In summer, conservatories make the long evenings and mealtimes a joy. Sadly, in the winter, conservatories across the country are consigned to act as mere storage facilities until summer begins again.
This is such a waste. Conservatories can be enjoyed as much in winter as in the summer. With a little bit of careful thought and planning, your conservatory can act as an extra room in the house all year round.
Keeping it warm
Admittedly, the way that you might use a conservatory in summer and winter will have to differ slightly. It may also require more than just a change of furniture to make it work. In order to use your conservatory during winter you will have to think carefully about heating, and heat retention. Thankfully there are now many ways of going about this. To heat the room, you can either use an electric panel heating system, which can be removed for the summer months, or consider installing some under floor heating. Both of these options are very effective and well worth the effort.
Once you have heated the room you will want to retain as much of that heat as possible. The best way of doing this is to invest in some high quality window coverings. The most popular option is to use blinds of some description. There are many different styles of blind on the market. The most popular for conservatories are the wooden slatted Venetian blinds. Though these blinds will help retain some of the heat in your conservatory, by far the most heat efficient window coverings are plantation shutters. These solid wooden shutters will not suit every conservatory. For those that do however, they offer a practical and stylish alternative to blinds.
Conservatory Furniture
To make people want to go out to the conservatory in winter, you need to make it a welcoming and comfortable environment. Getting the temperature right is only part of the battle. To get the most out of your conservatory you need to furnish it well. If a conservatory is lived in all year round then it is probably worth investing in some high quality furniture. For year round use you need to choose furniture which will achieve a warm feel in winter without seeming too heavy or dense in the summer. Cane conservatory furniture, or the slightly lighter rattan conservatory furniture fit the brief perfectly. When used in your conservatory rattan furniture and cane furniture will provide a light and airy feel in the warm summer months, and, a cosy warm feeling through the cold winters. Both rattan and cane conservatory furniture are durable enough to withstand the UV exposure in the summer and are light enough to be easily moved around.
Cane conservatory furniture is available in numerous shapes and styles so your living space can be perfectly customised. Before deciding which furniture to buy, you need to decide what you will use the room for. If you will be using it for eating then clearly a dining table must be high on the list. You may also consider buying some cane or rattan storage units to stop the room becoming cluttered in the winter months.
Once all of these larger parts are in place you can begin furnishing your conservatory with lots of small things that will add warmth. Candles, furniture throws and decorations should be of deep, warm colours.
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