Give Me a Wall, a Roof, or a House of Glass

Sometime around one year ago, I sat down and typed one of my first articles for . This was the dead of winter and sky was washed in a palette of exhausted grays. The bleak atmosphere quickly became rather regular, and soon I started seeking the sunlight soaked rooms of my home.

It got me thinking about the affects of sunlight dampened spaces versus the little quantity of light that my home usually permits, and suddenly I found myself collecting photos of conservatories, greenhouses and chambers with glass walls. It sparked the idea for an ideabook titled Life in a Glass House, and here I am, 1 year later, hiking across precisely the same path.

Feel free to swoon over the photos below for some glowing spaces sure to improve your mood during the days in the deepest months of winter.

LKM Design

The quantity of light emitting through this angled wall of windows is nothing short of amazing, and I think this photo could quickly step its way into my ever expanding list of pipe dreams. The encompassing lush greenery leaves this lounge-worthy area come to life.

Kia Designs

Awaking to sun stretched round the walls and in through the ceiling is high on my wish list, and also this bedroom embraces the task together with all its might. The dark paneled walls keep the space from feeling dull or cold, which is crucial since the snow begins to collect.

Adrienne Lane-Martin

Imagine arriving at this home for the first time at the invitation for a dinner celebration. The beautiful glasshouse design leads me to guess that the owners have no trouble finding house sitters — but then again, perhaps they never leave. I know I would not.

JP&CO and Optima Homes

This otherwise dim living room is greatly enhanced from the glass roof above. A solution like this seems particularly helpful for rooms with North-facing windows.

Hanson Fine Building

I realize that this is not always a a greenhouse, but there’s no denying that it still looks just as tempting. I like this concept since it seems obtainable for most homeowners. The floor-to-ceiling bay window move much farther than a common picture window in terms of aesthetic beauty, and I’m guessing that the majority of us have an area where we could accomplish something similar.

Travertine Warehouse

Although this photograph might have been pulled out of your wildest fantasies, but it’s still entertaining to imagine this inviting area. This is probably where I would be typing at the moment when I had something like this dangling off the side of my house. Oh, and the swimming pool is only an added bonus.

BMF CONSTRUCTION

A space in this way would be the ideal hangout for entertaining people of all types. Call me strange, but this dome of glass has a peculiar way of making me feel like a dollhouse tiny sitting under a glass cloche.

Many of the photos in this story are concentrated on relaxing spaces amplified via the use of large windows. This chamber, however, is a genuine greenhouse where work somehow manages to still feel as drama.

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

My guess is that this breezeway produces a channel connecting the home to the garage. It is certainly an innovative way to make certain each of the tools find their way back to their own homes after various interior jobs. Because, really, who’s going to pass up a opportunity to walk through a corridor as magnificent as this one?

John Maniscalco Architecture

A tunnel of sunlight piercing straight into the center of the home? Yes, please. I don’t understand what is cooler — looking in from the outside or looking out of the inside. Either way, this courtyard is really spectacular.

Conservatory Craftsmen

A beautiful, lively, in-home greenhouse, I’m going to venture to guess that the majority of us would not have any trouble satisfying our free time in this room alone. Pruning by day, reading by night, and catching up on phone calls between. A room like this would surely be a fantastic escape.

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More: Life in a Glass House, Part I
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