The day has finally arrived… our sunroom is DONE!
It’s been five long weeks of work… let’s do a quick recap.
The befores:
Before we bought the house:
After we threw some furniture in:
Phase 1: Building a secret cat outhouse:
Phase 2: Tearing out the ceiling panels, adding insulation and a new humidity resistant drywall ceiling (with recessed speakers and lights)
Phase 3: ‘Wood’ tile flooring
Phase 4: Building the beds, coffee table and console table
Phase 5: Accessorizing
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| Art can be purchased here and here |
And that is where we left off last.
Now that we’re all up to speed…. I present to you, our finished Sunroom:
Disclaimer: No, I did not place my cat there for staging purposes. That is “her spot” and she can always be found either right there or in my lap. She put up a fight when I tried to make her move so I could take these, lol.
I am beyond happy with these pillows. I purchased 14 (double sided!) custom covers from Etsy seller FestiveHomeDecor, in various sizes ranging from 16×24 to 26×26 for $295 shipped. The selection, quality and service were amazing. You won’t find a better pillow shop on Etsy… I’ve looked!
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| Both the lantern and table started out as black… <3 spray paint |
These baskets are my new favorite thing:
I had been looking everywhere for some wire baskets that were the perfect size to tuck neatly underneath this narrow console table, when I stumbled across these bicycle baskets on Ebay. The look and size were perfect, and they even combined shipping and got them to me within 3 days so I could have them in time for my party. Couldn’t be happier!
And this chair cover…
Holy crap.
Can you believe I managed to put this together with some hemming tape and an iron?
It took me 9 straight hours… but I pulled it off somehow. Surely my biggest accomplishment to date. *pats self on back*
I originally didn’t include a cost breakdown since there were so many random trips to the hardware store for miscellaneous things that I know I forgot to record, but I racked my brain to come up with this list for you:
Cat Outhouse: 75
New ceiling + insulation: 921
Floor tile: 756
Floor tile installation: 430
Lighting/wiring: 70
Misc. electrical: 45
Fan: 137
Paint/tape/caulk: 51
Beds + mattresses: 700
Sheets, pillows, bedding: 215
Pillow covers: 295
Metal side table: 35
Spray paint: 15
Rug: 30
Blue lanterns: 20
Coffee table: 70
Console table: 20
Chair slipcover: 85
Curtains/rods: 100
Baskets: 40
Vase + flowers: 20
Ballpark Total: $4130-ish. I would say $4200 would be safe for the small misc. stuff I’m missing.
Apparently $4200 is the magic number for us… our kitchen, master bathroom, and now sunroom renos were all right around this number. Strange! But I’ll take it.
That pretty much covers it! Right now this is everyone’s favorite room in the house. Summer is around the corner and we’ll be spending most of our time out here enjoying the weather. In fact… I took those after shots about 5 minutes before our official summer kick off party began yesterday.
Looking forward to many more this summer!
This room has been featured on House of Turquoise, Centsational Girl, Hooked on Houses and Young House Love!
Jenna Sue says
Lowe's! See this post: https://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2012/04/sunroom-week-4.html
Jenna Sue says
Lowe's! See this post: https://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2012/04/sunroom-week-4.html
LittlenoThing says
Love how you transformed this space, and really impressed with how much you can do for under 5k! I do love the prints you used and was wondering where you found them? I'm trying to work a travel theme in the bedroom and would love a “you are here” with our longitude and latitude on it. Thanks!
Rachel says
LOVE the pillows – thanks for linking to the Etsy seller! I've been looking for something like this.
Anonymous says
Wow – that all turned out really well. You'll have to change the tagline at the end to include having been featured by Young House Love now too! 🙂
The decor is amazing, but I have another question…we also have a little black cat[Molly Fuzz] and she is extremely hard to capture in photos. Most of mine turn out with just a black blur [in action shots] or a black undefined image in stills.
I've found it difficult to get decent pictures of her at almost any level of light exposure and had pretty much resigned myself to the possibility that perhaps black cats don't photograph well, but you have proven otherwise here. Any helpful hints to share?
Cheers,
Erica F
Lisa E says
So many details I love, but I wanted to ask about the mirror. Where is that from please? Gorgeous reno!!!
Clare says
I love everything about this space. I have to say this seems like the perfect hang out spot!! I am definitely checking out that pillow shop too.
Anonymous says
in love! where did you find that mirror? as with the entire room, it's gorgeous!
Santo Caridine says
The sunroom looks oh-so perfect! I bet it would be nice to sit on that couch along with your family after a long day at work. Yes, it does feel relaxing. I can already feel it just by thinking about it! By the way, how long did it take they to finish your sunroom?
Jenna Sue says
They are quilts from Home Goods, check out this post 🙂 https://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2012/04/sunroom-week-3.html
Raquel says
Planning on getting these beds for my daughters beachy bedroom. Love the total look-gorgeous!! Where did you get the tuquoise covers for the daybeds?? That is the exact color I am looking for!! Are they fitted sheets?? Thanks so much for the inspiration!!
Raquel
Kip says
Heck yes! Hello fabulous sunroom! 😀 This place is a perfect spot for relaxation. You, your family and your friends can enjoy the natural sunlight. This place is wide and I’m sure you’re gonna enjoy different activities in here. Oh wait, looks like you already did, and it seems like you all had a lot of fun. May you have many more memories to come in this beautiful sunroom! This looks awesome!Kip Whitehead
Anonymous says
trying to find the side table on target.com…can't fund it grrr. love the room 🙂
Jenna Sue says
Thanks, Pilar!
Jenna Sue says
Our tile installer never mentioned anything about the floor being unlevel. If it is, you really can't tell! The sunroom was an addition so they may have leveled it out beforehand.