Erin, this is wonderful and (for me) one of the best elements is that you managed to keep the outside from totally blowing out whilst capturing all that detail inside and I love it without people :)
Yep, I was thinking of Cartier-Bresson's shot too, from the thumb. Then I saw the pawdrix comment. Zounds! He's pretty damn perceptive, that pawdrix guy!
This certainly has that mysterious feel to it. I like the spiral of the stairs. Something about an old brick wall. I've always thought it would be cool to live in a loft made from an old industrial building. I imagine it would have something like this in it. You're really good at this, Erin. :~)