The space around the window opening is often unused, so a fitted cabinet around the window is convenient and practical solution. Under the window sill you can install a sofa or desk. At the same time, shelves with books, accessories and other elements will harmoniously fit around the window, beneficially complementing the interior.

In most cases, the structure is a built-in option, the construction of which occurs at the stage of renovation or finishing of the premises. It could also be ordinary furniture made by individual order, according to the parameters of the window sections.

Furniture layout options

Ideas for installing or integrating window structures can be applied to any room in the house. The cabinets are complemented by shelves, mezzanines and racks.

A closet by the window will help you do cozy corner, which can be supplemented with a desk. A significant disadvantage is the lack of mobility, in which the structure cannot be moved to another location, only disassembly is required.

Wardrobe under the window

Often used in small kitchens, where cabinets are built up to the window sill, thereby creating an additional work surface. The niche should be closed with a tight-fitting door to minimize heat loss.

The table top-window sill can be equipped with a sink, and under it there will be all the wiring and water filters.

If the battery is located under a window, holes are made in the countertop to allow heat flow to escape, and facades with a slot are installed on the cabinet opposite the battery.

The structure under the window in the room can smoothly transition into a desk, which is a rather stylish and original solution.

With a wide window, a niche for things can be located below, and a bed for relaxing and reading can be built at the top. A variety of options will fit favorably into the interior of a bedroom, living room or children's room.

Side cabinets by the window

An excellent solution for elongated rooms where it is possible to visually shorten the length of the room. The cabinet system is lined up on the sides, thus freeing the space from bulky furniture. The structures are equipped with shelves, drawers, hooks, rods and other elements for convenient use.

You can install side shelving around the window, but it would be better and more practical to install a U-shaped option, when in addition to the shelving there is also an upper shelf above the window. In this case, instead of curtains, you can use spot or pendant lamps, which will provide soft and warm light.

In the kitchen or living room side cabinets often serve as a buffet. This design gives the room a touch of coziness and home comfort and creates a relaxed atmosphere. For greater elegance, it is better to make the buffet doors glass, at least partially.

The larger the room, the deeper the closet can be built near the window.

Full window edging

A cabinet around a window in a room frames the window on all sides, with shelves located from the floor to the ceiling. Relevant for small rooms and miniature kitchens where there is a lack of storage space.

Solutions for children's room

Built-in structures allow you to make the most of the available space. You can store clothes, shoes, sports equipment, toys, etc. in them. Shelves and racks are placed along the window opening, and under it it is practical to place a desk at which the child will do his homework.

Children's furniture must meet certain requirements:

1. absence of sharp corners and protruding elements;
2. designs must be designed for the height, weight and age of the child;
3. free access to all parts of the furniture.

The cabinets in the nursery around the window can become a real storage room for storing things and other accessories. At the same time, the structure can be closed with doors, curtains or equipped with curtain façade, depending on the child’s age and ease of use.

Window decoration in the bedroom

In the bedroom, wardrobes should first of all be practical and ergonomic, so when placed near a window, one or both sides can be occupied by a wardrobe. It is also possible to place a cabinet on one side and shelves for various accessories on the other. In the middle there may be dressing table with cosmetic accessories.

With large dimensions, cabinets around the window in the bedroom can be equipped with doors using the accordion principle, which will significantly save space when opening the structures.

Window Frame Furniture

When arranging cabinets around a window, the following types of closing surfaces are used:

• blind doors;
• structures without doors;
• glass filling of facades;
• options with combined doors.

To obtain the desired result and to avoid gaps and other inaccuracies, it is better to make furniture of this type to order.

Using many ideas and options, you can successfully and effectively save space by using cabinets around the window. This can be a dressing room, a buffet, a bookcase and much more, based on the purpose of the room. Custom-made furniture will help create a comfortable and cozy corner, ideal for general style premises.

Residents small apartments We are constantly faced with the problem of lack of space to store various things. Designers have come up with many unusual options arrangement of furniture so that you can save space and place more things. One of the ideas is a closet around the window.

Advantages and disadvantages

Like any other storage structure, a cabinet installed around a window has its pros and cons.

