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20 Best DIY Window Box Ideas
Looking for a way to add beauty and interest to the front of your home, while amping up your curb appeal in the process? Window boxes are the perfect front yard landscaping idea or pretty front porch project. They also make an excellent DIY venture, even for beginners. That’s because these simple structures are easy to build, using just a few basic materials that can be purchased from your local home improvement store. Plus, making DIY window boxes allows you to customize them to the exterior of your unique abode, for every style from contemporary to colonial and beyond. No saw? No worries. You’ll find that many of the pieces you need are available in pre-cut sizes across stores. If not, most stores are able to cut the materials for you on-site, saving you time, energy, money, and stress.
Once you’ve built and installed the window boxes of your dreams, it’s time to decide how to fill them. The options are limitless! Window boxes can be home to a wide variety of flowers and plants, from fresh herbs to healing plants to trailing ferns that will spill attractively over the sides of your gorgeous planters. If you’re looking for a low-care solution for your window boxes, consider succulents or even faux flowers. Before you get started, check out this roundup of DIY window box ideas to let your imagination bloom. The right project is waiting for you and only bound by your imagination!
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DIY Classic Window Boxes
Jenny Steffens
Create these classic white window boxes in 30 minutes using pine boards and trim moulding. Add plastic window box liners and fill them with boxwoods for instant height, structure and lushness, plus softer, more flowing flowers like pansies and hyacinth.
Get the tutorial at Jenny Steffens.
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DIY Galvanized Herb Garden Window Boxes
The Polished Paddle
Turn any galvanized tub or bucket into a window box planter by drilling drainage holes into the bottom.
Fill with fresh herbs like parsley, oregano, basil, and mint so you’ll always have edible essentials for your kitchen.
Get the tutorial at The Polished Pebble.
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Simple DIY Window Boxes
The Handmade Home
These charming window boxes are made of common board, which is suitable for indoor and outdoor use. To install them, first attach two “L” brackets to the front of your home.
Get the tutorial at The Handmade Home.
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DIY Shaker Window Boxes
Beneath My Heart
These popular Shaker-style window boxes look even lovelier when paired with matching shutters. Be sure to drill holes into the bottom of the window boxes to allow for water drainage.
Get the tutorial at Beneath My Heart.
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DIY Flower Box Planters
h30 Bungalow
These pretty white window boxes are guaranteed to weather any storm because they’re made with pressure-treated wood to protect from rot and insects. Keep it simple or add optional trim for a more elaborate look.
Get the tutorial at h30 Bungalow.
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DIY Cottage Chic Flower Boxes
Amber Oliver
Your windowscape will look pretty as a picture with the help of this easy-to-follow tutorial. Curved wood brackets add cottage style to this simple white window box.
Get the tutorial at Amber Oliver.
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DIY Picket Fence Window Boxes
Make It & Love It
These unique window boxes are made using affordable and durable cedar fence planks.
Paint them white if you like the classic white picket fence look.
Get the tutorial at Make It & Love It.
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DIY Mahogany Window Boxes
Redhead Can Decorate
Thanks to a rich mahogany stain, these window boxes stand out beautifully against brick and white trim. Wood stain adds not only beauty and character to bare wood, but also protection from the elements.
Get the tutorial at Redhead Can Decorate.
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DIY Extra Deep Window Boxes
Julie Blanner
When building your own window boxes, one thing you’ll need to decide is how big to go. Blogger Julie Blanner likes the oversized look, opting for 12-inch deep flower boxes. Pro tip: Use empty aluminum soda cans or pine cones to fill the bottom of these planter boxes without adding a lot of weight.
Get the tutorial at Julie Blanner.
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DIY Twig Window Boxes
Improvised Life
Here’s a clever way to create beauty from destruction. Reader Julie Houston made this twig window box using plywood frames and debris gathered in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Get the tutorial at Improvised Life.
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DIY Antique Drawer Window Boxes
Kammy's Korner
Add vintage flare to the front of your home with these antique dresser drawer window boxes. Add a sunny pop of color by painting them yellow.
Get the tutorial at Kammy’s Korner.
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DIY Standing Pallet Window Boxes
Her Tool Belt
If you love the look of window boxes but are hesitant to drill holes into the front of your home, this is the perfect DIY project for you.
These cascading flower pallet planter boxes have four sturdy legs and can be placed in front of empty windows for added style and color.
