Have you ever walked with a house that looked a little flat, a little bare? Something was missing, but you could not really put your finger on it? Try imagining that home with one simple little addition — a window . Picture a tiny box filled with overflowing with pink blossoms or bright yellow pansies. Can you see it? It kind of completes the picture, does not it?
Like the best pearl necklace or strands of gold, window boxes set the finishing touches on the”necks” of plain-Jane windows. Take a second look in your house. Could it benefit from a couple of well-placed window boxes?
Let us catch some thoughts from well-boxed windows in an assortment of shapes, sizes, colors and materials.
If your window is low and long, you have got to balance it with a shallow but lengthy window box. Be certain the box expands a few inches out from the base of the window to create a pleasing line. There is nothing worse than a top-heavy window on a dinky window box.
An exception to the principle? These window boxes are the exact same length as the window sill, but they look well balanced, thanks to its walls. The combo of shutters, window and box create a fully dressed look which makes this”plain” white house difficult to overlook.
O’Sullivan Architects, Inc
You may think window boxes are much too difficult to look after when placed on a second story. Pick drought-resistant annuals which will bloom all summer long. The care needed will be minimal, however, the visual impact will be strong.
TEA2 Architects
This house has a gorgeous backyard, but if you are anything like me, your eyes bypassed that backyard and headed straight to this open window box around the second story. Literally dripping with foliage, the window box gives an air of wealth to this home.
Even the smallest windows may benefit from a tiny flower love. This little potting shed gets all charmed out together with the accession of a sweet little window box.
Working with a little apartment with one little window? You are not left out of the window box party. Try planting a box for the inside of the window, as Jen Jafarzadeh L’Italienhas performed here. A classic soda box full of annuals or blossoms is the perfect indoor pick-me-up for bland windows.
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Vintage whites and khakis receive a boost from vivid green and blue in this indoor window box.
Troy Rhone Garden Design
When planting a window box, look at planting vining or trailing plants. Softening the edges of the box and the right lines of your house, these plants work double duty. They are also able to work as a bridge between the house and backyard. Notice these plants seem to be reaching toward the garden beds, making a fully integrated look between the two.
Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture
Informal and abundant, these draping plants are more than sufficient to completely alter the look of this window. The window box itself is all but undetectable, together with the plants taking centre stage.
If your house is a little more buttoned up, attempt miniature topiary to add to the formal style of your facade.
Care to go a little fancier? Try on this arrangement by Troy Rhone Garden Design for fashion.
Orfield Remodeling, Inc
Whether your window box is inside or out, trailing or straight, formal or flowing, it may modify the look of your space. For the price of a wonderful dinner out, a very simple window box can transform the look of your home all season.
See how to make a simple wood window box