The expression “hard work pays off” brings to mind a number of results, but for interior designer Lisa Sherry, a former set designer and photo stylist, years of effort and sheer talent led to more inquiries from Charlotte, North Carolina residents and to “the perfect excuse to create a crash pad in a great town.” Now Sherry travels between her Charlotte loft, where she works two or three days per week, and her High Point, North Carolina home. The two-bedroom, two-story, 1,000-square-foot loft, which the designer describes as “mini and smart,” was move-in ready from the start. Sherry wanted the loft to be “a real, in-person example” of her team’s work, which has been labeled “casual luxe,”—“beautiful, but not precious,” “sophisticated, but lived in.” Given the spatial limitations, each piece had “to carry its own weight and more.” Her champagne hued Parsons desk cozies up against a custom sectional, doubling as an end table. With its stone top and show-stopping cast-aluminum base, her round Oly Studio dining table gets the most use as a desk. The den (or second bedroom), with its daybed, gold garden stool, and rattan ottoman, can easily transform for sleep or work.
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