How To Get Furniture In A Finished Attic

Turn your attic into a useful space that s not just storage.

How to get furniture in a finished attic.

Put in a ceiling fan for better climate control photo by william enos. You can vary the look by using boards of different widths. Lay a sub floor if necessary. The basic space requirements for a finished attic boil down to the sizes of the finished rooms.

Flooring ceiling and wall materials and other elements will reduce headroom and floor space and it s the finished area that matters. For this attic bedroom artist windy chien and her boyfriend took inspiration from a classic pendleton blanket from 199 to create a preppy punchy wall treatment. To get the look on your own wall use a laser level to measure and tape the top and bottom borders 1 foot at a time. Then start painting beginning with the darkest color allowing paint to dry between coats.

These design ideas will help you transform your finished or remodeled attic into a walk in closet home office game room playroom. Most attics will need a sub floor to be laid that you can build on top of. If you ve got headroom a fan will make a finished attic more comfortable in warmer months by giving you a cool breeze indoors. Cut sub floor panels to the appropriate size and install them over the joist beams.

Stained or left bare wood makes a low ceilinged attic feel snug and cozy. Tuck a couch or comfortable chair into a corner or along a wall of your attic to make your office homier and so you ll have a place to rest if you get tired. To meet all three goals insulating your finished attic ventilating the roof and maximizing headroom use a combination of dense batt insulation rigid foam sheeting and air chutes. Finished is important to remember when you re measuring an empty attic space.

That means you should save tall pieces of furniture like an armoire or floor to ceiling bookcase for rooms with higher ceilings and opt for pieces with a lower profile in your attic room.