Photo Flip: 85 Window Seats for Whiling Away the Day
Grab a good book and settle in for a spell in one of these amazing window seats
A comfortable perch paired with an incredible view can make a window seat an easy place to love. Here’s a collection of some of our favorite window seats, many of them featuring breathtaking vistas. Click the first image to enlarge the photo, then use the right arrow to see the photos in slideshow format. Flip through and tell us which window seat you’d like to while away your day in the most.
1. This window seat with an outlook of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge was designed by Mahoney Architects & Interiors. Its base is made out of maple.
2. This window seat with large purple cushions is surrounded by windows on three sides, providing beautiful outlooks onto Newport Beach in Sydney.
3. A plywood base with a veneer edge and hairpin legs makes for a cool contemporary window seat designed by Megan Nordin Designs.
4. This London window seat features Zoffany velvet cushions and a variety of wool tartan pillows.
5. The taupe bench cushion and collection of brown and tan pillows add texture to this contemporary space in Sydney.
6. A boldly striped bench cushion teamed with a collection of pillows in all different styles and patterns makes for a festive window seat in Philadelphia.
7. This window bench with cabinets underneath and bookcases at both ends makes for a nice reading spot in Chicago.
8. This home office loft features painted ceiling beams, arched windows, built-in bookshelves and a custom window seat covered in eclectic pillows.
9. This soothing cream-toned built-in window seat designed by architect Anthony J. Vallee is an ideal spot for a youngster to catch up on some reading.
10. The red and gold fabric on this window seat in Bristol, Vermont, pops against the walls painted in Benjamin Moore’s Henderson Buff.
11. Architect Jon R. Sayler says that this window seat under the stairs was designed around a full size mattress. It provides a great napping spot or an overflow guest bed.
12. Designer Irene Lovett of designstiles says that this window seat with bookshelves on both sides has symmetry and balance. Natural woven shades add an organic feel.
13. Designer Mary Jo Fiorella created this custom window seat to incorporate a drop-down desk on the right side and drawers below the bench, to create a very functional and stylish wall.
14. Different shades of red dominate this sunroom in Philadelphia, including on the striped fabric on the central window seat.
15. This contemporary residence in San Francisco designed by FGY Architects features a custom wall of display cases and a window bench that has some colorful throw pillows piled on to soften the space.
16. Lee Jofa fabrics cover this semicircular window seat with breathtaking ocean views.
17. According to the design firm English Heritage Homes of Texas, this office space has detailing typical of architect Clifford D. Hutsell: a recessed window seat with an arched opening, flanked by arched bookcases and wooden shelves.
18. This stunning San Francisco penthouse bedroom features a window seat with floor-to-ceiling closets on both sides.
19. This Bridgeport, Connecticut, window seat designed by CK Architects includes storage nooks underneath the bench.
20. This window seat in Weekapug, Rhode Island, is located on a large second-floor landing.
21. Even a small galley kitchen can be a great location for a window seat, as shown here in a Boston residence.
22. This handsome window seat created by designer Cory Connor is situated between two bookcases that have a library ladder.
23. A plethora of throw pillows makes this long widow seat an ideal spot to hang out for a leisurely moment or two.
24. The bright orange bench cushion and throw pillows on this window seat pop against the white walls and cabinets in this New England farmhouse.
25. This sleek kitchen has a window seat with built-in cabinets to take advantage of its New York City view.
26. Tucked between two vanities, this bathroom window seat in Portland, Maine, has storage underneath and looks out onto the lush backyard.
27. This second-floor library in Toronto features a wall of bookshelves wrapped around a window that provides a nice perch with a task lamp for reading, with throw pillows for comfort.
28. The designer of this sunken living room in Mumbai, India, cleverly turned the “stairs” leading outdoors into an elongated window bench.
29. A historic renovated stable turned into a home in Pennsylvania features a bedroom window seat tucked between two floor-to-ceiling built-in closets.
30. This built-in window seat in Minneapolis serves as a second sofa in the living room and a cozy spot to catch up on some television.
31. The designer painted the alcove around this stylish window seat in Benjamin Moore’s Wales Green to contrast it with the rest of the room’s all-white walls.
32. This stylish window seat created by K Kong Designs picks up on the orange theme featured on the curtains, area rug and two chairs.
33. Designer Jeffrey King relied heavily on French blue and pops of red leather for this second-floor lounge. The bench cushion on the window seat is almost a perfect match to the color of the walls.
34. An overstuffed bench cushion and assortment of eclectic throw pillows fill this bay window in San Francisco.
35. The team at Ben Heath says this custom window seat has been painted in a color to complement the blinds and to distinguish it from the kitchen cabinets.
36. This office window seat has a bench cushion covered in a fabric in the same color as the walls and two storage nooks underneath with steel bins.
37. This soothing and stylish window seat is built into an alcove that includes bookshelves and sconce lights on both ends.
