Creative Attic Storage Ideas and Solutions
Many times the attic room is overlooked when you run out of room in your home and need more storage space. Creating well-planned attic storage will help you reduce clutter. The attic storage space depends on a home’s style and when it was built. By using the structures in the attic room, you can turn the attic into a reliable storage space. Take a look at these creative attic storage ideas and solutions, which allow you to maximize the space without losing the valuable floor space.
Attic Closet Storage With Shelf. If you are converting your attic into a living space, include some closet space in your design. Create your attic closet following the layout of the attic space.source
Closet Storage Under Sloping Roof. source
Attic Closet Storage. source
DIY Attic Closet. source
Attic Bookshelf Storage. Fill the unused attic space with books. Create a cozy home library for your small room.source
Attic Book Storage Idea. source
Use the dead space on the short side of the attic room to create built in bookshelves. source
The metal bracket can be locked into different angles to support shelving. It allows you to turn the area in a pitched attic space into a useful storage space. source
DIY Wooden Attic Shelves. source
Clever Attic Hidden Storage. source
It is dangerous to recommend people build structures in their attic for storage without suggesting them talk to a contractor or building engineer first. Adding weight or attaching shelves to trusses can weaken the members creating a dangerous situation.
Matt, No offense, but if someone is clever enough to use their space in this way, don’t you think they are smart enough to recognize that it may be dangerous if not done correctly?
I typed a long response to this stupid comment. I then realized and remembered that if you argue with a fool is hard to tell which one is not. I leave it at that. Great storage idea, don’t hang a CAR between rafters!!!
Lee’s comment says it best! It can not be said better, so let us leave it at that!
First: cool ideas will definitely use some in modified version.
For those dismissing Matt’s comments: unless you have an advanced knowledge of current practices in ventilation, load balancing etc. it is a dangerous game to play. For instance, in colder climates is it a particularly bad idea to partially or completely block attic vents: may produce huge humidity cumulation. Similarly, modifying support beams in the mixed sloped/flat attic space may produce unwanted load in the middle of the beam that was never intended to support that much. I can go on but I think the idea is clear: unless you know exactly what you are doing do not play with fire and leave it to pro’s.