New Conservatory Project: Domed-Roof Custom Conservatory
Another new project involves an interesting design for a second floor conservatory addition to the home of some of our best friends, Molly and Michael.
You might have noticed the frequent mention of Molly and Michael on our website, because in addition to owning one of our favorite Tanglewood conservatories, they are about to embark on an unprecedented FIFTH project with us!
First there was a beautiful lantern over their entry foyer which though initially proposed as a solution to a leak in their roof, became a focal point in the front of their home allowing the sunlight pouring through stained glass windows to light up the wide curved staircase below. This project was accomplished quickly while planning the main addition, the jewel box spa conservatory out in the garden.
That custom conservatory was a unique collaboration with them and the spa enclosure room that resulted, one of our most loved conservatories, was chronicled in the conseratory video about their project.
Molly and Michael were so smitten with Tanglewood’s work by then that during a major renovation to their kitchen, they asked us to turn what was then an odd left over space leading out to a back patio, into a mahogany paneled sitting room with two story mahogany and stained glass windows looking out the their rhododendron gardens.
I admit that I was a bit skeptical that the resulting space which was only ten feet wide, would actually feel like a real room when we finished, but Molly’s vision was right on and the new cozy paneled space, furnished with red leather wingchairs became a perfect parlor, a custom mini conservatory.
Next came a large elaborate gothic window, also mahogany with stained glass, in their upstairs bedroom.
The newest project will be a domed-roof custom conservatory situated off their second floor master bedroom. It will replace an aging and poorly built sunroom that has been an eyesore for years. The room that is adjacent to the new conservatory will get the same mahogany paneling as before and the windows in the new conservatory will feature elaborate mahogany and stained glass patterns as well.
Coupled with the new conservatory room upstairs will be a rather unique bay window in the existing kitchen. It will have a rolled copper roof and base along with mahogany and stained glass windows to match the rest of the work.
Both these new additions are fun projects as their unusual designs will make a huge impact on the appearance and functionality of their home.
I’ll post pictures of these unique conservatories as we progress.
Alan