8 Sunroom Ideas That Bask in the Daylight

From dawn to dusk, a bright, clear sky (in all of its glory) is the most powerful energy force. In interior design, it awakens every nook and cranny. Whether you’re looking for simple ways to enhance natural light in your home or want to design a window-heavy addition from scratch – these sunroom ideas will get you there.

1. The Indoor/Outdoor Sunroom

This sunroom (the featured room throughout most of the rest of this article) contains a mix of indoor and outdoor furniture and materials – making it an easy template for both indoor sunrooms and patios. The color scheme, a mix of light grey and reddish-brown, is perfect for any area where sunlight soaks, as the colors don’t easily fade. (And even if they do fade, it won’t look weird, since the colors are natural and already rustic.)

2. A Mini Garden

Everyone knows that plants need sun – but when it comes to style, the reverse is also true! A room filled with natural light is practically begging for plants and plant accessories, and a sunroom is the perfect excuse to splurge on a miniature indoor garden. Bring in little planters and pots, and fill them with the kinds of plants that need direct sunlight – and which you wouldn’t be able to grow in other parts of the house!

3. Rustic-Chic Storage

Rustic-chic end tables with drawers are the only way we know how to keep a sunroom organized. Use one to store magazines and books – if you’re the type who likes to bask in the sun while reading all day. If your sunroom is more of a buffer between your outdoor garden and your indoors, this is also a great place to store gardening books, gloves, packets of seeds and other not-so-messy gardening essentials.

4. Tie-Up Shades

In a sunroom, these shades are a vision! We’re loving the way the natural texture and color play off of and filter the harsh sunlight. Also, the tie-up function gives it an extra rustic feel.

5. Light Brown

This light brown accent chair is fresh in color and texture, and its lightness reciprocates the flood of sun. We’re also loving the inner cushion for contrast – and the perfect place to relax in a sunroom.

6. Dark Brown

On the other hand, a darker shade of brown gets cozier – the perfect complement for wintertime sunroom décor. Here, a dark wood stain stands out in a mostly grey and white palette.

7. Coffee Table Storage

If a sunroom isn’t organized, it’s missing the point. (A sunroom should be a place of relaxation and presence, where natural sunlight is the main focus.) If you have to, bring in another storage design; along with the storage end table, this storage coffee table provides easy organization on two different levels – a bottom shelf and top drawers.

8. Sunroom Supplies

Another purpose of a sunroom is to mesh the outdoor with the indoors; it’s a little bit of both and not entirely one or the other. If you’re a gardener, use a storage coffee table to hold gardening supplies. If your garden is in the sunroom itself, this makes it easier than ever to keep it maintained!