With clever planning and customised ideas, even angled rooms can be optimally used - from storage space solutions and lighting concepts to the design of work areas. Find out how to plan your attic kitchen functionally and create a cosy atmosphere at the same time.
Kitchen planning can be a challenge in a home with sloping ceilings. For many people, penthouses exude a special charm. They often offer an unusual floor plan, create tension in the overall picture with exposed beams, skylights let in lots of light and allow great views. However, the attic usually loses a lot of space due to the sloping ceilings. In addition to an aesthetic, tidy look, the functionality of the kitchen therefore plays an important role: Sufficient freedom of movement and practical storage for utensils and food ensure convenient cooking and a perfect living atmosphere.
In most cases, attic flats have a kneeling storey, also known as a jamb. This is a vertical wall between the top storey ceiling and the sloping roof. It extends the usable space on the top floor.
Depending on the height, the knee height makes it possible to move furniture closer to the walls and thus gain additional space. For example, a kitchen unit with base units can be integrated into it. Extra-deep worktops extend the working area and increase convenience. Which kitchens are popular with sloping ceilings?
Important: When designing a kitchen with sloping ceilings, consciously opt for clear shapes. Handleless fronts and light colours create a tidy, calm look - and thus a harmonious contrast to the unusual look of many penthouses.
A cooktop extractor is the ideal solution for a kitchen with a sloping roof, as it extracts the vapours downwards directly at the cooktop before they can rise into the room. While conventional extractor bonnets on sloping walls often require complicated special designs or take up valuable headroom, a downdraft system such as the one from BORA offers maximum planning freedom. This innovative technology allows you to position your hob flexibly - even directly under a slope or in front of a window.
In rooms with architectural challenges such as sloping ceilings, classic bonnets quickly reach their limits. The advantages of cooktop extractor systems will revolutionise your living space:
Turn architectural challenges into real design potential and utilise every centimetre of your attic kitchen. Our specialist dealers will support you.
Straight walls are required for tall and wall units. But what if sloping ceilings make other solutions necessary? We have ideas for you.
Generous skylights bring plenty of daylight into the room. Some floor plans in the attic nevertheless require well thought-out illumination of corners and angles. The area under the slope in particular can appear gloomy. Here you will find lighting ideas for kitchens with sloping ceilings:
Sloping ceilings often make a room appear smaller than it actually is. Solutions that minimise this effect are therefore particularly in demand in mini-kitchens with sloping ceilings: Cleverly selected furniture and a well thought-out colour concept.
Tip: Customised corner shelves have proven their worth at transitions to the slope. They make efficient use of the space available in small kitchens.
