Connie's Loft at 29A California Blvd.

Connie's Warehouse Loft (Apartment)

Apartment lofts A and B are situated above the call center of a rather quiet catalog company in the building of 29 North California Boulevard.

An oversized, primer-colored heavy metal door to the left of the stairs provides entrance to 29A.

Nearly floor-to-ceiling windows on the north and eastern corners would normally provide adequate and in fact excessive amounts of sunlight to those who enter the space, however, mechanized blinds have been installed to shield the occupant from the rays of the sun during morning hours. A light sensor retracts the blinds when darkness reaches certain levels, thereby allowing the blinds to open and minimal sunlight to stream in. The view of the northern part of the city is quite breathtaking at night.

From the doorway...

To the left is a long bank of cabinets that lead into the kitchen. The cabinets, drawers, countertops, and islandtop are all built of or covered with a light-grained heavy oak. Situated in what would be the "center" of the kitchen is the island with a sink, a range-top, and wrapped around the lower part are cabinets and cubbies. A half dozen similar light oaken stools with cushioned seats and tall backs are situated to the sides of the island opposite the cabinets.

Clockwise further around the loft is the bathroom. The wall facing away from the kitchen is equally composed of frosted and warped glass blocks. The sliding frosted glass door has a rainbow sandblasted into the top quarter of the glass panel.

Inside the bathroom, a jacuzzi tub occupies a good portion of the space, surrounded by warped glass blocks. Hiding in the corner behind the tub stands a shower with a frosted, swinging glass door. The door itself has a large clipper-style sailing ship etched into it.
The glass blocks also have random etchings; a few sailing ships, some intricate sunrise or sunset scenes, a rainbow, a thundercloud with a lightning bolt.

A steep set of stairs along the wall from the furthest cabinet leads up to a platform above the bathroom. It houses a decently furnished office and a tiny "closet".

A computer desk stands against the wall nearest the kitchen. A tall, silver Alienware case stands proudly to one side; a matching twenty one inch flat panel screen displays the occupant's current favorite desktop wallpaper - a digital picture of the occupant and her neighbor standing in what looks to be an art museum, surrounded by paintings.

The "closet" is more of a long cubby with folding doors against the northern wall. It is a modular piece, and could be removed from the upper level if needed.

Looking east, onto the "living area," there is no wall, just a low railing.

From the bathroom along the windows...

To the farthest north-east corner are bookshelves up to the bottom of the shutter system. Filled with assorted novels, trashy romances, and a couple stacks of magazines, this represents but a fraction of the occupant's printed acquisitions.

The bed sits in the northeast corner, five feet from both walls. A tall, fourposter bed currently without canopy, it is covered with a quilt reminiscent of "Old Glory" and is rather patrioticly themed. A couple throw-pillows sit back-to-back at the center of the dual pillowed end; one has a dual moon-sun imprint, the other is a plain tan with a large blue five-point star on it that matches the quilt.

Beneath the bed is a wide, two drawer storage area.

Further clockwise on the east wall, more light oaken cabinets line the lower edge.

The southern wall houses the "entertainment system;" a forty-two inch plasma display barely juts from the wall. Below it is a series of cabinets and stands. One stand holds a stereo sytem with DVD player and VCR; another pair of stands hold speakers. A cabinet between them stores most recently-viewed movies. (Other movies are in cabinets counter-clockwise on the wall before the bed area.)

Between the bed and the "entertainment area" is a plush, navy blue cordoroy wrap-around sofa/reclining chair combination, with a light oak coffee table. Upon the table rests a bronze sculpture of a woman reaching for the sky, leg outstretched, as if she's dancing or figure skating. There are also a couple art and fashion magazines. The most recent fashion magazine depicts a rather attractive crimson-haired model in a stunning blue corset, on her knees, blowing a kiss to the camera.

Above and to each side of the TV are a couple paintings; one is a rather striking piece displaying the duality of the sun and the moon over a beach. The other seems to be a portrait of the neighbor.