5 Fitted Furniture Ideas For Your Loft Conversion

The dark, raftered space under your roof is often chronically underused. Perhaps more accurately, attics are often used as a disorganised dumping ground for everything you don’t need right now but need to keep somewhere. 

Transforming your home by adding another storey with a loft conversion. Going beyond simply boarding it out, a quality loft conversion will not only give you an extra room or two, but it can also add value to your home.

According to the Home Owner’s Alliance, converting underused loft space into an extra room will cost an average of £20,000 but add £40,000 to the value of your home. 

Estate agent, Simpson’s Property Experts, suggests getting the work done would fetch an extra 20 per cent on market value. So if you are planning to sell your property in the future, a conversion is a worthwhile investment. 

However, using the space under the eaves and ridge can be challenging. Off-the-peg, out-of-the-box storage and furniture are not designed for awkward spaces. 

Using furniture designed for regular-shaped rooms can leave you with wasted space and less accessible floor than you expected, regardless of what you plan to use the room for.

Thankfully, family-founded Day & Knight have bespoke fitted furniture to make your loft conversion functional and beautiful. Here are our top tips for fitted furniture that works for your loft conversion. 

Dream up a bedroom full of colour

When the structural elements of a loft conversion are completed, the walls, eaves and floors will be a blank canvas. But that doesn’t mean they need to stay colourless and sanitised. 

Use light, texture, shape and colour to bring the space to life, adding details that are uniquely yours. In fact, you could make your guest bedroom so elegant and gorgeous that you will want to make it your master bedroom.

Leave bland behind with bespoke bedroom furniture that has fittings and colours that suit you. You can use different but complementary colours for different walls, so no particular shade becomes overwhelming, especially in a smaller loft conversion. 

Highlight wardrobe door and drawer facings with matching soft furnishings for a holistic approach to the design. Add in cabinetry hardware that complements lighting fixtures. 

Create a studio flat

Of course, this will depend on the footprint of your attic space, which determines the square footage of the floor where you can stand upright. If there is sufficient space, you can create a self-contained studio flat for guests or relatives. 

Grant them independence with zones based on activities: a bespoke fitted kitchen, a sleeping area, and a space to relax on the sofa. 

Don’t forget the storage, mixing hanging wardrobes with drawer space, and cupboards for all your seasonal items that won’t fit in the shed. 

Make it multipurpose

We often need spaces that work for more than one task. With the right furniture, your loft conversion can switch between home office, entertainment room, nursery, gym, whatever your life needs. 

Well-designed fixtures and furnishings can be hidden away when not needed. For example, gym or toy storage can be built to be concealed for video calls when working from home.

Build a games room

Perfect for entertaining friends, for curling up on the sofa with a partner or several hours of gaming. While you might not manage to fit a ping pong table in the attic, you can install a media wall on the gable - or biggest wall - of your loft conversion for full effect. 

You can add sofas and soft furnishings, and low tables for shared snacks and drinks. Fitted cupboards around the eaves can house retro board games, and bespoke shelves can display vintage memorabilia or collectables. 

Maximise the storage

Every little detail counts when it comes to maximising storage on a loft conversion. There are factors to consider, such as how the doors will open or what side the handles should be on, or whether a tall person will hurt their head on the eaves.

Think about all the items you might need a home for, and add these to the design. For example, if you are creating a bedroom, don’t forget to include useful storage by the bedside for lamps, phones and a to-be-read stack. 

Utilise gable walls and chimney breasts efficiently with bespoke shelving or roll-out hanging space. For lofts with a little extra space, adding a bench surface along an eave can give you room for either a dressing table or a home office. 

Berkshire family team Jonathan and Charlie Hope at Day & Knight can address your every need for bespoke fitted furniture and provide advice based on a wealth of experience. 

In the words of design and lifestyle magazine, Livingetc, “making the most of a loft conversion means thinking smart - and thinking bespoke.”