by cl845
Katie

Turned attic storage space into two bedrooms for my kids. Did it all myself so it cost around $120 in paint and polyurethane, $15 in sandpaper for the floors, around $8 for spackle and wood filler, and $15 for trim. A couple of dollars for plastic to cut out polka dot templates. Used pieces of old sheet-rock to patch holes in the walls, so well under $200 for everything. Turned a closet into a little reading room. There are some before shots taken before I bought the house.

 
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rebeckaibb wrote:
This is amazing! Would you mind sharing the sq. footage and ceiling height? »
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added by Vanessa Brunner to Unearth Your Attic
AFTER: The sleeping spaces are separated by a door, and the girls share a closet. To cut down on clutter, O'Hagan has the girls store their toys and craft supplies in the basement. A skylight in each room and a window at either end of the space let in plenty of natural light. O'Hagan, an artist, painted the polka dots by hand.
added by Samantha Schoech to Attic Bedrooms Rise and Shine
Take advantage of those odd pipes and chimneys that might need to pass through by incorporating them into the design. Painting this sewer pipe lemon yellow makes it a fun part of this bright, playful kids' room.
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Painted vent pipe!
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Room separation
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Kids under roof Bedrooms
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Attic bedroom
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Yellow
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paint the pipes
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Landing is a room
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Attic rooms
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attic bedroom
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wall
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attic bedroom
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divided room
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Cover for post that cannot be removed
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Loft
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Exposed/painted pipe in bathroom to save space?
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Wallpaper
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color and usable space
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Attic
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painted exposed piping
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polka dots!
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Good way to handle pipe
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Attic bedroom
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Attic
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two bedrooms upstairs
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Wall except with pink
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Same pipe!!
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Attic
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converted attic
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NIce colors, very similar to the space I am working with.
added by megrussell to megrussell's ideas (2 months ago)
same layout as our house
added by marina_bocharova to Kids Ideas (2 months ago)
Круги на стене
added by agautron to attic (3 months ago)
idea for the sewer pipe
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Attics
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The polka dots!
added by Dawn W to Bedrooms (3 months ago)
embrace those stacks! gotta be there so celebrate.
added by jsteinshouer to jsteinshouer's Ideas (3 months ago)
2room attic
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love the polka dots
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Cam/Teg
added by Claudia Muir to Attic remodel (3 months ago)
When you can't work around it, work with it. Paint ducts and pipes in bright colors and they look awesome instead of awkward.
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2 bedrooms
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fun!
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wall
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Attic
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could split so that half is play area and back half is bedroom.
added by Angel Faxon to angel_faxon's Ideas (3 months ago)
Love the look room to room.
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kk
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Could leave sewer pipe exposed in closet
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attic idea
added by Catherine Chamberlain to catherine_chamberlain's ideas (3 months ago)
waaah, want an attic
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paint the random pole that will be in our bathroom (one we knock down the wall)
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Attic
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Wall paper
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Wallpaper
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Kids rooms upstairs
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Turned attic storage space into two bedrooms for my kids. Did it all myself so it cost around $120 in paint and polyurethane, $15 in sandpaper for the floors, around $8 for spackle and wood filler, and $15 for trim. A couple of dollars for plastic to cut out polka dot templates. Used pieces of old sheet-rock to patch holes in the walls, so well under $200 for everything. Turned a closet into a little reading room. There are some before shots taken before I bought the house.
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Love The dots!
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attic bedroom
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spotted wall
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pokadots
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Finished attic
added by jwoolf to Hoboken Attic (4 months ago)
Nice way to cover pole.
added by sweetcamille to sweetcamille's ideas (4 months ago)
bed
added by Gayle Reihana to gayle_reihana's ideas (4 months ago)
just shows that doesn't need to be big loft to be great use of space
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Use of space
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wall dots
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pole painted
added by stephanie777e to Girl's bedroom ideas (5 months ago)
various sizes of polka dots
added by sherishields to sherishields's ideas (5 months ago)
its cool
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decor/colors
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Wall for bathroom
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Attic
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Colors
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attic! storage, bedroom, space usage
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attic girls
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color and design
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colors and beds
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Pipe in upstairs bathroom
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added by yosistah to dormers/attic ideas (5 months ago)
same as our attic space. Add skylights, refurb rest of surfaces
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Placard au dessus escaliers
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Fun dots
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Color
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painitng a pole
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twins room
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Fun attic
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Bedroom
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Walls
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Dots!
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pipe in attic
added by Adrienne Jenkins to attic space for the girls (6 months ago)
the girls would love this
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sample of how to frame out bathroom
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Painted support
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1 room after the other???