Get the tutorial at Her Tool Belt.
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DIY Rustic Pastel Window Boxes
Centsational Style
A wood planter box gets a colorful upgrade with painted pastel wood shims. For a rustic, weathered look, try the dry brush paint technique, leaving some of the wood from the shims exposed.
Get the tutorial at Centsational Style.
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DIY Indoor Hanging Window Boxes
Grandma's House DIY
Who says window boxes are for outdoors only? Bring the outside in with these hanging flower boxes made from repurposed wood boxes and sisal rope.
Get the tutorial at Grandma’s House DIY.
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DIY Shed Window Boxes
Charlotte's House
These sweet little window boxes are “stupid easy” to make, according to blogger Charlotte Smith. Add a plastic planter insert so you can easily swap out flowers and plants from season to season.
Get the tutorial at Charlotte’s House.
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DIY Coastal Window Boxes
Finding Silver Pennies
Learn how to turn simple PVC planks into dreamy coastal window boxes. This helpful guide also shows you how to create a watering system within the box using PVC pipes and rope.
Get the tutorial at Finding Silver Pennies.
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DIY Craftsman-Style Window Boxes
Shades of Blue Interiors
These cedar window planters are easy to build and have a rewarding impact.
Apply waterproofing combination stain and sealer to keep them looking lovely all year round.
Get the tutorial at Shades of Blue Interiors.
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DIY Wood Shim Window Boxes
The Scrap Shoppe
Wood shims add texture and character to these walnut-stained window boxes. This tutorial shows you how to build a sturdy wood frame for your window boxes, to ensure a super-secure fit.
Get the tutorial at The Scrap Shoppe.
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DIY Flower Pot Window Boxes
Alison Murray
These charming window boxes are designed to hold four flower pots, which makes it really easy to water your plants and swap them out for new ones. Each window box should take about an hour to complete.
Get the tutorial at Mom Spark.
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DIY Oversized Window Boxes
Construction 2 Style
For a bold look, try these oversized window boxes in bright white. Just remember that once full of plants and soil, a window box can be extremely heavy. These planters are safely secured with five large lag bolts.
Get the tutorial at Construction 2 Style.
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Tierney McAfee Tierney McAfee is a freelance writer and Country Living and The Pioneer Woman contributor who covers entertainment, holiday & entertaining, food & drinks, design ideas, DIY, and more.
Window box ideas: 16 ways to make a stunning display full of flowers and foliage
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Are your windows looking a little bare? Then these window box ideas are just what you need. From simple and chic designs to cascading florals, they will instantly lift your space to the next level.
One of the best things about window boxes is they are enjoyed by everyone. For instance, if you place them at the front of your home, not only will they offer a warm welcome to you, they will be admired by passers-by too. They also enhance the view from inside the house – who doesn't love a vista framed with pretty florals and leaves? And, if you go for brightly-coloured blooms, you'll attract buzzy bees and butterflies.
What's more, window boxes provide an opportunity to get really creative and make a display that beautifully complements your home, individual style, and other garden design ideas. And if you don't have an outside plot of your own, then there's even more reason to include them, to satisfy those green-fingered urges!
So keep scrolling to discover our favourite picks, then why not give it a go yourself?
1. Play with height
This window box creates a stunning effect with different levels of planting
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To create a stunning scene full of interest, then choose plants of multiple heights.
Using tall plants will offer a subtle screen too, perfect for a touch of privacy, or to enhance an otherwise lacklustre view.
White gaura, otherwise known as bee blossom, provides upright yet delicate stems topped with pretty pink-white blooms and makes a lovely centre point. Bright purple Verbena bonariensis makes another good tall-plant choice. Salivas also add height and can be found in a multitude of colours – try 'Hot Lips' or 'Lady in Red' for vivid, red-toned alternatives to the deep indigo hues of 'Caradonna'.
Surround with plenty of trailing plants for maximum impact – we love this cascading plum-coloured petunia.
2. Match your flowers to your frame
A picture-perfect window box full of daisies
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Sometimes a simple choice can create all the impact you need! So why not pick one plant in the same colour as your window frame and fill a container en masse?
This smart planter adorned with daisies is a gorgeous yet pared-back display.
They're bound to make everyone smile and look beautifully balanced with the white, wooden surroundings. We love the picket detailing too – reminiscent of cottage garden ideas.
