A sun-drenched room filled with expansive exterior windows goes by several names: sunporch, sunroom, solarium, Florida area, sun parlor and in some cases even conservatory. Conservatories often had glass roofs and served as greenhouses or even orangeries as well, but the definition has become squishy over recent years. A sunporch is protected from the elements more than the usual screened-in porch is because it’s windows that shut. While older sunporches are generally three-season rooms (maybe not needing insulation or HVAC systems), newer sunporches are usually constructed to be occupied year-round. Whatever you call this light-filled area, it is often the most popular space in the home. Decide if converting an existing porch or adding a new sunporch is right for you.
Tara Seawright Interior Design
In a small cottage where space is tight, a sunporch may function as the sole dining area.
Giannetti Home
In warmer climates, like that of Southern California, a sunporch is a year-round area. This extensive system of French doors and transoms lets diners to have a complete perspective of the surrounding garden and lawn.
LKM Layout
A very long enclosed porch has plenty of space for dining and lounging room. Consider specifying the spaces using an area rug or 2.
Crisp Architects
A brick floor adds a rustic touch which articulates the area’s place between fully open and enclosed to the components.
Martha O’Hara Interiors
Just because a sunporch is often a three-season area, there’s no reason to restrict it to outdoor furniture and also forgo cushy indoor-style upholstery. This elegant room works for formal and casual gatherings.
In fact, a sunporch will protect more elegant woods and fabrics than a spacious or screened-in porch, which means you can supply it with more formal and delicate pieces.
Whitten Architects
The best of the two worlds involves a
sunporch surrounded by displays in the summer…
Whitten Architects
… swapped out for glass windows in the winter.
Jeannie Balsam Interiors
A sunporch is a superb chance to allow your”I like cottage style” flag fly. Oversize checkerboard painted floors make this porch a lively standout.
If you’re looking for more indoor living space around your property, consider closing in an existing open or screened in porch and turning it into a sunporch. If you want to flaunt before the neighbors, phone your renovated room a”conservatory.”
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