7 Designer-Approved Tips to Help You With Awkward Window Placements

Move over, awkwardly placed windows. If you're dealing with windows that are positioned a bit strangely throughout your house or are oddly shaped, we're here to help.

Note that there are plenty of ways to get creative and work around this setup, whether you're a renter on a budget or a homeowner who can make some more permanent changes.

You'll find seven go-to tips from interior designers below, which demonstrate the many approaches that you can take in your own home.

There's no need to make any structural changes to your home to camouflage an awkwardly placed window.

«It might be as simple as 'cheating' the location with window treatments,'» Kara Piepmeyer, the founder of Studio Kosma, says. «That might mean mounting the curtains significantly wider than the window to adjust the appearance of the window.»

If you're in the process of designing a room that features a window where one otherwise might not normally exist, Kerrie Kelly, a designer and the former chair of the American Society of Interior Designers's (ASID) national board, offers a solution.

«Thoughtfully position furniture, like a cozy reading nook or a floating shelf, to maximize functionality while drawing attention away from the unusual placement,» she advises.

In the kitchen shown here, a window is incorporated into the dining nook and appears more intentionally placed thanks to the addition of a built-in L-shaped bench.

Kerrie Kelly

Even if some of the windows in a given room make more sense than others, Kelly recommends sticking with the same type of curtains or blinds for all of the windows in the space.

«This approach helps blend the awkwardly placed window with the rest of the room, minimizing its perceived oddity,» she says. It will help