Anyone who was a regular viewer of Forever Knight would agree that Parriott's vision of the loft in that description was aptly applied. Nick's walls might not have been lined with his artwork but samples of his work were very visible throughout his living space. It was the "ultimate artist's loft". Tables filled with an assortment of paint cans, brushes, canvasses, etc. dominate a substantial corner of the loft without completely overpowering the rest of the "huge" main room.
Rather than a converted warehouse Nick makes his home in an old movie theater with a large movie marquee outside that proclaims, "It's A Wonderful Life".
The Nick Knight script describes the loft as being located along the narrow streets of San Francisco's Chinatown. The script also alludes to it being a pretty lively place during the day. The realities of having Nick reside in a fairly populated area would have been really interesting given his supernatural constitution. It's unfortunate it was never realized. However, having Nick live in an old movie theater instead is itself a really interesting use of space. And while not smack dab in the middle of Chinatown it does appear that Nick has some neighbors, unlike the rather isolated location for the warehouse in Forever Knight.
His unmade bed takes up residence in a corner, as does a sink to wash up on. The way the room is shot might have something to do with the reduced impression given off by the Nick Knight loft.
The room also gives off more of a bohemian artist feel when it comes to Nick's art setup. In fact the entire room gives off bohemian vibes much unlike the "clean" artist gallery ambiance the script suggests.
Nick's art paraphernalia are one of two things that dominate the room. The other being a pyramid of six television sets that are tapped into a video camera that shows real time images of the sun from sunrise to sunset. That piece of set dressing was most certainly not in the script but it's a wonderful character defining moment that parallels the script's mention of Nick's favorite art subject--the sun which was an artistic and decorative motif often used in Forever Knight.
Forever Knight's kitchen portion of the loft fits that description to the letter. Nick Knight...not so much.
Nick's "kitchen" if you can even call it that, is more of a collection of necessary appliances gathered together on an island. Nick's "latest devices" are a hot plate and a microwave. Perfectly appropriate for a college student, a bachelor, and a modern day vampire apparently. It might deviate from the script but it's perfectly appropriate for the character seen on screen in Nick Knight.
Nick's kitchen