Advantages:

1. Suitable for any room. It can be placed in the nursery, bedroom, living room, kitchen.
2. There is no need to cover the window opening with curtains. The upper niche of the cabinet allows you to install lamps in it, which will beautifully highlight the window in evening time. If desired, secure curtains or install roller blinds.
3. If the window sill is large, you can use a cabinet to separate it from the general space of the room and make it a table. The role of the countertop will be performed by the window sill.
4. The cabinet located around the window can be adapted for any purpose: add bookshelves, make a small dressing room, install drawers for small items or make shelves for clothes.
5. This design is suitable for various styles interior

Flaws:

1. Pipes located above, below or on the sides of the window opening will have to be hidden. Because of this, heat will be in limited space and not so efficient at heating the room. The same applies to the heating radiator, which in most cases has to be covered with a decorative screen.
2. Immobility of the structure. The cabinet around the window, like the one built into the concrete niches, is motionless. It needs to be disassembled to move it to another location.

IN one-room apartments and small rooms, such furniture is considered one of the best in terms of saving space and preserving appearance premises.

Interior location

You can place a cabinet around a window in different rooms. In the kitchen, this design will fit on the built-in countertop. undermount sink, A plumbing pipes hide below. Shelves will allow you to store kitchen utensils. You can frame the opening completely or hang several cabinets on the sides of the window opening.

In the bedrooms, side cabinets are installed, without shelves or niches above the window. Between the side cabinets it is convenient to place a small sofa for relaxation.

The living room can be unloaded from excess furniture along the walls. A cabinet around the window will look harmonious and save space.

In a children's room, a closet around the window will become a desk, a dressing room, storage for clothes and various items.

When decorating a children's room, it is necessary to make structures without sharp edges and protruding elements.

Types of cabinets around the window

There are three popular types of window cabinets. The choice will depend on the person’s preferences, the free space in the room, the size of the window opening and the room (living room, children’s room, bedroom).

With work area

In small rooms it is difficult to fit a table, wardrobe and bed so that there is still free space. Saving space, you can combine cabinets and work area. To do this, side cabinets are installed, a strip is fixed between them, which serves as work surface. It should be 15-20 cm from the window opening. Thus, it turns out comfortable workplace with the ability to store various items and things. You can attach a niche with lighting above the window so as not to install additional desk lamp.

With a sofa on the windowsill

A closet around the window with a large window sill will add not only storage space, but also ease of relaxation. Under the sofa you can install drawers in which there will be extra bed for storing clothes. A natural light source (window) allows you to read your favorite book while sitting on the built-in sofa. An additional seating area appears for guests and hosts.

With a bed by the window

In small rooms you can combine a bed with wardrobes. Thus, it will expand sleeping area however, in order to sleep peacefully, the window opening, frame and glass must have increased sound insulation. The position of the bed can be so that the head is towards the window sill or parallel to the window opening. Having made a bed for two children in this configuration, do not forget to equip its window with a lock.

Internal filling

In cabinets located around the window, it is convenient to place a built-in structure with drawers and a shelving system. Rods for hanging hangers with clothes and sliding structures will take up a lot of free space, but will hold less.

Advice! It's important to choose optimal size shelves so that the furniture does not take away part of the room, but contains required amount of things.

In a separate article on our website you can read about how to make a bookcase with your own hands.

Facades and decor options

If we talk about facades installed on cabinets around windows, they can be divided into three groups:

1. No doors (open shelves).
2. Doors.
3. One part of the cabinet is closed by the facade, the other remains open.

For the manufacture of facades, chipboard, fiberboard, MDF, and OSB are most often used. In addition to sawdust chipboards, solid wood doors are installed on expensive models.

Types of opening mechanisms

After choosing the design, location and facade, you need to select the mechanisms for opening the doors and drawers:

1. Folding. Allows doors to be opened down or up. Suitable for installation on lower or upper shelves.
2. Swing. Classic mechanisms consisting of hinges that are attached to the doors.
3. Drawers. They save space if you place them in the lower niche of the cabinet. They are placed in one row horizontally or vertically. To decorate the area more beautifully, you should eliminate the gaps between the drawers.

In order not to make a mistake with the choice of opening mechanisms, you need to draw in advance future design and distribute shelves with drawers.

