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Affordable Conservatory with a Skylight Ideas and Designs

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Sunspace Sunrooms
Sunspace Sunrooms
Blue Ridge Distributors, LLCBlue Ridge Distributors, LLC
Se mettre au vert - Camon
Se mettre au vert - Camon
L'Effet DécoL'Effet Déco
Verrière aménager en coin détente / lecture...style jungle intérieur / extérieur
Sun Rooms
Sun Rooms
Palm Beach EnclosuresPalm Beach Enclosures
Falls Church Projects
Falls Church Projects
Design Ways & MeansDesign Ways & Means
Sunroom Addition Interior
Sunny Conservatory
Sunny Conservatory
Hebert Design BuildHebert Design Build
The white and black check floor -- which gives the space added panache -- is 12” x 12” ceramic tile layed over an insulated wood floor system, making it especially cozy during fall and winter and cooler spring days.
Hyde Park Sunroom
Hyde Park Sunroom
Worthington Design & RemodelingWorthington Design & Remodeling
With the new deck configuration, the adjoining sun room got the new windows it desperately needed to complete the transformation.
A Country Cottage in Cary
A Country Cottage in Cary
Open Gate InteriorsOpen Gate Interiors
Styling a sun porch in Cary with vibrant accessories and lots of potted plants. Continuing the Country Cottage theme from inside to outside.
Stourbridge Kitchen Remodel and Addition
Stourbridge Kitchen Remodel and Addition
Alair Homes Lake NormanAlair Homes Lake Norman
The client has a beautiful wooded view at the back of their house. Opening the kitchen and adding on a sunroom really opened the space and flooded the home with natural light, while the new patio connected the indoor and outdoor living spaces.
LLH Home Renovation
LLH Home Renovation
Birch & Beam Custom HomesBirch & Beam Custom Homes
Updated this formerly 1 season to room to be a heated/cooled year round sunroom, with new tile flooring, cathedral ceiling, recessed lighting, custom cabinetry for a bench as well as custom trim around the windows.
Sunspace Sunrooms
Sunspace Sunrooms
Blue Ridge Distributors, LLCBlue Ridge Distributors, LLC
Solarium
Solarium
Alias ArchitectureAlias Architecture
Espace de transition amenant le jardin à l'intérieur. Photo: André Bazinet
Création d'une véranda
Création d'une véranda
Agathe BidaultAgathe Bidault
Vue intérieure de la véranda, donnant sur l'extérieur. Espace entièrement vitré., grand carreaux de 60x60cm identiques à ceux de la cuisine, pour créer une continuité. Toit en plaques de polycarbonate transparent. Luminaire chiné dans un vide grenier.
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears
Esslinger Design CompanyEsslinger Design Company
Photography by Picture Perfect House
The Cottage
The Cottage
Maloney Fine Building, Inc.Maloney Fine Building, Inc.
Sun Room Addition
Sun Room Addition
ROAM ArchitectureROAM Architecture
This one-room sunroom addition is connected to both an existing wood deck, as well as the dining room inside. As part of the project, the homeowners replaced the deck flooring material with composite decking, which gave us the opportunity to run that material into the addition as well, giving the room a seamless indoor / outdoor transition. We also designed the space to be surrounded with windows on three sides, as well as glass doors and skylights, flooding the interior with natural light and giving the homeowners the visual connection to the outside which they so desired. The addition, 12'-0" wide x 21'-6" long, has enabled the family to enjoy the outdoors both in the early spring, as well as into the fall, and has become a wonderful gathering space for the family and their guests.
LLH Home Renovation
LLH Home Renovation
Birch & Beam Custom HomesBirch & Beam Custom Homes
Updated this formerly 1 season to room to be a heated/cooled year round sunroom, with new tile flooring, cathedral ceiling, recessed lighting, custom cabinetry for a bench as well as custom trim around the windows.
Sun room with Sun Burst Pendants
Sun room with Sun Burst Pendants
Studio 119Studio 119
Photography by Studio Q Photography Construction by Factor Design Build Lighting by West Elm
The Nook
The Nook
LBV DevelopmentsLBV Developments
Proposal for modern look on a conservatory, inspired by traditional Japanese zen gardens & reading rooms. Project included; a full concept design package and a planning application for a rear extension.
Mirefoot
Mirefoot
Haigh ArchitectsHaigh Architects
An elegant, glazed pavilion-style garden room now extends the living space into the large mature gardens, embracing nature on three sides. French doors open out onto the terrace, bringing the outside in on a warm, summer days.
Conservatory
Conservatory
Karina GoncharovaKarina Goncharova

Affordable Conservatory with 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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