Some people, when decorating and renovating the home, do not simply see the spaces and physical lines of the environments, but fundamentally their potential. And in addition, they also find a way to adapt that potential to create a perfect place that can serve them for what they most want to do or enjoy inside their home.
This is the case of dreamers; those people who instead of finding an oasis in the middle of the city, create it! That is why they usually enjoy reading, looking out the window, listening to music, resting in the sun, looking at the sky, and continuing to dream! The spaces next to the window are the ideal refuge for them and can be created in very different ways, according to their own spatial possibilities and according to the style that you like the most.
In this note you can find some ideas for you to start creating your own dream corner for yourself, or to share with your partner or the little ones.
1. Rest in front of the forest
If you are one of those who live on the outskirts of the city, or you have large windows in your house to take advantage of the sunlight, you can create a perfect resting place, just by placing a thin mat and a few cushions. Let the heat of the sun and the landscape turn this place into a corner full of magic!
2. Wood framing
If in your house the window is already placed in a corner, you can take advantage of the walls to mount a platform that can serve as an armchair. If you cover everything around it with wood, you will achieve a warm and original effect that will frame your little corner and make it stand out from the rest of the environment.
If you do not naturally have this space, but you do have, for example, a closet whose back wall coincides with an external wall, you can remodel it, create an opening, and give life to another space within your home!
3. Multifunctional space
Also, by placing only a mounted wooden platform, you can take advantage of the space under the window as a desk, shelf, bedside table or resting place for your pets.
4. Armchair with cushions
Some windows themselves have large landings that can be used to create a custom-made rectangular armchair that, accompanied by pillows, allows you to create a perfect space to read, rest or play music while looking at the outside landscape.
5. Reading corner
Those who enjoy reading also generally prefer quiet and warm places; therefore, the corners in the windows are perfect for them.
You can even take advantage of the space to create a practical library and have the readings always at hand, both on sunny days and on mysterious stormy nights.
6. Multiple rest space
If your house has large and wide windows, you can mount a wooden platform the length of your room and have as many mats as you want that, alternated with flowerpots, will give a touch of style, vitality and freshness to your entire home.
7. Light corner
For those who do not have window breaks but also want to enjoy the warmth and light of the sun, armchairs or poufs are ideal for sitting back, resting and enjoying the air coming through the window.
For this you can learn how to make a circular chair with a tire, or a beanbag chair with an old sweater.
8. Roman shades
Installing roman blinds in your space next to the window will not only allow you to regulate the entrance of light (which could bother you, for example, if you use your laptop), but it will also give a touch of style to the whole environment.
Here you can learn how to make very cheap Roman shades.
9. Bed by the window
If an armchair is not enough for you, you can create a bed or divan next to the window where you can lie down and enjoy a nap with the afternoon sun on your face.
10. Swing
If you love fun and original objects in your home, you can take this idea to create your special corner by the window. Make a swing! And enjoy the landscape with the gentle swing of your body.
11. Shelf in front of the bay window
If you already have other rest spaces inside your home, you can take advantage of the space next to the window as a shelf. It will look very pretty if you put a lot of plants!
12. Patterns and textures
Combining patterns and textures in the fabrics of the cushions, mats and curtains is perfect if you want your corner by the window to adapt to the rest of the decoration of your home, stand out from it, or give it your own personal stamp.
13. Cornerback
If your window is located in a corner, you can also take advantage of both light and space with an “L” shaped chair. Here you can also see other ideas for corners.
14. White and Stripes
Striped patterns will look great on your window and will highlight it in a subtle, sophisticated and stylish way. Try to combine them as you like.
15. Rest on a chest of drawers
If your window has no rest, you can create it with a chest of drawers-shelf that allows you not only to store and organize your things, but also to sit on it to enjoy the sun. But beware!; make sure it is secure enough for you to do so.
16. Table by the window
The window rest can also be very useful in small spaces, as it can be used, for example, as additional chairs for your dining room table.
17. Pallet platform
Finally, what could be better than taking advantage of pallets to create those pieces of furniture that we imagine so much but that are usually very expensive. With them you can do whatever you want! Here you will find some plans to build your furniture with pallets and thus save money and help reduce the amount of waste thrown into the environment.