I don't think the ceiling is all that high there. Nor sure if you were serious anyway

I love sailing.

I thought it was just the way the curtains fell.

I was in a Tall Ships race many years ago … that phrase evokes such memories!

I love the look of a nice ship in the right window. I've seen if often around New England. I don't think the photo you shared was the best example of the look, but I think you have a perfect window for it. Go for it!

Pretty.

I was not serious about the fish light, but I was thinking about what looks cool from a large upper window from the street, and lighting could be an option.

Boats can be beautiful, love hearing and watching the sails snap in the wind. However I’ve always wanted a carousel animal and I think one would look pretty sweet in that spot.

Those gorgeous windows shine on their own. It looks to be a nice size landing that could be a sitting area to enjoy the view. Maybe two upholstered chairs that swivel with a table and another lamp!

A lamp is not a bad idea, because I find a little pool of light anywhere is always a good thing. There are sconces there but no pendant. I am remembering how much I liked our lit, flocked tree there, for a few days BTF hit. I don't think anyone would actually sit there, but maybe a lucite console flanked by bamboo chairs would be pretty. I have 2 extra somewhere.

Just another idea. But it would block view. Your sconces for light.

@arapaho, love that.

I am now thinking of a table flanked by two extra bamboo chairs I have. On the table, a big vase and or a sailboat, and a lamp.

Off to waste time on mockups!

ETA: could get cute cushions made for the chairs I have and a wicker or bamboo console.

My pic of my windows wasn't mock-up-able so I borrowed another similar image and mocked that up instead.

I was thinking the burled wood console you have, I think?. What you have in your mock-up looks good and I like it better than the lucite.

Actually, the mock-up is perfect!

The burled wood is in use in the apartment. I originally thought Lucite to keep it airy, but as long as it is open I think it reads airy enough.

A few years ago when I was packing away some of my kids’ favorite toys to save for future grandchildren, I decided to place a vintage 90’s Playmobil pirate ship in the window of my spare room, lol!

I am Switzerland on the boat display. If you proceed, what about a soft, tiny (almost night light from high on the window wall) at night so it is a bit more visible from outside.

Chinacat, we had that same pirate ship 🏴‍☠️ IIRC it only had five or six thousand pieces 😎

i think I want a lamp, I just didn't have room for one in my mockup. It will kind of depend on what I come across for decoration on the table. But honestly the pool of light from the lamp is probably most important to me.

Find the right boat. Get it in place on the right table. Then decide what if anything else you need with it. It could look majestic and right just by itself.

When I first saw your picture I thought it was a reflection in the window of a boat on the water.

I actually just bought the table; I like the size and color and I have always liked those little book shelves.

I wanted one of these, and esp love the first...

but i think they are too big for the look I want. The entire vignette with the chairs cannot be wider than the window ensemble. Ideally, the table should be, max, the width of the center window and moldings.

This knock off from target is a better size; plus 90 days to return it if I don't like it. At least it will help me lock down the right scale.

I think, depending on what I come across, I am more likely to do a composition like this, because I want a light there....even though it started with coveting a boat, a light is inherently welcoming and clearer to see.

I might have fun with custom cushions and or lampshades.

I know yall are tired of this lamp but I still like it, plus a touch of modernity when I can is always good,

PS always liked this lampshade, but prob not on this lamp... still looking

Looks fantastic (both mockups). ^^^

I came very close to getting that table for behind Olive 2, but already have this round one in the room between two chairs. It’d be woven table overload (also with a jute runner within view):

I’m obsessed with texture in rooms and have to rein it in at times.

Love love those chairs.

Thank you, I bought four of them of FBMP for a song, then waited 6 mo.s to get the seat recaned, not for a song, but still love them.

I totally hear you ...jute, sisal, wicker, rattan, bamboo, are my love languages.

I own this lamp . I think its happy where it is but the simple graphic design might read nice from outside

I could spend all day on these mock-ups - they're so interesting to investigate! Have you seen these and on sale too. Since you may downsize the ship :) Perigold.

Came across this from a cottage in UK I think, which I must post for SueB because it has touches of pink everywhere. This DR is so charming.

