Windowsill: A Wide and Empty Platform

A wide and empty windowsill in a Nordic home. It is wider than usual—up to thirty centimeters deep—a flat slab of solid wood or stone, extending from the inside of the window frame to the wall. There are very few items on the windowsill, and they are deliberately kept low: two short table lamps, a few small plants, a set of ceramic candle holders, all no more than twenty centimeters high, not obstructing the light. The window has no heavy curtains, only sheer curtains that can be fully drawn to both sides or a simple roller blind that can be adjusted up and down. Because the windowsill is the closest indoor position to light, it is treated as a display and placement area rather than being wasted. The wall is white. Avoid: cluttering the windowsill with tall objects that block light, installing heavy curtains and drapes, making the windowsill narrow and unusable, leaving the windowsill completely empty.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一道北歐住宅的窗台。它比一般更寬——深度達三十公分,是一片實木或石材的平板,從窗框內側延伸到牆面。窗台上的東西很少而且刻意保持低矮:兩盞矮的桌燈、幾株小型的植物、一組陶製的燭台,全部不超過二十公分高,不遮擋光線。窗沒有厚重的窗簾,只有可以完全拉到兩側的薄紗或一片可上下調整的簡單捲簾。因為窗台是室內離光最近的位置,它被當成一個展示與擺放的場所而不是被浪費。牆面是白色的。避免:把窗台堆滿高大的雜物遮住光線、加裝厚重的窗簾與布幔、把窗台做得窄而無法使用、讓窗台空無一物。