At self-assembly cabinet, various problems may arise. In order not to dwell on difficult moments, you need to take into account some nuances:

1. It is important to calculate the depth of the shelves in advance. For example, books will fit in a niche 30 cm deep, but clothes will need more than 60 cm.
2. To harmoniously combine the closet with the walls, you need to make it reach the ceiling.
3. Initially, you need to calculate the height of the shelves so that things and objects fit on them.
4. Hinged doors should open 90 degrees or more. However, you need to position the opening mechanisms so that they do not hit the walls.

A cabinet around a window is suitable for any room. At correct assembly it fits perfectly into the design. To avoid mistakes during installation and design, it is better to draw up a design plan in advance.

There are several main nuances:

• To make the closet look less massive, you can decorate it to match the wall decoration.
• In rooms with low ceilings, it is better to install more narrow designs, which will visually increase the height.
• A small room should not be decorated with overly bulky and large models.
• If the structure around the window will not perform a serious functional load, you can use more laconic and elegant cabinets.
• On a balcony or loggia combined with internal space, with the help of built-in models, it is possible to zone the room.
• When designing an area under a window opening, you need to think about ventilation holes For closed battery heating.

Window location options

Window furniture has several functional areas. The layout of the products depends on the size of the room and the overall design intent.

On both sides

Symmetrically located products can have an open or closed design. If the window is not located in the center, asymmetrical designs are chosen, for example, in the form of a wardrobe and shelving.

On the picture wall cabinets, located on both sides around the window opening in the bedroom interior.

Corner cupboard

This model is perfect for filling corners, especially in small room. Such cabinets most often perform a decorative rather than a practical function, but at the same time they represent a fairly spacious structure with an ergonomic shape.

The photo shows a children's room with a balcony opening decorated with a corner wardrobe.

In the center of the window

In the area under the window, it is also easy to place a cabinet, which can turn into a cozy seating area or work area. The main thing with such an arrangement is that warm air from the radiator freely penetrated into the room. Structures in the form of a mezzanine above a window opening look no less interesting, however, with low ceiling heights, this solution will not be entirely appropriate. In this case, it is better to hang curtains at the top of the window opening or construct a plasterboard box for lighting.

Between the Windows

A wardrobe or a built-in model, which seems to merge with the plane and does not visually stand out against the general interior background, will fit especially harmoniously into the partition.

The photo shows a wardrobe placed between two windows in the living room interior.

How can you combine furniture near the window?

There are several options:

• Wardrobe with table. It is a very organic solution, perfect for small rooms and assuming the presence of natural light.
• With a sofa. Such a seating area undoubtedly turns into a central element of the entire interior and provides the opportunity to achieve the most functional and practical design.
• With a bed. This combined design allows not only to achieve cozy atmosphere, but also by properly arranging things, you can significantly save space.

The photo shows the interior of a teenager's room with cabinets around the window opening, combined with a desk.

Combined furniture allows you to wisely save free space and gives the environment the necessary comfort. The only drawback of such structures is their lack of mobility.

The photo shows a children's room with a window opening framed around it by wardrobes with a bed.

Types of cabinets

Types of models often installed around the window area.

Closet

Due to its precisely created sizes and shapes to suit the dimensions of the room being designed, it allows you to properly organize the area of ​​the room and provides the appropriate use of every centimeter.

Transformer

Compact and practical transforming models, distinguished by stylish and modern design and can have different mechanisms and simultaneously perform several functions at once.

Pictured are transforming cabinets white around the window opening in the interior of a room for two children.

Rack

It is a product equipped with shelves of various sizes and shapes. The rack is quite harmoniously combined with the rest of the interior furnishings and is perfect for almost any stylistic decision.

Wardrobe with open shelves

Open designs add more lightness and airiness to the environment, and due to their visual and accessible content, they allow you to give the surrounding design individuality, character and aesthetics.

Photo in the interior of a children's room

In this room, the structure installed next to the window area provides maximum efficient placement toys, classroom supplies and other things. When equipping lockers, the age and height of the child are primarily taken into account, so that he has free access to all drawers and shelves, as well as safety criteria, which require the absence of sharp corners.

