ATTIC: INTRODUCTION
Living in an attic is the dream most of us have had. It is a cozy and intimate environment but at the same time very diverse.
Space is needed in all rooms of the house: try to turn weaknesses into strengths, so make the best use of all available space. An alcove can become a spot to place a decorative object, a blind corner can be transformed by adding shelves.
Setting up attics or lofts in an apartment or house is becoming increasingly common. With the idea of gaining valuable space or simply fixing up an uninhabited area, however, homeowners have to engineer their own plans, and the help of architects is often needed.
In fact, the attic is in need of functional redistribution so as to make the most of otherwise unusable space.
Discover our professional tips with lots of suggestions.
COLOR CHOICE
To enhance the attic’s striking and characteristic volumes, it is advisable to go for a restrained palette, so go for pastel shades or white that brightens and expands the space.
If natural lighting is poor, painting the beams white gives the ceiling a surplus of light. To give the illusion of higher ceilings, it is useful to use the visual effects of vertically patterned decoration. On the contrary, in very high rooms it is good to use darker colors that resize our perception of space.
If, on the other hand, you are dealing with narrow, long rooms, it is certainly pleasing to the eye to combine cool tones such as light blue with warmer tones such as peach.
CUSTOM-DESIGNED FURNITURE
If you want to achieve a studied and harmonious environment, you need to evaluate 2 elements:
- Our space needs: how much closed cabinets, how much bookcase, how many drawers, how much seating.
- The size of the room: how many walls are available and, most importantly, how high they are.
There are pieces of furniture that allow enormous flexibility in height, width and depth, created specifically for sloping rooms such as the attic.
If you already like this, you will also be happy with its cost.
From the classic attic to the crawl space,closet, walk-in or storage room, there is no limit to the decorating opportunities.
Each solution is designed to make precise use of every inch.
From one large attic room you can, for example, make two rooms by using a closet with hinged doors that fits the sloping roof.
Or where there is a crawl space, you can design a custom cabinet for your sloping walls.
It won’t be difficult to carve out areas with different functions: such as a convenient closet for hanging your clothes, a shallow bookcase that allows you to take advantage of the back space that can be accessed through a portal.
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