Loft room decorating ideas, like the one In the picture above, can end up with a very modern living room with a contemporary fireplace, sofa, white chair and white painted timber rafter ceiling in what was previously a waste of space in the attic. 

Attics and lofts often create an abundance of additional home space that many home owners never take full advantage of. Usually left as a place to store old boxes of things we no longer need or use but can’t bear to throw out however a loft or an attic can be so much more than that, especially if you take into account the many loft room decorating ideas open to you.

Whilst access can be an issue, you can always overcome these minor challenges with the right focus, dedication and determination, create simple (or even not so simple) access by using either a retracting ladder, a spiral staircase, or go all the way and develop a real set of stairs and make it a feature room in your home.

The next thing for consideration is usually the head height in the space. If you can’t stand up anywhere in the area, then you do have an area that probably isn’t practically usable as an attic or loft space. On the other hand, if you could feasibly walk the length of the room and the roof or ceiling isn’t making you crouch or squat, then you are onto a winner. The rest is up to your imagination and your potential budget. Remember that usually anything is possible with the right funds, it just comes down to how much you’re willing to spend and how much you need the room. Whatever the situation, creating an attic or loft in your home and decorating it in innovative and creative ways will not only add additional usable areas for your family, but is also likely to add additional value to your home as well.

Take a look through our gallery of attic and loft room decorating ideas and see if doesn’t inspire your creative desire to make the most of that waste of space in your ceiling. You might even surprise yourself with what could be possible.

Here is a beautiful modern attic interior, with stained and polished timber tongue and groove flooring, a modern sofa set, plenty of light and a stunning cathedral style timber ceiling

Entresol with relaxing armchair and painting easel. An attic area that has made into a useful area to relax with plenty of natural lighting coming through the skylight windows. 

This attic area has been converted into a modern designed bedroom with plenty of light and a study desk and large screen TV

What a fantastic large open attic space this family has. The floor has been tiled beautifully. There’s an abundance of windows to let in natural light, the white painted T&G ceiling and the living room furniture make this a place to chill and relax and bask in the sun

A large bedroom in an attic with a massive carpet rug, sofa, coffee table and well thought out ceiling skylight windows. 

This attic Interior has been turned into a conference meeting room for business purposes. A great idea if you have an abundance of space to hold meetings

Here we have an interior of a mansard roof space with a small glass table and a number of single white covered armchairs on  a tongue and groove timber floor

A very large attic space that has been set up as a living room, with timber flooring, massive turkish style floor rug, leopard style seating and study desk next to the soft elegant curtains

A modern bathroom in the attic of an apartment with basin, mirror, light, window, toilet, bathtub, cabinets, tiled floor and wooden ceiling

Another example of simple use of a limited space. A modern luxury bathroom with oval bath and toilet pan on a tiled floor with double skylight windows bathe the bath in sun and natural light

A cute pink girl’s bedroom setup in the attic. The pink painted color room is complete with rocking chair, small bed, and desk and chair.

interior view of a rustic bedroom in a smallish attic room with wooden paneling, simple desk and chair and double bed

A rustic open plan kitchen interior in the attic with timber flooring, simple bench space, and windows for lots of natural light

A simple loft area with a compact domestic kitchen opening out onto a larger open plan living area. Practical skylight windows provide the natural lighting