Teenagers' room
in the attic decorating a practical space for a teenager

Arranging a teenager's room in the loft is a double challenge. We have to face both the changing needs of a teenager and the awkward space dominated by slants. How can we create a functional interior that will encourage the development of youthful passions?

The attic is the ideal place to furnish a teenager's room. In an out-of-the-way space, slightly cut off from the rest of the house, it is easy to create your own private asylum. The interior, full of natural light, will also be conducive to concentration and relaxation - and if multifunctional solutions are chosen, it will be easy for the young resident to adapt it to changing needs and to make small and large changes on their own.

Let's ensure that the adolescent room furnished together promotes self-expression and self-construction. With multifunctional furniture, the ubiquitous storage spaces and alcoves, as well as appropriate space planning, it's easy to create a four-cornered space in which your adolescent can make his or her own individual mark. The youth room in the loft can become a tailor-made space - all we need to do is follow a few design tips for a creative space for our child.

Walls in the loft teenager room

We can start arranging a teenager's room in the loft from the walls.It is the walls that will form the background for the other elements of the interior - furniture, organisers and trinkets. In a room full of natural light, bright colours will work especially well, which will additionally illuminate the interior and make it appear slightly larger than it really is. This is particularly important in a specific space limited by slants.

Muted, neutral colours will also provide a good base for your teenager's own design ideas. If you wish, you can also highlight one of the walls with a different colour. However, more intense, contrasting and dark colours should be used with care, so that they do not overwhelm the room.

If you want to create a space in the teenage room where your teenager can easily express his or her passions, you can install the durable Kerradeco wall system on one of the walls. This is ideal for the rooms of young art and music lovers: with Kerradeco we not only prepare a place for our child to hang posters or drawings, but also increase the acoustic insulation of the room.

Well organised haunches

Design ideas for a youth room in the loft do not have to be limited by awkward sloping ceilings. Furniture that adapts to the available space will help you realise them.

Instead of building in the sloping ceilings, you can place a row of low shelving units underneath. With their help, we can make the interior more functional - without the need for renovation. We don't have to order customised furniture either. We can design our own solutions from ready-made elements. The Balance collection, for example, offers such an opportunity: a convenient online configurator makes it easy to create tailor-made chests of drawers, cupboards or shelves from boxes, plinths and shelves.

The practical, modular 4 You boxes will also come in handy in the youth loft room. They will make it easier for us to come up with and implement our own ideas for the wall under the loft. Depending on how much storage space you need, they can be combined in long rows or made into several smaller shelves. However, if you don't want to display the items on the shelves, go for Young Users' lockable cubes, whose space can be easily divided with practical fillers. The cubes can also be supplemented with, for example, a platform with a drawer - when you need more space for your clothes and belongings.

The organisational centre of a teenager's loft room can also be created by combining slanted shelves. Their shape will refer to the sloping walls and will create an original effect - especially when matched with other furniture from the Young Users collection, created especially with the needs of teenagers in mind.

Space for your own ideas

To make it easier to keep the loft room tidy, arrange it with multifunctional and compact furniture. This will help to reduce the number of items and leave more room for the young person's individual design ideas.

In the loft, a bed with recesses and storage space for books or personal items is ideal. This practical storage space replaces an additional bookcase and makes it easier to keep things tidy, while the comfortable headboard serves as a backrest.

Teenagers who like to relax or work in a semi-reclined position at home will also find the Young Users sofa useful. Depending on their needs, it can be supplemented with a drawer for bedding, a platform or an additional sleeping place for guests. The Stige sofa may also prove to be a practical solution, especially if a functional ladder is added to hang lamps, practical organisers and personal ornaments. Thanks to this element, we can divide the space and create a comfortable sleeping area in the loft.

The loft room for teenagers: a place to study

When furnishing the loft space of a teenager's room, special attention should be paid to the desk - next to the bed, it will be one of the most important elements of the interior. The functional Concept desk with pull-out drawers for books, textbooks and writing utensils is ideal for a small space. The drawers can also be easily removed, turning them into practical boxes that can be carried around with ease.

Equally compact is the 4 You Fresh desk, which has a clever wooden toolbox with compartments for the little things you need most. If you need a little more space on your desk, simply turn the toolbox upside down to widen the top. However, if you want both a spacious desk and space for books, utensils and personal treasures, the Balance desk is ideal for your teenager's room. It is full of roomy compartments and niches, which can be configured in any way you like.

When planning the location of the desk, make sure that the slants do not make it difficult to sit down and stand up. It is best to arrange the study corner in a location that receives sunlight for most of the day. Natural light will illuminate the desk top and make sketching function graphs or writing essays a little more pleasant. To allow your teenager to adjust the amount of light coming in himself, we can install blinds on the windows.

The workstation can also change its position according to needs. The innovative Transformers desk has castors that make it easy to move it around the room. This clever piece of furniture is also suitable if you want to create a sibling room in the loft: the desk pedestals can be slid inwards to create space on both sides of the desk top. The two parts of the desk can be personalised at will with practical door caps.