garden windows without the garden
There’s seemingly no end to advice on what to put in a garden or greenhouse window or how to create your own — Apartment Therapy just did a roundup, in fact. But I have a different dilemma: our house came with a built-in garden window and frankly, I’m not a fan. I love to garden, but I’m just not good with indoor plants. A garden window to me is just something that needs dusting and, in the wrong spot, can lead to bumped heads outside. But replacing it costs money, something we’re not going to do right now. Currently I’ve turned the window above into a display case, holding a couple retro cookie jars, a few pieces of art glass, and an assortment of bird ornaments on an IKEA tree. In my many online searches, I’ve found precious few ideas on what to do with one of these windows if you don’t want to deal with plants — I found one image (top) of a garden window with a lovely display of blue glass and also a pretty nice holiday display. Do you have any other fun suggestions for the non-garden garden window? –Mary T.
I’d say it’s a nice place to showcase a collection, or even just a couple of pretty dishes or vases. I’ve never lived somewhere with one and have always wanted one, but I have heard lots of complaints from people who have them.
Also, there are a variety of un-killable houseplants you could try if you like, I live in the cold desert and I am forgetful and I have still found a bevy of plants that I can forget/ignore and they do just fine.
I like the blue glass display though.