If you're after an all-white scheme too, then try Cosmos 'Purity', Ox-eye daisies, or Osteospermum.
3. Mix bright blooms with black
This display creates a vibrant contrast around the surroundings
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To make your windows stand out from the crowd, pair vibrant blooms with black shutters. Not only will it offer an on-trend look, but the distinct contrast will create a showstopping view.
Here, a mass of purple pansies, trailing ivy, and sunny daffodils make a sumptuous selection that sings against the dark backdrop. Pussy willow is a brilliant way to add further texture (we love its fluffy catkins!) and creates height to draw the eye.
If you're ready to revamp your windows, start by taking a look at our best exterior wood paint.
4. Let tulips steal the show
Spring tulips are always a delight to see
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Tulips are one of our favourites. Once valued at extortionate prices for singular bulbs (during the 'Tulip Mania' of the early 1600s) it's easy to see why these beauties remain well-loved today.
This smart set-up offers a beautifully-balanced backdrop of cool grey and green, allowing the scarlet blooms to take centre stage. Rosemary provides a reliable evergreen display for when the flowers fade.
Need a helping hand getting started? Check out our advice on how to plant tulips.
5. Turn heads with a tree
Create a dramatic display using potted trees
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Even a small windowsill such as this can be transformed with a bold statement. A niwaki style tree (pruned carefully to appear miniature) adds a forest feel to this urban scene.
Planted in a stylish galvanised pot, it's a fuss-free approach which still looks spectacular.
You could try other ornamental trees too – why not learn how to grow acers for year round interest in your garden? Or, a small olive tree adds a wonderful touch of Mediterranean flair – you could even don it with fairy lights for added ambience.
6. Decorate your she shed
A window box or too will do wonders for your she shed
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Window boxes aren't just for houses! If you've recently revamped your shed after perusing our stunning she shed ideas then this idea is for you.
This super-sweet window box adds a touch of charm to this pretty window. We love the red and patterned details against the pale blue, whilst the bunting adds a sense of vintage chic.
The addition of a windmill adds to the playful vibe whilst pulling the colour scheme together beautifully.
7. Opt for trailing beauties
Add strings of trailing foliage
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Make the most of the space beneath your window.
Try using leafy trailers and you can enjoy their wonderfully natural structure as they fall.
English ivy, ornamental sweet potato vine with its lime-green leaves, or even trailing varieties of Heucherella are all good choices. Top with a sunny show of flowers to complete the scene.
8. Complement grey hues with pink
A stunning combination of Lobelia and Pelargoniums adds colour to this scene
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Grey is totally in this year (check out our garden trends to see for yourself). It instantly revitalises a space with a sophisticated yet pared-back air.
If your walls are painted in this cool hue, then why not use your window boxes to provide a focal point? Here, vivid pink Pelargoniums sit aside jewel-toned Lobelias to create a lovely, yet contemporary look.
For more modern garden ideas, check out our advice.
9. Go simple and smart
Vence Window Box from Garden Trading
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If you're not so keen on showy floral displays, why not opt for a simple, evergreen scheme?
These zinc-plated steel planters are super stylish yet subdued – perfect for a contemporary home.
The three miniature plants add structure and a refreshing dose of green all year round – so a great low-maintenance option.
Try small varieties of European cypress or Arborvitae 'Emerald Green'. If you're after more low maintenance garden ideas, then head on over to our guide.
10. Create a spring theme
Pair pretty pastels with miniature eggs for an Easter theme
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Transform your windowsill into a spring scene that will bring joy to both adults and children alike. All you need is a few small pots in pretty pastel tones, then load them up with a selection of your favourite violas. A wooden support built into the frame ensures they won't topple off if the wind picks up.
For a real Easter theme, dot a few miniature eggs around the base of each plant – the kids will love to spot them!
11. Up the romance with a relaxed style
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If you love cottage gardens, then it's simple to extend the style to your windows.
Go for masses of flowers full of scent and colour for a relaxed yet abundant vibe.
Petunias are a great choice – they come in an array of colours, smell lovely, and attract pollinators – but take a look at our best cottage garden plants to discover alternatives.
12. Grow edible greens
Try planting micro greens for a tasty treat
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If you're pining for a raised bed but haven't got the space, then now's the time to put your window boxes to good use. 'You can grow edibles on your kitchen windowsill – herbs and dwarf vegetable varieties,' says gardener and florist Jessica Smith of Flower and Land .
