents my brother in Australia.
04:28 And then I have here emirates.
04:32 Which is for my other brother, Aki.
04:35 Which is for my other brother, actually D'Artouid.
04:39 He works in Kuwait.
04:41 We have the Philippines here, of course.
04:43 And the highest is Singapore.
04:47 Because I work there.
04:49 This is our kitchen.
04:54 It's 12 square meters.
04:56 Our cabinets are color black.
05:00 It's a matte black.
05:01 And our ref is inside this cabinet.
05:05 So being a minimalist,
05:07 even though our cabinets don't have handles,
05:11 I store all my stuff in the panels.
05:17 And then this is our center island.
05:20 So this is our kitchen, next to the balcony.
05:23 So while we're eating, we can open our sliding door
05:28 to add the space.
05:31 So we'll just put additional chairs or small tables outside.
05:37 And you'll notice here, we have a lot of frame rails.
05:43 Because we put a screen so it won't get messy.
05:47 The size of this space is 34 square meters.
05:55 Then our loft is 12 square meters.
05:58 And we have 10 square meters of the loft.
06:03 Let's go upstairs to the loft.
06:09 This is my loft.
06:17 Then this is my bed.
06:19 This is where I sleep.
06:21 And I use my bedsheets that are color white
06:25 because I like the hotel vibes.
06:28 I prefer frameless tempered glass
06:31 so it looks more spacious.
06:35 And I feel like I can feel the high ceiling.
06:38 One of the things that my friends like
06:45 is this space.
06:47 They're surprised because there's a balcony here.
06:50 So let's go outside.
06:55 And this is where my friends and I hang out.
07:01 Sometimes we have coffee and just relax.
07:06 The construction cost of this loft extension is 1.7M.
07:15 It's a bit expensive because of the tempered glass for the staircase.
07:22 We also have glass panels, walls, and sliding doors.
07:29 We also used countertops, granite, that made it pricey.
07:35 That ends our tour.
07:41 This project is very special to me
07:44 because I put a lot of effort into this.
07:48 I hope I was able to inspire you.
07:51 And if I can, so can you.
07:55 Thank you very much.
07:56 Thank you, OG.
07:59 Want to share your house and get featured?
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08:07 and tell us about your interesting home story.
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