At Spindlelegs – Bespoke Furniture we create stylish fitted furniture which is beautifully designed to complement your home. Our fitted furniture is handmade both in a workshop and on-site in your home.
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Multi functional attic space for working, sleeping and washing.
The (continued) growth of attic conversions
Taking advantage of a top floor, in a capital city or anywhere where space is a premium, satisfies many needs. With the WFH culture as strong as it’s ever been, out-of-town guests, teenagers personal space or even just another bathroom/shower/toilet – attic conversions are as popular as ever.
Research and Inspiration
Problem Solving
We are living through a big city movement towards sustainability, towards insulation (acoustic and thermal) and towards multi-use. Clever architecture can tick many boxes; home office, storage and technology are merging to create compact living retreat that offer that boutique style. Quality oak, feature tiling and mood lighting all combine to create a harmonious value-add space fit for purpose.
Imagine
Problem Solving and Problem Solutions
With space at a premium in any city, using your (financial) creativity to add value to your property makes sense. A significant return on investment, especially considering the relatively low conversion costs is absolutely in-scope.
This alone is enough motivation, but really visualising your own space adds gravitas to both your planning application (if needed.) and your vision. Loft Conversions are considered permitted development but always wise to check with your local authority.
Planning
Down-Selecting
Get creative with materials
With the Planning Application now in hand, which is a major milestone in the design process, start planning different options for the flooring: carpets, wooden floors, and/or tiles. Is there an option to include glass balustrades to give that illusion of more light and what about fitted shelving above furniture as a space saving mechanism.
Maximise functionality
You may also need to consider retaining existing attic space for long(er)-term storage. Providing provisioning to access this space and digging deep to even ask if storage is the eventual end game are key considerations
Feature pieces
If you don’t have a specific interior design style in mind, now is the time to start planning bespoke furniture installations or off-the-shelf bathroom accessories – where are you looking to make a creative statement and where not?
Start Solid
Forming the backbone of this build was ensuring the structural integrity and the quality of insulation (thermally and acoustically) of the underlining joists were 100% before second phase.
It’s common in attic conversions for over a certain age for standards not to match today’s building regulations – this was rectified from the day one.
Align your to-do checklist
Before instructing any construction or building teams it is crucial for plans to be agreed and signed-off as alterations post start date, will prove to be prohibitively expensive.
Brickwork, preparation and deliveries must be top of your early stage checklist.
Create
Build the Vision
The creative process differs for everyone but it is essential to grasp the concept of First Fix and second. Start creating your utopian space from day one by planning in your hot and cold water spurs, by ensuring your home office zone has sufficient electrical sockets and ensuring those principal pieces are delivered well in advance.
With these key items in place you have the creative building blocks to start designing your space and providing your building team with no blockers. A living document which includes 3D visualisations, mood boards and potential materials (with measurement) is a good way of solidifying a vision
Sign-off
Final Design
Having a quick reference living document does help as a shared collaboration tool so all are informed and customer service levels and schedules are maintained. Building that trust allows the Spindlelegs team to offer advice, highlight progress and handle any potential changes to the plan.
Plus it enables you and your family you get on an really start enjoying the extra space.
Imagining a 3D Space
It is our commitment to promote through a collaborative approach with clients. This typically runs through a set of limited iterations. Imagining those updates and satisfying client preferences, using 3D software , as visualised below, is our preferred process.
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For more details on this style, on the process and how Spindlelegs – Bespoke Furniture can help you and your creative vision, please download our brochure.
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