My husband and I recently bought a house and renovated multiple rooms without the benefit of a general contractor or designer. While the original garden room was beautiful, it felt a bit like an outdoor space and we wanted it to feel like an extension of the house. Additionally, the room adjacent to the sunroom was repurposed as an office.
Here are some more details:
Floors: This room was *very* challenging because it had hydro-heat under the floors. So we weren't able to rip up the tiles without damaging the heating system (which we are told is very expensive). Fortunately, after much research, we learned that you can put engineered hardwood over heated floors as long as it is properly rated. We had to buy the floors from out-of-state, unseen -- but were happy with the quality. Unfortunately, the company we hired to install and poly the floors was a disaster and we had to fire them halfway through. What should have taken 4 days ended up taking 4 months. We are happy with how the floors turned out, but it was a process.
Walls: You might not be able to tell but the walls are green and textured. We didn't like either the green or the texture. We got a quote to re-drywall ($17,000) and decided to hire someone to skim coat and repaint. It's not perfect, but looks much better now.
Lattice, Fan, Pillars: The room had a very garden vibe with the lattice on the ceiling, the pillars and the fan. We wanted it to be more of an extension of the house so we replaced all of this ourselves. Husband removed the pillars, put drywall where the lattice was on the ceiling and installed the chandelier (and replaced the can lights).
All in, I'd estimate this part of the reno cost about $7000 -- which I think is really reasonable given all the changes.
EDIT: Many expressed concern about the couch blocking the doors. The door slide open and there is at least two feet of clearance behind the couch (which might not be visible from the photo). The couch is not pushed up against the doors. We can still open them up :)
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