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Most industrial rooms start from the raw materials of an old factory or warehouse. Concrete, steel, brick and reclaimed wood supply the…
Most of what comes out of a demolished building ends up in a landfill, and that includes the wood. The US EPA…
Where a slab sits matters more than what the owner likes the look of. NRMCA’s CIP 2 calls for air-entrained concrete wherever…
Welded steel frames and cast iron bases, usually under a reclaimed wood top, now furnish homes, cafes and offices. Whether any of…
Most of the first industrial lofts were not legal places to live. Artists in lower Manhattan moved onto former factory floors without…
Put a brass pressure gauge on an exposed brick wall and you’re most of the way there. That’s the core of steampunk…
Most Scandi-industrial rooms start with something raw that was already there, a brick wall or a concrete floor, and get softened with…
Walk into a converted New York loft and the shell is the first thing you see. Exposed brick and concrete floors, with…
Minimalist industrial style takes the exposed structure of a converted factory and strips out everything else, so surfaces stay clear and every…
Rustic industrial style takes the hard materials of old factories, exposed brick, black steel and sometimes concrete, and sets them against worn…
Modern industrial takes the exposed brick, steel, concrete and ductwork of old factories and puts them in rooms that are clean-lined and…
Most of a pipe shelf gets bought in the plumbing aisle. The frame is black iron or galvanized steel pipe joined with…
Most industrial lighting mistakes start with choosing the fixture from a photo. The finish looks right online, then the bulb glares at…
The bulb Thomas Edison patented on January 27, 1880 (U.S. Patent 223,898) used a high-resistance carbon filament, according to the Google Patents…