You are cordially invited to join the decorating committee

But before we start decorating the sunroom, here is a picture of yesterday's progress: 

The framing is done, insulation was placed in the walls, and posts were set for the new garden fence.

Maybe maybe maybe the windows and doors will be delivered today – my fingers are tightly crossed.

Another big part of the project is a brick path from the garden gate up to the new room. My did-it-myself gravel path will not befit the splendor of the new entrance, so I've asked the contractor to add his professional touch.

Anyway, now that the walls of the sunroom are in place, my decorating plans are coming together. I will be using the room as a sleeping porch, satellite office, and casual dining room. So basically I'll be able to do everything I do in the rest of the house in this one small area. Which begs the question, why do I need the rest of the house? I don't have an answer to that, so let's move on.

I'm hell-bent on having a hanging bed in the sunroom. It doesn't have to swing, but having it hang off the ground will make the room easier to clean, and there's something instrinsically relaxing about a bed that floats in the air. The bed on the left retails for the obscene price of $1,500 and I don't want to think about how much shipping would cost. The bed on the right is home-made, I think. My plan is to ask my contractor if he, or someone he can recommend, can build something similar.

For the casual dining area, I think a small (30" diameter or less) round pedestal table with two chairs would work best. I found tables A and B above on Amish furniture sites. I can't handle fake wood, but I'm not sure my budget can handle Amish craftsmanship. Another option is buying a steel table base like C and finding something cool and unique for the top. Once I get the table figured out, I'll worry about two chairs to go with it.

Every sunroom needs a rocking chair, right? I'm envisioning myself rocking back and forth, working and blogging away on a laptop computer...and staring across at the hanging bed and saying screw it, I'm taking a nap. How much actual work will be accomplished in the sunroom remains to be seen.

I will also need two light fixtures: one for above the dining area and one for above the hanging bed. I'm liking these two. The one on the left is a pretty seeded glass; the one on the right is made from one of those antique electric pole insulators. They're similar but not too matchy-matchy, so I think they might work.

I seem to be spending all my free time lately shopping but not buying anything. I need to start making decisions, but I don't want to make the wrong ones. That's where you come in. If you're a Pinterest person, I've got a sunroom board started over there - here's the link - so you can get a better feel for my style, which, if forced to describe, I might call "cowgirl bunkhouse chic." If you're so inclined, send me links, send me pictures, send me new ideas – I'm listening!