4 of Our Top Sunroom Designs | Vanderhorn Architects

A sunroom can serve as a pleasant place to relax, unwind, and enjoy the outdoors while staying comfortable inside. For those reasons, it’s often a request of many of our clients in their new homes. Today we’re sharing four of our favorite sunroom designs that make for the perfect place to lounge and let the light in.

A bright, airy sunroom featuring large windows with views of greenery and a lake. It has cushioned seating with blue and gray tones, a low coffee table with books and a drink. There’s a ceiling fan above and stone walls partially visible on the left.

Classical Revival

Our Classical Revival project’s sunroom features a spectacular raised granite hearth, running bond brick splits and rustic stone fireplace. The glass panels are also interchangeable with screens so the client can cool off during the height of summer. Switching the panels back to glass when the weather starts to shift makes this a true three season space.

Sunlit room with large windows and greenery outside. Features a gray sofa with blue and gray patterned cushions, and a wooden swing bench with similar cushions. A wooden coffee table holds a decorative piece and a plate with watermelon slices. White paneled ceiling above.

The French doors of the family room blend seamlessly into the rustic fieldstone wall with jack arch and solid bluestone sill.

A cozy patio features a stone fireplace with logs inside, flanked by white French doors. A wooden swing with blue cushions is on the left. A black coffee table with watermelon slices and two water bottles sits in front. A ceiling fan hangs above the space with neutral decor.

This sunroom offers wonderful harbor views from the suspended day-bed and is the perfect place to relax or entertain!

A cozy, hanging wooden swing seat with blue cushions and patterned pillows is suspended from the white ceiling of a sunlit room. Large windows frame lush greenery outside. A table in the foreground holds a small potted plant and glasses, adding to the serene ambiance.

Click here to take a tour of our Classical Revival project.

French Eclectic

Next up is the sunroom in our French Eclectic project. This sun-soaked space boasts intricate timber framework, brick floors and infill, and 180-degree views of the harbor and Long Island Sound beyond.

A bright, rustic sunroom with a wooden ceiling and exposed beams. Large windows and glass doors offer a garden and water view. Wicker chairs with blue-striped cushions surround glass tables. A patterned brick floor and a wooden chandelier enhance the cozy, natural ambiance.

See more of our French Eclectic project here.

Rustic Barn

The sunroom adjoining our antique barn project helps make the project more functional as a guest house and entertainment space by providing a light filled room that the barn alone would simply not allow.

The conservatory, by Parish Conservatories, mimics greenhouses that were common on working farms and fits perfectly on this property between the lush gardens.

See more of our Rustic Barn project here.

Classic Georgian Restoration

Lastly, our Classic Georgian Restoration home features the chic sunroom pictured below. The original terracotta floors and load bearing brick arches are still intact, and the restored windows and doors look better than ever.

If you look closely, you’ll notice operable sidelights that rotate on a central pin rather that a typical hinge. A light whitewash over the brick gives the room a more current feeling to match the mid-century modern décor without losing the charm and original texture of the brick.

Our Classic Georgian Restoration exemplifies a significant undertaking in renovation and restoration at a classic Georgian home in Greenwich. Take a tour here.

If you’re interested in learning more about the projects that we currently have in the works, check out our 2023 firm outlook.