Crane Close, Rushden
This 2021 dormer loft conversion at Crane Close in Rushden created a finished loft bedroom with three rooflights, a cushioned window seat, fitted wardrobes and an ensuite. A new staircase and landing connect the accommodation to the rest of the house.
The photographs show the furnished rooms alongside the construction work behind them, from roof framing and insulation to plastering, joinery and bathroom fit-out. The completed space combines pale blue walls, grey carpet and dark fitted storage.
The three rooflights sit along the sloping side of the finished bedroom, above a long cushioned window seat. The early photographs show the same window arrangement surrounded by framing and insulation; the completed views show the painted reveals, fitted seating and furnished room.
Dormer construction adds a wider part of the loft with a vertical window. The rooflights and dormer window bring daylight into different parts of the room, while the seating makes practical use of the space beneath the sloping roof.
Location: Crane Close, Rushden
Project year: 2021
Conversion: Dormer loft conversion with three rooflights
Finished spaces: Loft bedroom, ensuite, staircase and landing
Features: Cushioned window seat, fitted wardrobes, dressing space and double basin vanity
Gallery: Completed interiors followed by construction, plastering and fit-out photographs
The finished joinery follows the shape of the loft. Dark wardrobes sit beneath the sloping ceiling beside the bedroom entrance, while another run of storage frames a central mirror and dressing space on the landing.
In the bedroom, the cushioned window seat runs beneath the three rooflights. Together with the fitted storage, it uses the lower parts of the roof space while leaving the main floor area available for the bed and circulation.
The early photographs show the scale of the roof work, with scaffolding outside and timber framing taking shape above the existing roof. Inside, exposed floor joists, roof timbers and the new structural framework can be seen before the floor and wall finishes conceal them.
Later views show insulation between the framing and new timber partitions defining the rooms. Looking through the open loft at this stage makes the relationship between the wider dormer side and the sloping roof easier to understand. The roof-window wall remains a clear reference point as the work progresses.
Our dormer conversion guide and roof-window conversion guide explain these approaches in more detail.
The new staircase connects the loft to the original house. Finished photographs show grey carpet, painted balustrades around the stair opening and white doors leading from the landing. Fitted cupboards and a display ledge make use of the space beside the stairs.
The ensuite combines a glass shower screen and recessed shower shelf with marble-effect wall and floor tiles. A double basin vanity, wide mirror, window and towel rail complete the photographed bathroom. Earlier fit-out views show the preparation behind these finishes.
Stair positioning affects both the loft and the floor below. Read our guide to planning the loft staircase for more about this part of a conversion.
The construction photographs show how the roof structure, insulation and partitions developed into the new rooms. Boarding and plastering views record the window reveals, room entrances and landing before decorating, flooring and fitted joinery were complete.
The finished photographs bring those details together: a furnished bedroom, seating beneath the rooflights, wardrobes shaped around the roof, a carpeted stair route and a completed ensuite. Together, the two sets show both the work involved and the usable living space created.
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