Three-season rooms, also known as sunrooms, take summer from three months to nine months. Northern Michigan builders and architects share four beautiful takes on this classic Up North space.
Featured in the October 2020 issue of Northern Home & Cottage. Read the magazine, free.
Photo by Katy
Rustic Beauty
Architect: Joesph Mosey Architecture
Builder: Render Construction
Photo: Photos by Katy
Exterior siding on the inside wall, a knotty pine ceiling and, of course, a pair of canoe paddles make this three-season room feel like it was once the family cabin before the rest of the home was built.
Photo by Tricia Adams & Kaity Bruinsma
Bask in Year-Round Light
Designer/Builder: Bay Area Contracting
Photo: Tricia Adams and Kaity Bruinsma
True, you will probably have to close off your three-season room during the winter, but glass doors can keep out the cold and still let the light in.
Photo by Speckman Photography
Cozy Fireplace
Architect: Bluebird Day Architecture
Photo: Speckman Photography
Three walls and a fireplace keep this room cozy long after the porch furniture has been put away.
Photo by Beth Singer
Classic Cottage
Designer/Builder: Cottage Company
Photo: Beth Singer
These homeowners closed in one of two porches on their property to create this gracious three-season room. Floor-to-ceiling classic cottage mullioned windows let in the light and give it an enchanted feeling.
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