02Loft · Custom millwork + banquette

The Commons

New York, NY2024

Finished floor-to-ceiling millwork wall with TV, pantry and drawers in a loft

A loft with one long wall and a very long list: pantry, coat and clothing storage, a 60" TV, a bar, books, and a proper spot to eat. We designed a single floor-to-ceiling millwork wall that swallows all of it — plus a built-in L-shaped banquette tucked into the return so dinner has a seat.

Scope

Space plan & storage strategy
Millwork schematic design (3 options)
Elevation drawings & shop dwgs
Banquette + upholstery specification
Fabricator & millworker coordination

Before / After

Slide to see the glow up.

After — installed, painted and styled with warm evening lighting — Mid-install to move-in day. Same wall, same footprint — now it's a pantry, a closet, a media wall, and a dining nook.

During construction — raw millwork boxes, scaffolding, and drop cloths — Mid-install to move-in day. Same wall, same footprint — now it's a pantry, a closet, a media wall, and a dining nook.

Schematic A elevation showing early millwork layout with mezzanine, pantry, clothing and TV — Schematic A — first pass. Mapping every function (pantry, clothing, TV, banquette) onto the wall to see what fits.

Schematic C elevation — refined millwork layout with open shelves, drawer bank and 65" TV — Schematic C — the one we built. Refined grid, more drawers, open shelves wrapping the mezzanine edge.

Finished millwork wall — full elevation with drawer bank and open TV niche — Installed — clean shaker fronts, integrated pulls, drawer bank centered under the TV niche.

L-shaped custom banquette with herringbone upholstery and tulip dining table — Custom L-shaped banquette in a graphic herringbone — pulls double duty as dining seating and lounge.

Designer's note

The whole project was a space-planning puzzle: fit a pantry, a coat closet, a wardrobe, a bar, a TV, a library, and a dining spot on one wall — without it reading as a wall of cabinets. Three schematic options, one clear winner.

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