I am so excited to share our sunroom with you today! This is one of our favorite rooms in the house for so many reasons, and it was initially one of the features that made us fall in love with our home.
We use our sunroom as a space to keep plants, entertain and unwind (it has earned the nickname Club Rosé…haha). It is also a creative space for me to paint, my favorite hobby.
I’m going to share all we’ve done to update this space, but first, a walk down memory lane! You can see the before photos of this room here, as well as our first update here (which had a very different color scheme that didn’t end up working out).
Here’s a look at the before and after! I am in love with the vibes, the plants and the black and white.
This post is in partnership with one of my favorite brands, West Elm. I have been a longtime fan-girl of West Elm, so having an opportunity to design a room with them was SO motivating.
They currently have a collection with Dusen Dusen and Eric Trine (other brands I love), and I mixed a lot of pieces from that collection with the main collection for this room (plus vintage and things from years of flea marketing, of course).
When our home was built in the seventies, this room was an actual porch with open air, according to the house plans the previous owners left. And we aren’t sure when, but we believe that windows were added at some point as well as an air unit.
So this is the only room in our home that doesn’t have regular heat and air. Since it doesn’t have heat, we don’t use it from around November until it warms up in the spring (around March or so) each year. During those months, we relocate the plants, and it can be extremely cold.
For that reason, when we open it up every spring, it’s the BEST FEELING EVER. And we tend to use it a lot and really savor it through the warmer months. We like to have happy hour out there and sit out there and snuggle with the dogs when it rains. I also use one corner of the room as my painting space, and I’ll show you that below.
This room is adjacent to our dining room, breakfast room and our living room, so I didn’t want to put another table in there or a sofa. I wanted to do something kind of different, but that would still be nice for entertaining—maybe playing a game of cards or sipping some cocktails. So I decided to do a floor seating concept with pillows and a coffee table. It’s so fun!
Let’s talk about this coffee table for just a second. It was definitely love at first sight. The gray marble is just so pretty! And it’s completely different from any other marbled surface in our home. I am in love with the high contrast and the deeper tones—they really complement the brass base too!
Here’s a pulled back shot to show this whole side of the room. Plants are a HUGE part of my decorating style and our life here in this home. I truly enjoy keeping plants and caring for them. Watering them each week is my favorite ritual. I just feel like they make our home feel so much more alive and fresh and full of positive energy.
These spun brass planters are just bananas! I mainly have white planters and a few plants inside wicker baskets, but adding just a few gold accents really makes the room feel cohesive with the rest of our home.
This pillow situation makes me insanely happy! It’s so fun and casual. I like how it’s just a little bit different from the the other living areas. And this rug ties in perfectly to make sure it’s a really comfortable space!
All the pillows are from West Elm: Macrame Diamond and Comune Temoayan Pillow Covers, Outdoor Pentagons and Slash Lines Pillows.
This time of year there is nothing we love more than fresh veggies, homemade hummus and something light like Rosé or an Aperol Spritz.
Here’s the serving board, coasters, glasses, and little leopard figurine.
This tiered planter is just amazing!
Here’s a view from the opposite side.
In the corner with windows on both sides, I set up my painting stuff. It’s insanely magical at night with the string lights on and so inspiring. This little loveseat is perfect because it’s not really good for my back to sit hunched over paining on the floor for hours.
Plus it’s the cutest pattern ever!
I inherited this vintage cart from Laura and the rattan stool is a flea market find.
This toucan planter makes me smile!
Thank you for taking a tour of one of my favorite rooms! If you have any questions, just let me know in the comments!
Big fan of this look! One quick question- are the trim/doors true black? Which color did you use? Thanks for your feedback!
Love your room. Black and white is an amazing look. I want to paint the brick in my sunroom. Did you also paint your metal windows? Is there a special kind of paint to use?
Wow wow wow, what a great space! I would want to be out here forever & always! Love the painted brick, and all the beautiful windows!
Wow, the transformation is impressive. I love all the plants and those brass planters – just to let you know that the link isn’t currently working to those. Definitely given me some ideas for redoing our living room
I love your sunroom! I wish I’d have a room like that someday! The loveseat with the fur is my favorite!
I just love how to black door looks and acts as a focal point in the room! Great job and the loving the West Elm furniture, especially the gold and marble table in there:)
Just a beautiful before and after. Love all the flowerpots and the detail of golden lighting contrasting with white brick wall. Great mixture of architecture and decoration.
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Now that you’ve had that (amazing) coffee table for a while, what do you think of how sturdy/heavy/kid-proof it is? TIA – the room is stellar!
Such a great transformation! I love all the details – you have such an eye for that Elsie! The tiered planter is so good!
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What a lovely room! There’s something so pleasing about the textures of the room – the sharp leaves of the plants, the soft delicacy of the pillows, the pleasing roughness of the wicker all comes together, along with the appealing colours to create a soft, but vibrant energy. Just lovely! Thanks for sharing!
I love this room’s atmosphere. <3
Painting the bricks white was such a good idea. I love how everything turned out.
Hi Elsie,
this room just looks awesome! I really really love it! Too cute and def an inspiration!
Just great ♥
I remember the teal color from before–and I thought I loved it when you first posted that room update, but now that I see the black, I love it WAY more. It’s a classic feel that will last for years.
You’re so cute, I can’t help but relate to that level of perfection you put in your posts. Using a painting you created that matches the color scheme of the room with warm pink hues instead of anything else, the way you set up the pillows and the coffee table…I can see the level of detail in your blogging and I really appreciate the aesthetic and hard work you do. <3
The black and white is so dramatic. So lovely! All your home posts are getting me geared up to decorate my new house, as soon as we find it….
This is beautiful! Love every small details, absolutely perfection <3
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This is beautiful!!! It looks like a little resort in the back of your house!
You COMPLETELY transformed this space! It is so bright and polished looking. I’m in awe, words can’t express how I feel at this moment. Can I move in?
I love how your room looks! I am looking for inspiration for my room too and this one is a great help!
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Hi Elsie, love your decor. Where did you get that lovely basket for the tall corn plant in the corner? Been looking for a nice one everywhere but I’m really struggling :/