There is something so very magnetic about a window seat. The minute we see that sun trap, bathed in beautiful natural light, we just can’t wait to plant ourselves up against the glass. Proximity to the outside world makes us feel connected, without putting a foot outside the comfort of home. Upper floor window seats can float you above the city or put you amongst the birds in the treetops, ground floor benches unite you with garden life even in rain, sleet or snow. From simple extensions of the lowly window sill, to key extensions of living space, this extensive collection of inspirational window seats has it all.
Pulling elements of the garden inside helps a window seat connect with the outdoors. This crisp modern example is flanked by a lush indoor vertical garden wall to soften the look. A contemporary swing arm wall lamp extends over elegant white cushions. 
Bed indoor plants right into the bench top, like in this sleek sunken planter design. Note how a subtle green pendant light is positioned to highlight the leaves, as well as to provide reading light. We love how the bookcase on this one is an open ladder design, making each tome look illuminated and precious in the diffused window light. 
Flanking the window seat in towering book stacks might suit the more avid bookworm with serious reading nook ambitions. 
Another example of a reading nook style window seat, this time with lots of drawer space underneath. The drawers are a handy stow away for study supplies, or maybe just some cosy blankets… and snacks. Don’t forget the snacks. 
A nook next to the fire. What could be more perfect than a window seat between a majestic tree and a crackling fireplace, heaps of blankets and a perfectly positioned wall light for reading on deep into the night? 
A unique window calls for a unique window seat. Don’t let a challenge put you off, where there’s a will there’s a way. 
Benches for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A window seat is great way to amalgamate extra seating around a dining table, just like at this stylish breakfast nook. 
OK, so windows don’t typically fill the full height of a home’s staircase but when they do, oh boy, what a place to put a seat. 
Cute seat, cute courtyard, what’s not to love? Tropical colours and an easy breezy slouchy aesthetic help characterise the laid-back mini oasis. 
Minimalist moment. Let the view do all the talking with a shallow white seat pad stretched along a deep white sill. 
Sitting in this seaside box bay feels far from boxed in. 
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- Visualizer: Ngoc Do, Nguyễn Thà nh & DClaw 12
Inspired by SP Penthouse by Studio MK27, this living room with a spectacular view features an entire frame of bookcases with a lengthy bench at its core. The view shines through like an enormous piece of wall art to feed the soul. 
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- Photographer: Julien Fernandez
- Via: Domino
Colour coordinate with the view. This green seat pad and raw timber construction is inspired by a tree top scene beyond the pane. 
Room for all the family. As anyone with a young family knows, often everyone seems to congregate in the tiniest part of the house, so might as well prepare for it… 
… And don’t forget to put out a dog window seat too. 
A bedroom furniture refit presents ideal opportunity to incorporate a window seat. It doesn’t matter if your window isn’t in its own recess when you can fashion a new one between built-in closets, or added onto a bespoke desk. 
This bedroom refit uses wood effect wall panelling to tie a large window seat in with the rest of the furniture. 
Surfing the sky. This sky blue feature wall with matching blue window seat swells the perceived the window size. 
What’s better than a window seat? Two window seats! This deeply padded design is both seating and raised access to a dreamy hanging chair. 
Window seat goals. Although the porthole bookcase looks like something fresh off a kids TV show set, the hanging cocoon chair looks like a great place to put yourself for a timeout. 
Put together a sweet countryside rustic look with cheerful print fabrics. Match the curtains to the seat cushions for a truly traditional vibe. 
Window seats for one. No sharing. 
Double height bookcases? Check. Librarian ladder? Check. Window seat? Check. Lock the doors we’re never leaving. 
A window seat faces out of a huge floor to ceiling pane on this brutalist house exterior, where the cantilevered corner hangs like a bright lantern. 
With an extruded design like this spectacular little gem, you couldn’t feel more part of the garden unless you were actually in the garden. 
This massive window seating nook could have been utilised as more floor space for the living room, but where’s the fun in being conventional? The elevated platform gives the kids their own stage, and the adults a sense of boundary. 
Laying down common ground. This loft room has a satisfyingly symmetrical layout of built-in twin beds, separated by a small but perfectly formed window bench seat. 
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