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Conservatory with a Glass Ceiling and a Skylight Ideas and Designs

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Dream Home 2017 Mendota Heights
Dream Home 2017 Mendota Heights
David Charlez DesignsDavid Charlez Designs
This sunroom features a vaulted ceiling with skylights for added light. White windows and millwork add to the light airy feeling of the space. Photo by SpaceCrafting
Bespoke Interior Design
Bespoke Interior Design
UserUser
Sunspace Sunrooms
Sunspace Sunrooms
Blue Ridge Distributors, LLCBlue Ridge Distributors, LLC
Creekside Main Level Addition and Remodel
Creekside Main Level Addition and Remodel
MA Peterson Design Build, Inc.MA Peterson Design Build, Inc.
Surrounded by windows, one can take in the naturistic views from high above the creek. It’s possible the most brilliant feature of this room is the glass window cupola, giving an abundance of light to the entertainment space. Without skipping any small details, a bead board ceiling was added as was a 60-inch wood-bladed fan to move the air around in the space, especially when the circular windows are all open. The airy four-season porch was designed as a place to entertain in a casual and relaxed setting. The sizable blue Ragno Calabria porcelain tile was continued from the outdoors and includes in-floor heating throughout the indoor space, for those chilly fall and winter days. Access to the outdoors from the either side of the curved, spacious room makes enjoying all the sights and sounds of great backyard living an escape of its own. Susan Gilmore Photography
Las Palmas Heights - "Art House"
Las Palmas Heights - "Art House"
Cioffi ArchitectCioffi Architect
Conservatories
Conservatories
Creative ConservatoriesCreative Conservatories
Laurel Woods- Sun Room
Laurel Woods- Sun Room
LDa Architecture & InteriorsLDa Architecture & Interiors
TEAM Architect: LDa Architecture & Interiors Builder: Kistler and Knapp Builders Interior Design: Weena and Spook Photographer: Greg Premru Photography
Milton, MA - E.W. Tarca - Custom Home
Milton, MA - E.W. Tarca - Custom Home
E.W. Tarca Construction, IncE.W. Tarca Construction, Inc
Solarium and Front Porch Addition
Solarium and Front Porch Addition
Imery GroupImery Group
Custom Residence
Custom Residence
Klaybor & Associates, Inc.Klaybor & Associates, Inc.
Middleton Farm
Middleton Farm
Acanthus Architecture, PAAcanthus Architecture, PA
Photography by Lissa Gotwals
9,000 sq. ft. Northbrook Custom Home
9,000 sq. ft. Northbrook Custom Home
Premier Building & Development Ltd.Premier Building & Development Ltd.
SL Jensen New Construction
SL Jensen New Construction
SL Jensen Construction Inc.SL Jensen Construction Inc.
Luxurious Family Home
Luxurious Family Home
Kurt Johnson PhotographyKurt Johnson Photography
Kurt Johnson Photography
Contemporaneo Veranda
Contemporaneo Veranda
Raleigh Hills Sunroom Addition
Raleigh Hills Sunroom Addition
TELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURETELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURE
We were asked to add a small sunroom off a beautiful 1960's living room. Our approach was to continue the lines of the living room out into the landscape. Opening up and glazing the walls on either side of the fireplace gave more presence to the Dale Chihuly piece mounted above while visually connecting to the garden and the new addition. Ostmo Construction Dale Christopher Lang, PhD, AIAP, NW Architectural Photography
Maison Suresnes
Maison Suresnes
Design 2LDesign 2L
Stefan Meyer
Sims Hilditch, Riverside Townhouse
Sims Hilditch, Riverside Townhouse
Sims HilditchSims Hilditch
Lake Washington Waterfront Home
Lake Washington Waterfront Home
Scott Allen ArchitectureScott Allen Architecture
This sunroom faces into a private outdoor courtyard. With the use of oversized, double-pivoting doors, the inside and outside spaces are seamlessly connected. In the cooler months, the room is a warm enclosed space bathed in sunlight and surrounded by plants. Aaron Leitz Photography
Ski Home
Ski Home
SH BuiltSH Built

Conservatory with a Glass Ceiling and a Skylight Ideas and Designs

A conservatory, garden room or orangery is a decidedly British and Irish home extension: a room that allows us to enjoy our outdoor space without having to brave the unpredictable weather. Originally a type of glass house or greenhouse where plants could be grown in sheltered conditions, the modern conservatory now offers flexible entertainment space. Your conservatory can serve as an additional living area, a garden room, a spacious dining room or an open-plan kitchen; all flooded with the extra light that a glass extension will give you.

What conservatory style should I choose?

A lean to conservatory is the most straight-forward garden room structure with a slanted roof that appears to lean on the original house wall. If you’re looking for a small conservatory then the simple rectangular design of lean to conservatories makes them ideal for bungalows and properties with small gardens. The Victorian conservatory is the most common style, with an elegant shape which features a rounded end wall. An Edwardian conservatory is built similarly, but with a rectangular shape that is perhaps more space-efficient. L or P-shaped conservatories combine the styles of both Victorian and Edwardian garden rooms, and offer a versatile space that can be split into separate areas. Contemporary garden rooms with large glass walls are fantastic additions to modern homes or extensions and can create stunning exteriors. However, designs like these do use a lot of space and could require special planning permission. If you don’t have space for a large, contemporary garden room and you aren’t a fan of the uPVC conservatory, orangeries or sunrooms may appeal more; the structure is sympathetically designed to appear consistent with the style of the house.

What is an orangery?

They are both glass-walled and -roofed structures, but what is the difference between a conservatory and an orangery? The traditional orangery has a longer history ‐ it became popular in the 17th Century when homeowners wanted a place to grow citrus plants (e.g. orange trees, hence ‘orangery’) and so built structures, either stand alone or incorporated into their homes, with glass walls and roofs, similar to greenhouses. The conservatory is actually believed to have developed from the orangery after the fashion for growing citrus plants died down. However, homeowners still wanted a place to grow other tropical, herb or shrub plants that would allow sun and warmth into the house in summer and allow the plants to survive in winter. Today, the real difference is in the construction. Orangeries are considered traditional extensions with masonry walls and more standard Victorian structures, whereas modern conservatories can be more varied and made of a range of materials, including timber, uPVC or aluminium.

What type of conservatory furniture do I need?

Chances are your conservatory furniture will see a high amount of direct sunlight. Keep this in mind when choosing pieces, since some fabrics and materials can quickly fade or become uncomfortably hot. Outdoor furniture will generally stand up well to the heat and light exposure of sunrooms and orangeries, but don’t be afraid to mix and match with indoor pieces as well. Wicker, seagrass and rattan furniture items are good options, while you might want to steer away from metal and leather pieces which will get hot in the sunlight. Installing conservatory blinds or shades that can be drawn when the room isn't in use is a smart way to prolong the life of your sunroom furniture when the space is not in use.
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