Not So Big Solutions for Your Home by Sarah Susanka

Author:Sarah Susanka [Susanka, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Taunton Press
Published: 2002-09-08T18:00:00+00:00

Closets create a window seat. Before remodeling, this spacious master bedroom was used only for sleeping.

Adding inward to create a window seat

Another client came to me with a deep longing for a window seat, something she had wanted since childhood. She envisioned a space with a beautiful view where she could curl up with a book and read in the afternoons before her children returned from school. Her husband had a woodshop in the basement that satisfied his need for a place of his own, but she had no equivalent. They considered adding a bay window and called me to help determine where it should be placed.

I pointed out that although a bay window can be beautiful, it might not be their best solution. A bay is not a good place to sit because it’s not comfortable to lean against a window. A better solution is to have a solid wall perpendicular to a window that you can lean on while looking out. Because the master bedroom had ample floor area, a window seat could be added without building out by putting in closets on both sides of an existing window, creating an alcove (drawings above).

Flanking the window with 28-in.-deep closets and lowering the ceiling over the window created a passable window seat. The seat with drawers below for extra bedding and a 4-in.-thick upholstered cushion made precisely for the kind of cozy, curl-up spot my client had been seeking. The total price of the remodel was reasonable, and the clients added some much-needed closet space to boot. Once again, adding on was avoided, and the available dollars could be spent instead on making the “place of one’s own” really beautiful and comfortable.

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