Photography: Lyndon Douglas

Adding glazing to your home can deliver truly spectacular results, and contemporary glass box extensions with folding/sliding doors are becoming popular alternatives to the traditional period style conservatory

Ryan Wicks

This Regency style conservatory in sage green is a beautiful addition to this modern home. Decorate the extended living space with lounge and dining furniture to get the most out of it.

Herb garden Traditional Kitchen Garden Photo Sue Hayward

An orangery with complimentary brickwork and fenestration, painted in a tone that compliments the existing property, blends in with the rest of the home to appear like an original feature.

The glass box encloses an area previously unused

History, revived. An early 19th century Dutch farmstead, nestled in the hillside of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, offered a storied canvas on which to layer replicated additions and contemporary components. Endowed with an extensive art collection, the house and barn serve as a platform for aesthetic appreciation in all forms.

© Gordon Beall

Photo by James Licata

Breakfast in style in this glamorous first floor conservatory. Floor standing speakers provide superb audio quality. Blinds lower and raise at the touch of a button, and can be integrated to activate when the overhanging light is switched on. homas Alexander

Angle Eye Photography

The two brick walls originally framed an alleyway parking spot. Everything else was added to create a flourishing garden in the city. Photograph: Jeff Totaro

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