Make porching a year-long affair with a beautiful sunroom.
It’s a hands-down consensus around here that porching season is this best time of the year. We look forward to pulling out the rocking chairs, freshening up the cushions on the porch swing, and filling pots and containers with plants and flowers. But then there’s the weather...the heat...and the bugs. The solution: a sunroom! A window-wrapped sunroom gives you the dreamy, relaxed feeling of a porch all year long, without any of the worries of outdoor elements (read: you can leave the cushions on the chairs always!). motorized roof
Depending on your existing house, budget, and available space, there are lots of options for creating a sunroom. Consider enclosing an existing porch to make it a more usable four-season sunroom. Or, if you are up for a larger remodeling project, consider bumping out from the kitchen or living room to create an inviting dining room or quiet seating area at the back of the house. Once built—or if you’re lucky enough to already have a window-wrapped room!—it’s time to have fun with the decorating! Below, you’ll find lots of furniture ideas for creating a cozy and inviting living or dining space, no matter your budget or the size of your room. (A small sunroom makes the coziest reading nook!) Our roundup of dreamy sunrooms is also filled with inspiration for ways to bring color and personality to your sunroom through accessories, vintage collections, and, of course, plants and flowers.
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In this waterside home, designer Sarah Richardson painted the sunroom floor in a glossy green reflective of the numerous trees outside the windows. To hold up to wet feet and indoor/outdoor traffic, choose durable marine paint, which is designed for boats, or an oil-based porch or deck paint.
Get the Look: Floor Paint Color: For similar, Green Bank by Behr
In her light-filled sunroom, Jeanette Fristoe kept the furnishings white, black, and wood-toned so that the lush greens of the numerous potted plants really pop. Rather than terra-cotta pots, creamy vintage crocks stand in as planters.
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Garden designer Susanne Hudson created her glass-encased potting shed using 139 salvaged windows. The result is a top-to-bottom light-filled sunroom she uses for planning, potting, pruning, and anything else related to gardening.
Get the Look: Paint Color: Tarrytown Green by Benjamin Moore
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Colorful furnishings and accessories give a dark room a happy pop. In this sunroom of a Wisconsin log cabin, a rustic Old Hickory chair upholstered in a Pendleton fabric brings the room an old summer camp feel.
To accentuate the views outdoors, bring attention to the windows with a trim color darker than the walls. If you don’t want a lot of contrast, go for a tone-on-tone neutral pairing like in this Connecticut sunroom of Debbie Propst. Then, keep the window treatments simple and in the same palette.
Get the Look: Wall Paint Color: Winborne White by Farrow & Ball Trim Paint Color: Joa’s White by Farrow & Ball
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This sun-filled dining room is the epitome of rustic meets refined thanks to it’s pairing of warm woods on the ceiling and stone on the interior wall against streamlined upholstery and a Turkish rug.
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In this Michigan breakfast room, an emerald tufted leather banquette speaks to the lush green surroundings outside the classic casement windows, while jute fringe adds a flirty detail. A pretty lantern-style chandelier above and unique painted floor below add bespoke style.
For a sophisticated coastal feel, designer Ariel Okin arranged a mix of varying woven pieces from the wicker sofas and rattan sideboard to the pair of plant stands and antique rocker.
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As in this Michigan farmhouse, a brick floor sets the scene for a modern farmhouse setting. (Try a herringbone pattern for a more modern aesthetic.) Black framed windows left bare continue the clean, updated look.
A sunroom doesn't have to be full of plants and sunshine. Here, on this enclosed porch of a rustic Wisconsin cabin, woven chairs, a metal table, and a mounted stag create a casual spot for game night, no matter the season.
For a truly dreamy retreat, stick to an all-white approach for walls, floors, and furniture, minus a few touches of wood and metal to warm it up. Tip: White furniture is more doable with slipcovers that can be stripped and placed in the washer and dryer. (Strategically placed throws also help minimize wear and tear!)
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This 1920s sunroom at Camp Wandawega takes on new life as a sleeping porch, complete with striped textiles and nostalgia-rich accessories.
Get the Look: Striped Blanket: Hudson’s Bay Throw by Woolrich
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In the sunroom of this Wisconsin farmhouse, pretty hand-sewn pillows, including one crafted from a Wisconsin souvenir handkerchief, dress up all the chairs—including the mini rocker. Also handcrafted: the light fixture made from a wicker basket. RELATED: Take a Tour of This Renovated Farmhouse That Is Packed With Smile Inducing—and Budget-Friendly!—Decorating Ideas
French doors, a combination of hand-crank and clerestory-style windows, and brick flooring give the enclosed patio in Deborah Herbertson’s Connecticut cottage a conservatory feel. The antique settee—which (per the dealer!) once sat in Abraham Lincoln's doctor's waiting room—was recovered in turquoise toile. White slipcovered wingback chairs offset the dramatic array of dried branches and ferns nestled in two Mexican wrought iron urns, while underneath the iron coffee table, a collection of vintage books is loosely corralled in a woven tray.
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This long and skinny sunny space is an ode to the homeowner’s love of the Adirondacks. The woven rockers are made of woven ash and yellow birch and the Old Hickory settee is handmade of hickory. Tramp art boxes lining the mantel bring additional folk art feel.
We believe that a sunroom with warmth and personal touches can be completed with items you may very well already have on hand: a gorgeous vintage table, a piece of charming wicker furniture, and a lovely rug underfoot.
See more at The Grit and Polish.
To get the most seating for family game night or plenty of stretch out room for an all-afternoon reading session, choose a sectional for your sunroom. Here, the room has a tone-on-tone look with the never-goes-out-of-style white wicker furniture against the white painted brick wall. The white-on-white palette also helps the small space from feeling cramped with the larger furniture.
See more at Pencil & Paper Co.
Get the Look: Wicker Sectional: “Pacifica” by Serena & Lily
Sure, minimalism is having a major moment, but we are so here for maximalism too. This sunroom was not designed for the faint of heart, with its pops of bold color, antique portrait hanging in front of the windows, and a striking area rug. We also love the hanging bed swing!
See more at Jeweled Interiors.
Get the Look: White Garden Stools: For similar, Circle Lattice Ceramic Decorative Garden Stool
Play with patterns such as plaids and botanicals, that show off your one-of-a-kind tastes. Bonus points if you include a midcentury fireplace as cool as this one.
See more at The Rath Project.
For a sunroom that feels fresh and airy, look to shades of blue and white. To give the room a finished look, hang simple paneled curtains. Tip: When dealing with full walls of windows, hang curtains from the ceiling in front of the windows
See more at Lanvin Label.
Shelby Deering is a freelance lifestyle writer who frequently covers home design and decor for national publications. She has worked as a full-time freelance writer for over a decade, and has worked in the industry for nearly 20 years, writing home tours, interviewing top designers, and beautifying her own home. She holds a master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and when she's not writing, you can find her at thrift stores and flea markets, running, or exploring local trails in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband and corgi, Dolly.
Jennifer Kopf is the Executive Editor of Country Living. She also covers antiques and collecting.
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