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Recent Examples of atticsPlace them in areas of high activity, such as along walls, in attics or near nesting sites.—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024 In contemporary adaptive reuse projects, architects often go to great lengths to keep elaborate ornaments, idiosyncratic attics, elegant staircases, and unreproducible details.—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024 Residents can wrap pipes in insulation before the temperature drops, particularly in attics, crawl spaces or outside the home.—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024 Get rid of clutter in spare rooms, basements, and attics.—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024 Rather than protect barrels from the sun and heat as most wine regions are wont to do, winemakers in Madeira place their barrels in the top floor attics of the winery to expose them to both.—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024 If given the opportunity, these bugs will squeeze into houses, attics and other structures looking for a place to shelter from the cold, says Bertone.—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024 A lot of people have bricks lying in their attics.—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 While most of us can tackle tidying up our homes every so often, that just might involve stashing stuff in closets, attics, garages, craft rooms, and storage sheds.—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
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