Our house has mostly an open floor plan, and will be even more open when we take the wall down between the kitchen and the dining room. But, we do have a sunroom that runs the width of the house, alongside the dining room and living room. This room has been a challenge for me, but I’m determined to make it into usable space for us. The room is long and narrow (8″ x 26″), has incredible sunlight with 3 walls of windows but also has a disproportionate number of radiators and baseboard heaters plus a depressingly low ceiling.
The long-term plan is to open up the sunroom into the living room and dining room, but due to the expense of the work that would need to be done to make that happen, we’re putting that on the back-burner for at least another year. So, whatever we do now needs to be on the cheap, but also needs to flow well from the rest of our house and create an incremental space for us to use, especially during the morning when the sunlight is fantastic.
I started gathering inspiration photos for the room, where the vibe I’m going for is, as always, glam meets eclectic, but with a heavy dose of bohemian coziness. You should feel like you can kick back and enjoy the brilliant light with lots of warm textures.
One thing we’ve already decided on is that we’re going to be ripping up our carpet and laying black and white vinyl tiles. Originally, I was going to do a similar harlequin pattern to what Brady Tolbert did in his rental kitchen, below, but I think that stripes across the room will be more interesting since the space is so long and narrow. But I’m going to try both pattern out before adhering them and will make a call based on what works best in the space.
Source: Emily Henderson
Beyond that, I’d love to bring in another seating area with a settee or daybed you can curl up on and read a book, a hanging chair and lots of plants. We’re also going to be using our newest Milo Baughman brass etagere as a bar space.
And for some visual inspiration:
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Source: Apartment Therapy
Source: Pencil & Paper Co.
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