Attic kitchen

"Politician in recovery" Arnie Arnesen inherited this 1890 Queen Anne Victorian house from her aunt.

When we spy a kitchen way up in the rafters of a building, we’re carried away with romantic notions of the view, the old building it’s probably located in, and dinners on the roof. It’s no wonder given these beautiful examples:But what are some practical concerns that might bring an attic kitchen back down out of the clouds? It seems they could be hotter than a typical kitchen given that they’re located high in buildings.

A peek inside a tiny attic apartment that demonstrates how clever design tricks can turn small spaces into stylish and practical places to live...

When designing an attic kitchen, more often than not, you’ll be working with cramped quarters, so maximizing every available square inch is key. To help you get started, we rounded up a few of our favorite attic kitchen ideas that are sure to inspire.

If you’ve ever worked in an architecture firm, you’ll never forget the weirdly satisfying sound that architectural flat files make when they’re opened and closed. Unfortunately for luddites like myself, these beautiful dinosaurs are going the way of the card catalog, as hand drafting becomes increasingly obsolete and storing sets of drawings flat in a drawer is abandoned in favor of rolling them up and leaning them in awkward piles at your desk.

You might think that while kitchen cabinets are a boring choice, but the truth is they're one of the smartest design decisions you can make in your home—and for good reason, too.

A blue bathroom can be bold or calming, depending on the shade, the tiles, the lighting, and the accessories These blue bathrooms all get it right.