Medium Sized Conservatory with a Glass Ceiling Ideas and Designs

From their front porches to their brightly colored outbuildings, these graceful homes - clustered among walking paths, private docks, and parkland - nod to the Amish countryside in which they're sited. Their nostalgic appeal is complemented by open floor plans, exposed beam ceilings, and custom millwork, melding the charms of yesteryear with the character and conveniences demanded by today's discerning home buyers.

Salem Sunlight

Sunspace Design, Inc.

Deep in the historic district of Salem, Massachusetts, our design-build team worked to create a beautiful conservatory glass roof system to bring light, beauty, and functionality to our client. The end result is a custom glass roof lantern crowning a freshly constructed year-round addition which elegantly compliments an already extraordinary home. The space was designed to accommodate dual-purpose usage; the homeowner enjoys light gardening in one portion of the conservatory and morning coffee in the other. We strategically placed a glass partition and door to enable independent climate controls for the greenhouse and den. Incredible moldings and copperwork coupled with a custom Marvin door and window package dress the vertical walls while a custom open lantern glass roof provides an amazing view from the interior. Sunspace Design glass roof lanterns are constructed with solid mahogany components and concealed steel designed to withstand the powerful elements characteristic of New England weather. The comfort and shelter created through our rigid engineering gives our clients the freedom to relax in the natural light—and in this case appreciate a horticultural hobby—for all four seasons. We warmly invite you to incorporate a glass roof into your upcoming project so that you and your family can harvest year-round sunshine as well.

Reston Va Cathedral Sunrooms

Stoneridge Outdoor Living

All Glass, aluminum, vinyl, classic architectural design,knee wall

Conservatories and Outdoor Spaces

JPT Design Associates, LLC

Coastside view home

Winges Architects Inc.

Woodbury, Minnesota

Conservatory Craftsmen

Gazebos and Conservatories In glass and aluminium, classic, modern or designer

GM Morando

The glass door system for the home In private homes it’s a great solution for terraces, porches, balconies, verandas, gazebos and conservatories being both flexible and offering an effective barrier against the elements.

Frog Castle

Scott Donald Architecture

Jamaica Plain Solarium and Kitchen Remodel

New England Design & Construction

This stunning sunroom features a light and airy breakfast nook with built-in banquette seating against a farmhouse-style industrial table for family seating. It is open to the brand new kitchen remodeled for this client.

Bolig Interiør

Arkitekturfotograferne / Martin Tørsleff

Martin Tørsleff

City Townhouse

Lindsay Architecture Studio, P.C.

The new solarium, with central air conditioning and heated French Limestone floors, seats 4 people for intimate family dining. It is used all year long, allowing the family to enjoy the walled private garden in every season. Photography by Richard Mandelkorn

LIVING ROOM Window Treatments

Windows Dressed Up

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Conservatories

Truglaze Windows Ltd

If you think a conservatory is just for summer, think again. Technology has come a long way in recent years, and you can now enjoy the freedom and added value a conservatory offers, all year round. It’s all down to energy efficiency. The materials used in our products make easy work of retaining heat in winter, and remaining cool in summer. We have a range to suit even the most modest of budgets, and if you have any queries about planning permission, just speak to us. So, for more space, more value and lower fuel bills, consider a conservatory.

Newmarket Orangery Sitting Room Extension Is Well In Hand

The Cambridge Conservatory Centre Ltd

With views across fields that are often occupied by race horses, this stunning traditional orangery addition is the perfect spot to enjoy the vistas no matter what time of day or what the weather outside the window delivers

Traditional Sunroom

Wintergarten

Thomas Dietrich Architektur & Innenarchitektur

Green House

Meyer Design

Off the beaten path in Kentucky you can find this one of a kind rustic farmstead home with this beautiful greenhouse. This room is right off of the kitchen and enclosed with all glass. Imagine sitting in here and enjoying the scenery! Photo Credit: Meyer Design

Santa Cruz Mountain Retreat

Chelsea Court Designs

Sunroom Interiors

Porch Conversion

Architecture Intérieur

GRESET DAVID

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Medium Sized Conservatory with a Glass Ceiling 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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