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Bay windows are so ubiquitous in today’s houses that you can find one or two in almost every home. Some developers even use the “free bay windows” trick to attract buyers, making them feel like they’ve gotten a great deal.

Some people thought about demolishing the bay windows to increase the indoor area, but after moving in, they found that some bay windows cannot be demolished. In the end, they just became a place to pile up dirty clothes, which suddenly became a very "useless" place.

Today, Qijia Anan will review these 7 renovation plans for you to see how to turn this "useless" bay window into the highlight of your home. Each one is more practical than the other!

What kind of bay window cannot be smashed?

Bay windows are divided into inner bay windows and outer bay windows, which are what we often call real bay windows and fake bay windows. Whether they can be smashed or not mainly depends on three situations:

1. The external bay window (real bay window) is a structure that protrudes from the interior to the exterior. Usually, three sides are made of glass, and the bottom is suspended. This type of bay window cannot be smashed, otherwise there will be nothing underneath.

2. If there is an air conditioner under the bay window or the wall of the bay window is a concrete structure and plays a load-bearing role, and there are many steel meshes inside, then this kind of inner bay window cannot be demolished.

3. If the wall of the bay window is built internally later, it has no impact on the windows and exterior walls, there are only a few steel bars inside, and there is no steel mesh on the facade wall, then it can be removed during decoration.

How can a bay window that cannot be demolished be modified?

1. Raise it to make a desk/dressing table

When customizing the whole house, ask the merchant to make the bay window into a desk or dressing table. Generally speaking, the width of a desk or dressing table must be at least 60 cm and the depth must be at least 40 cm.

You can make it with drawers underneath, but the countertop must be about 15 cm wider than the bay window so that there is space for your feet.

2. Make it into a leisure area

If it is a large bay window, you can consider placing a small coffee table and a few cushions to create a mini tea room. If it is a small bay window, you can place a few cushions and a small table to turn it into a reading corner.

You can also install some LED light strips or put a floor lamp. At night, when the lights are turned on, the entire bay window area will become warm.

3. Extended customized tatami

Extend outward along the width of the bay window to create a spacious tatami, and set up several drawers or storage boxes under the tatami.

In this way, not only does the bay window become more practical, but it also cleverly increases storage space, killing two birds with one stone.

4. Bay window + suspended bedside table in one

Taking advantage of the position of the bay window against the wall, a cabinet is extended to make a suspended bedside table.

A foldable mirror can be installed above the suspended bedside table. When not in use, the mirror can be folded up without affecting the use of the bedside table; when you need to dress up, flip the mirror down and it will immediately turn into a dressing table.

5. Desk + locker in one

The width and depth of the bay window determines how large a desk and storage cabinet you can place.

Generally speaking, the height of a desk is 70-75 cm and the width should be at least 60 cm, so that it can be enough to hold a computer and books. For lockers, you can consider making them into drawer-type or door-type, which can store sundries and keep them tidy.

6. Wooden house-shaped children's activity area

The bay window itself has unique spatial advantages, with good lighting and ventilation conditions, which provides natural conditions for creating a warm and comfortable children's activity area.

You can customize a top surface with a log cabin roof shape, or install a small climbing frame to increase the space for children to play. But a special reminder, because it is close to the window, you must take safety measures for the window, add a limiter or a diamond net.

7. Customized bay window bed

If the bay window is long enough, for example, 1.8 meters, you can buy a bay window bed frame online. It looks like it is only half the width of an ordinary bed, but it can fit perfectly with the bay window, and it can become a complete bed with a mattress.

Don’t worry if the bay window is not wide enough, you can make it into a children’s bed or a crib.

So, whether the bay window is useless or not depends entirely on whether we can transform it. I hope this sharing can give you some new ideas.

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