Whether your petite space needs some extra seating or you’re craving a cozy nook, the window seat is a functional solution to many aspects of home design. Top it with a plush throw or surround it with a table and chairs–the window seat shines in many ways (and we’re not just talking about the magnificent natural light).
Scroll through 20 window seats for every home and style, where nestling is a necessity.
Sleeping Loft
In a rustic home on an island outside Stockholm, a bright and airy window seat doubles as a sleeping loft for guests.
Converted Summer Camp
In a summer camp cabin turned family retreat, a window seat clad in pale wood contrasts sharply with an arboreal green trim around the windows.
Custom Millwork
A cozy nook in this country house family room includes a rustic daybed cushion in a Holland and Sherry fabric, topped with a blanket and pillows in earthy tones. A reading light shines overhead, perfect for snuggling up with a good book.
Elongated Window Seat
In a mid-century modern bachelor pad, designer Emilie Munroe adds a spacious window seat that spans the length of the living room's wall.
Traditional Meets Contemporary
In a home on a quaint island near Seattle, a bathroom's original architecture is embraced with a petite window seat that overlooks the water.
Modern Polka Dots
A thinly striped cushion and polka dot walls come together in this mudroom's window seat, where a modern beach house style unites with traditional vintage charm.
Farmhouse Blues
A window seat in a farmhouse mudroom is organized and efficient–an area that is equal parts attractive and functional. Robin's egg blue trim and seating complements the greenery that peeks in from the lush backyard.
Manor Stairwell
Sky-high ceilings and oversized windows flood this stairwell with natural light, creating the perfect atmosphere for relaxing on the window seat.
Cottage-Style Mudroom
An English cottage's mudroom includes plenty of storage and an elegant window seat–a functional and welcoming area to enter and leave the home from.
Relaxed Farmhouse
Mixed-width boards in the flooring, walls, and ceiling make for a relaxed sitting area where the window seat is a focal point.
Beach Motifs
A modern window seat features sea-inspired hues and beachy motifs. The light palette makes for a serene space to relax after a day by the ocean.
Victorian Elegance
A reading nook is sheathed in vintage-inspired patterns, which contrasts with the modern window frame and flooring.
Dormer Style Window
A circular bedroom's window seat boasts a double curved dormer design, tucked away behind ocean-inspired drapes.
Family Oriented
A family sitting area includes a spacious wooden bench topped with pillows for comfort.
Elegant and Feminine
A Cape Cod home's existing architecture helped guide the design for this bedroom window seat. Maintaining the palette of pale pinks and brass, designer Raquel Garcia chose a whimsical bird print for the walls, while a brass chandelier hangs overhead.
Pink Floral Prints
Turquoise accents and pink floral upholstery create a summery vibe on this window seat, which rests beneath a striking vaulted ceiling.
Elevated Beach House
A bright Bridgehampton summer home is made for entertaining, with a sitting area that includes spacious window seats. Black bamboo Ay Illuminate lanterns and tropical print wallpaper riff off of the broader seaside theme, while crisp white fabric sofas and kelly green leather ottomans offer unexpected contrast.
Antique Zen
In Lori Goldstein's vibrant Tribeca apartment, a yoga room is grounded by a vintage Jacques Adnet daybed, which sits just under the massive window, absorbing the natural light.
Lucia Tonelli is an Assistant Editor at Town & Country, where she writes about the royal family, culture, real estate, design, and more.
15 Decor Ideas for Your Kitchen Cabinets
A Guest-Friendly Home Office
50 Room-Transforming Window Treatment Ideas
75 Destination-Worthy Kitchen Island Ideas
