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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Design-Conscious Sunroom Decor

Creating A Unique Space With Sunroom Decorating
The only way to make your sunroom a personal sanctuary is to choose a sunroom decorating scheme which will minimize the similarities of design your sunroom shares with thousands of other sunrooms. Putting you personal stamp on your sunroom while making it an eye-appealing and comfortable home addition is matter of deciding how your sunroom will be used most of the time, and how you can decorate it for functionality while making it look as if it were a natural extension of the other rooms in your home.
Ways To Use Your Sunroom
While most people envision a sunroom as a place to enjoy some peace and quiet in a bright airy environment surrounded by the beauty of the outdoors, a sunroom can serve as more than an indoor retreat. You can decorate your sunroom to serve as a very special guest bedroom, or a very romantic dining room. Your sunroom can become an Adventureland for the kiddies or a sensual and exotic spa for the adults. Whether you fit your sunroom with bar stools or bookshelves, you should let your imagination off its leash and have fun with your sunroom decorating!
Questions To Ask When Decorating Your Sunroom
The design of your sunroom will also have a say in how it should be decorated. Is it curved, or straight? Is it a conservatory with a glass roof which invites recliners and chaises lounges so visitors can lie back and watch the clouds roll by? Does sit have a cathedral ceiling which demands larger furniture and taller plants to fill that glorious extra space?
What materials have been used on the interior of your sunroom? If it has been trimmed in wood, then you should look for natural textures and wood furnishings to complete its look. Rattan and
wicker sunroom furniture wicker sunroom furniture are both classics, and made of plant materials to increase the tropical or outdoorsy feel of your sunroom. Wicker or rattan will work especially well if you have also finished your sunroom's exterior in wood.
Accessorizing Your Sunroom
If you are partial to the tropical look, consider adding a couple of fountains and large potted palms to your sunroom to create the sense of a waterfall cascading through lost jungle paradise. Throw in some blooming hibiscus and choose upholstery colors to match them. Find a spot for an aquarium full of vivid reef fish, and use Tiki-style lamps and hemp, or even zebra rugs, to complete the look.
If you'd prefer something more restful, why not try the French country look, with bright chintz flora upholstery, overstuffed cushions with lots of pillows, bowls of floral-scented potpourri scattered about, and if you can manage it, a fireplace or stove. Antique furniture with painted or distress finishes will add the perfect old-fashioned loot, and you can even include a wicker dining set with a serving cart for those leisurely summer lunches!.By Robert Skelter

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