How to decorate a windowsill? Decor options, photos in the interior.

Flowers

The most popular way to transform a window seat is to decorate a window sill with flowers. But even such a banal, at first glance, task turns into an exciting activity, if you connect your imagination and taste.

Designers advise to approach decorating a window ledge as decorating a shelf of a rack. You can support some kind of concept (for example, plant only cacti and succulents that are fashionable today), or just pick up some interesting pots.

Green vegetation looks very original in ceramic dishes (cups, teapots), baskets and wooden boxes. And the window sill in the kitchen can be turned into a small vegetable garden and grow useful greens or aromatic herbs.

In the photo there is a window sill with indoor plants in ceramic pots.

Why not experiment with plant sizes as well? A couple of large flowers can be diluted with miniature ones, but congestion should be avoided, especially if the ledge is narrow. If the windows face north, it is better to reduce the number of flowers to two or three pieces so that sunlight can freely enter the room.

To dilute the composition, you can decorate potted plants with various little things: shells, pebbles, frames with photographs. Do not forget about hanging pots, which will revive the windowsill and give it airiness.

Some apartment owners prefer to use artificial flowers for decoration, or rather, botanical copies of plants. They look surprisingly natural and do not require maintenance.

In the photo there is a window sill with hanging pots and climbing plants, as well as greenery growing in jars and bottles.

Vases and bottles

A collection of glass bottles will become an extraordinary and very delicate decoration of the windowsill. Transparent glass surprisingly refracts sunlight and gives lightness to the whole composition. Unusually shaped multi-colored bottles serve not only as a decoration, but also as vases for flowers.

The photo shows a collection of translucent bottles. Botanical paintings and delicate plants complete the "airy" composition.

Glass is a noble material. To decorate a window opening, it is not necessary to purchase expensive products and luxurious bouquets: it is enough to put a branch cut from a tree in a transparent vase.

Winter Garden

Real plant lovers will not be stopped by warnings from designers about congestion at the window: apartment gardeners successfully break up magnificent green compositions in a small space.

A wide window ledge with an abundance of light, a bay window or a balcony is best suited for this purpose. However, even a small area does not stop the creators of home greenhouses: shelves, stands and hanging rails are used to place flowers.

The photo shows a small winter garden on a narrow window sill.

Books

Another interesting and practical way to decorate a windowsill is to equip a library near it. Shelves with books can frame a window opening, be placed at the bottom or on the sides - a lot depends on the location of the batteries.

If you equip the window not only with shelves, but also with a seat with a soft mattress or pillows, the ledge will serve as a place for rest and reading.

Holiday decorations

During the winter holidays, window sills are often decorated with New Year's compositions: all kinds of garlands, candles and figurines. Such homemade decorations can be created with children: cut out cardboard houses, decorate windows with fir branches and cones.

In the photo - decorations made of natural materials that add festive charm to the interior.

On fall days, the window ledge will be a wonderful display case for showing off the harvested crops or help create a "spooky" Halloween atmosphere.

The photo shows a good example of how you can decorate a window sill without spending a lot of money on it.

Decor compositions

In European homes, window sills have long been used as a "stage" for displaying unusual things. They often become the center of the interior, attracting everyone's attention. To decorate a window opening "in a European way", not only familiar books, candlesticks and wooden figures will come in handy, but also the most unexpected things: large posters in frames, plaster busts, typewriters, and so on.

In the photo there is a window sill, in the design of which functionality and aesthetics are harmoniously combined.

Travel souvenirs, gifts from loved ones, table lamps, decorative birdcages, lanterns are suitable for composing a composition.

In the photo there is a workplace in the nursery, decorated with toys, a box and houseplants.

Functional use

Sometimes the window sill serves not only for decorative purposes: if you expand the seating area, you can equip it with a place to relax. The scenic view from the window will help you relax, and the abundance of light will be useful when reading paper books. This corner can be used to decorate the interior of the living room, bedroom and kitchen.

Pictured is a seating area with soft cushions and drawers for storing things.

In addition, the window sill can be turned into a workplace for a teenager or a needlewoman, and in the kitchen - into a cooking area.

In the photo there is a teenager's room, where the windowsill is used as a desk and a place for storing books.

Thanks to the abundance of daylight, the window seat can also be used as a makeup table, equipping it with a mirror and decorating it with flowers.

Photo gallery

As you can see, the window seat is very promising in terms of the interior: the window sill can do more if you decorate it wisely and imaginatively.