Awful conservatory to a slightly less awful conservatory

Tim Summers

7 years ago

Recently moved house.

Origional conservatory - dull.

£100, and a weekend later - a little bit more acceptable.

Before:

During:

After:

Yes I know that the tiles are not perfectly flat with some being higher than the others, but I'm not really that bothered to be honest. It's a quick/cheep freshen up, and it's only used as a playroom for the kids (when it's not either like a freezer, or like an oven).

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Tim Summers
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7 years ago

It's a bit more 'lived in' now. We will no doubt get a bright rug for the centre. It's so much easier with tiles - the kids can do what they want in there, spill everything, eat in there, walk tomato ketchup around when they tread on their plates - and just a quick mop around it's all back to normal again.

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Amber Jeavons Ltd
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Hello Tim,

Well the expense or cheapness, is not really the importance.. It's how you feel about the achievement that matters. So if you're happy then it's gr8! Also yes you can look at the uneven aspect of the floor and say it adds character. I love character in a home. The main thing is that you feel you have made a difference and you have.

It looks inviting for something in addition to the playroom like a dining/sitting area.. With bench seating for example it can be a really nice space to be with the family as a whole with palms or other lovely fronds. ... Enjoy the space! : ))
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AGREGAT DESIGN
7 years ago
Hi Tim, this looks superb. Changing the floor to a much brighter color really improve the whole ambience of the room to be light and feel spacious than before.
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7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I agree that the lighter tile floor looks so much fresher,( and easier to clean). Now you can start saving up for a new(er) lighter-coloured sofa: the leather for clambering kids is perfect! Think, too about a bit of colour and interest at different levels, i.e. a rug, (which wil dampen the noise as well as being a good play mat), some plants on the window sills in colourful pots, curtains, and maybe something from the ceiling, like a mobile. Take your time and choose one or two favourite colours. Enjoy the process!
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Rob Crawshaw Photo
7 years ago
Tiles look much better!
doogie72
7 years ago
Looks like a great practical space for the kids. Just goes to show the little changes can make a big difference. The tiles wont date so you will be able to update the room as its use (and the kids) change.
Tim Summers
Original Author
6 years ago
Quick update on this old thread - our hallway is in the process of getting 'done' - and we have a predicament over the wallpapering. So as the conservatory is my least favourite room in the whole house, I thought that I should give wallpapering a try before attacking the hallway.

I quickly whipped around the old wooden window sills with primer, then a couple of coats of gloss, washed the walls, removed the radiator, removed the wall lights, popped off to homebase and picked up a couple of rolls of paper (plus all the other stuff required)

Window sills all glossed:

90% Finished job (ran out of paper):

I'll pop to homebase after work grab another roll of paper, and also some wall lights as I took the old ones down.

I've decided I'm not going to wallpaper the hallway (but I may get someone in to do it)
Patrina
6 years ago
Love it I think it feels more satisfying doing this like that yourself. If you are brave enough to give it ago. I love it. very well done
twamleyk
6 years ago
Looks great! Lovely wallpaper. We changed our plastic conservatory ceiling to a glass one (and knocked down the wall seperating it from the rest of the house...) and it made an amazing difference. To be able to see the sky is so lovely, so much more light enters in, and there is much much better insulation in glass than plastic - so not freezing in winter or boiling in summer. Just a thought if you want to keep working on it!
lincoln18
6 years ago
Conservatory looks good. Glass roof would be the next improvement.
Tim Summers
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Good shout - BUT if I was going to spend any money on that complete waste of space I would brick-up some of the windows, put some sort of hipped-roof on it, insulate it, and turn it into an actual usable space. It will now stay as it is for the foreseeable future and the doors will remain permanently shut with it not being used again for 7 months (April/May'ish) time for a couple of days before its gets too hot.

This is the single thing I hate most about our house, it's frustrating as it's such a dead space. I even hate it more than the bidet in one of the bathrooms which wastes space and is pointless (apart from my 4 year old using it once to wash her hands as she thought that it was a childs sink)
Alison Oliver
3 years ago
Thanks for this discussion. Currently trying to decide what to do with our awful conservatory!
Tim Summers
Original Author
3 years ago
i forgot about this thread, it’s nice to revisit it. It’s changed purpose since posting. My wife has now gone self employed and running a holistic massage therapy business, so while we wait for the garage conversion to be completed (i’ll start a separate thread on that) it’s been used for the past 18 months as a massage therapy room

we’ve had the roof thermally covered over which is singlehandedly the best thing that I could have done.

The love that we get for it now is unbelievable. It’ll be staying like this for a few months yet, but when the dedicated therapy room has been completed then we‘ll return it to a conservatory / snug / chill out room.
Tim Summers
Original Author
3 years ago
The massage room
Vicky Pow
3 years ago
Nice to see the room now has a purpose, and that the wallpaper stayed up!
Rachel Redding
2 years ago
We've got a horrible conservatory, lean to dwarf wall style with polycarbonate roof., that runs the length of the rear of our house. Unfortunately we paid alot of money about 12 years ago for it and blinds and now don't have the funds to spend on an extension or tiled roof. It's no exaggeration to say that I hate it with every fibre of my body. I have been wondering about taking the insulation route as a cost effective way of making the room more useable - slightly worried about lack of light, although I'm thinking it can't be any worse than it is now. Did you use the company that Anna Ryder-Richardson advertises on the TV or can you tell me who you used - looks like they did a good job? Thanks.
Tim Summers
Original Author
2 years ago
Rachel, yeah that's the one. The best thing that we've ever done (kinda anyway lol) - I felt the same about our conservatory - it doesn't affect the light at all - strange I know, but even if it did then I'd still take it as it finally makes it a useable space. It was amazingly cheap as well - much much less than I was expecting it to be - I think in the £2k range - the lads came down from Manchester (3hr drive), worked like troopers, packed up, and went home again in a couple of hours. Would definitely recommend
Rachel Redding
2 years ago
Thanks Tim, exactly what I needed to hear. I'll be contacting the company today for a quote!

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