Tips for transforming your attic

Here are the best practical tips for transforming your attic into a cosy and comfortable place. This room in the house is generally underused because of its characteristics. With a simple renovation project, however, you can make it part of your home - an extra room to live in!

Recovering the attic: what does the law say about it?

How can an attic be made habitable? To do this, it is essential to refer to current legislation. Government and regional administrations have repeatedly dealt with the issue of habitability of attics. In this regard, we refer to the regional Piani Casa (housing plans), created for people who want to extend the space in their existing home.

Renovation work on the attic or loft to make it habitable aims to redevelop and use for residential purposes a space that would otherwise be wasted, without making the best use of urban land.

However, these regulations may differ from region to region, depending on the different urban planning parameters, such as the year a building was constructed, the minimum and average heights of a flat, the air-lighting ratios, and the possibility of making changes to the roof structure of a building.

The differences can be particularly significant from one region to another: for example, in Piedmont the average height of residential rooms is 2.40 m, while that of service rooms is 2.20 m; the minimum height is 1.60 m and 1.4 m respectively. In Sicily, the minimum height is 1.50 m and the average height is 2.0 m. In Tuscany, the minimum height is 1.50 m and the average height is 2.30 m. These are just some of the differences in the parameters. These are just some of the differences in parameters from region to region.

Transforming an attic quickly and cheaply

Here are the best tips for renovating and making your attic habitable, without spending large sums of money and not in a long time.

In any renovation project, the study of light is fundamental. For an attic, our advice is to emphasise light by using the colour white. Attics and lofts are often dark and poorly lit places. By using white, you can make the room brighter and make it less gloomy and cramped. Don't forget that white is also the perfect colour to make a space seem larger.

In addition to the white walls and furniture, we suggest you add some wooden elements: this natural material - with its neutral tones - is able to give elegance and at the same time a great feeling of comfort and warmth to your spaces. Wood is the perfect furnishing solution for those who want to create an intimate and cosy ambience.

When furnishing, you should try to use all the space you have available, in the most rational way possible. In an attic it is extremely important not to clutter the walkable and open areas with too much furniture. To this end, we suggest arranging the furniture on the walls as much as possible, taking advantage of all the height you have available, following the line of the ceiling.

One of the best and most effective solutions is to use typical made-to-measure wall closures which guarantee maximum functionality and a pleasant aesthetic effect.