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How to Remodel a Sunroom

Imagine drinking your morning coffee in a beautifully decorated sunroom year-round. Sunrooms typically do not have window coverings, as the walls in a sunroom commonly are floor-to-ceiling windows. When deciding how to remodel your sunroom, consider the amount of sunlight that radiates in the room. Keeping your scheme in your sunroom close to the colors in nature enhances the atmosphere of the room.

Things You'll Need

  • Paint
  • Tape measure
  • White trim molding
  • Hammer
  • Finishing nails
  • Furniture
  • Tables
  • Lamps
  • Plants
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Instructions

    • 1

      Paint your sunroom in a pale yellow hue or another pale color found in nature. The key to your paint selection is to choose pale, light hues. Bold, bright colors do not work well in a sunroom. Typically, part of the desire to have a sunroom in a home becomes the sun's rays that shine through the windows, making the room light and sunny.

    • 2

      Measure around the ceiling and floor of your sunroom for molding by using your tape measure. Bring this measurement to your local hardware store and purchase white trim for your sunroom. Your hardware store can cut the trim piece to size for you. Install the trim molding in your sunroom with your hammer and finishing nails. Purchasing white finishing nails prevents you from having to paint the trim to hide the nail heads.

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      Select furniture that can withstand countless hours of sunlight. According to the All Sunrooms website, the furniture for your sunroom is exposed to sunlight all year round and needs to be able to withstand the harsh conditions; look for sturdy and long-lasting furniture. Typically, two types of furniture work well in a sunroom: furniture made from natural elements such as wicker, bamboo or cane, and portable furniture. These types of furniture come in a variety of colors, ensuring they match the color scheme in your sunroom.

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      Purchase small end tables for the sunroom. End tables provide you a designated area for drinks, books or other items in your sunroom. Strategically place your end tables throughout your sunroom.

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      Incorporate lamps into your sunroom. Perhaps you enjoy the feeling and look of subtle lighting during the evening while you are in your sunroom reading or gazing at nature through the windows. For subtle lighting in lamps, use lower-wattage light bulbs.

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      Bring nature inside your sunroom by purchasing and decorating your sunroom with a variety of flowers and plants. Select colorful plant containers for holding your plants and flowers. This provides you the option of subtly incorporating bold, bright colors into your sunroom, if you wish.