With added light and great views on offer, large windows like bay or sash windows are a home feature that’s favoured by many. In rooms like your living room and bedroom, large window fixtures can certainly transform the space and add new depths to your room.
But, when you’re living with them every day, large windows can also pose some issues, especially when it comes to your styling options. After all, windows of this size automatically draw the eye, and so they should. But, you may be struggling to know exactly how you should style and highlight these key features.
In reality, though, styling even large, wall-length windows needn’t be difficult. Keep on reading to find out why.
Simple is best
Collecting enough ornaments to fill large window sills can feel like a major undertaking, let alone when you also have to make sure that they tie in with your colour scheme, come up at the right height, and all the rest of it. In reality, though, the sheer scope of a window like this means that simple will most often be best. After all, ornaments are great for adding interest and catching the eye, but your large window does that already.
If you do want to use ornaments here, focus on just a couple of taller, sleek ornaments at the far corners of your windows, or something like a brightly coloured window seat that’s less likely to overwhelm your windows themselves. That way, you make your life easier, and will probably find that your windows look like a much more sleek and sophisticated style feature as a result.
Dressing doesn’t need to be complicated
Dressing a large window feels like it’ll require additional curtains or excessive amounts of fabric, but to avoid obscuring your view, it’s worth stripping right back on your window dressings. Most commonly, people with large windows prefer to treat multiple window panes or panels as one, and instead keep curtains in window corners.
Equally, you could do away with curtains altogether by opting for an alternative like Roman blinds, which won’t obscure your windows at all, but can instead be cut to your window’s exact dimensions. Their concertinaed design makes blinds like these especially useful for large windows, as they can add a framing flourish during the day, and a sleek finish at night.
Framing can go a long way
Roman blinds aren’t the only great option for framing your window in a complementary, rather than overwhelming way. Many people also opt for traditional design choices like valances or cornicing to hide curtains or blinds and add interest. Cornicing can be especially effective as a design feature in its own right because you could use materials like wood, or even tie this in with any ceiling cornices. Both options can help to tie large windows into your interior style choices without requiring excessive work, or overwhelming amounts of décor additions.
Large windows can look great if you just step back, let them speak for themselves, and complement them in these surprisingly subtle ways.
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