With a year-round sunroom attached to your home, you can enjoy a gorgeous view of your yard during any season. Natural light and a cozy atmosphere make this space a great place to relax, hang out with friends, start a new hobby and create unforgettable memories. With so much space in your sunroom, you may wonder how you can decorate this area to make it feel like home.
Not to worry, we got you covered! Take a look at the following sunroom decorating ideas below.
Live Houseplants
Plants are an excellent addition to any space in the home, especially against the windows of your sunroom. The direct sunlight that pours in from the room’s windows helps houseplants to grow while you enjoy the greenery they add to the space.
Luckily, a wide selection of houseplants thrives in direct sunlight. From small succulents to indoor trees, you can find plants of all shapes, sizes and colors to liven up your sunroom.
The following indoor plants that prefer direct sunlight make great additions to sunrooms:
- Cactuses
- Succulents
- Snake plants
- String of pearls
- Birds of Paradise
- Hibiscuses
- Indian Lauren plants
- Jade plants
- Ponytail Palms
- Papyruses
- Sunflowers
You can place plants that thrive in direct sunlight up against your sunroom windows, on shelves or on coffee tables. Anyplace that the sun hits your sunroom is the perfect home for these types of greenery.
For this sunroom decorating idea, it’s important to note that the plants listed above all have different caring needs. Doing some additional research on houseplants you want to keep in your sunroom allows you to enjoy them for as long as possible. You may even develop a green thumb from these lively decorations.
Dedicate Your Space to Your Favorite Hobby
Optimizing your sunroom’s space allows you to decorate in a way that truly speaks to you. To spark creativity for your sunroom’s decorations, consider how you can use your own hobbies and interests in your design.
For example, if your hobby is photography, you might choose from your own pictures to hang up on the walls. Those who enjoy traveling can put their plane tickets, maps or favorite snapshots on display. Sports enthusiasts can add their favorite trophies or memorabilia or hang their TV where others can enjoy every big game together. You can transform your sunroom into an art studio, home office, reading nook or anything else your creative side decides.
The possibilities for making this space your own are endless. Take some time to think about your favorite pastimes to hone in on your hobbies, interests and skills with the help of your additional sunroom space.
Play Around With Different Lighting Fixtures
Although your sunroom will provide hours of natural sunlight each day, you can still enjoy a bright atmosphere year-round and all day. When the day ends, you won’t need to move to a different area of your home to relax. Instead, you can cozy up in your sunroom any time you desire with the help of decorative lighting fixtures.
Trendy light fixtures for your sunroom include the following designs:
- Wooden beaded chandeliers
- Bamboo or wood wick hanging light fixture
- Lantern-style wall sconces
- Directional art lighting
- Bronze-, gold- or nickel-plated overhead lighting fixtures
- Linear lighting
- Oversized chandeliers
You can also participate in a growing trend of string light installation around your living space. Similar to the festive lights you hang up around the holiday season, simple white or yellow string lights easily make your sunroom feel cozy during the late hours of the day. Studies have even shown that hanging up string lights raises your dopamine levels, so anyone who enters your space feels nostalgic, welcomed and happier.
Find a Matching Color Palette
Depending on the lighting your choose for your sunroom, you can find the perfect color palette to tie the whole room together. From wall paints to rug hues, colors that correspond well with each other’s aesthetic can create a whole new atmosphere in your sunroom to admire year round.
With the natural light that comes through your sunroom’s windows, your furniture and decorations can easily match the atmosphere with a warm or cool color palette. The best rule of thumb to know which palette to pick is to go with warm colors if you have yellow lightbulbs and cool colors if you have white ones.
Warm color palettes you can play around with in your sunroom include the following:
- Yellows: From mustard hues to pastel yellows, this color offers your sunroom a vibrant, boho and natural vibe.
- Oranges: Burnt orange, coral, peach and vibrant orange are perfect for a modern touch.
- Reds: Try out a touch of maroon, burgundy or other stylish red colors to create a rich atmosphere to entertain guests in whenever you desire.
- Light browns: Beige, tan and other pale brown shades bring earthy tones right to your coziest spot in the house.
- Light greens: For a hint of nature in your sunroom, see how lime green, olive and sage green make your space feel like a breath of fresh air.
If you are likely to install white lights around your sunroom, you can try out the following cool tone colors:
- Blues: You can never go wrong with a splash of royal blue, navy blue, teal or other dark shades of blue for a sophisticated and modern look to your sunroom.
- Dark Greens: Emerald and forest green are perfect for those who enjoy the feel of nature and coziness surrounding them in their sunroom.
- Grays: If you want to create a space that highlights the beauty of the natural sunlight entering through your sunroom windows, gray is an excellent color for a calm and subtle vibe.
- Dark Browns: Rich earth tones perfectly blend sophistication and relaxation. You can choose any color from mocha to hickory to transform your sunroom into a cozy getaway.
Learn More About Our Sunroom Products
If you think the sunroom ideas above can spark creativity in your own sunroom, Maryland Sunrooms can help you out! We bring the timeless beauty of a Four Seasons Sunroom right to your home so you can enjoy a clear view of your outdoor surroundings year-round. Whether you’re going with a victorian style or a contemporary look for your home’s exterior, our design team works with you to make your sunroom vision come to life.
During your requested design consultation, you can choose from several roof, window and door types to make your sunroom feel like home. You can also rest assured that we are with you every step of the way, from design to construction, to ensure you love your new sunroom.
Contact us today with any questions about our sunroom products or services.