Jessica also suggests trying trailing tomatoes to conserve space. 'You can buy windowsill glasshouses or glass boxes too,' she adds. Jessica also suggests to try companion planting. For example, she explains how basil, when grown alongside tomatoes, will help to ward off pests.
Micro greens such as Mizuna or 'Red Russian' kale make great choices.
You could also plant a herb garden just outside your window for easy access. Just take a look at our best herbs to grow in your garden for inspiration.
13. Be bold with colour
This bright pink scene has the wow-factor
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If you really want to make a statement, then go big and bold on colour. This bright fuchsia setting makes the perfect backdrop for a sea of pretty petunias.
If you've got the space, use the rule of three when it comes to lining up pots – it's easy on the eye. We love the fun design of the pot higher up, too – it finishes the display with an extra boost of playfulness.
Why not get creative with your own pots for a quick and budget-friendly update? Just take a look at our advice to revamp and revitalise your terracotta pots in 5 simple steps.
14. Use cyclamen for winter interest
Pure white cyclamens will add a dose of elegance to your window
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Cyclamen are a wonderful choice for a reliable winter bloomer.
If you love a vibrant look, opt for varieties in bright pinks or purples. However, you can never go wrong with the snow-white kinds for an elegant display.
Their hardy nature means they're an easy choice for window boxes. And, you'll be sure to love the lift they'll give to your space throughout the colder months.
For more ideas, check out our best plants for winter pots.
Boost your window's planting space with long containers
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For wider windows, opt for extra long planters. That way, you can really make the most of the space to create a view you will love.
This chic white container looks stunning loaded up with a mixture of textural and colourful plants, with that indigo-hued Lobelia taking the spotlight. It ties together with the rest of the white window frame perfectly.
We also love the dark creep foliage that creeps up the wall behind, creating another layer or interest. Opt for Virginia creeper to recreate the look – it has the bonus of turning a blazing red come autumn.
16. Create a miniature jungle
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A window box is the perfect place to let your creativity run wild. Just check out this beauty for example!
Tons of colourful foliage have been gathered to create a jungle-like vibe, for a magnificent view, as we're sure you'll agree. Recreate this look and your window boxes will be the talk of the town in no time.
Heather makes the perfect window box plant for this stony cottage scene
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There are a few things to put in the bottom of your window box to help create a well-prepared home for your plants.
- Start with a clean slate – if you're replanting an old window box, it's best to remove everything, even the soil, first. This gives your new plants the best chance at thriving.
- To improve drainage, add a few handfuls of gravel, small stones, or terracotta crocks to the bottom of your window box.
- Opt for potting soil rather than heavy loam, to increase drainage further and allow roots to grow freely.
- If your window box is in a very sunny spot, consider adding water crystals to the soil mix to reduce your plants from drying out.
Do window boxes need drainage?
Yes, window boxes definitely need drainage! Make sure your container has plenty of holes in the bottom. This will avoid your plants sitting in damp soil after watering or heavy rainfall, which can cause them to rot.
Most commercially bought window boxes will come with holes included, but if yours doesn't, you may want to consider carefully creating your own, using a drill.
Be sure to check for passers-by before watering, if your window boxes are up high. No-one wants to be soaked by surprise!
The garden was always a big part of Holly's life growing up, as was the surrounding New Forest where she lived. Her appreciation for the great outdoors has only grown since then. She's been an allotment keeper, a professional gardener, and a botanical illustrator – plants are her passion.
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Gardening - in the country or in the walls of a city apartment - can be even more interesting if you approach the process with a bit of creativity: we have compiled a shortlist of ideas that you You will definitely like it
Not only owners of small apartments and fans of hand-made pieces of furniture and decor can use IKEA bestsellers for their own purposes - the products of the Swedish brand will also be a great help for gardeners: a little imagination - and ordinary things turn into an original garden or window sill decoration. In a word, today we are telling how to replace banal flower pots and flower beds. nine0003
Double two
Decorating your garden with original decor is easier and more affordable than you think. You will need two regular flower pots, your favorite plants, and some inspiration.
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Do flower pots take up too much space? Replace them with a wall panel that's easy to make from an old coffee table.
