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Modern apartments Rady large square. but useful space The window is most often very limited, and you can use it. Full-fledged desktop, plants stand, cozy seatYes, you never know how to use free space you can come up with. Therefore, many strive to increase it using various ways for this.
The easiest of them is to build a window sill. The work is quite simple to cope with it yourself. Execution Instructions:
We select material for future design. It is quite suitable for the board of the appropriate size, the thickness of the installed canvas. If such, it was not possible to choose, you can buy a sheet of MDF and cutting it with an electroll bison, score the desired dimensions. Do not forget to close the ends of the plate edge ribbonBy sticking it with the help of a construction dryer, iron. If it is impossible, it is permissible to use the mounting glue.
In the prepared part, drill holes for the seasons, small connecting elements from the tree. Same cavities and at the same distance should be drilled in the end installed web. Skanants score to the extension element, check the reliability of the resulting fastening. For a more durable junction, we take the mounting glue and we rinse the ends of the parts connected, then we drive the part of the drums remaining on the surface into the prepared holes.
The resulting small gap between the windowsill and the board neatly sprout along its entire length. We are waiting for a complete drying of the mixture and in a few days there can be a detached cloth.
You can build a window sill so that the table is. Works are carried out similarly. But before their conduct, it is necessary to determine the desired form of the table top, which can be arcuate or rectangular. It is worth considering several options and choose the most convenient. The billet is cut from the MDF sheet, its ends are necessarily processed by the edge. You also need to prepare the legs of the future table. They must approach height. It is possible to purchase adjustable legsSo they will be easier to install.
The tabletop is attached to the windowsill in the manner described. After it is attached to her legs, one or two, depending on the size of the structure. Construction is ready. If you fix the worktop with hinges, it will be convenient folding design. But in this case it will be necessary to take care of ventilation and drill holes for circulation warm airBattery coming. A simple and very practical structure will decorate the interior and will make it more functional.
Today there are in every house and in every apartment. Modern windowsill is a multifunctional device that, firstly, pleases the owners aesthetic external species Windows, and secondly, plays the role of an additional place where you can store a variety of items. The second function is especially popular among modern consumers, because, leaving the keys from the car, wallet or any other important thing on the windowsill, you can easily find it there. Nevertheless, most people, and especially housewives, use window sills as a space for breeding indoor plants and colors. This process implies availability window sills a considerable width, but even the widest windowsill sometimes may not be enough for large number flower Gorshkov. How to enlarge the windowsill do it yourself, told below.
Expansion wooden window sill
If the window sills in your dwelling are made of wood, it is quite possible to expand to the desired dimensions, using infringement materials and our advice.
To begin with, it is necessary to harvest wood board made of solid wood. The board must be completely dried and not to have cracks. If necessary, the board is adjusted under the desired size using an electroll batch or ordinary saw. The edges of the board should be sand and aligned.
Next, you should stock metal parts in the form of corners, which will be used as brackets. The thickness of the board must coincide with the thickness of the wooden window sill . The dimensions of the brackets should be seamless in accordance with the parameters of the windowsill, while it should be noted that several screws or self-tapping screws will be introduced into the board. It should be placed in advance the place of bend and drill in the corners of the hole in the appropriate places. Of course, the Bracket's joint would be best welded together with welding machineHowever, not every wizard amateur has such with him. After the board and brackets are ready, it is necessary to firmly and secure them. The bracket is screwed to the windowsill and wall, and the board, in turn, to the bracket. All details new design Must be perfectly adjacent to each other. Only in this case, the new windowsill will be really reliable and able to withstand significant loads.
If you are unsure, whether the stability that bracket can provide should be finalized. A special comb is peeping on its end face, and on the place of the joint with the windowsill - the corresponding groove. When assembling the design, the comb is inserted into the groove, which allows the windowsill additional rigidity and strength. Also in this embodiment you can use carpentry glue.
how zoom, concrete or plastic
If the extension window side of wood possible with only an additional board, then in the case of sills stone, concrete or plastic It is not that simple.
Here is the option C. additional element is not too suitable. If width stoneor plastic window sill It is not enough for you, it is recommended to be replaced wider simply. To do this, you need to remove the old window sill, prepare a place for mounting and consolidate the new one.
Plastic slopes easy to disassemble, after which it is easy to access sill from PVC. If the slopes are attached, the windowsill will have to knock out. Especially if it is made of stone or concrete.
