Window boxes are one of our favorite ways to make a little outdoor extension of our small apartment. But what to do with the shallow planters come winter? On a recent walk around the neighborhood, we spotted two wonderful winter window boxes employing one great idea: branches...
The first box uses aspen branches with their beautiful natural white bark and a touch of painted silver and gold. It makes for a subtle decorative touch for the holidays.
The second box is a chic bundle of slender branches set into a bed of river rocks. The branches are long and act as a sort of screen at the window. We love the minimal look of this box. It gives the appearance that each straight branch was carefully selected, cleaned, and cut to a precise length. This meeting of nature and precision is quite appealing!
Both boxes will look equally stunning under a blanket of snow later this winter.
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Both looks are great. I especially love the silver and gold, but feel they might look better in an actual window . . . the box in the picture seems to be sitting on a stand in a tiny courtyard? Beautiful though!
They just look like sticks to me. I don't get it. A way of storing kindling?
Don't they have this in that new restaurant, at Lincoln and Clark, can't remember the name.
Cool. There's a place in my neighborhood that has a nice display of squash and pumpkins in their windo boxes.