Window seats - good idea?

[clare1973]

Hi,

We're thinking of getting a window seat made for our bay window with lift up storage underneath.

Anyone else got one - is it a good idea?

Thanks.

I've never had one, but always wanted one. I think it's brilliant use of space. Might get a bit drafty/cold in Winter?

We have a long window seat we had made last year. I didn't want a lift up one as I wanted easy access ( there are long padded cushions that MIL made on it ) and I didn't want the DC getting their fingers caught in it. So we have cupboards that open outwards underneath and these work very well.

We designed it and a local chippie built it for us, using MDF for the frame which was then painted white and pre painted white doors we sourced from IKEA.

Love love love the window seat.

This is something iive always dreamed of... long
I would probably choose between 2 houses if one had a window seat.... obv which way id decide!

Don't have one but another who has always hankered for one!

we have one in the nursery & it is great :)

Meant to add it is really a box in front of the window so you sit below the window - it was here when we moved in so we have hjad the bedroom decorated & amin the process of getting a seamstress to make me a new cushion.

I love them but am kicking myself as we just had a radiator put under the bay window in our new house before I thought of it. Sob.

We have four in our house, love them. Two are used for towels, duvets etc, one for DIY odds and ends, and wellies/walking boots, and one for things I obviously never use given that I can't remember what's in it!

They are all on the south side of the house so it's great to sit on them in the sun. Admittedly the ones with foam covers get sat on more (hmm, must get round to making some for the others...)

Very good idea, extra storage and reading with a view.

Make sure you allow room on the hinging to lift the seat up with the seat still on it if it's q wide - pita to keep moving cushions.
We sat on ours (old house) a lot but only used it for storing things we didn't use v often.
Miss it actually.

We have a window seat in our bedroom with beautiful views over countryside. I absolutely love it. One of the best features of the house. So nice to sit there for a few minutes and just watch clouds, shadows on the fields, horses etc. The view is never the same twice.

Don't have any storage built into ours though.

Thank you ladies, you've convinced me! I think I will go ahead with it.

A carpenter has quoted us £275 to make one with a radiator cover incorporated into it.

Heartsease - perhaps this is something that you could have done too?

Taffeta cat - I like the idea of the open out doors, but the width of the seat will probably be quite wide so I don't think we would be able to acccess the back if you see what I mean.

Unfortunately, don't have a view - except of our street, but I think it'll be an useful feature in the home anyway by providing seating and storage in one.

Thanks again- love hearing about your window seats!

What shape and size of the bays are people who have them talking about here? Would love one for storage but think our bay isn't quite right

The ones we've got are maybe 3-4ft across. The seats go all the way across, and some of them stick out a little into the room like a lozenge shape or a squashed hexagon (say 2ft front to back at widest point).

Ours isn't in a bay, it abuts a large picture window - its about 3 metres long by about 0.5m deep.