Den/sunroom windows and layout
Hi, we've been working on our den/sunroom and have stalled to a complete stop because we can't figure out next steps. When we moved in the walls were pine and we immediately painted them (Farrow and Ball French Gray). We're just not sure what to do with our windows and doors though. The wood window frames aren't in the greatest shape, so we were thinking about painting them, but not sure what color. It's also complicated because the sashes are white and can't be painted. There were wood shutters on the lower half of the windows which we took off when we started painting. We thought about painting and putting those back on (not sure what color); but we also thought about just putting nice shades or curtains. I just can't really visualize what would look best here. Also, if we paint the window frames, I'm not sure what to do with the doors (can you leave those wood, or do you need to paint those as well?)
Also, any advice on layout would be welcome. It's a long and narrow room (21'4" x 9'5"). The previous owners used it as a TV room, so we brought over a few pieces of furniture from the living room to experiment with layout (as shown in the pictures). We have yet to buy any furniture for this room though. We thought about putting a small desk down one end, with the rest as a TV area. And we need to change the light fixture!
Any advice on the windows or layout would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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- 4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
My sunroom is quite abit smaller than yours at 13x8. I like your wood and hope you at least keep the door original. My windows were painted when i moved in but i did strip all doors back to orginal wood finish but kept the casings white and love them! I also have a bead board stained ceiling in the room.
I put a small sofa along the long wall and two small old wingback chairs in the corners on the shorter walls facing the sofa. Next to each chair are oval sheriton tables. I used patern linen curtains and a round rug to soften the long narrow lines of the room.
pic showing pattern curtains
Furniture setup.
It was common to have white door jambs with wood doors in the 20s. - 4 years ago
Thank you for your advice and photos! Your doors look sooo good! We do plan to keep the doors wood. We actually have many wood doors and window frames and baseboards throughout the house, and I think our main difficulty is trying to figure out where we leave the wood and where we paint. Do you mind me asking how you got your wood doors to look so good? I guess after you stripped the paint, you used a stain (and maybe some kind of varnish?) A lot of the wood in our house looks dull and tired (see pics below). We wanted to try to bring some of it back to life :)
The double doors are probably in the best shape. The rest needs some work!
- 4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
I love your trim. Mine is plainer. I stripped the paint on my painted ones. Sanded and applied minwax red mahogany with a poly coat. Looks like maybe the top finish on your doors has dried off. Maybe lightly sand and reapply shellac or poly.
My front door is fiberglass. I used gel stain to try and match it to my other real doors. Might be an option for you.
- 4 years ago
Thank you for the advice about the wood. That's really helpful. Your vestibule with that front door looks amazing! I had to laugh, because I think we have the same house, or I suppose just a very similar layout and style. Its so helpful to see what you've done, because I'm not great at visualizing ideas. Here's a pic of our vestibule. Now I want your door with all that beautiful light it lets in! I think ours is probably from the 1970's...
We're debating about painting the wood beneath the bench...
- 4 years ago
Susan