If I fight through my clothes, I can walk into my attic. It gets hot in the summer, and cold in the winter, but it’s dry. My basement stays an even temp, but can get damp. So I store empty boxes, some unused clothing/costumes, extra luggage, furniture that should be repaired, and herbs I am drying in the attic. The basement is where the Christmas tree ornaments live.
I am also in the “empty attic” club. It’s too much of a bother to get up there to put things in there and then take them out again.
The closest I have been to actually going into the attic is, I attached a small knob to each side of the attic “door” (it’s one of those where the entrance to the attic is just a piece of painted plywood that you knock out and then put back in place) so I wouldn’t ever be in a situation where, somehow, I accidentally “locked myself in” inside of the attic that I never go into.
You mean besides grandma?
This^, plus the fact that I have 3 permanent outbuildings, a detached garage and a barn. If I have to start storing stuff in the attic we have major issues!
We had put a lot of our daughter’s stuff up there, including her childhood books, which are now part of our granddaughter’s library. Most of what’s up there belongs to our daughter and SIL, until they get their own place. Before that, I think we had a few random things, but not much - we’ve got a full basement, and when we moved here, we got rid of a lot of stuff.
Nobody mentioned having flowers in the attic . . .
Huge pile of empty cardboard boxes–in case I move.
We store everything in the attic that we don’t want to store anywhere else.
Mainly holiday stuff. Christmas ornaments, etc. A little bit of old stuff of the kids.
First thing I thought of when I saw Jophiel had a couple of toddler beds up there.
And this has nothing to do with the actual thread topic, but holy crap! There’s a new Flowers in the Attic prequel.
My attic space is extremely limited; even though the attic is of a decent size, the builder only put flooring on a tiny section, and I haven’t felt enough need for non-climate-controlled storage to do anything about that. The water heater (yes, that was loads of fun when it sprang a leak) and HVAC equipment take up most of the space; I also keep some spare tiles, window screens, kiddie furniture, and cardboard boxes up there. I think there are a few boxes of crystal and ceramic things up there too.
Just a portrait of myself as I would look were I, oh 400 or so years old. And toys, lots of toys.
Since we got it insulated, the only thing we keep up there is luggage (wrapped in oversized trash bags to keep clean).
Our attic has a full stairway, so access is simple (I think the house was designed with the idea of turning it into living space).
We keep our holiday decorations, winter coats (in the summer), extra blankets, old clothing (many of which we probably should get rid of), Christmas gifts (we often buy them years early), old toys we’re sentimental about, and various papers we want to keep. My wife also keeps her sewing machine there.
When we first moved in to our current house, we discovered this giant paper mache shrimp. So we didn’t look any further. 
Making an attic into a livable space with a dormer is quite afforable, and gives you an extra room. Perhaps a guest room, or a room to rent out.
These newfangled windows-that fold out into a dormer & balcony are awesome.
I don’t have an attic or basement, but I do have a little shed in the garden. It contains junk. Not insane amounts, but still. If I were more disciplined in throwing out junk, I could follow my own advice and make the shed livable. Unfortunately, a finished shed is less useful then a part of the house.
Wood that I may or may not use in the future. I’m glad the tri-fold is there. I was able to install my 5.1 and later 5.2.1 speaker system, but honestly, it’s not all that practical. I actually want to take the wood/lumber/timber out and store it in the garage.
Toys…:D:cool:
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Empty boxes for stuff I may resell in the future. Christmas lights (but not the decorations, decorations may be damaged by heat, or dropped while carrying up the ladder). Also a couple of bicycles that aren’t currently being used.