"If you want to find a small and lucky place at home, you must be a window!" Imagine your own bay window, lying lazily in the sun in winter and watching the stars at night in summer. How romantic!
After a while-
Looking at the bay window full of clothes and sundries, just two words: chicken ribs! So someone is going to transform the bay window twice to make it more spacious.
However, have you considered that the bay window can be smashed if you want to?
Can the bay window be smashed?
It depends on whether it is an inner bay window or an outer bay window.
Convex window: it can be smashed. But the premise is that it cannot be a reinforced concrete structure.
In other words, if it is not a reinforced concrete structure, it can be smashed. If it is a reinforced concrete structure with load-bearing function, it must not be smashed.
△ internal convex window
Bay window: As shown below, the place marked yellow carefully is the bay window. The bay window is a real bay window, and it is also a so-called "gift area" by developers. This is a prominent window, hanging on three sides.
This kind of bay window can't be smashed, because its platform is poured with the facade of the stairs. If it is smashed, there will be a hole in the outer wall.
△ floating window
Bay window connected to the air conditioning channel: it is not safe to sit there. In case the passage is opened, it needs to be repaired.
▲ Even if there is an air-conditioned column frame, it is suspended and cannot be removed.
Reinforced concrete floating windows: If the floating windows are all reinforced concrete, they cannot be removed. This kind of bay window bears the heavy responsibility of consolidating the building structure, which is connected with the whole house, neighbors and upstairs.
So remember: it's best to ask the property before smashing, and don't find that it is reinforced concrete that makes you vomit blood when smashing with a hammer.
If you are very lucky, you can smash it if you want, provided that the above three situations are excluded and the property agrees. If it doesn't break, it's better to come safely and teach everyone to make the most of the space without breaking the bay window.
The bay windows in the bedroom and living room are transformed in different ways, which are discussed separately.
Renovation of bedroom bay window
Method 1: Create a workspace.
The light at the bay window is the unique advantage of the workbench. In addition to the work table, a small bookcase or hanging cabinet can be installed beside the desk to store books or ornaments. Whether it's storage or taking, just raise your hand, which is very convenient!
Method 2: Turn into a bed.
Many people want to smash the bay window, mostly because the bedroom area is already very cramped. At this time, as long as the bay window is lengthened by about one and a half meters, a bed is saved and there are various storage spaces at the same time.
Method 3: Turn into a leisure area.
This is the simplest operation. Make a small cabinet in the bay window, put a cushion on it, and add a few cushions+pillows to get it.
In order to prevent it from becoming a chicken rib in a pile of clothes, several collocation points are summarized:
● In terms of light treatment, screens or shutters can be used.
● You can use some custom-made cushions to increase the softness.
● You can start with soft clothes such as cushions, pillows and green plants to enhance your face value.
Renovation of floating window in living room
Method 1: Small sofa
There is a saying that "the living room has bay windows, so you can buy less sofa." It would be a very comfortable choice if the bay window of the living room could be transformed into a sofa.
Method 2: Meeting room.
This is also the strategy of directly widening the bay window and building a tea room. The bottom can also be made into storage equipment to improve space utilization.
What do you think of the design of these bay windows? Welcome to talk about your experience in the renovation of bay windows.