Window sill decoration: decor ideas that everyone will like (27 photos)

Many owners of apartments and houses neglect the aesthetics of windows, underestimating the importance of interior decoration. In fact, a beautiful window sill will complement the overall interior of the house, tell about the owners, give a touch of exclusivity and solemnity to the room. And the process of creating a unique window sill will bring a lot of pleasure to inspired creative personalities.

Flowers on the windowsill

Window sill decor

About approaches

First of all, it is necessary to determine how the window sill in the apartment should be open:

  • Completely open;
  • Looking through a tulle or other type of curtain;
  • Hidden behind thick curtains that perform light and sound insulation function.

You can combine closed and open state. It is also important to carefully analyze the very design of the windowsill, taking into account the features of the materials used to create it. The goal is to determine the maximum degree of load, both semantic and physical, that a window with a window sill can withstand.

Window sill decor

Window sill decoration

Room size

It is much more difficult to form a decent composition on a low or narrow windowsill than on a wide canvas. Often the window is used as a place where all small things are stored, which makes both the windowsill and the whole room untidy.

Decorative figures on the windowsill

Flowers in decorative pots on the windowsill

It is better to purchase a rack or small drawers, where an important household trifle will be stored. And the resulting free space will give the whole room freshness and neatness.

It is also worth remembering that the smaller the room itself, the more concise and thoughtful the window sill decor should be. Especially if the room has low ceilings, and the window itself is quite miniature.

Dressing the window sill in the living room

Toys on the windowsill in the nursery

Country Style Window Sill Decor

Kitchen

Before you start designing a windowsill with your own hands, you must take into account the functional purpose of the room. So for kitchen locations it is not recommended to use large volumetric vases with flowers, book racks and installations with figurines.

Organically fit into the workspace a set of souvenir items for cooking. On a wide canvas, you can place a cook doll that invites everyone who comes to the meal.

Wooden utensils decorated under Khokhloma look interesting and unusual. In this case, such unusual attributes should not be alone in the kitchen. For example, a folk installation can be supplemented by a shelf, a clock or a chandelier, decorated in a similar way.

Window sill decoration in the kitchen

Decor of a small window sill

About flower arrangements

Flowers on the windowsill - a classic decor. Living plants always give the room more comfort and warmth. For the windowsill in the kitchen, compact options are suitable:

  • Scarlet;
  • Ficus
  • Azalea;
  • Geranium;
  • Violet;
  • Bamboo.

The kitchen is a production area where you often have to deal with all kinds of pollution. When choosing decor or creating interesting installations with your own hands, it is important to remember their practicality (all elements must be hygienically processed).

Soft zone on the windowsill

Making a low windowsill

Christmas decor on the windowsill

Living room

An ideal living room exudes coziness, offers relaxation, allows you to enjoy elegant compositional solutions. The spectacular design of the windowsill in this room may be in the spotlight. The window should be perceived as yet another location that you can really ennoble yourself.

The most practical options:

  • The design of the window space as a creative bookshelf;
  • Mini-corner with children's work;
  • Installation of a souvenir fountain with bubbling water and related paraphernalia;
  • Installation from the original candlesticks (looks spectacular in the living room, decorated in an expensive classic style).

The decor is developed taking into account the design direction of the room itself. It is important to avoid heavy structures and feelings of cluttered space.

Orchid in the window sill decor

Window sill decor

Flowers for the living room

Always a win-win option - a floral arrangement on the windowsill. In the living room you can put flowers that are especially eye-catching and beautiful flowering, and solid size:

  • Orchids
  • Jasmine;
  • Gardenia;
  • Dracaena;
  • Dieffenbachia;
  • Hibiscus;
  • Orange or lemon tree.

For each plant that is located on the window, you can pick up a few more small accessories. For example, fans of Feng Shui can easily choose a suitable figurine.

Roses in a vase on a windowsill

Seated windowsill

Bedroom

The design of the window sill in the bedroom is associated with some inconveniences. For this room, preferably a maximum of free space. Many perceive the boudoir as a zone of special energy, a delicate repository of home aura.

Window sill decor in the bedroom

If the window is large enough, and the canvas of the windowsill itself is wide, you can try to make the following decor options yourself:

  • Placement of a beautiful wicker basket for bedding in combination with unusual interior accessories or souvenirs;
  • Installation from caskets for personal accessories;
  • Composition of soft toys or dolls.

Most often, they use one single decorative element, creating stylish laconic compositions. The bedroom usually has a fragile harmony that is easy to break.

Window sill decoration in bedroom interior

The nuances of landscaping the bedroom

It is not customary to place many flowerpots with flowers. It is believed that massive bulky flowers are able to take oxygen. However, there are such types of home plants that fit perfectly into the interior of the bedroom:

  • Fern;
  • Monter;
  • Cyperus;
  • Any miniature succulents;
  • Yucca.

It is better not to decorate the window with flowers that differ in an excessively pungent odor (lily, hyacinth, gardenia, rose). The same applies to cut flowers, which are better not to place in the bedroom.

Figurines on the windowsill

Candles in the decoration of the windowsill

Bold Options

The house is a place where its inhabitants should be comfortable, cozy and joyful. Whatever the ideas for designing the windowsill, if they bring aesthetic satisfaction and benefit to the owners of the apartments, they should be turned into reality.

Decorated window sill

Boxes under the windowsill

It is quite possible to convert a wide and low windowsill into a reading zone or lounge sector. On a home-made sofa it is convenient to sit with a book and a cup of tea, occasionally admiring the view from the window.

Greenery on the windowsill

The windowsill can be used as a space with constantly changing compositions: on New Year's, spring, summer themes. To the mood, the window opening can be decorated with candles, LED garlands and floral arrangements.

Sill work area

For those who appreciate practicality, it is quite possible to transform a window sill into a work surface in the kitchen. In the living room you can make an unusual shelf for storing things or a work area where office and other similar items are stored.

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