Next, it should be cleaned and prepare a place to install the future window sill: remove the protruding parts, get rid of garbage and prepare a new window sill. Do not forget about accuracy and clarity in the markup. If at the time of installation suddenly it turns out that the new window sill is not quite suitable, the work can delay. If the dimensions are completely coincided, you should install a new window sill on a free space, and then fix below wooden bars. This option is well suited for plastic window sills . On top of some cargo, after which everything free space Under the windowside is filled with mounting foam.
In the case of windowsill from natural or artificial stoneas well as concrete, mounting work Complete, since such window sills have a lot of weight. To install them, you must use cement mortar, and in some cases and metal supports with a special fastening system.
It is worth remembering another small detail associated with the expansion of the windowsills. Do not forget that after the actions described above, the edge of the window sill will be much more released forward from the side of the window. Therefore, it will begin to touch the curtains and curtains hanging in the room. To correct this situation, it is necessary to replace the eaves or lengthen it in such a way that the distance from the curtain to the wall has become greater.
Yes, what to say, many typical apartments SO standard windows Can not please us with wide windowsill. And what should you do to lovers of indoor plants? After all, the windowsill is the same that there is no suitable place for home green pets, the lightest and sunny in our climate is not in Africa. What should I do if the standard windows width allows you to put only a tiny pot with a cactus? The answer is simple to expand. How? Very simple - independently!
First you need to stock necessary materials. Before that, in order to avoid mistakes, we carefully measure the existing windowsill - its thickness, length and depth. It is best to make a couple more photos so as not to be confused in the store from the abundance of materials and choose the desired faster. Yes, and the consultation of a specialist in the department of building materials will be easier to get, having a visual illustration of what needs to be expanded.
So, from the store it is supposed to return, having a board with you desired size Both colors, several brackets and corners for them, as well as long screws and screws. In addition, we advise you in advance to be stocking new bracket holders for the eaves - a more authentic. Since the windowsill will eventually become wider, then the curtains will need to be outweigh away from the window. Is it possible to outweigh your eaves away from the wall? If not, then at the same time we buy and new brackets for the cornice. Also, depending on the method of extension and from the material of the windowsill, epoxy glue and wood cutting materials are also.
The process of extension of the window sill depends primarily on the material of its manufacture. If we are building a wooden window sill, the procedure will look like this. In the front edge of the windowsill make grooves. Accordingly, it was prepared from the edge to reproduce the scallop, exactly the corresponding to the sizes. Then screw three or four bracket to the bottom of the window sill. Each bracket must hold at least three screws. And immediately fastened to the brackets board, carefully driving the comb in the groove. All, the windowsill is ready! If the size of the resulting design is allowed, it is better for other reliability on the sides to arrive to the wall as well with brackets.
If the windowsill is not wooden, but from another material, for example, chipboard or plastic, act differently. We take three pins with a diameter of 10-15 mm and a length of at least 100 mm. On these pins will hold a new part of the windowsill. In the front edge of the windowsill and boards, symmetrically drills the response to the pins. For the start of the pin we drive into the board. And then the board with pins sit on the windowsill. To make the design more durable, you can lubricate with epoxy glue. The biggest they will face, the better!
If there is still a gap between the native windowsill and the discovered part, it is possible to sharpen it, dry and then paint suitable paint. Everything, a wide windowsill is ready, you can safely force it with flowers! And do not forget to turn the curtains away from the wall, because we did not forget new crosteins for the cornice, so?
Yes, what to say, many standard apartments with standard windows can not please us with wide window sills. And what should you do to lovers of indoor plants? After all, the windowsill is the same that there is no suitable place for home green pets, the lightest and sunny in our climate is not in Africa. What should I do if the standard windows width allows you to put only a tiny pot with a cactus? The answer is simple to expand. How? Very simple - independently!
First you need to stock up the necessary materials. Before that, in order to avoid mistakes, we carefully measure the existing windowsill - its thickness, length and depth. It is best to make a couple more photos so as not to be confused in the store from the abundance of materials and choose the desired faster. Yes, and the consultation of a specialist in the department of building materials will be easier to get, having a visual illustration of what needs to be expanded.
So, from the store it is supposed to return, having a board of the desired size and color, several brackets and corners for them, as well as long screws and screws. In addition, we advise you in advance to be stocking new bracket holders for the eaves - a more authentic. Since the windowsill will eventually become wider, then the curtains will need to be outweigh away from the window. Is it possible to outweigh your eaves away from the wall? If not, then at the same time we buy and new brackets for the cornice. Also, depending on the method of extension and from the material of the windowsill, epoxy glue and wood cutting materials are also.
