31 Sunroom Ideas to Create Your Dreamy Four-Season Retreat
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Paint the Floor
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.
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Floor Paint Color: For similar, Green Bank by Behr
Fill It With Plants
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.
RELATED: 20+ Indoor Plants to Add Color and Beauty to Your Home
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Add a Pop of Color
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.
Go Darker on the Window Trim
Line It with Texture
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.
RELATED: Tour more of this gorgeous rustic mountain cabin.
Channel 1920s Glamour
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.
Mix and Match Wicker
Lay a Brick Floor
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.
Make a Casual Hangout
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.
Embrace White
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!)
RELATED: See more of Liz Marie’s dreamy all-white farmhouse.
Turn It into a Sleeping Porch
Repurpose Vintage Finds
Channel an English Conservatory
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.
RELATED: See more of this quaint Connecticut cottage.
Look to the Mountains
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.
Give a Collected-Over-Time Look
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.
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Line It With a Sectional
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
Layer in Personality
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.
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White Garden Stools: For similar, Circle Lattice Ceramic Decorative Garden Stool
Pack in Pattern
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.
Hang Breezy Curtains
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 an accomplished writer with nearly two decades of experience, including a decade as a full-time freelance writer. Specializing in home design, health and wellness, and travel topics, Shelby’s work has graced the pages of publications such as Domino, Good Housekeeping, Martha Stewart Living, The Pioneer Woman, Woman’s Day, and Real Simple. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Madison-Wisconsin.
Jennifer Kopf is the Executive Editor of Country Living. She also covers antiques and collecting.
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