sun-parlor
Windowed sitting room
A sun-parlor is a room with large windows or glass walls designed to admit abundant sunlight, typically used for relaxation or growing plants.
Also called a sunroom or sun porch.
The term is somewhat dated; The old house had a sun-parlor where grandmother kept her ferns.
Glazed residential living space
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- solariumGlass-walled room for light
- enclosed porchSheltered outdoor-adjacent room
- bay windowOutward-curving window alcove
skylights · glass walls · vaulted ceiling · rattan · French doors · tiled floor · lattice · veranda
Secluded spot for books
- afternoon teaLight meal around four
- houseplantsCultivated indoor vegetation
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- rocking chairSeat on curved runners
daybed · chaise longue · needlework · letter writing · morning coffee · bird watching · relaxation · contemplation
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
- tuberculosis treatmentCare for bacterial lung disease
- heliotherapyTherapeutic sun exposure
convalescence · rest cure · invalid · recuperation · fresh air · health resort · nineteenth century · domestic architecture
sunroom
Glazed residential living space
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- solariumGlass-walled room for light
- enclosed porchSheltered outdoor-adjacent room
bay window · skylights · glass walls · vaulted ceiling · rattan · French doors · tiled floor · lattice · veranda · loggia
reading nook
Secluded spot for books
- afternoon teaLight meal around four
- houseplantsCultivated indoor vegetation
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
rocking chair · daybed · chaise longue · needlework · letter writing · morning coffee · bird watching · relaxation · contemplation · napping
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
- tuberculosis treatmentCare for bacterial lung disease
heliotherapy · convalescence · rest cure · invalid · recuperation · fresh air · health resort · nineteenth century · domestic architecture · antimacassar
sun-parlorbasement
Subterranean building level
cellar · dark room · windowless room · root cellar · underground chamber
sun, parlor, suns, sunny, sunned, sunning, sunshine, sunlight, sunlit