Interior designer and actress, Meg Ryan, purchased a bachelor pad from The Simpsons’ Hank Azaria in 2014 and flipped it into the most gorgeous luxe, yet practical, loft I’ve ever seen.
What I love about this loft just as much as the design is how it was originally filled with a massive gym, animal skins thrown over dining room chairs, and 70’s shag carpeting but she somehow saw the potential and completely repurposed repurposed and restructured the rooms. She identified the bones and how they could be adjusted to get the best flow for today’s lifestyle.
Okay, so some of the design elements aren’t very kid-friendly, but honestly, I don’t even care. I want it all.
Something I can’t help but be drawn to are the pipes running through the ceiling of the entire home. I absolutely love this look and am now scrambling to see how I can show some pipe in my home.
And how can I get a couch with one single cushion across it? It looks like someone cut a big bed in half and turned it into couches in the living room.
And that longggggg bench in the hallway? AMAZING!
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I found some great dupes to match some of the elements in the home.
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- Bathroom Wall Hooks
- Bathroom Porthole Mirror
- Faux Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree in Pot (cheaper option here)
- Farmhouse Pendant Lights (Mini version here)
- Pharmacy Floor Lamp
- Wall Sconce (from hallway)
- Metal High Back Dining Chair
- Vintage Bathroom Sink/Vanity
- Globe Pendant Light (above bed)
Featured multiple times in both Architectural Digest and Elle Decor for the nine homes she has decorated, Meg’s sense of style has been recognized by the best in the business. She told Architectural Digest that her enthusiasm for interior decorating comes from the need to express herself rather than a character in a film that expresses someone else’s vision.
Encompassing a full floor of a converted Soho warehouse, the 4,100-square-foot loft co-op has three bedrooms, three baths and is accessed by a key-lock elevator. Some of the pre-war details include a long entry gallery bathed in light from the large windows spanning the space, seven architectural columns, 12-foot ceilings and floor-to-ceiling French doors. Meg added a Victorian decorative fireplace in the dining room and the original narrow-board wood floors have been refinished with an ebony stain. Prior to the onset of actual decorating, Meg repurposed and reconfigured much of the loft such as enlarging the kitchen, reconfiguring the new master suite which was previously the huge gym, switched out the dining room that had formerly been the master bedroom, resized bathrooms and added a plethora of closets, storage and built-ins. After being completely gutted and built out, Meg went with a sophisticated city theme of dark color, contrasting textures and a glass wall with French doors between the living room and dining room. Brick walls were left exposed in the media room. The new open and airy kitchen is stocked with high-end appliances and leans toward more French design.
Meg Ryan, America’s sweetheart in When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail and director of Fan Girl and Ithaca, has put her elegant Soho loft on the market priced at $10.9 million. The listing agent is Barbara Hochhauser, Associate Broker with The Corcoran Group.
Photo credit: The Corcoran Group
