We have a window above our kitchen sink and we love it (even though our view isn't that great). It's awesome to open the window and let a fresh breeze blow throughout the kitchen. If you do have a great view, that's even better!
We've rounded up some windows above kitchen sinks from recent house tours. They're all so different from one another and full of inspiration on how to work with a window above your kitchen sink.
Our personal favorite is Sybylla's Fashion-Forward Reno. She essentially left her kitchen windows untouched with just a few items on the window sill. A great way to appreciate and embrace the large amount of sunlight beaming into the kitchen each day!
Top Row
&bull 1. Sybylla's Fashion-Forward Reno
&bull 2. Jay & Melissa's Neutral Mid-Century Reno
&bull 3. Jenika & Robert's 1944 Bungalow Renovation
&bull 4. Sara and Michael's Bohemian Salvage
&bull 5. Beth and Nick's Glen Echo Craftsman
Bottom Row
&bull 6. Down Under and Family Friendly
&bull 7. Emily and Meeko's Sunny First Apartment
&bull 8. Jason & John's Hyper Saturated Home, Part 3
&bull 9. Allison & Steve's Bethesda Masterpiece
&bull 10. Adrienne's New Japantown Home
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Comments (7)
Uh-oh. I see some sky blue in picture #4. I thought that was banned two posts ago.
I'm jealous of people with kitchen windows... they're the perfect place to start seeds in the spring.
Or perhaps start a conversation with a neighbor.
One day, shortly after moving from DC to the suburbs of Alexandria City, I was washing dishes at the kitchen sink in front of a window. A neighbor who I had never met before walked by the front of my house, looked toward me in the window, and waved.
It threw me off guard, as I lamely waved back, thinking, "This is so Mayberry!"
I love my kitchen window in our 70s house. It looks right out on the front yard and street. Great for watching all that goes on in the neighborhood.
Even better is the window that I look out in our SF apartment. That view includes the Bay Bridge. It makes cooking much easier.
I could not live without a window over the kitchen sink. Especially since I don't have a dishwasher and spend a lot of time staring out while I do dishes. I also really love that my windows (a set of three tall, narrow ones) are casement style--so it just takes one hand to crank them open to let fresh air in or smoke out.
I grew up in a small house on a lake. My mother decided she wanted a window above the sink in order to look at the water, so my father installed one. Then she decided that she needed the cabinet space, so he took out the window and put in a cabinet. THEN all of us kids moved out and she didn't need the cabinet space and guess what? He PUT THE WINDOW BACK IN.
The man was a saint. And mom was crazy about him.
Sharpette--
I don't get photo #4. Is almost the entire window blocked by a piece of artwork??!!
And the sky blue is random.
Otherwise, I'm having a hard time envisioning the kitchen sink anywhere else BUT under a kitchen window. AT, maybe a post about those sinks...??