9 Ways to Decorate Your Windowsill / Make It Beautiful and Functional

Often, when organizing our space, we forget about the windowsill. Yet, how it looks can greatly impact the coziness and comfort of a room. With the winter holidays approaching, we’ve gathered some interesting ideas to decorate your windowsill with garlands, plants, candles, and textiles.

Garland

A garland on the window is a traditional New Year’s decoration, but not only for the holidays. You can lay it on the windowsill or place colorful lights on it. From the outside, it will look like your window leads to a magical world. Plus, it’s well-known that extra light sources create a cozy atmosphere and special mood. By the way, you can also decorate your balcony with a garland.

Books, Pillows, and Textiles

Turn your windowsill into a part of your home library. Arrange your favorite books, magazines, and comics on it. If the space allows, create a reading nook by adding a rug, cozy pillows, and enjoy an evening with a good book.

Frames and Photos

Photo frames can be placed not only on shelves or desks. Decorate the windowsill with pictures of memorable moments. Choose frames that match your interior or personalize them. You can paint them with acrylics, glue shells, or other decorative elements. You can also create an interesting collage of photos and cutouts from the internet, printed on thick paper.

Figurines and Candles

Transform the windowsill into a creative corner by arranging candles and other decorative items. Place collectible figurines, unusual souvenirs from your travels, candlesticks, and decorative candles. You can even make candles yourself using materials like glitter or dried flowers. Add essential oils to your handmade candles to soothe and refresh you after a busy day. When dusk falls, light the candles, brew some aromatic tea, and relax.

Houseplants

The most traditional way to use a windowsill is to place houseplants. If you don’t have pets that love nibbling on the ficus, set up some potted plants. You can paint the pots or decorate them with various materials. Long-blooming plants will add charm, and climbing plants like pothos or ivy create a cozy atmosphere. Just remember that some of these plants can be toxic.

Terrarium

You can also place a terrarium on your windowsill. A terrarium is a glass container that’s usually filled with live plants, moss, stones, shells, and other materials. You can make one yourself or buy a ready-made version. Just make sure the plants inside have enough space.

Fresh Herbs

The trend of having a mini garden at home continues. You can grow not just onions, lettuce, or microgreens. Many gardening stores sell seeds for indoor tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. Growing such a harvest allows you to enjoy fresh, vitamin-rich salads all year round.

Succulents

Succulents are perfect for those who forget to water their plants, as they store water and can withstand drought. Easy-care cacti and haworthia plants are great choices for busy people who enjoy having indoor plants.

Vase with Flowers or Evergreen Branches

Lush bouquets look great both in the center of a dining table and on a windowsill. You can buy fresh flowers or even artificial ones that look nearly identical to the real thing. Choose glass vases for the windowsill as they don’t block light and beautifully reflect sunlight. During the winter holidays, evergreen branches combined with flowers or bright poinsettias will look especially festive.

Bonus Idea

Turn your kitchen windowsill into a coffee bar. Cover the surface with a beautiful textile runner and place a teapot, coffee machine, jars of different coffee beans, a coffee set or mugs, as well as spices and syrups for making drinks.