Hello World! Welcome Friends! Functional access points like attic doors are a must-have for every house or commercial building, as it grants additional storage space to stock your old and unused items. However, for some owners, the noticeable sight of an attic door opening can be unpleasant. Hence, many prefer to conceal it in various ways, and sometimes homeowners even go through the extra length of calling for professionals’ help, but that will cost you a fortune.
In this blog post, you can discover different techniques to conceal your attic doors properly, so they will maintain the aesthetics and ambiance that your home intends to emanate. Moreover, these five easy-to-follow techniques will save you from expensive expert fees, but before we share helpful hiding ways, let’s first learn more about the difference between an attic door and an attic scuttle.
Attic Door vs. Attic Scuttle
Simple house dwellers must know that attic doors and scuttle have distinct differences. Many refer to openings seen on top of your house as an attic and can hardly distinguish whether it’s an access door or scuttle.
For everyone’s information, an attic access door often constructs of a large 2 x 4 wall or ceiling opening, wherein individuals can come in and out and store stuff easily. Moreover, it also constitutes a folding ladder that will assist you to quickly climbing from and to the attic space.
On the other hand, an attic scuttle is an attic type that also offers an enormous opening, but the difference with the access door is that it grants a drop-down door wherein dwellers can comfortably walk upstairs and keep their treasured things. Old houses often have this along the hallways, while modern homes usually install this in the garage.
You might be wondering why it’s important to emphasize the difference between these two. It’s because determining the attic type you’re using is one way to identify the most appropriate concealment technique for you to utilize.
Here are some innovative ways for you to hide ceiling and attic doors to boost your home’s aesthetics:
1. Make Use of Decors
If your attic is in the hallway, putting attractive decorations around your hallways helps to redirect visitors’ eyes away from your ceiling or attic access door. Some decorative items you can consider placing are plants, vases, and other small but eye-catching furniture pieces. Consider this hiding technique, especially if you don’t want to cover up the attic door.
2. Style It With a Pull Cord
This next tip is perfect for practice by homeowners with attic scuttles or any drop-down access doors. Adding a pull cord allows you to lay down the fixed or retractable ladders effortlessly. But, more than that, home styling experts recommend that owners add and style the handle with the same color as the door to make an aesthetically pleasing seamless effect. If you’re looking for an instant solution, install a ceiling access door drop-in to your attic to efficiently address handle functionality and aesthetic concerns.
3. Attach Decorative Light Box
Another excellent method to hide your attic doors is through decorative light box application. It’s a multi-purpose installation that can serve as a suspended mood lighting inside the house. However, you might need to ask for the electrician’s help, as this resolution can involve wirings and cable fixtures that will be hard for less knowledgeable to take in. Furthermore, if you know that you’ll need continuous access to this particular attic area, then other concealing techniques are better options for you than this one.
4. Embellish It With Artwork
Creating artwork is the most creative way to hide your attic access door. If you are into arts or have talent in the field, you can design your attic door and even fill the entire ceiling with murals to exhibit a seamless appearance so visitors can hardly notice the access point placed on top. More than that, you also grant them a free artwork exhibition with impressive paintings drawn.
5. Consider Installing Recessed Access Doors
Apart from the ceiling drop-in access panel, another instant and architecturally pleasing solution to have a subtle attic access area is through recessed access doors. With recessed-structure doors, your attic doors and ceiling can blend nicely together without creating a recognizable appearance that an access point is available in that ceiling space.
Improve the Attic’s Look Cost-Effectively
There are many straightforward ways to address your aesthetic concerns with attic doors. Most of these don’t require advice from professionals whose rates are sky-high. Refer to our decorative hiding tips anytime your ceiling or attic access door or scuttle is in distasteful sight and enhance its look in a more budget-friendly way.
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