Seasons for All at Home

Ideas for Your Attic Conversion

 
The slow UK property market has encouraged many homeowners to ‘improve’ their property rather than move. For those who are looking to move but who have had no luck attracting a buyer, the option is there to sell property fast with property buyers. Though some may choose to stay put, or to carry out amendments to make their properties more attractive to buyers.

If you were hoping to move home in order to gain more space for your family, an attic conversion may offer a solution to your size problems. Similarly, conversions and extensions are an excellent way to add value to a home. Providing a conversion is well-carried out it can be a good investment, although you should remember it is likely to require significant funding and will need to comply with building regulations once complete.

Before you begin you will need to check that you have at least 2.3 metres distance between your ceiling boards and roof apex to allow for conversion. The style of conversion you choose to carry out is likely to be decided by the intended use of the room. The most popular use for an attic room is as an extra bedroom or guest room. However, it is also possible to use the space as a play room or TV room for the kids, freeing up space elsewhere in the home, and, of course, allowing you to enjoy valuable peace and quiet in other rooms of the house.

Perhaps the second most popular use for an attic conversion is as an office or workspace. A phone point can usually be fitted into the space very easily and with advances in wireless broadband technology it is easy to recreate an operational office in the home.

A final and often overlooked possible use for a loft conversion is as a second bathroom. Adding a second bathroom or shower room can not only add value to your home, but also make it appear more attractive to potential buyers with large families. And of course, if you happen to have teenagers in the home or guests, having an extra bathroom will always come in useful.

Here is a company to consider contacting when insulating your attic. 

 

Credit:  Photo from Southern Living

Brighten Up Your Bathroom, Summer Makeover

 

Before winter sets in and the home naturally becomes a darker and more artificially lit place, it may be worth considering a bathroom makeover that will maintain the summer spirit throughout the year. As such, it's always good to follow these tips, accompanying a new bath, such as one of Best Bathrooms  freestanding baths, or basin with some simple adjustments to keep the washroom a happy, shiny place.

The beach effect is a tried-and-tested approach to injecting a little bit of life into the bedroom. Plenty of tile designs - whether ceramic or porcelain - reflect the theme, as do rocks, shells, pebbles, and other accessories you can get for free at any beach.

Colour-wise, it's worth choosing more citrus-based shades to really enhance the room. Lime green, canary yellow and orange are the best ones to choose to reflect the feeling of summer and giving you a more cheerful way to wake up. For focal areas in particular, try adopting bolder colours to boost their importance in the overall room.

If paint is not something you want in your bathroom, consider new wallpaper. So long as the facility is both spacious and well ventilated, there should be no problems if you fit it. Just be sure to put it on the walls securely, so that no peeling or bubbling happens, as moisture will get straight in and exacerbate the problem in months, weeks or even days.

Live plants are really good for bathrooms as they thrive in airy and sunny places. The best bit is that you don't need to spray clean them every day, and if you shower often, they don't need watering as often given the steam levels.

Bath mats and rugs are always easy to change up and inject new life into a bathroom, especially as older ones can begin to look rough around the edges. These are all very easy and cheap ways to change a bathroom, though follow your heart over your wallet - you may regret a half-done effort!

 

Credit:  Photo from Martha Stewart

Kitchen Islands ~ Beautiful and Versatile

Kitchen islands meet both form and function.  Light and bright or dark and ornate, they are the beautiful and versatile work horses in the busiest room in the house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credits:  Photos from Traditional Home