General Chat

even ordinary suites can feel clammy in a conservatory

I have very comfortable cane 3 piece suite in my conservatory..had it over 10 years and still looks like new...have Sanderson blinds and had Polycool solar inserts in roof which is supposed to stop fading...not sure whether this is working as have a Moroccan carpet in there which I think has faded a bit.
The Polycool does keep it a bit cooler in summer and warmer in winter and stops glare.

Normal suites are not built to suffer the high humidity and temperature fluctuations in a conservatory, as I have found to my cost :-(

I have cane furniture in conservatory and mine is very comfortable. Better than my leather suite in the lounge. I keep throws on the leather suite as my yorkie likes her comfort. I do have blinds in the conservatory that have a backing on that stops the sun but still looks like daylight. Don't work as furniture has faded

We have a 'normal' three & two seater sette in the conservatory. So cosy when raining and comfy when sunny.
Had cane furniture for a while but so uncomfortable.

Have never got leather furniture

Sticky in the summer - ugh

Cold in the Winter - brrr

We went to look at the one I really really like, OH loved it too. We are thinking about buying the leather one for the lounge and putting the lounge one in the conservatory.

Thank you so much for your help, we would probably have brought it for the conservatory. Xxxxx

Those who have worn minis in the past know only too well how hot car seats were in summer and cold in winter. Choice of either burning your nether regions or freezing them. :-D

Like others ...wouldn't have leather in conservatory..not practical or comfortable in hot weather.
Wouldn't have a car either with leather seats...had one once,but had to put a cover or something over seat with slightest bit of sun.

We don't have a conservatory, but we have an outside area under cover, and with "bistro" blinds.

We have cane furniture, cushions with zip-off covers.

We have a leather suite in the lounge, but rarely sit there...... the leather is too hot in summer & too cold in winter! OH is usually in the smaller tv room anyway.

No, we didn't buy the suite recently, we bought it 20 years ago, long before we moved to the sub-tropics!

I wouldn't think it would be practical in a conservatory Paula. We have a leather suite but in the lounge.

I have leather sofas but sadly, no conservatory.
My lounge has a south facing patio door and I only recently I noticed that the sun is causing a wee bit of damage to the arm of the larger sofa.

The leather has faded and thinned where the sun got to it
:-( :-(

Hi Paula my sister has a conservatory, she got rid of the leather sofa she had in there because it was far too hot........Also she found the colour changed due to the direct sunlight.........

You have to watch that the sun doesn't crack the leather (it can be very intense behind the glass) and treat it regularly. Also, the leather can be extremely hot to sit on if it is in direct sunlight.

We have decided to buy some new conservatory furniture and both have a liking for a leather suite, does anyone have leather in their conservatory, sunroom, orangeray etc. What are the pros and cons?...........


I have seen one I really really really like!!!! ;-)