I have converted my attic into a small, private study.
I had to do a serious amount of cleaning up there, as we didn’t really use the attic space for anything more than storage of things we barely ever needed anyway.
I won’t go into detail about some of the nasty things I found up there after so much time, but it will say that after cleaning it up and repurposing it, it has turned into one of my favorite parts of the house. It’s a cozy little nook where I can read a favorite book or do some work on my laptop in peace and quiet. Or, at least it is when the weather is mild. I decided to do this cleaning in the spring, but then the summer came, and I found it very difficult to cope up there without any form of climate control. At first, I brought a fan up there. I started with a table fan, and then I switched to a box fan because the table fan wasn’t powerful enough. Then I realized I could barely think over the loud drone of the fan, not to mention the fact that the air it was blowing in my face was warm anyway. I decided there must be some way for me to get real climate control in the attic. I thought about somehow extending our existing central air conditioner system to accommodate the attic, but that seemed like it would cost a whole bunch of money. I looked into a portable air conditioning unit instead, and I found an Incredibly powerful one that did not need near as much power as I thought it would! Now I can actually enjoy my new favorite room in the house.