How to decorate a windowsill?

Owners of wide window sills and connoisseurs of home comfort show interest in their harmonious filling. The free space under the window can be used functionally or given for decor. In any case, the window sill will be organized in its own way in each room.

Fresh flowers - the traditional design of the windowsill with your own hands. Sometimes this activity is so exciting that it turns the housewives into real flower growers. A lush blooming garden grows on the windowsill. Every plant is groomed, nourished and watered. But if you look at the interior with a generalized look, it turns out that the flower garden is out of the room design, does not support the given theme, violates all the principles of harmony.

To create a floral design on a windowsill, you need to take some rules into action.

1. A lot doesn't mean good. A few truly beautiful plants will get more attention than a window sill overflowing with pots of greenery. You can grow 2-3 types of orchids of different shades, violets or coleria, they bloom for a long time and look amazing. An ode to a poinsettia with stunning scarlet leaves is enough to catch admiring glances.
2. Size matters... Plants are selected taking into account the parameters of the window opening. For a small window, undersized compact compositions are needed, for example, from succulents in the florarium. Unique exotic lithops, similar to living flowering stones, are also suitable. For a narrow elongated window, appropriate plants are also selected. Orchids or indoor bamboo will brighten up the height perfectly. Large multi-stage openings require not only tall, but also lush plants such as medinilla or lemon tree.
3. Flower garden on suspensions... The classical filling of the window area with fresh flowers can also occur from above, if you hang the vegetation in a flowerpot. Then the area under the window is freed up for more practical use. On the windowsill, you can put books, magazines while reading or a box with skeins of threads while knitting.
4. Practicality... It is reasonable to grow not only beautiful, but also practical greens on the windowsill in the kitchen.

With the advent of plastic double-glazed windows, less dust from the street began to get on the windowsills. It became possible not to open the window completely, but to expose it for airing, which means that there was no need to remove things that interfered with the movement of window frames. In such conditions, in addition to flowers in pots, you can use any other decor that matches the purpose and style of the room or create temporary, thematic compositions for any holiday, event, season.

Let's take a closer look at how a window sill looks like, decorated on a specific topic.

This season is associated with dazzling snowy whiteness, frosty freshness, shine of silvery frost and transparent icicles. Such sensations cause a desire to convey such a color scheme in winter decor.

• On the windowsill there are figurines of deer, firs, the Snow Queen... The entire decor is white. The view outside the window seems like a wonderful continuation of it.

• Coniferous globular plants in pots, towering on thin legs, dummies of crumpled birds - all this creates an unobtrusive but picturesque picture of winter.

The spring decoration of the window sill is associated with primroses, the bright holiday of Easter, with Women's Day on March 8. More specifically, let's focus on seasonal decoration:

• early flowers, a birdhouse and garden tools in the decor clearly indicate their belonging to the spring theme;

• candlesticks and seasonal flowers, in this case spring ones, are often used to decorate the windowsill.

Summer décor is infused with warmth and sunshine, it contains flowering plants and all kinds of pleasant things that form a coziness.

• The windowsill is oversaturated with objects, but does not create a feeling of heaviness. Glass, mesh elements, transparent tulle, delicate flowers - all this in pure white shades looks light and comfortable at home.

• A basket and a hat made of natural materials, summer wildflowers and glassware are used to decorate a Provence-style window sill. Everything is simple, clear and at the same time sophisticated and sensual.

Autumn is rich in harvest of fruits, vegetables, juicy colors of flowers and leaves. With such an abundance, decorating a window sill with natural material in eco-style is not difficult.

• The decor of nuts, cereals, leaves and fruits in emphasized red colors unmistakably indicates the arrival of autumn. Massive white candles add seasonal romance.

• The country-style kitchen window area is decorated with rich fruits of autumn.

Easter eggs are the symbol of the holiday. Figures of hares, primroses, green grass, tree twigs are connected to the decorations, all this creates a light and warm mood. The following compositions can be cited as examples:

• stylish window sill decoration in monochrome colors;

• cheerful colorful illustration for the Easter holiday.

New Year is everyone's favorite holiday. You can endlessly fantasize on this topic. Snowflakes, icicles, Christmas trees and fairytale heroes, garlands, tinsel, deer and snowmen - everything is suitable for decorating a thematic window sill.

• Beautiful rustic design in pastels, reds and greens. You can admire such a window sill, or you can lie down to rest.

• From artificial spruce branches, cones, nuts and dried flowers, a wonderful New Year's composition is obtained.

Methods for decorating a window sill in an apartment depend on which room it is in - in the living room, bedroom, nursery or kitchen. The purpose of these rooms is different, which means that the decor will be different.

But no matter what the window sill is decorated with, the appearance should match the style of the room.

The following sill fillings are most often used:

• Photo frames... They go well with floor lamps, figurines, caskets and books.

• Vases... For many, vessels are a favorite topic. They are not always supplemented with flowers, branches or dried flowers, more often they remain empty.

• Candles and candlesticks... Familiar plots for many bedrooms and halls. They are alternated with flowers, vases, figurines, books, depending on the meaning that they want to put into the design of the window sill.

Consider some more examples of amazing window sills:

• the fruits of the harvest can become a decoration of the kitchen;

• simple and austere design with retro touches;

• design theme - flowers and dishes;

• a long window sill can become a haven for many pleasant things;

• a window with a window sill are united by a single winter decor;

• vintage coffee lover's set;

• when you miss your summer cottage in winter, you get a plot decor.