Cut off the legs and attach flower pots to the table top. Now you can decorate the empty wall!
Geometry of style
Flower panel can be improved by making recesses for indoor plants in the tabletop from the side table. It's time to brush up on school labor lessons!
House of Flowers
Non-standard use of ordinary things is a safe way to add zest to the interior. Try turning a vintage lantern into a flower pot: it will be the perfect "home" for small plants - for example, succulents.
Colour-out
Details add aesthetics to a garden. Take a flashlight as a basis - a glass container with a plant will fit perfectly in it. Place the original planter at the front door or hang it on a tree or fence.
Instead of a flower bed
Do you dream of a garden on the windowsill, but the latter is not there (yes, it happens!)? Nothing is impossible: attach the railing to the window bar and hang potted plants on steel hooks.
In order to save money, pots can be replaced with metal cutlery dryers. nine0003
Three-legged
Let your imagination run wild - by attaching three legs (for example, from a chair) to a bamboo bowl, you will not only get a hand-made planter for indoor plants, but also extend the life of an old thing.
Side by side
The turquoise trolley is one of IKEA's bestsellers. Usually it is used to store small things or household items. We propose to do otherwise and turn the cart into a convenient stand for flower seedlings.
With eco attachment
True gardeners will find bamboo boxes useful not only in the bathroom, but also on the balcony. Plant flowers in them and put them on the windowsill - note to the neighbors.
All colors of the rainbow
Upgrade your regular colander with paint and strong string. Now it remains to decorate it with flowers and hang it on a hook - a bright planter is ready!
Bench with a secret
If you have solved the storage issue a long time ago, use a wooden bench with a box as a flower bed: a little earth and seeds - and the flower bed is ready.
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Hanging
And wood paneling and metal planters can decorate an empty wall. Just attach the panels to the surface and use the hooks to secure the pots - all ingenious is simple!
Wall-mounted
Compact picture shelf hanging around? Plant small indoor plants in it and let nature into your living room, kitchen or bedroom.
For the little ones
Glasses from scented candles are also useful in everyday life - it is very convenient to grow flowers in these glass containers. And yet, you see, they look much more original than standard planters. nine0003
Line up
Attach a metal wine bottle holder to the fence and use it instead of a flower frame. You can also use the trick in the walls of the kitchen - growing herbs in this way is very convenient - they are always at hand!
12 ideas for decorating the window sill with indoor flowers
Only the window sill has enough light for indoor plants.
But how to turn the chaos of pots into home decoration? A familiar picture - flowers on the windowsill - sometimes causes mixed feelings. I remember the geranium on a lace napkin, and the window sills of Soviet flower growers completely filled with flowers - these impassable dusty jungles, pots in stains, windows that cannot be opened because they are barricaded by the “army of the greens”. Perhaps because of such associations, many owners these days are in no hurry to acquire plants, preferring to leave window sills free. nine0003
Meanwhile, things could be different! Green spaces are the most relevant means of decor. Decorators, designers and hobbyists alike are looking for new interesting forms and ways to introduce greenery into our urban apartments. And even the classics of the genre - the aforementioned flowers on the windowsill - now look lively and fresh in good interiors. How to achieve such an effect?
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Take a good look at your chances
Of course, decorators have no special rules about colors on windowsills.
Unless, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of growing plants. For example, shade-loving plant species planted on the south side are also likely to have a pale appearance. And do not count on lush flowering if the windows face north. In this case, designers unanimously advise to free the window altogether - both from plants and (if possible) from curtains. To let the sun's rays into the initially dark interior at least a little. nine0003
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Decorate like you're not dealing with a window sill
All the same tricks work in window sill design as with any other type of decor. And this is perhaps the key thesis that needs to be learned: start decorating a window, as you would decorate a shelf of a shelving unit or a fireplace, and you are guaranteed to achieve noticeable results.
Nanette Wong
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Come up with a plan
The worst thing is the random pile of pots and flowers.
To make the window sill look decorative, and not turn into another burden on the interior, you need a concept.
Go from the plants you like, or build your display through a selection of interesting planters or pots that will rhyme with interior details. The idea can be anything, but it must be. Here are some examples.
Steve Masley Consulting and Design
1. When less is better
It is safest to follow the path of limitation: two large showy plants are preferable to an assortment of ten indistinct plants. The void around the plant on the windowsill, just, will attract more attention to the pot than if it turns out to be part of a single green mass.
