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Lakeside Pavilion on Lake Murray, SC.
Lakeside Pavilion on Lake Murray, SC.
Archadeck of Central South CarolinaArchadeck of Central South Carolina
This lakeside pavilion delivers 360-degree views of Lake Murray, SC, in protected comfort perfect for outdoor living!
June Residence Upper Nyack NY
June Residence Upper Nyack NY
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Réaménagement d'une maison individuelle avec création d'une extension
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Sunroom
Exclusive Interiors inc.Exclusive Interiors inc.
Sunlight sunroom for reading and relaxation outfitted with velvet bergere chairs, English tea table and custom fabricated drapery.
Sunroom
Sunroom
Cadabradorian CabinetsCadabradorian Cabinets
Special glass prevents this sunroom from becoming a green house in the Texas heat.
Traditional Eclectic - Sunroom
Traditional Eclectic - Sunroom
Wysteria DesignWysteria Design
Recycled palette wall
Recycled palette wall
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Interlaken Rd
Interlaken Rd
COLLECTED INTERIOR DESIGNCOLLECTED INTERIOR DESIGN
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Tienda de Alimentos
KAA Interior spaKAA Interior spa
eco-friendly universal designed home: the indoor great sunroom
eco-friendly universal designed home: the indoor great sunroom
Laurie BrasnettLaurie Brasnett
Humble home. Actually this is our family great room -a passive sunroom on the northern prairies in a midsized city. My beginnings -my thesis built - in a time of great environmental innovation and progression before good access to many choices of materials and during a shortage of trades. Still on time and on budget! My northern clients suggested I show a home with materials available to the northerners at a reasonable cost. This is a humble home. This 1998 urban country home is a passive solar Universal Designed home. It was a thesis actually successfully built by Northridge Homes within budget and on time. This is the great room and a few photos of the master suite. The ceiling is a scissored vault: essential for the active clay soil movement. The landscaping and cross breezes keep it cool in the summer. Winters are cozy with the sun heating the home until suppertime. Halls are wide and bathrooms accommodate wheelchair use. 3 generous bedrooms are on this level. The kitchen is designed for family cooking together and the space allows for some good dance moves in the kitchen. The outdoors and indoors flow barrier free. The full basement includes a tornado shelter, huge teen suite downstairs, large full bath with enclosed tub, large open living space, media centre and hidden media operation room and large design studio. It is unintentionally feng shui compliant too. The house was fully wired for electronics. The fully landscaped yard features brick driveway and large patio, a parking pad tucked into the shrubbery, fire pit, veggie garden, and xeriscape plantings. The year round compost management was featured in the Prairie Edition of Gardens West. I miss this home! It was designed to capture the sun and really worked well for our active family life indoors and out.
Artwork install in Home
Artwork install in Home
Ginger Moon StudiosGinger Moon Studios
Fort Mill Porch
Fort Mill Porch
Completely Personal Homes LLCCompletely Personal Homes LLC
View from the family room door wall
Kagoma
Kagoma
Franklin General ContractingFranklin General Contracting
Sunroom addition
St Pauls Crescent Bespoke Conservatory
St Pauls Crescent Bespoke Conservatory
Felicity InteriorsFelicity Interiors
Villa Gallieni
Villa Gallieni
Agence DOREA Deco - Marie Géraud-TaurandAgence DOREA Deco - Marie Géraud-Taurand
West Hampton Beach
West Hampton Beach
Buck's DesignsBuck's Designs
Дом в Германии
Дом в Германии
ElenaElena
Designer Personal Home
Designer Personal Home
A Cut Above Stone WorksA Cut Above Stone Works
Tasteful and Timeless Piedmont Family Home
Tasteful and Timeless Piedmont Family Home
LMB InteriorsLMB Interiors
Conservatory conversion
Conservatory conversion
Walk Interior Architecture & DesignWalk Interior Architecture & Design

Eclectic Grey Conservatory 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 eclectic 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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