What do you have in your living room bay window?

[Mumofwho]

What do you currently have in your bay window? A sofa, the TV, a bench window, nothing?

Just want ideas for arranging the room.

A built-in window seat with storage that we had put in. DH's shoes are in there and we have to remember to get them all out before we put the Christmas tree on it

Nothing except some of ds's toys on the floor as I don't like things in front of a window. The only exception is the tree at Christmas

The dogs' leather sofa. They like to watch the world go by through the window, so that's where the most dog proof sofa is.

A built in window seat. Mostly used by the cat. In truth, I'd like to pull it out so that the tree fits better. I do like the tree in the window!

Generally empty might be the best thing by the sounds of it. If I put a bench seat there, it would reduce flexibility.

Another one with a small sofa, lovely for sitting in the sun.

I have an expensive oak blanket box that was untended to hold lovely throws and cushions as well as doubling up as an extra seat in the window if needed.

In reality it's an over-priced bed for the cat.

An armchair.

Nothing but we’ve just had the radiator moved from there so looking forward to being able to put the Christmas tree there!

A window seat

A beautiful column radiator, leather butterfly chair and a giant plant.

A sofa. It's a huge bay, I did debate a window seat but the sofa is so much more comfortable and practical.

Lego 🙄

A rocking chair apart from in December when the Christmas tree goes there.

@ickypop just to let you your Lego will get discoloured and more brittle from being in the window. Might want to move it if it's expensive sets!

A chair and a penguin donkey.

Sofa. I'd really like to put the Christmas tree there in December but I worry it would crisp up and dry out really quickly being so close to the radiator.

We have a penguin donkey too!

@Thecazelets

Sofa. I'd really like to put the Christmas tree there in December but I worry it would crisp up and dry out really quickly being so close to the radiator.

We have a penguin donkey too!

I wondered if anyone would know what it was but couldn't quite think how to explain it. I love ours...it was Dh's wedding present from me, many moons ago.

toy box, filled with toys that no-one plays with but that they also won't part with .
One day I shall get rid of the lot and replace with a coffee table and some sort of enormous houseplant

A 3 seater sofa

@mamaduckbone Ours is a Mark 2 - we got it from the Isokon shop for our first flat, so nearly 20 years ago!

A radiator with an airer on it with my knickers hanging from it. One good thing about this Covid is we don’t get unexpected visitors now.

A Victorian fern on a wooden chest.
It's replaced by a Christmas tree in December🎄

A chaise lounge. Seasonally replaced by a tree at Christmas!