Conservatories- Naff?

All the young people that gravitate towards mine certainly don’t think it screams old people. Having a lightweight solid roof put on it was money well spent as it has made it cooler in the summer, and warmer in the winter. The lovely vaulted ceiling and spotlights finish it off nicely.

I like being in it as it is like being in the garden amongst the birds - doors wide open - but without the pesky breeze (like today).

I haven’t read the thread, but no, conservatories are not naff.
They are lovely and I would love one

Ours is enormous and wehave just had an air source heating system installed in it. It is wonderful .

This is what I’d call an orangery. Built to protect oranges (and peaches) during the winter for a stately home. This is Calke Abbey’s orangery, one of the nicest I’ve seen.

Our last house was listed so we couldn’t have one. When we moved to our current, probably naff and reminiscent of the perfect house for “old people” (sorry Germanshepherdsmum [I loved my German Shepherd 😢], just teasing) we built on a garden room which has a proper roof, under floor heating, is full of plants and feels like we’re sitting in the garden at any time of the year. We particularly love it when it’s snowing.

That sounds exactly like our old garden room except no pot plants!

Ive thought of adding a small conservatory so I can do my photography there but I could always call it my "studio" just as my spare bedroom full of stock is "mt warehouse."

I dont give a dogs damn for other people's opinions of what is smart of naff.

We have a glass room which is like sitting in the garden. Not naff at all.

We love ours and don’t mind calling it an orangery. We always eat Christmas dinner in it.

Germanshepherdsmum

No, deadly serious. I’m keeping my eye on Rightmove atm and every ‘single storey residence’ (I refuse to use the B word) has an effing conservatory! Nooooo!

Ah yes, thé B word. 😂
There are bungalows and then….there are bungalows!
My dream bungalow would be similar to one of my favourite styles, sprawling, with character and a wrap around veranda as seen in Out of Africa.
Second choice, the sprawling fabulous bungalow in Something’s Gotta Give. Now we’re talking bungalows.
Haven’t found one in Scotland yet….
kitty, I have glass corridor envy - green

We have a sun room with a solid roof, many windows and glass doors attached to the house which gets a lot of use. Sun in the morning and later in the afternoon. I would find a conservatory in full sun unbearably hot.

Not sun room - garden room🤦🏼‍♀️

The house I grew up in had what we called the ‘glass place’ on the back. On Boxing Day 1962(?) we heard an almighty crash in the early hours of the morning. A heavy fall of snow had crashed through the roof and destroyed it,

Not for me either, I dislike conservatories, probably because I don't like strong sunlight and heat. Nothing do with naffness or otherwise.
My ideal home would have instead a large boot/utility room with a shower and space for all the animal paraphernalia.

If anyone wants to buy our house I am not reducing the price because it has a conservatory.
If they don't like it they can buy another house/alter it/take it down.

Callistemon21

rafichagran

What is the difference between a Orangery and conservatory?
It's personnel choice but I don't like conservatories.

An orange tree.

Tens of thousands of pounds.

biglouis

Ive thought of adding a small conservatory so I can do my photography there but I could always call it my "studio" just as my spare bedroom full of stock is "mt warehouse."

I dont give a dogs damn for other people's opinions of what is smart of naff.

Me neither.

I shall call it my garden room, craft room, sunroom, lemonery, - or just common or garden conservatory 😁

Elegran

Callistemon21

rafichagran

What is the difference between a Orangery and conservatory?
It's personnel choice but I don't like conservatories.

An orange tree.

Tens of thousands of pounds.

It's Hyacinth Bucket thing

HELP!

Why do I keep reading this as Conservatives-Naff?

Foxygloves

HELP!

Why do I keep reading this as Conservatives-Naff?

And Orangery does not mean Trump!

Foxygloves

HELP!

Why do I keep reading this as Conservatives-Naff?

I did too but then put my glasses on!

Same here Kalu

An orangerie!! How very pretentious.
This thread is getting quite heated. Perhaps we should open the skylights?
We moved into a bungalow when our DC were small and it was the best place to live with young children. So easy being on one floor.
Now I live above my workshop and the attic playroom is where the DGC end up.

There's a beautiful orangerie at Dalkeith Palace.

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The Orangery at Dalkeith Palace

Foxygloves

HELP!

Why do I keep reading this as Conservatives-Naff?

Because your odd 😄