There are many lists online, in design magazines, and on YouTube suggesting all sorts of 3 season room ideas you can use to make your semi-indoor/outdoor space more enjoyable. To be fair, most of those suggestions are good. But we won’t be giving you a long list with short explanations here. Instead, we’ve chosen to select only 2 of our top picks and explain in more depth why they deserve special consideration.
Note: We previously covered the technical differences between a 3 season room and a screened porch, but for the purpose of keeping everything simple here, we’re just going to be saying “3 season room.” Everything we’ll cover in this article applies to both.
1. Wood. All Wood.
This first entrant on our list of 3 season room ideas involves constructing your 3 season room entirely out of wood. That means wooden floors, wooden walls, and wooden ceilings. Having wooden furniture in addition to that is optional, as furniture made from metal or other materials like rattan can often go very nicely with this style of 3 season room. If you decide to go this route, the first thing you’ll want to decide is what type of wood you’ll use for each part, as you can use different types of wood for the floors, ceilings, and walls – or you can be a purist and just build everything out of one type.
There Are So Many Types of Wood
As far as types of wood go, it’s hard to go wrong as long as you’re buying quality wood from a trustworthy source. Pressure-treated fir or pine is popular, as are cedar, redwood, and maple. Whichever you choose, do remember to seal it and apply a good coating to prevent wood rot, water damage, and other forms of damage that might decrease its longevity. In terms of aesthetics, all wood looks good, but you might want to consider matching the color of your wood with the color of the rest of your house that your 3 season room is attached to. The natural color of the wood itself is always very appealing, but if you decide to paint it, choose a paint that matches the rest of your house.
Comfort
Since this is the one of the 3 season room ideas on this list that involves the most wood, it likely won’t shock you that you can and probably should build this one on top of your already existing deck. If you don’t already have a deck, what are you doing? Seriously, get one. If you want one but don’t know what to do, call us and we’ll help you. If you do already have one, you won’t have to spend any extra money on flooring because you’ve got that. And to make it even better, because the floor is your deck, it has the breathability and air circulation of a deck. I’m referring to those little spaces between each plank of wood in most decks. Those enable air to circulate and stay fresh inside your 3 season room, which is excellent because many people who build their 3 season room entirely out fo wood also like to install mesh screens as windows but worry about how that will negatively affect their electricity bill as it allows the climate-controlled air to escape from insndei their house. With this sort of 3 season room, you can just install a fan or two so you’ll be able to close the door behind you, keeping all your air conditioning inside the house without your 3 season room ever feeling stuffy.
2. Lots of Green and All-Wall Glass Windows
You’ll find that many, if not most, 3 season room ideas involve some version of having windows for walls, and there’s good reason for that. For one, having a wall of pure window allows all that lovely natural sunlight to flood in from outside without also allowing the bugs. It also allows you to get the best possible views of your yard and whatever else you can see from where you are with no obstructions whatsoever. This is one of the best 3 season room ideas for those of you who like birdwatching or otherwise observing nature without having to worry about being subjected to the elements yourself in the process.
Clear Your Mind
Can you imagine a more perfect space for prayer, yoga, meditation, or even a home gym? Surrounded by not only everything outside but also all the plants you have inside your 3 season room, you’ll have no trouble getting into a harmonious headspace and feeling synced with the natural world. Just slap a thin rug on your deck, erect your transparent walls around it, and start cultivating your own little greenhouse in there. After all, having more green in your space can be very beneficial to your mental and physical health.
Pets Love It
A room of pure window is the closest thing either you or your pets can get to actually being outside, but you get to have it without the bugs, rain, and other less fun parts of being outside. They’ll especially love all that healthy sunlight they can get while they’re in there. Like you, they’ll enjoy going into your 3 season room to relax and have a nap from time ot time. And you’ll surely enjoy lounging in there with them as you both get a full view of your natural surroundings. Just be sure to get strong glass in case they don’t realize they’re inside and try to run after a deer or squirrel. Dogs and cats, in particular, are often not the best at being able to tell when there is and is not glass in front of them.
These Are But Two of Your Options
These types of rooms are great because there’s so much you can do with them and so many different 3 season room ideas you can use to customize them until they really feel unique to you. This article has only been going over 2 of them, but you’ve probably gotten some inspiration from it, and we bet you’ve got even more ideas fluttering around in your head now. And if you don’t, that’s ok because you can always just look more up online. The possibilities are really only limited by the amount of space you have, the availability of materials, and the physical laws that order and govern the material universe.
