Two story conservatory

Do you know the difference between an orangery and a conservatory? If you live in the US, you probably answered “no” or “huh?” I’d never even heard the term orangery…

I volunteered this past week at our neighborhood association meeting to photograph houses at risk due to inappropriate zoning in our area. So today I walked around my neck of the woods in Victorian Flatbush in Brooklyn with my camera and two lenses: my standard lens, a 28-85mm zoom, and my wide angle 20mm lens. Of course, I took some photos for my own enjoyment as well, especially because I got to walk through the landmark district of Prospect Park South. I thought I'd share this house in…

New Jersey Conservatory Taken by Robert Socha Photography

Home Renovation in Philadelphia by Krieger + Associates Architects. This photograph shows the renovated 2-story sunroom. Photograph by Jeffrey Totaro

Jess, the springer spaniel running on 180 acres to find one of her orphaned lambs to feed. She has been nurturing needy babes on her owner's farm in Devon, England for the past 10 years. This year, out of a flock of 270 sheep Jess is ‘mother’ to four Dorset Horn lambs which could not be fed by their own mothers. Read more and see more large photographs here. Oh, how I love this story!

Community wall photos - Country house - 51652 photos

While researching greenhouses and conservatories, I happened upon this North Carolina stone cottage perched high atop the foothills (pictured above)…the custom conservatory is designed by Tan…

Many people talk about what you can do to improve the value of your home. Building a conservatory isn’t always something that springs to mind, but these extensions can be invaluable to increasing space on the ground floor of your…