When considering an extension of your house, where you can lounge or study during winter months without feeling like you’re indoors, indoor winter gardens are the best option. A conservatory transformed into a playroom for kids or a bar for hanging out with your friends will offer more room for leisure or work, depending on your needs. Not sure how to do it? Fortunately, we have several suggestions that will help you envision a unique design for your winter garden. Alternatively, you can use some of our ideas and incorporate them into your interior design; we won’t mind at all.
Wintergarden as an office
If you’re working from home, creating a nature-like ambience in your office can be highly beneficial for your productivity. Is your winter garden enclosed by glass walls and allows plenty of natural light to fill the interior? If so, then you should consider adding a desk and an office chair into the winter garden. With several potted plants and your home office essentials, the winter garden will have a whole new look that’s ideal for creating the optimal working ambience. No more distractions from the TV or the family members clamouring in the dining room. You’ll have your designated space of silence where you can focus on work entirely.
Homeschooling in winter garden
Are you a parent who decided to homeschool their children? Or maybe you’ve hired a teacher for your little ones. Either way, your children will need a proper classroom to study in. Studying in the bedroom decreases concentration and increases procrastination. That’s why your kids will need a room away from busy communal areas or their bedrooms to improve their productivity. For those purposes, we’ve come up with another fabulous idea for a winter garden design – turn it into a classroom. With so many vision boards, desks and chairs, your children will have the best experience as they study in their bright and airy winter garden. Overlooking the outdoors, the kids will enjoy every second of their classes.
Lounge area for every season
Wintergardens can also be perfect lounge areas. Even though they have winter in their name, you can create a home extension that you can easily modify for warmer months. With opening roofs and sliding doors, your winter garden can conveniently become an outdoor lounge area during summer. In winter, close everything and still let the sun light up the interior through glass doors. Not sure how to do it? Look for advice from specialists and consult expert CGI professionals to give you more insight into the entire process. They will create a render and offer you their vision of your interior and suggest how to maximise the space, while making it perfectly suitable for lounging. Look for comfy furniture to accommodate all of your friends, bring in a bar cart and think of ways in which you can make your winter garden the most inviting room in your home.
Break a sweat in your winter garden-gym
Some people would prefer enjoying their workout session indoors while feeling like they’re running through a forest. If you have a green yard in the back, create a beautiful extension by investing in a winter garden project. Transform it into a gym by adding all the machines you need to feel like you’re at your favourite fitness studio. Play your favourite tunes and start pumping iron in the most relaxing well-lit room in the neighbourhood. That will be especially convenient now when going to the gym comes with a high risk of getting infected with COVID-19. Stay safe and responsible without having to break your fitness habits. On top of that, you’ll have an easily accessible, private training space 24/7, all year-round. Consider adding a shower and a sauna facility nearby, for a full-on fitness centre experience in your winter garden.
Re-create your breakfast area
Are you one of those people who love picnics? Is eating outside your favourite part of the day during warm weather? With a breakfast area in your winter garden, you’ll never have to deprive yourself of dining outdoors during winter. Feel free to redesign the winter garden by adding a table in the corner for your alfresco meals. With a bar cart to hold your refreshments, your winter garden will start to look more like the classiest outdoor venue in the city. Keep the furniture and plants indoors to protect them from the cold, to make it as inviting as possible. A round iron table with matching chairs is all you need to make the sunroom perfect for wining and dining. Have regular tea parties with friends or invite everyone for a weekly brunch at your lovely breakfast area.
Design a relaxation nook for yourself
Have you noticed that some of the most luxurious spas are located in the forests, mountains, or by the lakes? Bringing you closer to nature is what will make you feel more relaxed than ever before. Enjoying the beautiful greenery around you, as you have trained masseurs knead the stress out of you is all you need from a spa. You can create the same kind of ambience in your winter garden. Incorporate soothing aromas of lavender via scented candles or diffusers and allow yourself the ultimate comfort in your spa nook. You can also enjoy morning or evening at home yoga sessions with the calming sounds of Zen-like music that will either prepare you for another hectic day or help you relieve tension in the evening.
You can also meditate or do your affirmations in your winter garden, as you sit on the floor surrounded by calming hues of beige and green that you will include through carpets, throw pillows and armchairs. Do you like to read in the afternoon? Bring a bookcase with all the books you haven’t read and the ones that you keep coming back to. With a comfy armchair and an ottoman for you to stretch your legs, all you need is a blanket to keep you snuggled up as you read and let all the worries go away.
Final thoughts
Not sure how to decorate your winter garden? Browse through the list of our ideas to find the one that best matches your interests. Regardless of the option you choose, your winter garden will be perfect and serve its purpose for a long time. Plus, you can always transform it into another type of room when you get bored of your current design.