The process of extension of the window sill depends primarily on the material of its manufacture. If we are building a wooden window sill, the procedure will look like this. In the front edge of the windowsill make grooves. Accordingly, it was prepared from the edge to reproduce the scallop, exactly the corresponding to the sizes. Then screw three or four bracket to the bottom of the window sill. Each bracket must hold at least three screws. And immediately fastened to the brackets board, carefully driving the comb in the groove. All, the windowsill is ready! If the size of the resulting design is allowed, it is better for other reliability on the sides to arrive to the wall as well with brackets.
If the windowsill is not wooden, but from another material, for example, chipboard or plastic, act differently. We take three pins with a diameter of 10-15 mm and a length of at least 100 mm. On these pins will hold a new part of the windowsill. In the front edge of the windowsill and boards, symmetrically drills the response to the pins. For the start of the pin we drive into the board. And then the board with pins sit on the windowsill. To make the design more durable, you can lubricate with epoxy glue. The biggest they will face, the better!
If there is still a gap between the native windowsill and the discovered part, it is possible to sharpen it, dry and then paint suitable paint. Everything, a wide windowsill is ready, you can safely force it with flowers! And do not forget to turn the curtains away from the wall, because we did not forget new crosteins for the cornice, so?
The most obvious idea for the windowsill is to convert it to a cozy lounge zone. Imagine only: after a tedious working day, sit down on a soft sofa from the window, wrapped in a plaid, immerse yourself in your thoughts, enjoy the rain or falling snow ... Beauty!
The main thing is that such a lounge zone may appear in any room of your home (where there is a window, of course): both in the bedroom, and in the living room and in the kitchen. Yes, and make it easier than simple: Put several on the windowsill decorative pillows And consider that the mini-sofa is ready. Important condition: The height of such a window sill should not be more than 50 cm from the floor, and the width is less than 60 cm.
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2. Corner for reading
In continuation of the previous paragraph: on your "soft" windowsill, you can equip a reading corner. Put near small book regiment And hang on the wall. Cute sconce for evening reading (the sconium can be replaced by the flooring).
And if there is no battery under the window sill, then the free space can be completely forced by books - another mini-library will appear in your home.
3. Comfortable workplace
Of course, the windowsill can be your full-fledged workplace. However, sitting behind the usual windowsill is not entirely convenient: legs will rest in cold Wall or hot battery. Therefore, the first thing you have to do is come up with how to enlarge workspace. There are two main options: either expand the windowsill itself, or to substitute a small table of the same width and height to it.
By the way, the tabletop can be transformed: the continuation of the windowsill will rise and go down. We need to make a report - raised the table, completed - removed the table. And on the windowsill, there will be books, lying stationery and paper. It seems to us that it great idea For a small apartment. And do not forget to add a comfortable chair and a table lamp to your improvised office.
4. Bar stand
Always dreamed of a bar counter in the kitchen, but perfectly realized that it was nowhere to put it? And what do you have a window sill? It can be turned into a convenient dinner table For two people. Just buy two bar stools and enjoy the morning view from the window!
In addition, this idea will like it, in whose apartments window sills are too high, they are simply impossible to re-equip in the lounge zone or writing desk.
5. Dresser
Under your wide windowsill, a lot of free space, but you do not know how to use this space? Then let the windowsill be the basis for the chest. Of course, this idea will be useful to you only if there is no battery under the window. However, there you can make ventilation hatches and store those things next to the batteries that are not afraid of heat and dryness. This is another great idea for small flows.
6. Toilet table
Girls, just imagine: bright sunlight, mirror in openwork frame, suitcase with cosmetics, comfortable Puffy, many, many cute little things ... oh, the dream of each girl is a personal dressing table for cosmetics, jewelry and perfume. Unfortunately, he is far from all female bedrooms: Not because I do not need, but because there is no place in the bedroom.
Maybe your future will be the windowsill? It seems to us that behind him will be very convenient and nice to care for themselves or gather on a date.
7. Cat or dog house
Do not want to turn the windowsill in a warm and soft lounge zone for yourself, then give this place to your cat. Low a small fluffy mattress ( old sweater, plaid, blanket) or fasten on the windowsill special shelf With a soft upholstery. We are confident that your pet will be delighted with his new bed.
And if the dog lives in your house, then for her you can equip a house on the windowsill, but under it. There your peel will be warm and cozy.
