Jane's attic, update XVIII: A roof for the attic (part one).

The roof of Jane's attic is completed, and, with it, the attic itself. From now on the focus will be on furnishing it (read: stuffing it with junk), which should be a lot of fun! In the meantime, I will continue to share with you other aspects of the attic's structure, as well as the progress inside of it. Here we will discuss the ceiling, while the roof will be reviewed in a separate blog. Needless to say that it was another big challenge, and every aspect of it a 'first' for me!

The attic's ceiling, with the dormer window attached to it.

The ceiling has two different coverings: the main attic room is done using very old jute (sackcloth) which I weathered a little bit more than it already was, just to give it that extra 'bite', or appearance of decay. 

The supporting beams give the ceiling a sturdy look. The beams supporting the main, slanted roof are a bit separated from the central beam running across the top (look carefully at the above images and you'll notice a space). This is done to allow the roof to bend into place. These images show it in a 'flat' position.

The ceiling of the main attic room, with on the left the dormer window.

The ceiling of the small room (hall) is covered with long, thin boards. I opted for a more elaborate finishing here, because the hall looks more 'posh' than the main attic room, even in its dilapidated state, with its wooden wall paneling, stair case railing and elegant wall lamp.

As with the beams in the main room, the space running along the width of the boards (see above and below images) allows the roof to bend into place when positioned on top of the walls.

This brings us to the end of this update; I hope you enjoyed it! Next time we'll be checking out that big attic roof!

Thanks for visiting and see you next time!

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