Welcome to our gallery featuring a collection of attic spaces designed as living rooms and other functional spaces.
Similar to lofts, and sometimes used synonymously with them, attics are the often forgotten space between the top floor and the roof, with reputations for being too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter to make a decent living space out of them.
In most private homes, the attic is used as an unfinished storage space, with many not even having flooring installed. Some, however, choose to insulate and transform their attics to take full advantage of the square footage of their home.
Many attics are converted into non-essential “bonus” rooms, like guest bedrooms or home offices.
Another option is to create a living room. It won’t be your home’s formal living room; instead, we mean a casual room with comfortable seating and perhaps entertainment options such as reading areas and/or TV viewing areas.
The examples I’ve selected for this gallery tend to be multi-functional living rooms and family rooms in varied layouts and design styles. I hope you enjoy this collection of attic space design ideas!
1. Multi-Functional Apartment Space
This attic has been converted into a multi-functional apartment space, with a pair of daybeds on either side of the support wall. An additional full bedroom has been included in the extra space on the far side of the attic.
2. Modern Rustic Design with Wood Plank Ceiling
An attic designed as a family room. This white and black space has both modern elements and rustic accents for an interesting, unique design.
- Source: Zillow Digs
3. Open-Concept Space with Attic Home Office
This is a computer rendering of a nicely designed open-concept attic apartment, much of which is comprised of a living room with an adjacent home office.
4. Media Room with Large Skylights
This room is spacious, with higher ceilings than is usually typical for attics. The space has been transformed into a media room and office, with modern furniture and varied textures for visual interest.
5. Minimalist All-White Space with Glass Coffee Tables
Attics are known for having somewhat awkward-shaped ceilings, and this one is no exception. The space has been converted into a luxurious minimalist living room in white with a pair of glass coffee tables. The home design has plenty of windows to let in natural light and take advantage of the cooling breezes in the summer and the warming sun in the winter.
6. Sloped Ceiling with Exposed Beams
The wide-open space of this attic has been converted into a modern living room with a large entertaining area. The sloped ceiling lowers to the right, and curtains separate the space visually. Enormous windows have been installed beneath the eaves of this attic.
7. Large Skylights with Futon and Bookshelves
A small space with skylights above the futon. Light wood on the walls and sloping ceiling is contrasted by the warmer-toned wood flooring.
8. Upholstered Seating with Wood Furnishings
This attic has been converted into a small apartment-like living space with a seating area, vanity, and bedroom.
9. Contemporary Rustic Loft with Exposed Wooden Beam Ceiling
This loft has high glass balustrades and looks down over the dining room. The space, with a slanted ceiling featuring exposed wooden beams, is a mixture of contemporary and traditional. Extra ceiling height makes the room seem even more spacious.
10. Loft Features Rich Hardwood Flooring
The rich hardwood floors of this attic room match the paneling on part of the ceiling. A glass railing blocks off the loft from the staircase and the space below.
11. Chic Space Perfect for Study Area
A chic, modern attic living room with a media center and a table. The attic conversion is perfect for a college student’s study area.
12. Living Space with Multi-Toned Wood Flooring
A converted attic that satisfies several different needs. Behind the screen is an attic bedroom area, while the majority of the space is a living room with multi-toned wood floors and bold red accents.
13. Luxurious Loft Decked Out in Purple and Gold
A luxurious loft in purples, whites, and golds. The sides of the attic living space are lined with windows on the slanted roof, which are covered by restrained curtains. The textured accent wall on the far side has wall sconces in white that match the light fixture above the sectional sofa.
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