Inspiration for a mid-sized beach style sunroom in Boston with a skylight, terra-cotta floors, no fireplace and brown floor.

Design ideas for a contemporary sunroom in Bengaluru with terra-cotta floors, a skylight and brown floor.

With limited travel options available during the pandemic, everyone is spending lots more time at home. Many are even looking for ways to incorporate interior design elements from their favorite destinations into their spaces: this lets you feel like you’re traveling, even when you’re not. This project was my own personal quarantine design dream: to create an interior scheme for my sunroom that captures the color, joy and exuberance of those brilliant indoor/outdoor spaces you find in Mexico. My sunroom is filled with sunshine, and sunshine makes my kids think of two beach vacations we took to Cancun. Since we couldn't take them there, or anywhere, I decided to bring a little bit of Mexico home. As a backdrop, I embraced our floor to ceiling windows, great white wood paneled walls, and terra cotta floor tile, and added a soothing blue green paint to the beadboard ceiling, which to me is the color of a pool (Sherwin Williams Waterfall). Over the terra cotta tile, I layered a bright pink rug and pulled out the turquoise and yellow accents for the furniture. The furniture is at least 60 years old and will not fit out of the doors, so I had it resprayed in place and had new cushions made in indoor outdoor fabric (and trimmed it in hot pink tape). On the sofa and chair, I collected brightly colored pillows, including one that is authentic Peruvian craftwork. A teal telescope tempts young stargazers. The piece de resistance of this whole seating grouping is the coffee table. It was originally a stained wood coffee table that inhabited my in-laws’ living room in pristine condition for many years. Then it came to my house, where my son proceeded to bang his trains against it and generally abused and dented it. I had it sanded down and painted Sherwin Williams Green Bay. Over this teal colored base, my mother, who’s an artist, painted the most beautiful design of birds and flowers for me based on the Otomi tradition of Mexican embroidery. Otomi embroidery motifs typically incorporate animals and plants native to the Tenango area in central Mexico.

Inspiration for a mid-sized eclectic sunroom in Boston with terra-cotta floors, no fireplace, a standard ceiling and brown floor.

HOME SOLD: This Sunroom/Family Room has leaded glass windows on 3 sides, original artisan ceramic tile floor, built-in bookcases & views of the front & rear gardens.

Inspiration for a modern sunroom in Other with terra-cotta floors, a glass ceiling and brown floor.

Entryway with L-shaped couch seating, roman shades, and a chest coffee table for extra storage. Jennifer Vera Photography.
This is an example of a mid-sized transitional sunroom in Houston with terra-cotta floors, no fireplace, brown floor and a standard ceiling.

Inspiration for a mediterranean sunroom in Atlanta with terra-cotta floors, a glass ceiling and brown floor.

Автор Н. Новикова (Петелина), фото С. Моргунов
Inspiration for a small contemporary sunroom in Moscow with terra-cotta floors, a standard fireplace, a standard ceiling and brown floor.

Inspiration for a small beach style sunroom in Other with terra-cotta floors, a standard ceiling and brown floor.

Christian Mackie
Large eclectic sunroom in Ottawa with terra-cotta floors, a standard ceiling, no fireplace and brown floor.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional sunroom in New York with terra-cotta floors, a standard fireplace, a wood fireplace surround, a standard ceiling and brown floor.

Design ideas for a large mediterranean sunroom in Miami with terra-cotta floors, a standard ceiling and brown floor.

Christian Mackie
This is an example of a large eclectic sunroom in Ottawa with terra-cotta floors, a standard ceiling, no fireplace and brown floor.

Don Pearse Photographers
This is an example of a large traditional sunroom in Other with terra-cotta floors, a standard ceiling and brown floor.

Photography by Anna Yanovski
Inspiration for a traditional sunroom in London with terra-cotta floors and brown floor.

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With limited travel options available during the pandemic, everyone is spending lots more time at home. Many are even looking for ways to incorporate interior design elements from their favorite destinations into their spaces: this lets you feel like you’re traveling, even when you’re not. This project was my own personal quarantine design dream: to create an interior scheme for my sunroom that captures the color, joy and exuberance of those brilliant indoor/outdoor spaces you find in Mexico. My sunroom is filled with sunshine, and sunshine makes my kids think of two beach vacations we took to Cancun. Since we couldn't take them there, or anywhere, I decided to bring a little bit of Mexico home. As a backdrop, I embraced our floor to ceiling windows, great white wood paneled walls, and terra cotta floor tile, and added a soothing blue green paint to the beadboard ceiling, which to me is the color of a pool (Sherwin Williams Waterfall). The gold dresser was trash picked and refinished in a beautiful gold color called Gold Coast from Sherwin Williams. Original handles had a Spanish feel, but new bronze knobs were in order to continue the look on the smaller drawers up top. a glass top protects the horizontal surface. Colorful vases, art, and picture frames complete the vignette.

Serralunga 2017 Collection. Loulou occasional tables designed by Michel Boucquillon. Available through Linea, Inc. in Los Angeles.
This is an example of a mid-sized modern sunroom in Los Angeles with terra-cotta floors, no fireplace, a standard ceiling and brown floor.