If you had the chance to build your dream conservatory.....

5 years ago

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A conservatory is a dream item on many people’s home improvement lists. They’re incredibly versatile, and can be used as just about anything: a playroom, green house, lounge or even a kitchen. That’s what makes them so handy!

If you had the chance to build your dream conservatory, how would you use it?

As a playroom

As a music room

As a green house

As a kitchen

Other

As a lounge

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E D

5 years ago

Do people still want conservatories?

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Bio Fires
5 years ago
We like all of them, they are all so beautiful! But we voted "other" because we can totally imagine having a breakfast in such a peaceful and lovely conservatory.
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I was thinking about why your husband is not keen on using it. Personally I find myself feeling unable to relax in a conservatory because of a lack of privacy. There are two solutions to this problem- you could treat it like a room and add surround. I would probably buy lots of muslin and tent the ceiling and drape it around curtain poles, ponding the curtains on the floor. Alternatively you could fill it with tall plants, make it feel like an old fashioned Victorian glass house and add a small bistro table and chairs. Lastly perhaps because this was formally your work space he doesn't feel like it is part of the house. Perhaps he should be come up with a plan for how to use it.
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sothnd8
5 years ago
Wouldn't buy a house with a conservatory. If I did, it'd be demolished sharpish.
Juliet Docherty
5 years ago
Ours was very useful for drying washing in the summer, in about 5 minutes to be exact. Also useful for chilling beer in the winter. It got recycled.
mally
5 years ago
A couple of those pics surely aren't a conservatory, plastered roof etc..
Emily
5 years ago
I also think most conservatories would put me off a house for many reasons but the main one being they diminish the room they’re attached to and I really love seeing the garden especially in the winter and would rather not sit in a conservatory to do it. Want to be warm and comfortable! For me if I had to have one I’d want it built within the garden with lots of plants, basically a nice greenhouse :)
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MBH Carpentry and Joinery Ltd.
5 years ago
If I had this kind of chance I would not build a conservatory! I would choose an extension instead. I would still glaze most of the walls looking out over the garden but have a tiled roof to stop the noise from rain, keeps out any excessive heat but you still get the advantage of the light coming through.
Conservatories always look,tired, dirty and stained after a few years unless well maintained. Not many people have time to keep them well maintained in my view.

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