Maggie Jerde Design
2. The Way of Self-Restriction
The simplest identical pots are better than a collection of all kinds and colors. Do you want the simplest terracotta? Let her stand alone on the windowsill. For example, in the interior in the photo, the idea of limiting color worked - all flower pots are white, in the same style, but the shapes are different.
Moreover, not only on the windowsill, but throughout the interior. nine0003
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3. Combine with a flower girl
Any problems with the number, color and design of pots can be avoided by planting your entire garden in one box, container or flowerpot. The main thing is that all plants in it are satisfied with a single mode of watering and lighting.
Theresa Fine
Nina Frolova
Nina Frolova
4. Make a composition not only from flowers
By the way, flowers, like pots, are completely optional on the windowsill. It can be a still life, say, with only one flower or without it at all. Some pots do not need flowers and can successfully act as a self-sufficient decor item. nine0003
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Work with Plant Scale
If the window sill is small, why not populate it with succulents and other miniature species. Mini-gardens are now in vogue, and the choice of suitable planters is fabulously rich - you can not hold back and afford any. The main thing is not to deviate from the general line and maintain the idea of a single scale.
West Elm
Mugs
If you want to be even more conceptual, you can plant mini-plants in glass flasks or, say, in dishes: in cups, mugs, milk jugs, sugar bowls. For larger species, pots, watering cans and other utensils are suitable.
Nina Frolova
6. Plant not in pots
The idea is not new, but certainly bright: why not decorate the interior of the kitchen with a cache-pot with an enameled Soviet-era kitchen kettle? Plant flowers in mugs, jugs, glasses. Let the window sill resemble a buffet table shelf, and not a good old window.
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Visiting: Palace Shik and the Soviet past of the rented apartment on Kurskaya
Christelle Rousselin
Christelle Rousselin
, - it's beautiful, tasty and healthy. The owners of the pots in the photo decided to set up a garden of herbs on the windowsill, and the pots were painted with slate paint and signed. It's a good concept.
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8. Uniform
It happens that flowers have been decorating the window sill for a long time, they look well-groomed and feel good, but they do not please. Tired of assorted pots, and the usual landscape. What to do?
Plants can be "dressed up". They don’t sell any flower pots now - even textile ones, even knitted ones, even concrete ones.
However, it can be difficult to change all the old flower pots for new, identical ones, because each flower needs its own size. A simpler option is to wrap the pots with paper. Well, needlewomen can sew or knit clothes according to the season. In addition, the rearrangement will help to revive the exposition - change the plants by rooms. nine0003
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9. Rhythm and symmetry
The principle of placing flowers on the windowsill can also form the basis of your concept. For example, rhythm and symmetry are pleasing to the human eye. Try not just to take the same pots - arrange them at the same distance along the plane of the window sill.
Tip: Don't be too partial. In order for the beauty of the plant to be fully manifested, there must be air around each pot.
Pickell Architecture
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Primary and secondary
With all the pluses, the path of asceticism is not to everyone's liking. The desire of the city dweller to turn the window sill into a green oasis, in general, is also completely understandable: having yearned for nature, you want everything at once - and loaches, and cacti, and pelargoniums, and ficus.
A collection of plants is not collected in an instant, so it is not always possible to maintain the uniformity of the pots.
In this case, the key to your botanical success is a good composition. So that the eye does not drown in solid greenery, choose one or two large and expressive plants that will attract attention and become the semantic center of the garden. Let the rest serve to fill the space (act as a background). nine0003
Rikki Snyder
Ellie Lillstrom Photography
10. To the next level!
Even if the window sill is wide, it is better not to place pots of the same size one after the other.
No one will see the second row, unless they are large specimens head and shoulders above everyone else. It is better to think about how to organize several levels. For example, you can put a flower table or a bench in front of the windowsill, at or slightly below the window sill itself. If its width allows, you can place a jardinière or stand on several floors. nine0003
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11. Horizontally
A shelf for plants is often made across the window - although it eats up a lot of light, it provides additional flower places.
Tip: Think about how you will clean the glass and open the window for ventilation.
Chris Snook
Warp & Weft
Claudia Vallentin Fotografie
12. Vertical
Don't forget that pots can be hung. Traditionally, planters dangle along the window frame, but this option is not the only one.
