Using a winter garden as a sunroom is popular.
Think about how icy and miserable a day in winter is. There is snow everywhere, and all the trees are bare. There is an incredible experience in a warm bright sunroom where all the walls are glass. You can feel the warmth and comfort of hot cocoa and the amazing beauty of snow without feeling any of the cold, and of course no shivers. This is the wonderful experience of a winter garden. This is a space that captures the best part of the cold season: the light and the views. And when you build it as a winter garden, you create a room that feels alive, even if the rest of the world is submerged in sleep. It is no wonder this idea is becoming so popular.
What Is a Winter Garden?
Don't let the fancy term "winter garden" fool you. It's a simple concept. It is a room with large glass walls and a glass ceiling. It is designed to be a comfortable room to be in during the winter months. It's like a sun room, but with the goal of making the winter months worth while. It's also not a place to only keep plants, but you can. It is a room for people, an escape from the winter blues. It is designed for you to appreciate the season. Relax, and enjoy the low winter sun, falling snow, and the beauty of the season. Having a winter garden compliments the beauty of winter, it give you something to enjoy instead of something to just endure.
Bringing Nature Inside this Winter
Winter brings chilly temperatures, so many people decide to close their curtains and hibernate inside their homes. People may lose the view of their surroundings as well as the light pouring in from the sun. A winter garden enables you to welcome and enjoy the light of the weak winter sun. With the sun shining on the large glass panels, the room can be nice and cozy without needing to heat the room. You can still feel the connection of being outside and watch nature and the changing weather, while being protected from it. It results in giving you the light and warmth that is needed in the cold winter months.
A Warm Escape from the Winter Blues
Winter is never the most exciting time of the year, and it can be easy to feel down, especially when the days are short and the winter weather can feel trapping and grey. Setting up a winter garden is a great way to escape winter psychologically. A winter garden is bright and cheerful, which helps to combat the winter gloom. You can style it as a reading nook, for a morning coffee, or afternoon tea with a friend. Giving yourself a dedicated space that feels warm and sunny, even when it is not, can feel like summer has arrived!
Flexible Use Of Space
Winter gardens are expanding spaces in your home. During the winter, the space can be somewhat of a "sun room" or "sun trap." During the spring and autumn, the space can be used as a "breath of fresh air" room by opening the windows. During the summer, the space can be used as a "cool retreat" but be sure to add sufficient shading to block sunlight. The space can be used as a dining room, home office, or a quiet hobby-fring area. The space provides additional square footage to your location and can be used practically year round.
Building a High-Quality Winter Garden
Building an effective winter garden requires more than simply installing a lot of glass. To build a garden that performs to a proper level, it must be engineered to retain heat in the winter, and prevent overheating in summer. This means the build must consider the quality of the construction materials used and must be planned out to allow for proper construction techniques to be employed. There should be heat-conserving, insulated glazing to allow for draft-free window and door seals. To reiterate, the roof and framework must be engineered to withstand the loads of snow that will accumulate on the roof. Since 2009, YEYON has focused on the challenges of engineering to determine the best construction techniques to employ. Along with the company's patented "Luban Joinery" craft, it describes an engineered/joinery technique to ensure the build looks great, but more importantly, is constructed to be safe and energy-wise, will conserve heat. Dangerous, energy wasting, and drafty winter gardens, will be transformed into warm, dry spaces that become your "go to" room.
Designing A Winter Garden
Your winter garden will be a personal area so you have a chance to express your vision. Maybe you want a traditional Victorian-style garden room? Or how about a contemporary space with minimal lines? Consider your usage. If you have a big collection of plants, you might want to create a space with loads of shelving and room for lots of pots. If you want a space for a snug, you might want to design the area with lots of soft furnishings and a lighting scheme that creates a warm atmosphere. Think about the orientation. A room that faces south will catch the winter sun the best. And for the floor, tiles or stones will help because they will collect heat during the day and will help release it again at night. The design should cater to your lifestyle, and how you want to use the space.
Healing Through Winter Gardens
Being near nature is incredibly restorative. Even watching birds at a feeder, the frost sparkle on the grass, or the stillness of a snowy day can calm us. A winter garden allows an observer down the hall to see this whole show, day after day. Observing nature (even just from a window) is soothing and stress relieving, and it is good for mood. Your winter garden will help you feel good and be good for you during cold, dark winter months.
Home Improvements That Bring You Joy
Adding a winter garden at home improves the home in so many ways. First, it adds winter adaptable living space, so it shelters and protects living space and adds real market value. Next, offering winter views will create a reason to love winter (or find joy in winter). Families will gather there intentionally. It will be the heart of home for your family in winter. Adding a winter garden will give you the best life and the best home.
Making Your Dreams Come True
Now that you're ready to construct a winter garden, you need to find a suitable builder for your new extension. You want specialists who consider your design concepts, have a solid understanding of your house, and provide good direction. You want a company that builds to a high standard and uses the best materials. Knowing that the manufacturer is reliable and has years of experience with similar projects, and most of all, has clients all over the world is trustworthy. They will guarantee that your bright and warm winter retreat will become a reality. They will ensure that you will enjoy your winter garden for the years to come.
Something New This Winter
Winter gardens help you enjoy winter again, as opposed to just enduring the season's endless dark and frigid months. Winter gardens create a personal and comfortable winter sanctuary and transform the season into something positive. Winter gardens help you appreciate the beauty of nature and winter's brilliance. It is easy to understand why many seek to create winter gardens as purposeful sunroom additions. Winter gardens create the ideal setting to appreciate winter's serenity and beauty, without ever needing to leave home.
