How to decorate an attic in a mountain house

The attics are located on the top floor of the buildings and are sometimes small in size, other times very large and may have sloping roofs that delimit the height a lot. In other cases, they are closed by roofs which allow having well exploitable heights with high back walls.

About the size of the attic and the height, we can decide to adopt different furnishings. These spaces, especially in the houses in the mountains, often have very inviting dimensions for those wishing to try their hand in their furnishings. Let's see together how to furnish an attic in the mountains by choosing the criterion of comfort as a guiding element.

The attics of the mountain houses are very often obtained from the old attics, other times they are newly built and designed differently, in both cases we can have modern internal structures with plaster ceilings and walls of ancient structures that characterize the rooms, for example, the ceilings made with exposed wooden beams, the stone walls or the presence of brick vaults.

Depending on the type of situation present and based on the dictates of our taste we will try to guide the choice of furniture about the existing structure. First, we consider the various heights on each wall, the location of the wall windows or any ceiling skylights. We will avoid placing the beds under the skylights if space allows, and we will opt for furniture suitable for containing many objects, such as wardrobes or bookcases, to be placed in the points of the attic where the ceiling is higher.

The attics of mountain houses are often used as bedrooms, but in other cases, they can also be a recreational room or a comfortable study. The choice of furniture will also relate to these two factors.

If we have to organize a bedroom, we will have to insert a bed or a comfortable sofa bed opting for a country or rustic style, a wardrobe, which can be easily placed at the highest point, completing everything with a desk and a small bookcase.

If the wooden beams are exposed, it is a nice idea to adopt rustic style furniture, but if you do not like the dark color of the wood, dye the beams in white and decorate your attic in a shabby chic style creating a welcoming and romantic environment. If you prefer modern furniture, you can opt for simple-line furniture, adopting clear or colored lacquers, to make the available space perceive as wider.

In some cases, the attic constitutes the entire space in which the apartment has been created, which is why we must be able to insert every room and furniture, useful for a home: the kitchenette, the living area, the one intended for night rest and a bathroom, more or less large.

You can opt for comfortable open spaces in a loft-style or create a room for each specific environment, concerning the size of the apartment, the aero lighting ratio, and the needs of the family who will live there. To divide the space we can use wooden panels or plasterboard, convenient for quick economic solutions, with good thermal and acoustic insulation, for maximum comfort.

The mountain attics must be well insulated from the thermal point of view, because the surrounding environment is often very cold in winter, which is why if space allows it, it is better to cover the wooden walls, always opting for the choice you prefer, wood light (fir, ash, pine), or dark wood (walnut, chestnut).

Draw a floor plan and scale the furniture, consider natural light points such as windows and skylights and artificial ones. Do not fall into the mistake of filling the rooms too much and consider the height for each area you are going to furnish, inserting in the lowest points, containers, bookcases, drawers, and beds. If the environment is not very bright, opt for light colors and open furniture that play a lot with the volumes and make their inevitable size appear less heavy.