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Small attic spaces with low ceilings can often feel restrictive or remain unused in many homes. However, with a little creativity and thoughtful design, these cozy nooks can be transformed into functional and aesthetically pleasing
Small attic spaces with low ceilings can often feel restrictive or remain unused in many homes. However, with a little creativity and thoughtful design, these cozy nooks can be transformed into functional and aesthetically pleasing
The attic space at Brackley Town Hall in Northamptonshire. A heritage building about to undergo a massive restoration project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. brackleyregeneration.wordpress.com/about/
Small attic spaces with low ceilings can often feel restrictive or remain unused in many homes. However, with a little creativity and thoughtful design, these cozy nooks can be transformed into functional and aesthetically pleasing
Small attic spaces with low ceilings can often feel restrictive or remain unused in many homes. However, with a little creativity and thoughtful design, these cozy nooks can be transformed into functional and aesthetically pleasing
Corpo Santo 6 is a minimalist renovated apartment building located in Lisbon, Portugal, designed by Samuel Torres de Carvalho Architecture
These book lovers converted their attics into charming libraries and reading rooms
With a clever organization an attic can be transformed into anything based on your needs. Check these attic room ideas that will inspire you.
I learnt to read somewhere around the age of four. I have a very clear memory of the actual moment that the words in my "Dr Suess's Beginner Book Dictionary" made sense and became recognisable. From that time until the present, I have loved books and reading and could count on one hand the number of nights in my life where I haven't read myself to sleep. Even if I fall asleep without a book, I invariably wake an hour later and reach for whatever story I am currently engrossed in. I can't even imagine not reading every day and I am truly and deeply amazed by people who tell me they don't read for pleasure. When I was primary school age, some of my absolute favourite books were the "Dorrie" series by American author and illustrator, Patricia Coombs. The books centred around a little witch called Dorrie who lived with her mother the Big Witch and her cat, Gink and a female cook. There was no father ever mentioned in the books and I wonder now if that played a sub-conscious part in their appeal for me, as I grew up without a dad in a completely female household. I was lucky enough to live literally just down the road from a large and very well-stocked community library. Whenever the Dorrie books were available I would borrow as many as my card allowed and take them home to read and re-read until it was time to return them and hope that new ones had come in. Possibly even more than the stories themselves (which were, and are, completely wonderful) the most appealing aspect of the books was the incredible illustrations. I am lucky enough to own several of the twenty Dorrie books (click here for a full list) and when I look at them now, which I often do, I am no less impressed. The illustrations are mostly monochrome with occasional splashes of colour and are rendered with either ink or graphite. Each character has a distinctive and immediately recognisable silhouette and the mood of each story is deftly maintained throughout every book due to the skilled and sensitive use of these two mediums. I'm sure that these books were very popular, but I've never met another person my age who read or remembers these books from their childhood. Perhaps they weren't in wide circulation in Australia? Pity. I read the books to my own daughters when they were younger and they all loved them. So, I'm sharing some of the illustrations here in the hope that more people will seek them out - I've heard that some are being re-printed, but I'll have to look into that further. Would love to hear from anyone else who read and loved these as a child. Each book begins with these words. ("Dorrie and the Blue Witch", 1964) I love Dorrie's profile and her faithful companion, Gink. ("Dorrie and the Wizard's Spell", 1968) Lovely pen and ink. ("Dorrie's Magic", 1962) Splashes of colour heighten the atmosphere. (Dorrie and the Blue Witch", 1964) Beautiful, soft graphite drawings. ("Dorrie and the Birthday Eggs", 1971) ("Dorrie and the Wizard's Spell", 1968) ("Dorrie and the Screebit Ghost", 1979) ("Dorrie and the Birthday Eggs", 1971)
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These book lovers converted their attics into charming libraries and reading rooms
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Des combles aménagés, c'est gagner une pièce. Mais pas seulement. Le grenier peut se transformer en une pièce merveilleuse, un espace chaleureux.
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This is why you can have any attic design to make the perfect room for whatever purpose you have in mind.