Lottie Lamp

I love those Pooky striped lampshades; id been playing around with one in blue.

The sailboats are pretty. I may try to find one locally at an antiques shop...

Arapaho, I love that blue and white lamp…wish I needed one. I love a lot of the Pooky lamps and shades.

I have always loved big sail boat models. I see them in antique stores often. Since I don't sail and don't live near the ocean, I've never bought one. OK, ex-DH is big into sailing so that may influence that decision too ;-)

But you have the perfect location for it. It's a definite Yes from me.

Check marketplace, lots of old model ships in Maine garages and attics people want to rehome

Thanks, Local.

A lot of the models I see are quite big, but I am really set on a lamp. What about a candlestick style; does this work?

I think that looks a bit odd. Too crowded. Why don't you want the table to extend beyond the middle section of the window? In your pic above, it looks like the table can be wider and still accommodate the chairs?

Hmm, I think it either has to be the same size asthe middle section, or the same size as the whole windw ensemble. If the latter, the vignette would be wall to wall with no breathing room...

honestly I think I prefer the more haphazard looking crowded version

I'm all for it, but my background is from a country where most homes have wide window sills or add boards to use as a sill where people place items for display along with plants. It would not be uncommon to see a sail boat in a coastal setting or other marine objects along with small lamps and plants and other decor items as well.

Liking the 1st mock-up with the striped lamp shade. I keep going back to look at it. There's something pleasing about the whole design.

I typically like the crowded and overlapping look too. But something about the lamp is distracting from the ship for me. But I also don't like the wider mockup. Too sparse.

I'm no help at all!

Well, both the lamp and the ship are hypotheticals. Maybe different versions and or scales would work; i do think the table should be the smaller version; the one that spans all 3 windows is too big and I don't want something in-between size.

Here is a tweaked version that might make more sense

I like this one so much better than the one where the lamp and ship overlapped a bit. I like seeing the entire outline of the ship.

I do like that one so much better. I too like seeing the entire ship. But if the idea is to see it from outside, doesn't it have to be pretty large? And shouldn't the ship be centered on the center window? I think that's why I'm having trouble envisioning a lamp working in that scenario.

How about no chairs and a longer console with the ship centered and flanked by 2 lamps? The windows are so symmetrical and the lamp/ship looks unbalanced. JMO!

Not sure what is wrong with me, but I'm still liking something about the overlapping look of the larger ship with the lamp. They say things should be in 3's so maybe you need a 3rd decorative item, brass, plant or whatever, in the simplified version. The overlapping version seems fine as is.

LOL I was just coming back to say what kitchen said. Two slender buffet type lamps?

I think I would skip the lamp and let the sconces do the illumination but I can see that you want a lamp(s). I just keep thinking about the view from outside and I am not sure how a lamp is going to look. Maybe experiment with a random table and some large object and see what the view is like from outside, with and without a lamp?

Okay, so my table arrived. I tried it with just one chair and a lamp I have. (I didn't feel like hauling the second chair from the basement to the 3rd floor).

I think the sizes and proportions are great, they work just as intended. I can't wait to pick out fabric for cushions, look for lamps and coffee table books and maybe a sailboat or maybe whatever strikes me.

The view from outside; I like it!

I want a vintage-y barkcloth with for cushions, something like this:

or even

I have an area rug there, it came with the house and I like it even tho it is red!

I also randomly bought this lamp.

LOVE!

Yes, looks so welcoming from outside. :)

Swooning over this:

Yes, I think that is Kath Kidston, love her stuff.

I am into retro chintz now. You may recall I did my bench for the mudroom in a retro chintz. I was watching the Priscilla moviw w DD and she saw the fabric on a pillow in the movie!

My bench BTF

Did the bench survive the fire?

The bench did, the cushion did not.

I'd have to claim that landing which looks like a room to me (it may be larger than my entire house) just for those glorious windows alone. They are spectacular and I love how the chair backs sort of repeat the pattern in the side windows.

It is a generous space but I generally try to keep some areas open and not fill every nook. I think though, that these items are light and airy enough that they will not crowd and a pool of light on a table its, to me, always welcome!

That is so cute Jilly!