8.17.2010

Sunroom...

Before summer is over, I wanted to share my sunroom makeover I have done....these pictures were taken in June, and since then, I have added a few more things....which are more geared towards enjoying this room in the autumn months....
this antique gate was hung on the wall per my husband's idea....
and I'm so glad he thought of it!

it's a great place to savor the aroma of herbs, and treasured items

with the dappled sunlight, the ferns were thriving in here.....and next year I'm hoping to get a few orchids....
it would be a dream of mine to include some more conservatory plants in here as well.......

this room is simply the best for reading and sleeping....with all the casement windows the breezes and the sounds of the birds in the surrounding trees completely calm you....

we have brought many pieces of our found treasures in here........shells and nests.......skulls and flowers.....



~here's to a great rest of your week~

xo+blessings,

21 comments:

  1. what a great space
    i love the idea of the old gate on the wall with little pieces mixed in
    just beautiful
    xo

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  2. beautiful photographs Anne Marie...

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  3. Such a sweet, peaceful room, Anne Marie. I love the gate!

    xoxo
    Jane

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  4. I love the gate on the wall, it works!
    That's the same loop wire fencing we want to put around our potager, it took forever to find a source for it and I was so excited to find its still produced.Timeless.

    I wish I lived closer, I'd be at the barn sale in a heartbeat!
    Have a great week, Lynea

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  5. Lovely, Anne-Marie!
    Catching up on your
    posts....Congratulations!
    I'd love to come to the
    sale, again; I'll be in
    Chicago next month cooking
    for my friend Kathleen as
    she'll be starting chemo...
    So, we'll see. I wonder
    if you are coming to MN
    for Junk Bonanza???
    xx Suzanne
    PS: Loved your comments
    about my parent's new dobie
    puppy on P&H! Yes, they
    are wonderful : )

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  6. Hi Anne Marie, I know you must be enjoying your porch! I love the old gate on the wall and the simple loves of nature you've clipped there. It looks like such a relaxing peaceful place to rest a while.

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  7. I love the gate on the wall..your hubby had a great idea. This room looks so peaceful and inviting. Have a great week :)
    Toni

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  8. Dear Anne Marie, what a beautiful idea from your husband!
    I love your antique gate on the wall!!!!!
    Big Hugs, Yvonne

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  9. what a pretty space! just to sit and watch the trees turn orange would be enough for me...!

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  10. K-you know I love your porch... but that first song... Gotan Project is a fav in this house... Stands for Tango Project... making me miss Tango so much...

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  11. I love what you did with your gate, Anne Marie... gorgeous! I have one just like it that I'm using for a fire screen in the summer. I'll need to change it out for the winter, so this gives me some great inspiration for what to do with it next... thanks! Your sunroom is such a beautiful and inviting room. Thanks for sharing it with us!
    Enjoy the rest of your week!
    Hugs ~ Jo :)

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  12. Beautiful!Thanks so much for sharing the lovely pictures.
    Donna Lynn

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  13. Hi Anna Marie,
    I adore your sun room.. what a great space to rest and relax in. Hubby had a great idea with the gate on the wall! I will be in Elizabeth Town IL in Sept. My Sister and Brother n law have a B&B there.I look forward to visiting IL.
    Have a sweet day, Hugs~Elizabeth

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  14. It is gorgeous, Anne Marie! I love the garden gate and all your beautiful touches ~ I can see why it would be a favorite room!
    Happy day to you & yours,
    Zuzu

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  15. Love the room, clean, white, and calming...rather Nordic looking as in Carl Larsson, the painter.

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  16. Hi. It is lovely. Look forward to reading more of your blog and your barn sale. Isn't it beautiful when your child falls asleep on your shoulder. I now get to experience it with our first baby granddaughter.
    ~ Julie

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  17. Oh it's just lovely! The gate is fantastic hung... has me thinking of gates now. great room to catch a breather from a busy day!
    xo,
    LuLu

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  18. Oh to have a room like this! I wonder if I would ever leave, or ever get anything done? I would want to lay here and take in the beautiful nature around me. Anne Marie, you really live a wonderful life. I am thrilled that you are so blessed.
    I was wondering if I could steal your idea of the frame in your post a few days back, for my little shack in the woods. It is getting a freshening up, and I have an old frame much like yours.
    So if you see it on my blog sometime, I hope it will be okay. I just love the picture hanging from the little string and the whole look of it.
    Thank you for all the inspiration I get here.
    hugs to you...

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  19. June....OF COURSE I DON'T MIND! can't wait to see what you do :)

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  20. LOVE this room, wish I had one....you know what my favorite design "thing" is, the garden gate, I have always loved those old gates....smiles, Linda

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  21. *smiling* here because the gate you hung is the same as our yard gates in our new-to-us/90YO farmhouse complete with bells so one knows when a guest has arrived.

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