How to decorate the windowsill

The window of a city apartment is not a simple opening for the penetration of light, but an independent interior detail. Therefore, it is necessary to decorate it with the corresponding mood. As an example, you can decorate the windowsill with amazing colors or dwarf trees that will create the effect of a miniature surreal garden. We will learn how to decorate the windowsill. How to realize bold ideas in practice? Is it realistic to build a folding preflow table?

Why is it necessary

Most residential buildings erected in the era of total development in advice were equipped with miniature kitchens and bedrooms. The logic of designers is not entirely clear. Saving on the most popular premises in a residential apartment reached the point of absurdity. Especially considering optional balconies, pantries, double living rooms. Probably, party leaders thus wanted to wean people from traditional kitchen battles on political topics. Although it seems to us no less fantasy than Khrushchev without passing rooms with thick walls.

Nevertheless, the owners of small -sized housing tried to visually expand the space, to make it more comfortable for living. The “reduction” primarily fell in the first -function massive mezzanines. This rudiment of the builders of the Soviet past, which is amazing, is still found in the projects of modern residential complexes.

From the point of view of design, as experts insist, such structures do not seem at all a successful solution. Burning structures reduce the space visually, compress the cramped room of the kitchen without that. This equally applies to washing machines (which is not a place in the kitchen), dryers, cabinets.

The wide kitchen windowsill is unfairly by attention. A painful struggle for space can lead to victory. A little reflecting on the functionality and practical component, the idea of \u200b\u200ba folding countertop adjacent to the windowsill can be born.

Design difficulties

First, about the pitfalls that will certainly proceed this event from the moment of idea to implementation.

1. Violation of traditional heating.

The countertop, being a continuation of the windowsill, will probably become an obstacle to the natural heating of the window and room as a whole. The heat from radiators according to the laws of physics rises up, preventing the fogging of windows, warming the drafts. The thermal curtain should not meet the obstacle.

2. Stability.

• a wide design provides for additional supports. This is a wonderful alternative to a classic kitchen table;
• the narrow design is inconsistent out of the window sill, due to which reliable stability is created. However, a small lever that supports the panel will not cope with a large weight.

3. Thermal resistance.

Modern windows and window sills are made of polyvinyl chloride. PVC is resistant to moisture, temperature differences, ultraviolet rays. However, it is not recommended to use the material for a patronage table.

Solutions

Here are the optimal solutions, the leveling pitfalls, which we mentioned earlier.

1. The thermal curtain will not experience obstacles if you put in parallel holes into the countertop. You can decorate them with ventilation grilles.
2. Furniture legs with fixing mounts can act as supports.
3. The optimal material for the countertop will be MDF. It is distinguished by strength, lightness and resistance to high temperature. You can decorate the windowsill in the kitchen with both an ordinary furniture edge of plastic and decor means, which we will talk about later.
4. It is advisable to provide a frame from the racks for the reliability of the structure.

Installation of a patron table

The countertop must be designed so that the window sill is built under the window. This will give the design more stability. Here are a number of recommendations on how to install a countertop:

1. On the MDF sheet, draw the shape of the future folding table on the back.
2. Cut the form using an electrician.
3. Get the edges, apply furniture tape.
4. Make a frame of dense boards.
5. Attach it to the back of the sheet.
6. Build from the beams of the legs for a table in the form of P or T.
7. Attach the foot awnings.
8. Connect all the elements using furniture screws.
9. Attach the awnings to the windowsill and collect the entire structure.

How to decorate a windowsill with your own hands

If you want to transform a boring windowsill into an independent item of the interior, give free rein. As decorations, glass vases, pots of bizarre shapes with plants, multi -colored bottles with candles, and other fillings are perfect. Moreover, all these decor elements are easy to create on their own.

This will need:

• unnecessary household accessories;
• ribbons;
• color paper;
• rhinestones;
• fillers for pillows;
• sackcloth;
• glue;
• paints, brushes;
• buttons, threads and needles.

Designer watering watering can for flowers

1. Take the old watering can.
2. Clean from dust, paints, rust.
3. Color paint.
4. Stick on beads, rhinestones, ribbons.
5. Insert flowers or plant a plant.

Original toys and bog pillows

1. Take a burlap and cut the material according to patterns (are freely available on the network).
2. As fillers, foam rubber, old unnecessary shreds or fillets from mattresses are suitable.
3. Sew all parts of the pillows or toys, fill it with a filler.
4. Decorate additionally buttons, beautiful textile blanks for needlework. It all depends on imagination.

Beautiful pots with plants

Flower stores in large numbers represent charming flowering plants in original pots. If desired, they can be decorated with additionally with colored paper, beads, rhinestones, paint. Amazing plants with sprawling leaves, dwarf trees will unequivocally fascinate the eye in such an interesting design. So, tips.

1. When decorating the window sill with flowers, do not think how to place more on the sunny side of the vegetation. Sometimes one or two pots with amazing content is enough to create a pleasant atmosphere.
2. It is better to give kitchen window sills to pay pots with fragrant herbs (basil, dill, coriander). Moreover, this type creates the situation corresponding to cooking, but also differs in a practical component. In the process of cooking, you can disrupt several leaves and crumble into the sauce. The plant in a couple of days will make up for losses with new shoots.

How to decorate a windowsill in a children's room

The children's room is not a greenhouse, so it is better to refuse massive pots on the windowsill. The best solution will be the design of the window from felt with felt, collectible models of cars. Such a design solution will appeal to both the child and adults.

How else can you decorate the windowsill:

1. Fill out transparent vases with small stones, shells, imitation of emeralds and rubies. On a sunny day, such vases pass through the sunlight through themselves, refracting it. It looks gorgeous.
2. In summer and autumn, fruit vases on a long leg look extremely organic on the windowsill. The atmosphere of comfort is also achieved by coffee beams and wine traffic jams placed in spacious glasses.
3. Place a certain object from your collection in a transparent reservoir, and place the rest of the kit in a chaotic manner nearby. Such a composition will definitely attract guests and random visitors.
4. On New Year's holidays, you can decorate the windowsill with fir toys and coniferous branches, toys.

Conclusion

In general, you can decorate the windowsill on your own with anything. It is only necessary to take into account the purpose of the room. In the nursery, it makes sense to place toys with lights like helicopters, models of racing machines on the windowsill. The window is perfectly framed by felt garlands.

In the kitchen, trays with fruits, pots with herbs, porcelain figures look interesting in the kitchen. In principle, you can place any decorative elements on the windowsill. The main thing is that he always remains clean. The rest can be given to fantasy and enthusiasm.