The photo shows two cabinets with a workplace located around a window space in the nursery interior.

This ergonomic solution also contributes to additional free space for games in the middle of the room. The area around the window opening is mainly designed as a work area with a desk or computer desk.

The photo shows a children's room in Provence style with an area around the window opening decorated narrow cabinets with a table.

Wardrobes in a nursery can have a wide variety of designs, constructive forms and color design.

The photo shows wardrobes combined with a desk, placed around a window opening in a bedroom for two children.

Example of wardrobes in a bedroom

For the bedroom, only side cabinets with open shelves, and in the resulting niche under the window, place an armchair, a small sofa or a headboard. In more spacious rooms, you can use designs with a small sofa or dressing table, which will undoubtedly become an interesting addition to the entire design.

The photo shows a loft-style bedroom with a blue wardrobe in the design of the area around the window opening.

Also, in a bedroom that is of sufficient size, spacious wardrobes can be located around the window, in which it is possible to equip two different wardrobes.

The photo shows a window opening in the bedroom interior, surrounded by narrow wardrobes.

Wardrobes in the living room by the window

For a hall that differs elongated shape, side models for books and other accessories will be especially appropriate, allowing you to give the room proportionality and free up space from unnecessary furniture. Along the window in the living room interior you can install a sofa or a tea table with an armchair. To achieve the maximum cozy atmosphere, above the window opening, mounted Spotlights. With the help of this solution, it is possible to achieve a very impressive and unusual interior.

The photo shows a small living room with cabinets around the window, decorated with spotlights.

Photo of placement in the kitchen

In kitchen design, quite often there are a huge variety of original ideas framing the area around the window. Here they use products that are not too bulky, more distinguished by their aesthetic function, and the window sill is often transformed into a tabletop, dining or work table.

The photo shows cupboards placed around the window opening in the dining room interior.

Also kitchen space complemented by various racks or small models that have glass doors. In the dining room, buffets or china cabinets are installed along the edges of the window, giving the decor a traditional touch and creating a cozy homely atmosphere.

In the photo there is an area around a small window, decorated with cabinets gray in the kitchen interior.

Cabinet design options in the office

The interior of the office involves placement home library, in the form of bookcases with shelves, which can be diluted with photo frames, souvenirs and other decor, thereby giving the structure an even more interesting and attractive look. Racks and models equipped with a variety of drawers for storing documentation and other personal belongings or products with central part under the workplace.

This room has a special design. Due to the sloping walls, it is almost impossible to install traditional cabinets in the attic. Here, the area around the window can be decorated with homemade furniture structures or custom-made models.

Photo gallery

The cabinet around the window is practical and original design solution, has a spectacular, quite interesting appearance and allows you to add maximum functionality to the space.

In an effort to streamline your life, fit the maximum possible number of things and furniture into small area, owners of houses and apartments sometimes resort to such an option as a closet around the window. Let's take a look with RMNT at what this furniture arrangement might look like.

The advantages of installing a cabinet or shelves around a window are obvious:

• Space is saved, because usually this wall is around window opening just empty;
• The room gets original look;
• This is very practical - under the window between the columns of cabinets you can place a computer or desk, making maximum use of the usable space;
• Tall and narrow column cabinets will visually elevate low ceiling;
• The portal site gave you ideas for using a window sill in the interior. Between the cabinets, the window sill can also serve additional functions;
• This arrangement of furniture can be used in any room of the house - in the kitchen, bedroom, nursery, living room, office.

What can be placed around the window? Anything:

• In the nursery, these can be cabinets and shelves for books, toys, school supplies;
• In the bedroom there are shelves for cute little things and spacious wardrobes for clothes;
• In the kitchen there are shelves and cabinets with doors for food supplies, dishes, household appliances and all kinds of utensils;
• In the living room and office there are bookcases and shelves for useful items and souvenirs.

Designers urge you not to get carried away with the depth of the cabinets around the window. It is clear that you want to create the most spacious storage space for many items. However, this will negatively affect the natural illumination of the room, especially if the side is north. However, as you can see in the two photos above, sometimes the cabinets around the window opening can be made quite deep. But this is rather the exception than the rule.

