Show me your living room window ledges

[wallyfeatures]

Looking for inspiration as to what to put on a long window ledge in the living room. There are only so many candlesticks and flowering plants one can use. What interesting art can I put on there? Or what else? I look in the shops and just see a pile of wank. What is tasteful and timeless?

Well it’s that or suckling from a breast, Rachel. You choose. Merry Christmas

OP,

Watching this thread with interest: in need of inspiration myself.

Sunlight through coloured glass looks pretty, and throws out nice rainbow reflections.

(Assuming your kids are old enough for it not to be one massive danger) what about a few interestingly-shaped bottles, though unless you've got a dusting fetish, I'd limit the numbers:
[e.g. hobbyturmix.com/szines-uvegek-es-hangulatok/ ]

You could weight (some of?) them down with marbles, which would add to the prism effect, though might perhaps prove too irresistible for younger kids.

Sadly, my nosy cat means glass is a no-go at mine...so I've just got the usual candles/ photos in non-breakable frames. Bit predictable!

Thierry,
Your "Only the masses use fish forks."
brought to mind
"Phone for the fish knives, Norman"
famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/john_betjeman/poems/785

Ruhrpott,

What a gorgeous view you have from your window.

What an even more gorgeous marmalade cat that is. True to type, he/she obviously considers the sill his/her personal suntrap.

Thanks for all the compliments. We live in South Wales so lots of lovely views around here and lots of steps!

The marmalade cat is a very entitled girl! We also have a second equally windowsill loving decoration who knocks everything off in her way. She prefers the kitchen windowsill though.

Dust on ours!

Tbh with all the drawing of curtains things would get knocked off.

Thierry you're right it was only plated silver. Estimated to date from 1890's, I think, still in box with fish slice and looked like they'd never been used. Obviously a gift from the peasants on the marriage of the Lord of the Manor's daughter. What's this she said, before consigning it to a drawer for 120 years.

A winter sitting room sounds very nouveau and made up

I'm guessing a fish fork (not forgetting the fish knives) must be what the lower middles eat their fish fingers with.

Three glass hurricance lamps in a row, with coffee beans in (rather than sand) to stand a large cream church candle in each.

Now, coffee beans for anchoring candles is a genius idea! Bet the fragrance is lovely, when they're lit. Do you have to replace them every so often, or does enough oil remain even with the air exposure?

Definitely pinching that idea, Allthebest. Thanks.

Ruhrpott,

Your second scenery-plus-kitty is equally beautiful.
South Wales: no wonder.

Cat, wax burner, twigs and a photo

I haven't ever replaced them and I nicked the idea from a Neptune catalogue a few years back

Surely a fish fork is one specially adapted to be easier to use if you have find instead of hands.

I often have a child on my windowsill.

I have 2 small tin pots with hyacinth bulbs in. I like it when the green shoots poke up through the moss, but hate the actual hyacinth so get rid before that bit happens. (I realise I sound insane)

Dust mildew and silverfish

And in My Winter Palace I think it's mostly mice droppings

@ThierryEnnui funnily dh always used to pick the sweet peas & would put a little vaseful, (don't think that's a word but vase full doesn't seem right either), on my bedside table. One of the things I love most about him.

Anyways, now I tend to cut the sweet pea more as I find it so relaxing, but always leave my bedside free!

I don't have anything on my window sill due to the lack of social mobility I've faced having gone to comp school. There is some wood panelling but I'm scared of it.

Very scary as it looks like Public School.

I have some priceless art on the kitchen window one. unidentified things the DCs made in art class

All our windowsills are on the outside!

I can’t believe I missed this thread!
Proper laughing at some posts

This one finished me *Bitchy
*
There is some wood panelling but I'm scared of it.
🤣🤣

I have 2 small tin pots with hyacinth bulbs in. I like it when the green shoots poke up through the moss, but hate the actual hyacinth so get rid before that bit happens. (I realise I sound insane)

No, I agree. I like the idea of them but hate the smell.

My vestible is full of cobwebs. It doesn't get used as much as I'd like.

Crumbs1 - why do you have flowers in a cupboard? Don't they die from lack of light?

My vestibule got used 3 times last night.

I have ordered a glass vase with silk orchids stands 1130mm high to put in front of my french doors, will probably last two weeks before the dogs destroy them. My little windowsill has a phone, mould, dust, cobwebs and fag ash on it.

In the country house drawing room we don't have window sills - they're rather common.l and generally only found in cottages (like the sort the staff live in)
There is a small inlaid mahogany table below the east window and it tends to hold a bowl of quince or greengage from the glasshouse (provided the head gardener has remembered, dear man)
In the city mews house I have some photographs of my over-achieving yet charming children (I have 9) in solid silver engraved frames and some lovely trinkets I picked up on our last trip to Iceland 🇮🇸