fantastic! you go girl! I love the idea of white every thing, it would have been more common to the time period i think, also have the option of looking into historical colors. but i think white semi gloss exterior keep it light and airy, and then add back in the colors with the curtains and accessories. I love the inspiration pic! estate sales etc would be on my shopping list.

what will the flooring material be. Can you get to the hard wood?

maybe some low book cases or a bench with lift top to put the IDK stuff that will still need a home.

I really like the white siding walls with blue ceiling (though it looks like a darker blue than I would choose)! A softer wall color would be nice too and I don't think you'll go wrong with any of the off whites. What is the siding color on the house?

I definitely think you should go with white trim in semigloss for the door and windows.

I probably would have opted for blinds, canvas, or something with more of an 'outdoor' feel for window treatments, but I don't use much boucle so don't take that as criticism ;-) Since your windows are larger than the ones in your inspiration image, think about letting the curtain panels go to the floor.

It looks like it will be a great space and your hard work is really going to pay off!!

Thank you Flair that image was actually what pushed me to the blue ceiling! I have collected a few things for the room. And a wicker rocker that won't fit through the door. See http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/51063138/thumbs/sleeping-porch I'm so glad you responded what ceiling fixture? A fan a chandy or an old hanging porch light?

Make sure any leaks in the roof of this room have been repaired before using it again. What a great space to read a book. Silk will deteriorate in the sun, so be sure to line them for protection. Ideas for furnishing:

Add low bookcases under windows where you can. Make it your own special reading room.

The chaise above is really costly. Pick one that is less costly. Hang plants in the room to take in the sun. Kudos to you for all the hard work!

You have your curtain material (be sure to line it well as silk and sunlight don't play well together) so now I'd find the rug. I have no objection to your inspiration room but would consider using a day bed (perhaps with a trundle or storage underneath) at the end so you have a guest room when/if needed.

Our Town thank you! The blue color looks darker because it's a terrible rainy no good day here :) The exterior of the home is stone. So white white semi gloss on the doors and windows and off white eggshell on the shiplap? I considered blinds but the windows open inwards and I wanted to take advantage of that not to mention have the material blow in the breeze.

Shears:

Of course, shorten as you want them.

Thank you Sandra and Deco..I got such a great deal on the blue silk I couldn't pass it up. I will probably leave the curtains flipped open unless I'm in there at night. They will still get full morning sun but I would hate to have to put uv film on those old spun glass windows and want the transparency of the curtian.

I do have an Asian style black wood futon..and a daybed/trundle I could re-purpose to this room. I have 2 guest rooms so this is just a bonus room.

The leaks occurred because the window was left open and the gutter was filled. That issue is addressed. There was some separation in the room from the house but that was fixed before we moved in externally and not cosmetically fixed internally.

Oh the floor is a grey painted wood. I guess they used grey then too. I have a inexpensive foam Berber in there that is not staying. It helped insulate the room below (breakfast room). I may leave it down as padding and toss a rug over it. ...that's the last step.

Consider a hanging bed or at least a large porch swing. Put it at the far end.

Would you consider changing the windows to the style that cranks out instead of in? Really opens up options for curtains/blinds/roman shades and gives you more space in the room.

I thought about a hanging egg chair.

I still may do that as the rocker will not fit in the room.

As far as the windows I have a weird love affair going on with them right now. My hubby wanted to pull them out and install sliding windows. I can't part with them. The guy that re-glazed them and I spent an hour talking about old wood windows and the spun glass. To me they are part of the history of the home.

I'm dreaming about a sleeping porch! Do you plans for that?

Sherrington Williams has a lovely blue for porch ceilings: DCR075 (Piazza Blue). It might have too much yellow in it for your draperies, but it would look great with your crisp white walls. What a pretty room!

Sherwin Williams! Sorry!

PT I like the name Sherrington from now on I shall refer to the SW paint as that :) The paint was purchased to match the curtain material it also matches the wizard lamp I'm putting in there. . today was all gloomy outside. I'll retake the image on a sunny day and if the consensus is to lighten it I'll be happy to do so. I love the color you suggested

but it's the wrong shade - I need a cool icy blue with a hint of green.

Deco yes! I plan to loll in there on Houzz with the laptop! Hopefully I'll get to do that before winter sets in! -40 Winnipeg winters is no place for an unheated sleeping porch.

Uh-oh! Why don't you heat it? Any outlets or a quartz infared heater?

There is currently one old old...did I mention old left over, last hold out of the knob and tube in the ceiling. It's live and we can't figure out how. Hence the electrician. Also there is a live 220v with a blue cloth wrapper coming out of the floor. We're thinking it might have supplied an old freezer but the door is narrow so I don't know how they would have gotten a monster old freezer in there. It may have been some kind of heat source. It's got to go. Double hence the electrician. That leaves nothing to power anything in there so that will need to be set up.

As far as using the room in the colder months. No. We would need to gut the room and insulate and replace the windows to triple pane. My thinking is it's a porch. We don't need the space for anything so this is just a room to go chill (wrong word) to go chillax (still wrong word). To veg in during the warmer months.

I am blind priming BRIGHT WHITE shiplap with an artist brush ... If there is a better way to get in every single nook and cranny of the strips I haven't figured it out yet. And when I think I have it all sealed I find another 1000 places that need the brush. My estimate of 8 more hours of prep is shot. I'm guessing a more like 40. I should have hired painters and I never hire painters.

get a spray gun.

