At-Home Escapes: Window Benches

A seat with a view. Window benches are a real luxury in a home—an escape within your own four walls. We'd like to take a seat in any of the benches shown above, armed with a book, a cup of coffee, and a couple of hours to waste...

• 1 House Tour: Summer and Josh's Pumped-Up Traditional
• 2 House Tour: Frances' Light-Filled Haven
• 3 Aad's Homage to His Old Dwelling
• 4 Mobius' Sophisticated Studio
• 5 Alcove Window Beds from Hotel Aire de Bardenas

(Photos: Evan Thomas, Phillip Maisel, Aad, Mobius, Hotel Aire de Bardenas)

Comments (9)

The thing I love about Window Benches/Seats is that they always accompany big windows and lotsa light. Love the 1st, 2nd, and last one. : )

posted by geenie on July 16th 2009 at 8:12pm
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I must have those pillows! They are gorgeous!

posted by MikkiW616 on July 16th 2009 at 9:02pm
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All that window bench needs is a table and some pot. Awesome!

posted by Comicgeek on July 16th 2009 at 9:05pm
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I love window seats and like geenie said the light that accompanies them. I also like the colors in all the photos picked, I'm saving them in my color inspiration folder.

posted by Lizzykewl on July 17th 2009 at 1:45am
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love, love, love the 2nd photo!

posted by clancyslover on July 17th 2009 at 2:45am
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What I wouldn't give for the window bench in the first picture....lol

posted by ChrisGal on July 17th 2009 at 6:24am
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I love everything about that first one, colors, style, all of it!

posted by bumblebeechicago on July 17th 2009 at 9:25am
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I'm a bookworm who's always desperately wanted a house with a window bench. My own little cozy corner with lots of sunlight would be fantastic. The first picture is my favorite, too. :)

posted by UdonNoodles on July 17th 2009 at 4:31pm
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we're moving into a place next week with a bench-able window... do you think we can repurpose an old coffee table for this? we would love to put books or something underneath but i don't know where one would get such an item!

posted by special on July 17th 2009 at 4:44pm
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