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  20 October 2009
  

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  One important criteria was that I wanted to be in the intown part of the city," shares Heather Alhadeff, an Atlanta city planner. "It was important to be near MARTA, to be able to walk to places, friends and destinations, whether to a restaurant, bar or the Dome or Philips Arena. I lived downtown for 10 years but the distinction about Castleberry is that it's very livable, very walkable and it's a very tight neighborhood group, it's like an extension of our family.
  

  Near the loft's entry Alhadeff has assembled: "an old fireplace mantel [which] one day I hope to create a fake fire where the brickwork is; an abacus that's been in my family's home since I was a little girl; and a Korean kimono I found at an estate sale in Buckhead. It's got a copper pipe holding it up.
  

  My little brother likes the fact that I have old things in my loft, he found this old phone (pictured) from the 80s and thought it was a great look," comments Alhadeff. "There is a piece of art I got in the neighborhood that was a fundraiser for children in Africa -- I play soccer -- it's a little boy who drew a picture of himself playing soccer, I kinda have an attachment to that.
  

  His full name is Jackson, I call him Jacks, he's a rescue dog somebody left tied to a tree and was almost a goner," recalls Alhadeff. "Somebody on my soccer team found him. He's well loved in the neighborhood. There's lots of dogs. We're working on an off-leash dog park. He's 4, I sent in for DNA [analysis], he's: Whippet, white Sheppard, English Hound, German Shorthair Pointer, and for some reason even Dachshund -- I don't see it. He's the mutt of all mutts, but he is absolutely the best dog.
  

  I like the couch, it's very comfortable, a lot of people can sit on it," offers Alhadeff. "One thing that's funny to most people is the size of my TV. There's always been a man in the group [of visitors] that says politely that they're kind of floored, like why is your TV so small. It's not that important to me. I think that is kind of funny.
  

  I like the old record player (pictured) I found in an antique place in Athens," shares Alhadeff. "The chairs I have are from my great-great grandmother, so there's little things with history but there's also new furniture. That's one thing about this space, the common denominator is variety, there's nothing of one particular era, time or theme, what's nice about lofts is that you can pull that off. That creativity and difference is what makes lofts more unique.
  

  The kitchen is the main focus of the house. It's so much fun when we've gotten groups together for Sunday dinner, everybody loves it," attests Alhadeff. "There's enough room that everybody can do their dish and have their own fun. Most people tend to gravitate to where the food is so by doing it as part of the center of the space you're still in the main part of the house. Pressed stainless steel from Germany adorns the columns. "It's a nice modern effect for an old space," says Alhadeff.
  

  If you had told me one day in my life that I'd be living in a space that is dominated by the color orange I would have laughed, but because it's pulled out from the bricks and it's part of the colors of the stone, over time it pulls it together really well, I like it a lot," admits Alhadeff.
  

  Since her New Year's party that attracted 90 attendees, Alhadeff has hosted "a women's support group that needed a space to meet on Fridays, dinners, and family gatherings. New Year's was a big party, the DJ was upstairs (pictured here is the perspective from the home-office/guest quarters).
  

  The build-out was done [by previous owner], I'm not the kind of person that would be comfortable renovating a space for many years," admits Alhadeff. "I needed to walk in and not have projects forever. To me that was an asset. I like the fact that it has a lot of windows, while it has division of space you do have one large space.
  

  I would say it's a true loft but [with] a very cozy, livable feel. My goal here is to make it a very comfortable space, warm and entertaining, and fun place to be in." A fabrication of industrial lighting (pictured) warms and illuminates the dining area.
  

  Window treatments in the master suite were sourced at Ikea: "You don't expect it, it fits perfect, these windows are literally floor to ceiling, this adds color, it's kind of dramatic [and] draws your eye up. I know people would like to think of it as some amazingly expensive feature but it is Ikea, this is the beauty of Ikea." By elevating the suite, large storage compartments (notice drawer handle near steps) were created. "There is absolutely no lack of storage space in this loft.
  

  What I like about [the bathroom] is that the cabinets are the same as the ones in the kitchen," comments Alhadeff, "so there's the similarity as far as color and something that your eye is familiar with." Not having a door to her master bath "does tend to shock a lot of people at first when they come in. It's a breeze to clean, I like the towel warmer and the tiles are Italian. He [previous owner] did a good job in picking up the color of the old bricks in the tile.
  

  It's a second bedroom," comments Alhadeff about the upstairs open-air room. "I use it mainly as my home-office or when I want a reading space that's not my couch. I'll hang out up there. I like the skylight, even though I'm in the same space you can see everything and I still feel like I'm in a different room. I go in there and I feel like I'm at my desk doing work not like on my sofa with a computer.
  

  They [home tour guests] ask about the neighborhood, about the building, a lot of people ask about the shower [near master suite] of course," recounts Alhadeff of the last time her home was on the Castleberry Hill Loft Tour. "Most women asked if I feel uncomfortable, not really. There's another shower (in an enclosed second bathroom, pictured) if I have a guest. It's not frequent that you're taking a shower while you have people over so it's a non-issue.