11 Interior Tips For Kitchens In The Attic

Work in the kitchen without banging your head: We tell you what to look out for in kitchens with sloping
ceilings

Slanted walls, skylights and a room that seems a bit tight: planning a kitchen in the attic can be a real
challenge. Where to go with the dishes, if there is no room for wall units? Where should the stove and
sink be? And how can the room under the skylights best be used?

With our tips and 11 great examples of successful kitchens under sloping ceilings, we will show you how
to turn a room under the roof into your dream kitchen.

1. Sloping wall units use every corner

The good news first: Even with sloping roofs, you do not have to do without wall units - at least not on
the straight walls.

In this white kitchen unit in an attic apartment in Stockholm upper and lower cabinets have been
specially adapted to the slope.

2. The roof window replaces the hood Dormer

windows should be included in the kitchen planning, because above the stove the extra amount of fresh
air makes a fume hood superfluous. That would have found no place in this French mini-kitchen anyway.
Therefore, the small hob was placed just below the window and now provides a sunny place to cook.

3. Only custom work opens up the entire space

The point at which the sloping roof begins is called the knee-level. There are attics in which it is so low
that the installation of a kitchen under the slope simply seems hopeless. Kitchen experts will help you
with a customized solution. Holzrausch's team used the full width of the room in this Munich loft
apartment and designed a minimalist black kitchen that takes advantage of the available space right
down to the last corner.

4. There is still room in the middle

Even if the ceiling height below the gable is low, you do not have to do without a large eat-in kitchen
with kitchen island and counter.

This gray kitchen offers plenty of work space under the roof of a London house with a U-shape and a
centrally placed island, in which the sink and counter have been integrated.

Will it be a U, an I or an L? This is important in kitchen planning

5. Plan Into the Room

The inhabitants of this Copenhagen loft apartment also chose a U-shape for their light blue kitchen.
Usable from both sides, one end protrudes into the room and offers two comfortable seats with a view
of the cooking process. The worktop under the sloping roof is narrow because of the low knee stick, but
there is still plenty of space for custom-made storage space.
6. Cabinets fit under any slope
When the knee-height is slightly higher, kitchen cabinets and even electrical appliances can be elegantly
integrated into the short wall under the roof pitch.

Just like in this Rosenheim roof loft , where the oven is hidden in the wall, surrounded by cupboards.

7. With depth for cooking

You have a whole window front in the roof pitch? With the support of experts tailor-made solutions are
possible even for completely glazed areas.

So you can do all the necessary grips on this work surface under the slope while enjoying the view. So
that the sloping glass front does not get in the way, Holzrausch'steam pulled the work surface further
into the room and widened it by a few centimeters.

8. Ensure good ventilation

Even if skylights provide plenty of fresh air in the attic: The moisture from the pots quickly settles on the
walls.

In this attic in Sussex, a stainless steel plate above the stove serves as a vapor barrier and protects the
most heavily used area.

9. Leave the usual order

Also in this Parisian attic apartment is the small kitchenette directly under the sloping roof. For the stove
no problem, because the slightly offset roof window ensures exhaust air. When placing the faucet on
the sink, architects Gali Sulukjian came up withsomething special: as the tall faucet did not fit under the
slope, they simply placed it at the end of the worktop at the side of the sink.

10. Unplug It
does not always have to be expensive fixtures or extravagant solutions to make a kitchen with sloping
ceilings comfortable and practical.

In this attic, also in Paris, a wooden kitchenette spreads a simple yet cozy charm. How magically the eye
is attracted by the dark wall behind the kitchen unit - so that the roof slope in white does not attract
attention, let alone has a restrictive effect.

A space-saving dining area on the wall opposite and many green plants make this small kitchen a real
gem under the roof.

11. Sunbathe!
Enjoy the morning sun under the skylight - right next to the coffee machine? In this attic of a house in
Barcelona, you should not forget the sunscreen, at least when the window is open.