Flair..do you have any idea what a mess I would make with one of those? HAHAHAH

well the room is empty right,and the floors are white.......could be fun!!! http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-best-and-easiest-to-use-spray-gun.html

hmmm. I still have to paint the room..and first finish priming the windows and the 9 gazillion little holes...do some sanding.. 2 more places to caulk. The ceiling is maybe to dark so I'll need to re-do it. And I would like to get in there before the summer is over. Maybe I'll try it.

I wish I could do a stencil floor but alas, I really need a rug on the floor for the room below.

Oh and Flair? Fan, Chandy or Porch lantern or wait till it's together? Electrician is not coming until the 28th so I have time to decide.

Fan overhead with sconce on wall for reading. Like a barn light on the wall.

get the electrical sorted. figure out what the room furniture wise is going to be. yes to a fan. in the center and maybe if you can a second ceiling light over the sitting area. you dont really want to dig into the walls to run sconces and there isn't a lot of wall space for sconces anyway. i wonder if he can run conduit with some wall plugs (semi industrial) but could be painted out. then you can do cord and plug sconces or lamps.

He said he can easily put a plug on the door side. Somewhere to the left of the door in the image above. I have a floor fan I can put in there and if the heat gets tough I can open the door and close the windows. The central air will be happy to leak into the room and out the windows :)

So progress today.. I'm down to priming the door and patching a few more holes then for the real painting!! I called one of our painters and told him I was miserable...he told me to put some distilled water in the primer to thin it down. That made a huge difference. YAY.

I should be done with prep tomorrow.

no electrical any where else? I need plugs ..........or am I missing something?

I love the idea leelee posted of the swinging couch. I think I've got that in my idea book. The reason is that no matter what you do, with a porch like that, creepy crawlies get in and it's so much easier to sweep. Can't wait to see the finished product. Gorgeous inspiration room.

There are amazing ideas on Google - Sleeping porches. Good luck and enjoy.

Flair - The electrician is a friend/co-worker board certified licensed and that's when his day is free. So yes an overhead and so far we only talked about the one wall plug. Code says we have to have one on each wall. He's pretty much "by-the-book" so that's what I guess will happen. As long as I can have light, plug in the lappy and listen to music I'm good though.

Moxie - I'm worried about a swinging couch. Unless I center it in the room my kidlet will attempt to put it through the window with a kamikaze jump. He's "good" that way. Give him something to climb on or in that moves and he turns into an cheeky adrenaline monkey.

Maureen yes I'm kind of smushing a few ideas together. The curtains still have me stumped.

Ok back to trim and painting!! Picture to come soon.

amen to lights and music .........and wine.

Two outlets are best. Especially when, in the fall and spring, you will want to plug in your electric blanket! ;)

You mean...don't do this?

Well, the fire that this will cause will keep you nice and toasty!

YES! If I don't burn the kitchen down first. Or trip over the 220v wires while I'm prettifying the room.

*first coat trim ...fini

The room is painted...YAY that was labor intensive hours with an art brush and every slat. Now I have to de-paint the hinges, locks and handles and make them all shiny then lacquer them with a clear acrylic (nailpolish) so they don't tarnish. Normally I would remove them to do so but I'm afraid they will not go back in with the brass screws. I need to be extra careful not to muck up the paint.

After that it's the curtains.

Preview. Not pressed out and 3 more panels to go. I have a steamer I'll use once I get them all up.

arent those going to be a pain in @zs to deal with when you want to open the window. based on how the windows hinge?

they swing out on crane rods.

Curtains fini.

This weekend we will be putting a black Asian futon with a burgundy cover in there and removing the white storage cabinet. I'm thinking a gold oriental rug?

I'm also thinking to do the copper in a dark pewter grey.

The rug you posted looks perfect to me

Good for you for keeping your historic windows. Your
curtains are beautiful. You might consider lining it with a very sheer white
material that would give some protection to your blue silk fabric while still
letting light in.

Or you can make very lightweight “frames” to fit on each individual window to hold vinyl material that conserves heat (use UV-protective film if you like.) Then just pop them out in summer till you need them again. We did this for years at the museum where I worked; easy, cheap and surprisingly effective. They'd be just about invisible behind your curtains.

I’d go with a soft warm white or cream color for the walls
for that gentle homey look of your inspiration photo. White-white can be so
stark. I’ve lived in several homes that had gray painted wood floors in porches
and sunrooms; it must have been very popular. Just be sure you find a gray that
looks right with your other colors.

Your room will be lovely!

Well, the rug I posted was over $ 1000.00 a bit pricey for a porch :)

So...pictures coming soon..the futon and a rug that works are in the room. I'm taking a breather before neatening the room, getting it vacuumed and the pillows all poofed and knifed. The futon was in one of the spare rooms so it's dusty :)

The rug I selected is smaller then I would have wanted 6 x 9 hubby and I are talking about taking the under rug out in the warmer months and leaving the painted floor. The grey that it is painted now blends well.

PDK yes...we are also talking about clipping on clear or tinted acrylic panels over the screens for the winter months. Since so many of you have suggested lining the curtains I am giving that serious thought.

Next is painting the makeshift rods in a dark grey and the dresser and the little heart table need to be painted too. Maybe an antique gold?

Pic ...

phone needs to be charged :)