Small Conservatory Ideas and Designs

Addition of Sunroom, Office & Laundry room

Sitka Projects

Exterior of the new addition.

Madeline Island

Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd

Photograph courtesy Albertsson Hansen Architecture

Country House Conservatory. Ardesia Natura 30x60

National Tile Ltd

Contemporary Dining

Up For Grabs Interiors

Home Tour

Liane Jackson

квартира с одной спальней Москва

Special-style

Hillside Estate

Engelsma Homes LLC

Dan Johnson Photography

Summer Hill

User

The kitchen in this Georgian House (c1830) has a cute dining space and delightful views over the gardens and to Dartmouth and beyond. Colin Cadle Photography, Photo Styling Jan Cadle

Christopher D. Marshall, LLC

Christopher D. Marshall Architect, LLC

Screen Porch Major Refresh/Upgrade

Premier Outdoor Space

Refresh existing screen porch converting to 3/4 season sunroom, add gas fireplace with TV, new crown molding, nickel gap wood ceiling, stone fireplace, luxury vinyl wood flooring.

Harding, NJ

W.P. Lloyd

warm brick-floored sunroom with french doors leading to backyard

Sunrooms

Montell Construction

Sunroom projects

Sandy House- Porch Detail

LDa Architecture & Interiors

TEAM Architect: LDa Architecture & Interiors Builder: 41 Degrees North Construction, Inc. Landscape Architect: Wild Violets (Landscape and Garden Design on Martha's Vineyard) Photographer: Sean Litchfield Photography

Parkway Perfection

KOR Interior Design

Delightful 1930's home on the parkway needed a major kitchen remodel which lead to expanding the sunroom and opening them up to each other. Above a master bedroom and bath were added to make this home live larger than it's square footage would bely.

Rotating Living Wall

GreenTowers, LLC

The Rotating Living Wall is our take on a traditional, static, living wall. The rotation of the system brings the planter to you, meaning that this living wall is easy to maintain and can grow food. We have spent two years conducting research on its productivity at Penn State, and greenhouses currently use this system to increase their growing efficiency.

Boat House

Artful Styles, Inc.

Cigar Room Addition

HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles

Cigar Room Interior - Midcentury Modern Addition - Brendonwood, Indianapolis - Architect: HAUS | Architecture For Modern Lifestyles - Construction Manager: WERK | Building Modern - Photo: Jamie Sangar Photography

Timber conservatory in Surrey

Anglian Home Improvements

Cosy wicker furniture give this garden room a very stylish finish, as do the cobbled walls leftover from the home's exterior.

One piece backsplash kitchen

Russell Room Remodelers

Jeff Russell

Urban breakfast / mud room

Omar Gutiérrez, Architect

A small addition that includes a breakfast banquette and built-in mud room cabinetry. Carefully sized windows, French door and skylight bring lots of light to the space for a fresh, inviting look. The breakfast banquette serves as a convenient location for a dog door to the rear patio. Photo by Omar Gutiérrez, Architect

Small 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 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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