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Kids rooms?
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Layout!
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Cuttteeee
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basement?
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Ceiling space
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poka dots
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Attic
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polka dot walls
added by rozan to Features and Elements (7 months ago)
nice accent wall
added by bbwlw to bedrooms (7 months ago)
skylight... think about exposing the chimney upstairs?
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2 rooms
added by Kalle Rattasepp to stuff Karen likes (7 months ago)
1/2 bedroom in back with other 1/2 closet space including stairs to 2nd floor
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Multiple sleeping areas
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attic
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Attic room
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Polka dots
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Everything
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colors
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bedroom attic nice paint
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similar roof line?
added by daragossett to kids' rooms (8 months ago)
attic bedroom. painted drain line...maybe try this in a basement?
added by ann_drea to attic (8 months ago)
wood floor open plan window
added by tia8254 to tia8254's Ideas (8 months ago)
Nice
added by kellogg915 to Attic space (8 months ago)
just paint the pipe instead of hiding it :-)
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attic kidsroom
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Kim's space
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Painted pipe
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The Colors
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use quirks of space in design
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Bedroom
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Attic
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walls
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Format
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great color and wallpaper
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Polkadots
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Colours
added by karecbear to Attic (9 months ago)
Paint the pole blue
added by minnehaha to minnehaha's ideas (9 months ago)
This is about our attic size
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Zolder
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attic for little ones
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Two rooms
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paint pipe cool color?
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Wallpaper
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Love it
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Steel pole
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polka dot accent wall
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wallpaper
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love the circles
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What to do with a stack
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Kids rooms.
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Attic kid's room
added by Crystal Alexander to crystal_alexander's ideas (10 months ago)
do kids room same design but l side one color m another color
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Attic bedroom
added by dormerbedideas to dormerbedideas's ideas (10 months ago)
just like my room!
added by lmvand to Attic (10 months ago)
painted pipe- a great way to deal with the pipe running through the space. I like the colorful wall idea too!
added by nicolecullen to nicolecullen's Ideas (10 months ago)
Painted wall
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kids room
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Polka dit
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Floors...
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Use of attic
added by valerie23 to valerie23's ideas (11 months ago)
Turned attic storage space into two bedrooms for my kids. Did it all myself so it cost around $120 in paint and polyurethane, $15 in sandpaper for the floors, around $8 for spackle and wood filler, and $15 for trim. A couple of dollars for plastic to cut out polka dot templates. Used pieces of old sheet-rock to patch holes in the walls, so well under $200 for everything. Turned a closet into a little reading room. There are some before shots taken before I bought the house.
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After
added by suerussell to bedrooms (11 months ago)
how much fun!!!
added by anniemurphy to DTV 641 chambre partagé (11 months ago)
même traitement de mur mais pas même couleur
added by lajones47 to lajones47's ideas (11 months ago)
bedroom attic
added by gardener59 to attic ideas (11 months ago)
this space goes along with two others by same designer. Like the colors.
added by lwinkler to Attic space (11 months ago)
Cute if there is space for two
added by lolipop67888 to lolipop67888's Ideas (11 months ago)
Cool
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Attic eith poke running through it
added by Mariska Lesch to Kids rooms (11 months ago)
Katie Turned attic storage space into two bedrooms for my kids. Did it all myself so it cost around $120 in paint and polyurethane, $15 in sandpaper for the floors, around $8 for spackle and wood filler, and $15 for trim. A couple of dollars for plastic to cut out polka dot templates. Used pieces of old sheet-rock to patch holes in the walls, so well under $200 for everything. Turned a closet into a little reading room. There are some before shots taken before I bought the house.
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Love the post....not necessarily the color but the idea
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3й этаж
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the doorway molding at top is cut off and it looks good
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pipe
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Bath in middle
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Attic bedroom
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Cozy for a child's room
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pole
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This is a great room
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Great kids space
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accent wall
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Wall
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ideja sto se sve moze u potkrovlju
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Dots
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For small space
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Kids took or guest room
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Chimney in room
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Sophie's space...
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the wall color!!
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Fun and eye popping
added by aw_soup to Kids' Room (11 months ago)
Fun! What if we only paint one wall. Use green and do something fun like this?
added by karaandliam to karaandliam's ideas (11 months ago)
nice
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Great kids rm at grandmas!!!
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Upstairs like ours split into 2 spaces, skylight
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colores
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Fun wall design!
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I like the pillar
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Like the polka dots
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Attic
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Attic
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3rd floor
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attic makeover
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attic
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attic room
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