Before-and-After Attic Remodels | HGTV

Before: Catchall for Clutter After: Multipurpose and Playful

Designer Brian Patrick Flynn transformed the open space into a girl's bedroom, made up of three different zones: a sleeping space, an area to store books and toys, and a place for reading and clothing storage along the back wall.

Like many attics, this one sat unappreciated and underutilized.

The space Beauparlant designed also functions as a guest room, using the niche near the window to house a comfortable bed. With families spread across the country and people making friends from far-flung places when they travel, guest space has risen on the "must-have" list of many homeowners. Photography by John Heineman

What to do when an attic serves no function but to house the water heaters?

In its existing state, the attic was a blank canvas with light-toned laminate floors, white walls and bare windows.

Interior designer Alexandra Hernandez transformed this empty 24x10 space into a serene studio apartment. She updated the previously black fireplace with copper spray paint and added a 1970s hand-me-down sectional. "Altogether, I think I spent about $250 on the area," Hernandez says. "It looks deceptively high-end."

To add architectural interest and texture, Hernandez created a wall-mounted headboard made by wrapping plywood with inexpensive batting and burlap, stapling it, then attaching it to the wall with a nail gun.

Graf designed a home theater where everyone can be seated and ceiling height is less of an issue than rooms used for standup entertaining. Photography by Ken Vaughan

To create easy access to the upstairs space, Graf created a large, circular staircase, and turned the resulting behind-the-stairs nook into a wine cellar. Photography by Ken Vaughan

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Before-and-After Attic Remodels | HGTV