Upholstered window seat

What exactly is it that makes a window seat the most coveted area of the house? Find the answer to that question and discover our best built-in window seat ideas and tips here!

Designer Summer Thornton transformed two units in a 1930s building with modern touches and her signature colorful aesthetic

Part two of our Nellie Gail Laguna Hills remodel project reveal is live on the blog, where we're sharing the entry and living spaces!

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Let's take a look at several creative bay window ideas to help you make the most of your of yours!

"We didn't want it to look like everyone else's house," says Aleesha of her renovated Queenslander in New Farm.⁠ ⁠ And with its vibrant palette, accomplished indoor/outdoor flow, swathes of texture and luxurious but refined style that blends old and new, it's safe to say this home is certainly far from being run-of-the-mill. "This place now has character, colour and texture. And while it has all the design elements, it's not stuffy. With three kids, we wanted a house that wasn't precious…

Redesigned to look as though it had earned a patina beyond its years, the oceanfront property is full of enviable French and Italian antiques.

Long weekends are made for languid lounging at home, and this window seat is the perfect spot to curl up and wile away the day. Design firm @studioduggan paired a deep teal – Farrow & Ball’s ‘Berrington Blue’ – with ‘Golden Lily’ wallpaper by Morris & Co to create this cocoon-like space, and topped the seat with a pad upholstered in Fermoie’s ‘Wicker’ fabric. Explore the rest of this beautiful home in the current issue of ELLE Decoration, on sale now. Photography: @peas.in.my.pod…