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!
Maribel says
Fabulous job!! Love it! What is the name of the IKEA curtains you purchased?
Kristen says
Thank you so much for posting. I am thinking about getting 2 of the Brimnes daybeds from Ikea for my soon to be 2 and 5 year old. We want them to share a room and I think space wise it would work best to put the beds in the corner like you have yours. That way we’ll have more room for toy storage and play! However, my question to you is if you are satisfied with the Ikea mattress that you bought. I am unsure if I want to go with them or not. I’d appreciate it if you could tell me what you do and don’t like about them. Also, how hard is it to find sheets? After comfort I’m really concerned about that. Thank you!!!
jennasuedesign says
The mattresses were the best part of that purchase. They are super comfortable and worth more than the beds! I’m pretty sure they’re just standard sizes and will fit with any sheets. Hope this helps!
Kristen Dockery says
I think that his sun room turned out so great. It is exactly the style that I love and so I think that if I were to have a sun room this is what it would look like. My favorite part of the entire thing is the industrial coffee table. I love how the wheels add such a different and fun element to the entire room. If my husband and I ever built our own home, I am pretty sure that I would add a sun room in. How have you liked yours since you moved in your home? Have you used it a lot? https://hunterconstructionco.net/services.html
Ryan Scrimger says
I am loving the tile floor for this sunroom! We are also in CA, where did you source the tiles? The company is in Minnesota, did you ship them in or find them at a Cali retailer? Please advise…
Also really dig the colored ceiling. Excellent way to keep it bright and color infused!
Ryan Scrimger says
I am loving the tile floor for this sunroom! We are also in CA, where did you source the tiles? The company is in Minnesota, did you ship them in or find them at a Cali retailer? Please advise…
Also really dig the colored ceiling. Excellent way to keep it bright and color infused!
Felice Morin says
That is such a beautiful sunroom! Did you work on it yourselves or did you hire a contractor? I'm looking to do something like this in the near future. I don't know if I have the magic touch like you do, but I'm definitely going to borrow some of your ideas if you don't mind! Thanks so much for sharing this!
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New home owner says
Thanks so much for this post! I've been doing a lot of research on this lately, and you answered most of my questions. Keep up the great work on this blog!
Bill Stewart says
That looks great. Now I want to turn my patio into a sun room. I would love to be in a sun room taking a nap right now. https://hunterconstructionco.net/services.html
Anonymous says
Lovely 🙂
Kim Rathbun says
I could read a dictionary in that room because it's not the book in that room, it's the most peaceful, zen, Serenity filled room I've seen. I just want to sit in it & feel the aura. superb!!!!!
Anonymous says
what are the measurments of your room? I wrote yesterday too about the sunroom but it comes up anonymous bc idk how to sign on…. thanks! tammy
Anonymous says
I love love love the sunroom! I have one similar to your before, blinds, carpet, but its a toy room for my 2 and 6 year old. your room now is something I think I could work with having kids in as well. toys in the drawers and where your chaor is I could still have their cubbies. ahhhhhhh I love it I keep looking back at it. and I alrady have 4 pillows I could use on the beds 😉 such an inspiration thanks for sharing! love love love all your projects!!!!!!!!!
Jenna Sue says
Thanks! Festive Home Decor on Etsy (there's a link in the post where it talks about it).
Anonymous says
Hi!! This is truly beautiful! Do you know what the name of the fabric is that was used for the blue striped pillows?
Jenna Sue says
We had ours delivered from Ikea so I really have no idea—sorry! I think it says the package dimensions in the details on their site though.