The winter months are typically when a lot of repairs of summer equipment take place, either because of general maintenance or because of particularly harsh winter weather causing damage.
This is particularly true of conservatories, which can in some cases be difficult to use in winter due to limited insulation and are typically left unused once the Indian summer part of autumn ends.
The process of repairing a conservatory during winter is very useful for the same reasons repairing a boiler in summer is; it saves a lot of hassle, time and expense during a time when you want to make the most of it.
However, a significant repair also is a great impetus to try a new design or style in time for the spring season. Here are some tips and ideas for refreshing your conservatory space this winter.
Add A Focal Feature
One of the common design issues with conservatories, when people try to make them useful all year round, is that they try to add so many small design elements useful at different times of the year that it becomes inadvertently cluttered and not ideal at any time.
Instead of this, try to design the room like any other in your house by focusing your design on a single point or piece of furniture.
Conservatories are perfect for this as they are designed to allow both indoor and outdoor furniture, allowing for a wide range of different types of furniture to be used to define a very distinct style.
As the repair has been booked is an ideal time to go shopping around for a central focus for your conservatory’s design.
The key is to have a central feature that is useful all year round and versatile enough to be paired with a wide range of throws and accessories
Maximise Space With Mirrors
There are some tricks that always work in interior design, and one of the most effective ways to maximise the space of your room is to take advantage of typical light maximisation tricks often used in small rooms.
Light pastel colours, whites, beiges and neutral tones reflect light outward rather than absorb it, causing the eye to perceive the space as bigger than it is.
However, the best way to use this optical illusion is through the use of strategically placed mirrors on the back wall, which not only helps light to move around the space but also creates a beautiful reflection of the garden itself.
As long as the mirror keeps with the design philosophy of the rest of the conservatory this will work highly effectively.
Choose A Central Colour
Whilst it can be tempting to stick with white or off-white for your main conservatory colour, your extension will stand out and become a highly attractive place to be all year round with the help of a more vibrant colour scheme.
It can still be quite light and pastel, with blues and greens highly effective at maintaining the naturalistic charm of the garden.
If your garden has a particular colour theme, then adding splashes of it to the conservatory will help keep that summer feeling a little longer.