Come and have a look around The Attic!

It's probably about time for me to introduce you to my attic!!



This is where the magic happens.



So lets wander up the stairs...





(It is still a work in progress but it is starting to take shape.)



Because its a multi functional space, I don't want any part of the room to be the focal point. With that in mind I wanted the room to be minimalist in design. With nothing to 'in your face'.

I used to have the bed in the middle and a dirty great desk for all my PC stuff but this made the room look tiny and there was no room for the kids to play.



So I sold the desk, and one of my monitors (I'm really getting into ebay at the moment - I find myself looking round the house for things to sell! The ex had better watch out, I'm sure she'd sell well :)) and purchased another monitor, identical to my existing one.
I then built a combined shelving and desk unit in a discreet place right by the french doors. I've still got to do some finishing, but as you can see, it looks pretty neat and tidy.




I'm gonna completely box the PC in, moving the CD and DVD player so I can get access to them. I'm also gonna get some down lighters onto the keyboard, to create a relaxing ambiance when I'm toiling away late at night.

My son loves chilling out on the floor watching Bob the Builder!

The bed is nicely out of the way.

I'd love to say this is where the magic really happens.......

Once I've finished off the PC workstation, I'm starting work on what will be the 'discreet' centre piece of my Attic - a home theatre system. I plan on building an HTPC (Home Theatre PC) that I'll use to store all my media (DVD's, music, photo's etc). I'll also stream live TV through it, so it'll have the functionality of sky+. I plan on hiding the HTPC in the storage space in the attic and cabling it up to a 40" TV on the main wall- which is what you see on the left here.

I'll also be able to display my charting software on the screen! which will make a refreshing change from looking at charts on 19" screens!

Here's the view from the bed looking out of the French doors - obviously not much of a view at 11pm at night, but on a clear day its pretty cool.

As this photo shows, the en suite is currently used as storage. But eventually that will all be cleared out, leaving TheAtticMan with a nice self-contained space that he can spend hours if not days in without having to venture to far at all!!! :)














Thought I'd show you what is stacked up in the en-suite! As you can see in this photo, I have a great collection of trading books.

I plan on writing a post summarising some of the trading books I've read.

I'm going to do a Top 10, so look out for that!!!