In two-storied and bigger houses it is always a dilemma of how to equip and arrange the loft floor. We came up with ideas on how to arrange the attic space in different variations or make a bedroom there. But today we will review the fresh and very convenient idea for loft – designing an improvised dressing room there in the form of walk in closet. It is the most relevant place to make a large place to store and change clothes. You can rightly say that there is plenty of space in the house where it can be applied either. Nevertheless, this article will be devoted to the most actual and striking attic walk in closet ideas: designing your loft with style and functionality.
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The Main Advantages of such Structure
If you have a big house, you probably have a big family or often taking guests, so the dressing room wouldn’t enough. The place to change clothes is simply a need. So, how about a small or not set of cabinets and open shelves in one compact place with lighting, mirror, ironing board, and other elements?
The walk in closet can be combined with other functional rooms of your home. It can be a toilet or a spare bathroom. Logical continuation of such type of closet is the fitting room with the ottoman and a big swivel mirror. Or you can organize a real woman’s paradise with the bedroom behind the walk in closet so that your fashionista can spend a lot of time with beloved attire.
A more rare but also very effective way to organize the attic floor is the entrance to the balcony. And the closet on the way to the balcony can be accompanied by the shelves for clothes and hangers.
Designing of the Walk in Closet
In fact, all the article is dedicated to the design of walk in closet, but we are dividing it into logical stages that can help you to come up with the construction of your own wardrobe more easily. This helps to make the process of building the closet a funny logical game and find the place for it in almost any house loft.
Practical Layout
There are the most common layout options for a walk-in closet in the attic. Namely:
- Between the bathroom and the bedroom: this layout will save a lot of time. After a morning shower, you can immediately change clothes and go to work or school, and after the end of a difficult day, you will only have to quickly change and relax in the bathroom.
- Between the bedroom and living room: the layout will be appropriate in a small apartment or modern studio. This is the best option in the enfilade layout of the room.
Intelligent System
In a walk-through room, closets, shelves, and drawers of a walk-in closet are usually facing each other, so it’s important to use the vertical space wisely. Think in advance about the division into the following zones:
- for storage of outerwear: the optimal depth – from 0.5 m (for fur coats 0.6-0.7 m), height – 1.5 m;
- casual clothing compartment: the depth of this zone is 0.5 m, the height is 1.5 m;
- shoes: the height of this zone should coincide with the previous one, so you can easily store absolutely any items;
- changing area: a large mirror, a table, and a soft chair are your necessary minimum.
When choosing cabinets, give preference to compartment models to save space. Do not forget about open shelves and glass fronts, which simultaneously perform several functions:
- make the room aesthetic: neatly hung things and arranged clothing items look as if in a fashionable boutique window;
- visually “lighten” the room: glass elements and open shelves allow to get rid of the feeling of clutter and visually enlarge the space;
- Motivate you to store clothes in an organized way: when many things from your personal fashion collection are in plain view, you subconsciously want to keep them in order;
- save time: now you don’t have to waste your time looking for what you want. You can already see everything you need in front of you.
Lighting for the Walk in Closet
It is probably the easiest part of the arrangement. The thing is lighting can’t be a problem even in the attic. Especially in the attic. Because it always has complex architecture. So why don’t we use it? It can be spectacular skylights, large windows at the back of the wall and, of course, we should not forget about the lighting fixtures in the vault of the ceiling to highlight even the most remote areas.
Combine the natural and artificial lighting to achieve maximum effect. Make an accent on the natural lighting thanks to large windows and skylights as the walk in closet will be predominantly used by day. But don’t refuse the idea of such top closet at all when there is a lack of natural light. But it would be necessary to provide every zone with artificial lighting. LED-strips or built-in fixtures will be the ideal solution.
Styling of the Walk in Closet
Such a closet can turn into full-fledged dressing room with its own style and finishing. You’ll probably want to see the common solid design concept throughout the house and it is better to decorate walk in closet as the continuation of design ideas. Fortunately, it is absolutely not difficult. The closet can be turned into room of almost any stylistic direction. Just a few strokes can add the Classic appearance to space. To make it add glass facades of the cabinets or use carved or embossed surfaces. Open ceiling beams will emphasize the Loft style. The apparent wooden structure of the furniture or vice versa – matted white shelves and minimalistic setting of the space will refer to Contemporary.
