Guest Blogger: How to Design the Perfect Sunroom

Guest Blogger #450, Entry #1075, April 9, 2012

Remember that old sunroom in your house that you don’t know what to do with? The old furniture is outdated in style and the entire room could use a little revamping. If done right, sunrooms allow enjoyment of the surrounding landscape while being sheltered by unpleasant weather conditions outside.

Sunrooms benefit from natural lighting, so you can focus your energies on the furniture, room layout, and accent pieces in the room. Follow these steps below to improve your sunroom:

Helpful tips for creating your perfect sunroom

Plants

Plants are a great idea for a sunroom because they naturally bring some of the outside into your home. Plants provide a transition between the indoors and outside. Natural granite rock is also a nice touch to add along different areas in your sunroom providing an earthy feel to the room like plants.

Leave a wide entry way between your sunroom and the rest of your house

This helps to keep it from being a closed off, dark, dingy part of your house. It can be a great space for entertaining guests who won’t have a choice but to look at the beautiful view your sunroom has to offer.

Add a chunky wool rug to give texture and warmth to your sunroom and give it a cozy feel

This is great for sunrooms with sky high ceilings because it brings the height of the room down to a human scale without taking away from the architecture. Large rugs can also decrease the echo while warming up the space.

Pull furniture away from the walls

Pulling furniture away from the walls will allow you to have more intimate seating and give you a better view outside.

Use natural light wood for the trim instead of ordinary white trim. It works well to brighten up darker wood floors and furniture.

It is amazing how easy it can be to transform a room with interior help. Have fun and enjoy spending time in your newly decorated sunroom.

For more information about designing or decorating sunrooms, feel free to contact Springfield Interior Designers or call – (417) 724-9400.

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