The kitchen may be the heart of any home, but many of us don't give it the decorative attention it deserves. Sure, we choose our cabinets, backsplashes, and finishes with care. But when it comes to decorative accents and finishing touches, we get a little negligent. We’d never leave our living room windows unadorned or our bedroom windows undecorated. But our kitchen windows? Well, they’re often left totally bare.

Thankfully, this all-too-understandable blunder boasts an easy fix, because kitchen windows are incredibly easy to decorate. With a little imagination, you can turn your kitchen window into a cookbook nook, a mini-bar, or an oasis for your favorite plants.

Once you start looking for them, you’ll realize kitchen window decor ideas abound, and many of them are incredibly easy to pull off. To show you just how easy it is to dress up your kitchen window, we’ve rounded up 12 kitchen window décor ideas worth adding to your mood board.

01 Propagate Plants in Your Window Sill

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If you’re always looking for ways to expand your plant collection, consider propagating some plants in your kitchen window. A standard sill should be the perfect size for a series of small vases, and your kitchen window should get all the sunlight your cuttings need to thrive.

02 Line Your Window With Crisp White Curtains

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Curtains offer a classic way to dress up any window, and if you want to keep your kitchen looking sleek, you can stick with a set of crisp white curtains that don’t demand too much attention.

03 Add Storage Space With Hanging Shelves

If your kitchen’s storage set-up leaves something to be desired, layer a few hanging shelves over your kitchen window. This approach may seem unusual, but when you’re low on space, it pays to get creative. And if you opt for glass shelves that aren’t densely packed with stuff, you can still capture plenty of the sunlight streaming through your window.

04 Color-Coordinate Your Kitchen Essentials

Lining your kitchen window with your go-to essentials is a practical option. But if you want to keep your countertops neat and tidy, color-coordinate the pieces you decide to display. Make sure your jars, cutting boards, and cookbooks all match each other.

05 Keep Fresh Herbs at the Ready

Just about every meal is made better by fresh herbs. Make your kitchen both prettier and more practical by storing some herbs in a water-filled vase—and tucking that vase inside your window sill.

06 Tuck a Shelf Underneath Your Window

If your kitchen window is mounted high up on your wall, build a shelf just underneath it. This will give you the space for décor, kitchen essentials, and anything else you feel like displaying. And since those items will likely overlap with your window, they’ll dress it up without blocking out too much light.

07 Turn Your Bar Tray Into Décor

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Cooking essentials aren’t the only thing you can display in your kitchen window. If cocktail-making plays a big role in your household, keep some bartending must-haves on a pretty serving tray, and turn your window into a mini-bar.

08 Line Your Window Sill With Plants

One easy way to brighten up your kitchen? Line your window sill with plants. Plants need all the light they can get, so windows make obvious homes for them. And while your plants could live in many other rooms, your otherwise-sleek kitchen could probably benefit from a touch of lush greenery.

09 Mix and Match Your Ceramics

Decorating your kitchen window can be as simple as tucking some flowers inside a vase and sliding it next to your sill. But if you’re craving something more dynamic, mix and match two different vases and stick different plants inside them.

10 Invest in a Kitchen Cactus

If you haven’t yet cultivated the green thumb you’ve always dreamt of, consider committing to a single statement plant. Snag something easy to take care of—like a cactus—and tuck it in between your kitchen sink and window. That way, it’ll get all the light it so desperately needs, and you’ll probably remember to water it whenever you need to.

11 Prop a Painting Against Your Window

Art doesn’t often make it into the kitchen, but it looks absolutely striking when it does. So dress up your kitchen window with a propped-up painting, or layer a couple small prints in the corner of your window sill.

12 Segment Your Window With a Shelf

Add function and form to your kitchen by segmenting your window with a built-in shelf. This shelf can go wherever you want it to, though placing it at the center of your window is an obvious option. And if you choose a shelf made from glass, you can keep your window feeling as sleek and sunny as ever.