Design experts advise making cabinets and shelves around the window light so as not to clutter the space. A good option is to paint them the same color as the walls so that they completely “dissolve” against their background. By the way, in a rectangular room where the door is opposite the window, you can use a mirrored option - cabinets around both the window and door openings.

The style of the cabinets should correspond to the entire design of the room and can be almost anything - from laconic minimalism to elaborate baroque carvings.

There is only one downside to this arrangement of cabinets - you will have to make custom-made furniture, strictly according to your dimensions. It can be cabinet-mounted or built-in, but custom sizes and the wishes of the owners will raise the price.

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When renovating, we rely on our own feelings, not knowing the basics of design, which is why the result so often does not live up to expectations.

website I have collected the most common mistakes that are made when decorating the interior of a living room.

Your living room only has overhead lighting.

Lighting creates atmosphere and should take into account your mood, so a living room can't get by with just a chandelier in the center of the room. Create your own lighting system (table lamps, sconces, floor lamps, ceiling lighting, etc.).

Missing or incorrectly sized carpet

Small carpets bring imbalance to the room, you should select a carpet correct size for your living room. Large carpet will provide visual extension space, and the interior will take on a finished look.

Your TV is out of place

The best place to place the TV is empty wall. Do not install the TV opposite or near a window; this is harmful to your eyesight and prevents you from seeing the image clearly. The distance between the TV and the sofa depends on the size of the screen: the distance should be 3–5 diagonals. Consider this when buying a new TV.

You underestimate the power of pillows

Sofa cushions create a cozy and relaxed atmosphere. When choosing pillows, consider whether the texture of the material will match the upholstery of the sofa or chair. If cushioned furniture in the living room is made of velvet or velor, then cotton or linen textiles will be inappropriate. For small-sized furniture Neat and small products are suitable, and a massive sofa can contain several voluminous pillows.

Your sofa is against the wall

This rule works for large rooms. If you have the opportunity to place the sofa not against the wall, then be sure to do this - thereby you will visually increase the space and create comfort. Sofa near the wall in spacious room feels more like a dance class than a living room.

Dark furniture in a low room

Your living room will appear visually squat and cramped if you purchase furniture in dark shades. Suitable for a low living room compact sofas, armchairs and neat tables, always on raised legs. Opt for neutral light shades.

You choose furniture based on design, not personal convenience

Just because a piece of furniture looks nice doesn't mean it will suit your home. Make sure your furniture is comfortable for you and test it out. Sit in a chair or at a table that you like. Otherwise, you will rarely use these things and will have to part with them.

Furniture that has lost its relevance

There is also furniture fashion. Bulky upholstered furniture with voluminous backs and armrests has long lost its relevance. Pay attention to furniture with straight lines and a clear silhouette. Can choose traditional sofa, but in an unexpected and modern color.

Photos are not hanging correctly

The ideal height is 153 cm from floor level to the center of the image. If you have too many photos, then great solution there will be a gallery on the wall, and not photo frames placed in all corners.

Large furniture

The most common mistake is to fill a room with furniture that does not fit in size, especially sofas. This makes the room seem even smaller. If you have a large living room, then you can afford a spacious corner sofa. For small living rooms, a double sofa and a pair of armchairs would be preferable.

You neglect the functionality of the living room

If you have a rectangular room, then you can adjust it with the help of a cabinet or shelving unit, since the square shape of the room is most advantageous and it is easier to maintain balance in such a room.

Several options for zoning:

• Living room and bedroom - the bedroom will always be closer to the window, since, by definition, the sleeping area should be further away from the entrance.
• Living room and kitchen - the placement of both areas is strictly according to your taste, although it is preferable to place the kitchen near the window so that it is convenient for the hostess and there is enough light to prepare food.
• The living room and dining room are two full-fledged units that should have enough space and space in one room.
• Living room and office - the office can occupy a very small corner, the main thing is to install additional source Sveta.

The center of the room is not indicated

The living room needs a bright accent. The center can be a fireplace, a painting, a mirror, photo wallpaper - everything that catches the eye. You can also make the relaxation area a focal point, highlighting it with contrasting colors, prints or a mixture of complex tones.