Many old houses have beautiful outlines of semi-circular or rectangular shape, protruding on the outside of the building. Such protrusions have quite a clear name - the bay window. Most often the location of the bay window falls on the living room or kitchen. If you are lucky enough to have an apartment with a bay window, then our article will give you a lot of ideas for creating a cozy and modern atmosphere in your home.
Erker in the interior, on the one hand, can scare, because most people are not used to such an architectural creation, but on the other hand, its presence brings many advantages. Let's look at several variants of the bay window in the living room, and what are the options for its design.
If the bay window is on the window in your apartment, then you can make it a cozy nest for yourself. Surely in your childhood you liked to sit on the windowsill with a book and, while reading, watch the passers-by. Now you can create yourself the same place, only wider and more convenient, putting a mattress and pillows on the wide sill. And the zone under such a sofa can be equipped for books or for storing different things.
The walls of the bay window can be decorated with mirror panels, so you get the effect of increasing the space, and when it's sunny, the light will be reflected in the mirrors, making the daylight in the room more light.
Window with a bay window in a modern interior
Window with a bay window in the interior of a children's room
Window with a bay window in the interior of the living-dining room
This is one of the best options for a bay window in the interior. The flight of your imagination can be limitless. Having considered the options offered in the article, you are sure to find a lot of valuable and interesting for arranging the bay window in the living room of your apartment .
The sofa version of the arrangement of the bay window
In the shape of the bay window you can order a sofa and put along the wall. This has the following advantages:
- if you decide to read a book, then the light from the window will fall directly onto its pages;
- you get an overview of the entire room;
- putting a bulky sofa in the bay window, you unload the main room space, while getting more free space, which can be filled to your taste, and you can leave it blank.
If you do not want to heavily load yourself with the manufacture of furniture, then just buy the most suitable option for the sofa in size and style.
Living room with bay window photo
How to choose a sofa in the bay window
Armchair for the bay window
Erker in the living room for the dining area of the
You can arrange a bay window in the living room under the dining area. To do this, you need to put a dining table and chairs. Along the window, if there is such a possibility, you can make a narrow bench with pillows. Then, if you have many guests, you can push the table apart, push it closer to the window. This will give the guests a good feeling, sitting on cushions, and free chairs for the rest of the guests.
You may have encountered a situation where there are so many guests that there are not enough chairs and you have to ask neighbors for additional furniture. A spacious bench or sofa in the bay window will decide the question of an additional seat.
Design of a living-dining room with a bay window photo
Dining table in a bay window
Dining table and chairs in a bay window
Tea area in a bay window
If you have a dining table in its place, or you put it only on holidays, and meals take place in the kitchen, then the bay window can be selected for the tea zone, or the so-called recreation area. To do this, you can put in a bay window a small coffee or coffee table and two armchairs, turned in the direction of the window. When a long-awaited guest comes to you and wants solitude, then sitting with your back to the room and face koknu, you can quite create a comfortable environment for communication. Or maybe you yourself will want to dream, looking at the sunset for a cup of fragrant tea.
Erker in the interior of the living room photo
Erker in the interior of the living room Photo
Office in the bay window
Arrangement in the bay window of the home cabinet is a great idea, especially if you do not have your place of work, but it is absolutely necessary for you. All lockers for documentation can be made under the windowsill. In the center of the bay window, put the desk, and turn the chair towards the sun's rays, so as not to create a shadow on the desktop.
Working home cabinet in the bay window
Workplace in the bay window photo
Winter garden in the bay window
If you are a big fan of indoor trees and flowers, then the bay window can be equipped for a winter garden. Especially it will be useful for those plants for the winter garden, which need a lot of light.
Window with a bay window - flowers on the windowsill
Erker in the interior photo
Free zone in the bay of the
You can do nothing in the bay window, leaving it, for example, for playing with children. If your children like to put on puppet shows or prepare concerts for the holidays for you, the bay window in the interior of your apartment or house is perfect for an improvised scene. And on the eve of the New Year in the bay window, a beautiful New Year tree will look great.
Now you know how you can draw bay window in the living room of , it's even possible that you had your own ideas about this during the reading and viewing of the photo. But before you start taking on any idea, you need to know how to properly draw a bay window, what curtains and curtain rods for the bay window are the most suitable. Let's look at this issue.
Window decoration with bay window - which to choose cornice
If you want to visually increase the height of the room, the ideal option for this will be the ceiling cornices for the bay window.
Also cornices can be easily selected according to the shape of the bay window, since modern technologies allow them to be made of flexible material. Flexible cornices are suitable for the bay window, which is in the form of a semicircle, and for the rectangular shape, there are other accessories for the cornice - an adjustable bar and bracket, corner joints, connectors.
Flexible cornice for bay window
Curtains for bay window
Curtains should be chosen depending on the purpose of the bay window. If it so happened that the view from the window is not very pleasant, then you can close it with a Roman curtain, roller blinds, blinds. Also, these options are perfect for decorating a study in the bay window. And they can be attached to the window profile.
Curtains for the bay window photo
If you want to emphasize the bay window area, French curtains will help you achieve this.
In general, when choosing curtains for a bay window, you should understand that they can either add charm to the interior, or take all the attention. To avoid mistakes, choose curtains that will blend in with the main interior of the room so that the bay window does not look like something from another opera.
First of all, the curtains should not close the window completely and be massive. Ideal if you use them purely in a decorative form, and the window itself will be opened or covered with a light and transparent cloth.
Curtains in a bedroom with a bay window
And do not forget about accessories for curtains! They will be able to bring a zest not only in the design of the bay window, but also in the entire interior of the living room.
But how would we not paint the main points for choosing curtains and cornices, yet many bay windows remain completely open - this solution is particularly suitable for modern interiors.
Interior of the living room with a bay window
Design of a living room with a bay window photo
Building a house with a bay window
Perhaps you do not have an apartment with a bay window today, but this topic is interesting to you, because you are thinking about your home and are already planning what should be its project. If the presence of the bay window does not frighten you, but rather inspires you, you can look at the designs of houses with a bay window on the Internet. Most often for your own home, after all, make a bay window of regular rectangular shape. This space is much easier to equip. Rarely build a bay window in Venetian style, semi-circular. In any case, the French windows will look great on the floor.
House with a bay window photo
House designs with a bay window
Attachment of a bay window
If you live in an apartment on the ground floor and do not have a bay window, but really want to make an additional outbuilding you will not be difficult. The only thing you have to do is walk around the cabinets to register the desired extension of the living space. But, believe me, it's worth it! And do not forget to put additional heating in the attached bay window.
Now that you know much more about the bay window, it will be easier for you to decorate it, whatever it is and wherever it is: whether it's just a window, a living room or a kitchen with a bay window. The main thing is that its presence does not spoil you the interior of the apartment, but, on the contrary, made a special unique luxury and coziness.