38. A guesthouse in Nantucket, Massachusetts, built by Jonathan Raith includes two window seats covered in a sage green gingham print.
39. This corner window seat in a Berkeley, California, bedroom features a huge outlook of the surrounding region.
40. A stained beadboard ceiling and white built-ins frame this Boston window seat. A pair of lantern-inspired sconces complete the scene.
41. This large window seat in Sea Ranch, California, designed by Malcolm Davis Architecture, includes breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean.
42. Sadro Design Studio says this kitchen in a historic Seattle home includes a desk and an eating nook, with custom cabinetry hiding the radiator underneath the window seat.
43. The chartreuse paint around the windows allows this window seat alcove to pop in the mostly white space.
44. Designer Wendi Young cleverly used the same fabric for the window seat cushion and the decorative pillows on the bed.
45. This coastal pool house in Virginia features whitewashed walls and a matching window seat with abundant beach charm.
46. This cozy child’s bedroom includes a checkered print window seat between two bookshelves with a collection of children’s books.
47. These two curved window seats styled by Digs Design Co. follow the contours of the arched window above.
48. The architects at Knickerbocker Group designed this long window seat to hug the lines of the bay window with a lovely ocean view.
49. This designer of this mostly white contemporary apartment in London used pops of color, such as the pink pendant light and bold blue window seat cushion, to make a statement.
50. Terry and Terry Architecture used raw steel to create a floating window frame that also serves as a window seat.
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51. A rustic alcove with reclaimed wood makes for a woodsy window seat with pastoral views.
52. This well-styled window seat highlights how these spaces are great spots for a glass of wine or a good book.
53. In this coastal home in Maine, the window seat cushion has a stylish navy blue and white pattern that adds dimension to the bedroom.
54. This pretty pink girl’s bedroom includes toile-patterned drapes, a bed canopy and a window seat cushion in a solid pink.
55. This San Francisco bedroom designed by Mahoney Architects & Interiors features a window seat that includes bolster pillows for comfortable seating.
56. Four bunk beds and a deep window seat make this space designed by Laura Hay a real winner.
57. This lovely window seat features a festival of patterns in shades of blue that blend harmoniously with the room’s color palette.
58. The team at White + Gold Design says the coral bench seat fabric paired with blue floral pillows creates a colorful yet traditional look. The natural Roman shades create some privacy while also allowing light to filter through.
59. This mudroom window seat in Salt Lake City provides a nice perch for taking off or putting on boots during snowy winter days.
60. This stylish window seat in Germany features a reading sconce light and storage nook underneath for books.
61. This home in Glasgow, Scotland, has a window seat cushion, throw pillows and a curtain all in the same Grand Blotch damask fabric.
62. Ahoy, matey! This nautical-inspired space features a window seat and a wall full of orange lifesavers.
63. Mirrors on both sides of the window create the effect of a three-sided bay window in this traditional London home.
64. This floating window seat in Manhattan’s Central Park West neighborhood hangs from two steel posts affixed to a ceiling beam.
65. This hilltop house in Portland, Oregon, has a built-in window seat underneath three vertically stacked windows.
66. This grand master bathroom designed by Braswell Architecture has a window seat underneath ornate shuttered windows.
67. This Dallas library nook painted in lacquered midnight blue has a window seat that’s ideal for reading.
68. The same stained wood used for the window frame was also used for the window seat in this Craftsman home in Anchorage, Alaska.
70. This mudroom window seat in Chicago includes a bench seat covered in pebbled brown leather.
71. This cleverly designed window seat in London was constructed to the side of the window rather than in front of it.
72. Studio 511 built this green sunporch that includes built-in window seats and a vaulted beadboard ceiling.
73. This modernized Victorian home in Canada has a window seat with a collection of gray Deny Design pillows.
74. The hand-stitched mattress used as a window seat cushion makes for a comfortable resting spot in this New York home.
75. The two green closet doors frame and accentuate the window seat, covered in fabric that’s a similar shade of green.
76. An assortment of autumn-inspired colors makes this window seat alcove designed by Molly McGinness a soothing hangout.
77. This very small window seat doesn’t distract in the least from the amazing view, but it does provide a perch for taking it all in.
78. This large window seat created by Michael Rex Architects also serves as a daybed, but who would want to sleep with views like this?
80. This bedroom with a window seat draws the blue from the ocean indoors with its fabrics and walls.
81. The checkerboard fabric and pillows on this window seat paired with storage bins underneath adds to the country charm of this Salt Lake City modern farmhouse.
82. If you look under the window seat cushion, you will see that the same marble found in the shower surround extends out to create the top of the window seat.
83. This window with San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island in the dead center of the view makes this the ideal spot for a window seat perch.
84. A built-in bench between two linen closets makes for a comfortable spot to dry off in this formal bathroom in Philadelphia.
85. This rock-encrusted alcove in Mexico has been made bold and comfortable with a bright red window seat cushion and throw pillows.
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