If I am to ever go on Location, Location, Location, the first thing I'm asking Kirstie and Phil for is a house or apartment with a window seat. Window seats are the perfect space for flicking through a magazine, reading a book, or just gazing out the window. Here, I've gathered a collection of my favourite window seats and different ways to have one.
Bay windows are the most natural place for a window seat, whether it be in a bedroom, living room or conservatory. By using different hues from the room's existing colour palette, for cushions and throws, the seating area becomes tied in with the rest of the room.
Window seats also provide the potential for lots of storage underneath. Great in the kitchen for storing extra pots and pans, as well as giving seating space for dinner party guests to chat to while you cook.
Make the most of a great view, like this mountain glacier, with bench cushions on top of a storage unit. Perfect for daydreaming!
A contemporary curved window seat makes for a statement area of the room, and draws the attention to the unusual window shape.
Surrounded by book shelves, this window seat in a city apartment provides a peaceful little nook to catch up on your favourite reading. Keep the look calm and airy with white soft furnishings and a simple green plant.
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Not got the arrangement for a traditional window seat? Make a floor one! Pile cushions, beanbags, pillows and throws by a wall length window and you've got yourself a when-you-feel-like-it window seat.
The smaller, the cosier! Squeeze in a small bench into an alcove and top with a flat cushion. Keep the fabrics neutral as to not overpower the space.
Check out the window seat board on my pinterest for more inspiration!
