The sunroom reveal is coming at you on Monday (new Youtube episode Sunday – subscribe right here so that you don’t miss it!!!), however it’s been a protracted mission and I wished to remind us all the place we began (and why). Pay attention, I’ll possible be working from house for the foreseeable future (seems I didn’t thrive in an workplace job – even when it was my very own workplace!) and I wished a extremely fairly, well-lit room to put in writing, meet, and work on design initiatives in (not less than till we sort out the opposite home on the property that possible gained’t be completed for years). So in different phrases, this room is ALL MINE – it MY Mojo Dojo Casa Home (and certain, most likely twice a 12 months winter banquet location). And I find it irresistible so VERY VERY MUCH. I can’t WAIT to indicate you the absolutely monty on Monday (with a totally set desk, too).

In case you don’t know the place we’re – this room was added, it didn’t exist and it’s proper off the lounge, connecting to the again porch. After I’m not solo writing in it, Gretchen and I take many a name in right here, and I’m certain there will probably be plenty of in particular person conferences in right here, too. We now have solely eaten in right here (for dinner) most likely 5 occasions as a result of we principally eat outdoors (or at nook, island or in entrance of the TV – clearly).

This room additionally actually modified your complete structure of the home – and helped us create the coated again porch which we love.

In fact my Mojo Dojo Casa Home needed to get constructed, poured, framed, sided = all of the issues. And at occasions we nixed this room altogether on account of price range causes, however because it’s my writing house – my “workplace” if you’ll – the entire thing could possibly be written off (which isn’t free, however might be run via the enterprise).

ARCIFORM drew up so many variations (see the porch submit right here) and we finally discovered it’s proper location. I had by no means achieved an addition earlier than so I realized a lot concerning the course of.

They poured the muse, framed it up, linked the roof, added the HVAC (mini break up) after which the enjoyable stuff – tile and home windows.

The tile design took me ceaselessly (principally as a result of I had the time – and wished to play a LOT – see this submit), and we finally went with one thing traditional (in a extremely brilliant enjoyable shade). We partnered with Pratt + Larson and created this beautiful brilliant blue shade that couldn’t make me happier. At occasions I nervous that it was going too brilliant (I believe I designed this once I was in a extra muted/impartial interval of my life) however boy am I glad that we went with this brilliant blue – it’s simply unimaginable (and so me).

I did have a hilarious freakout after the tile was completely achieved as a result of she is BUSY, and pre-table it made me barely dizzy. Brian and I gave one another a type of uh-oh seems to be, like with the subtext of “is that this quite a bit for you, too?” It’s not like there was something we might do about it. However the second that the desk got here in it was PERFECT.

In fact there have been two late within the day modifications – we initially had a sliding door on the again wall (to the entrance porch) however then we realized that we had no room for storage or wall house (for artwork) in the entire home (LOL), so we nixed it and bricked it up. As soon as we took that out we realized that we have been going to overlook the pure gentle so even after the insulation we added two Velux skylights (shout out to Jamie for being so versatile) and I’m SO glad we did. North going through skylights FTW.

WAIT, I By no means Advised You About Designing The Home windows!!!

I’m certain you observed, however we customized the home windows with Sierra Pacific to marry the design of the unique diamond home windows and the brand new extra conventional grid on the primary flooring. You may see it extra within the massive pulled again photographs of the home:

They’re simply so stunning and Sierra Pacific was so great to work with with such a wonderful high quality product.

We added the pendants from Rejuvenation (Rose Metropolis fittings, artwork deco shade) which labored so nicely as a result of the ceiling is vaulted and the chain helps it cling straight down. They’re undoubtedly extra vintage-y and kooky than among the different fixtures in the home, which I like.

Clearly, then I had to buy (and select) the proper eating desk, chairs and credenza which you’ve seen right here and there however not all collectively.

So come again Monday. I do know you assume you’ve seen it, so to shake it up I set the desk for a cocktail party (with flowers reduce from the backyard) so that you’ll see it strive on a special costume. That is the room that presently makes me the happiest and on Monday I break down why. 🙂

*Fairly Images by Kaitlin Inexperienced