Hi weedyacres-- I enjoyed your kitchen reno and now am watching this with interest. I don't have a solution for your roof pitch problem but what you are doing to the back of your house is exactly where I started in planning a reno to the front of mine. One thing I notice is that the only access (unless there is side access) to the back yard is through the sunroom. If you ever plan to grill or entertain in the back yard, might you want easy access from the kitchen through the nook and out? I can imagine carrying everything (raw meat, dishes, utensils, etc) from the kitchen all the way through the sunroom and back again. I wish I could scan my plans, but I will try to explain. My nook will be about 8' deep but about 12' wide with a shared wall with what is your sunroom ( my new living room) which will be 16' deep. Then I put french doors in the nook for access (these will also be my new front door leading in from a porch or deck). I too originally had a wall that faced the staircase as you do in your plans, but thought the "bowling alley" that was created would end up as "weird space" I can't tell from your drawing how wide that is but it looks about 4'? It would be shaded by buildings on both sides and I was afraid nothing would grow. Also--my present only eating area in the house is a 9 foot wide by 10 foot deep space, and it is seems really tight whenever I have my parents over for a meal. (I'm single). Not much space for a decent size table.--just a thought. As for the roof line over the sunroom, a pair of square windows flanking the chimney might look kinda cool, and as long as you have egress windows elsewhere in the bedroom, you should be okay. I just gave up a window in a a smaller bedroom for the roofline of a new mudroom added to the back of my house, and, at first it was kind of weird, but the mudroom definitely makes up for the lack of a window and I don't even notice it much any more. (I still have to paint the new drywall.) and not expensive to get rid of the window. As you would be replacing existing windows (the openings are all ready there) with slightly smaller windows, I can't imagine it would be much more. Best of luck on this project. Holly

Jane, I was not attempting to discourage you from painting your floor. I just wanted to share what I learned through my own experience, because you had mentioned that you once considered using tile. Also, whoever buys the house might choose a floating floor and the paint wonÂt make a difference. Although I decided not to use paint on my porch/sunroom, I plan to go ahead with painting the plywood floor in the finished basement. Like you, I am contemplating a beachy (or summery) look, especially since I am on the coast. I thought about a distressed white or a gray similar to weathered shingles or weathered wood (ThereÂs so much of it around here). The patterned floors look great and seem like fun. The possibilities are endless. You can use stencils or sponging. You can also paint a faux area rug. This year I donÂt have the time or patience to attempt a pattern, but I am trying to learn decorative painting and maybe soon I can acquire the skills to attempt a pattern. For now, the painted floor is something inexpensive to go under area rugs. IÂm no help with a color scheme, but your wicker serving cart is great and will probably look good no matter what colors you choose. With area rugs, lots of plants and that lovely wicker cart, the floors donÂt have to be noticeable unless the paint looks really good.

@Yardvaark, yes, the house I am wanting privacy from is along the back lot line. It is not directly behind me, but it is positioned on an angle northeast of me. Because of this angle, they can look directly in my sunroom. The new bed is not the stone wall with the lilac. It is a bed straight across the back of the sunroom and along the side of the sunroom without the deck. I would take a pic, but we are having a downpour at the moment. I do not have a problem with my neighbors on either side as they have ample landscaping that allows some semblance of privacy. Actually, I am attaching a photo of when I moved in as I am standing in the sunroom, so that you can see the proximity of the house I am referring to. @laceyvail, the odd thing is, that fence belongs to said neighbor and is not on the property line. They have 1.5' beyond that fence that belongs to them.

It would look great, I prefer the medium tone to the very dark ones.