attic renovation

Can't believe the summer is half over

...crazy entertaining three kids, 

working design jobs,

keeping up with housework,

 and have a big project 

in my own home to share

...an attic renovation.

This space was a huge selling 

point when my husband and 

I bought our home...

really excited to be 

doing something with this space!

Would have loved to keep it a 

giant master suite

...all open and vaulted

but need to get 2 bedrooms 

and a bath

up there so I came 

up with 

a plan.

Here are some before shots...

These stairs are being rebuilt

...very steep!

 Space planning and incorporating 

plumbing was quite a challenge 

to figure out...

required several meetings to 

brainstorm with my 

contractor and plumber.

I am also trying to keep this 

project on a budget

which forces more creativity

in my design...

a challenge I love.

I used my preschoolers 

chalk to 

draw out all my concepts 

on the floors... 

(after figuring out plumbing!)

Then spent countless hours

drawing out the 

best way to do the 

space planning to scale. 

 Everyone in my family will have 

a new bedroom.   

My boys will stay down and 

move into the bigger bedrooms 

on the lower level.

My daughter will move 

upstairs with

my husband and me.

Lots of decorating to come!

 Planning on keeping as much 

vaulted as possible...

 My contractor has been sweating 

his tail off with his crew...

He has named this project

"Amy's Fat Farm"

He has dropped several 

pounds working up in 

the hot attic!

Finishing up now on the framing 

of all the walls so will 

show you that next...

will start to make more sense

with what is the space is 

going to end up being.

I was able to get a siting area, 

office space, 2 bedrooms

and a bathroom up here...

very excited!