Opt for low slung small to medium scale furniture for your attic room but make sure beds and upholstered seating aren t too short or small for your body.
Attic ceiling too low.
At least 50 of the usable area calculated above must have ceilings of at least 7 feet.
Work from the perimeter of the attic toward the door or hatch so that you don t trample all over the insulation you just put in.
If you want to.
Stained or left bare wood makes a low ceilinged attic feel snug and cozy.
In other words if your attic has 200 square feet over which the ceiling is at least 5 feet.
Furniture scale and placement.
Photo by bruce hemming ipc images.
Always cover the tops of the ceiling joists to make sure the insulation is deep enough to reach your target r value and to prevent thermal bridging the heat loss that occurs through the wood framing.
Opt for lower furniture and scaled artwork to create the visual effect of higher ceilings.