I think having a sunroom is a really neat addition to a house.  But I don’t usually see them in California, it’s probably because it doesn’t get too cold here.   But I think they are popular in England since their home magazine are always filled with sunroom retailers.  They are called conservatories over there.

This is my dream conservatory. I like the tall trees in the background, gives it more privacy. I think conservatories are also great for growing tropical plants and also to protect your other plants from the winter freeze.  This style here is a wooden interior Victorian style conservatory.  Photo from Four Seasons.

Sunroom Features:

Pre-finished aluminum exterior
Northern White Pine laminated interior beams
Energy efficient construction

* Thermally broken frames
* High performance CONSERVAGLASS PLUS™

Tax credits info here:

Four Seasons’ Sunrooms and Energy-Saving Windows and Entry Doors are so energy efficient the U.S government will help you pay for them. If you buy select Four Seasons Sunrooms, Energy-Saving Windows or Entry Doors now, you may qualify for a credit of 30 percent of the product cost up to $1,500 on your federal income tax*  As part of the Economic Stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 modifies and extends federal tax credits for eligible building components that improve energy efficiency. To be eligible, windows, doors and skylights must have both a U-Factor equal to or less than 0.30 and a Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) equal to or less than 0.30.

This one is not too bad, it’s much more simpler.  I would be just as happy with one of these too.  Photo from Patio Enclosures, Inc.

I think sunrooms are possibly more popular in Vancouver, B.C. Since last time M and I were there, we visited his aunt L’s new home.  She had the nicest sunroom.  It was a large custom made heated sunroom mainly built for her cats.  At that time she was also having a glass covered walkway being built that would lead to the plant nursery.  And just outside the plant nursery was a beautiful flower garden.  Everything was just being built so I didn’t take any photos of it.  But when M went back a few years later to visit, he said it came together very well and the flower garden was also very pretty.