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The Sill review

Updated September 30, 2026 · HabitatCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026

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Our verdict

The Sill suits US home decorators who want grow lights and decor from the same store, with a 30 days return window and support on email, phone and help centre. Grow lights start at $85, which puts it mid field rather than at the budget end, and delivery turns free at $99.

Key facts

Best for
US decorators combining grow lights with home decor, and shoppers who value a long return window over the cheapest entry price.
Price from
$85↗
Return window
30 days↗
Free delivery threshold
$99↗
Markets
US↗
Legal entity
The Sill, Inc.↗
Headquarters
United States↗
Founded
2012↗
Support channels
Email, Phone, Help-centre, Community↗
Products
Lighting, Decor
Official website
thesill.com

Facts checked September 30, 2026, 4 sources

Apps and profiles

Elsewhere
X

Pros and cons

Pros

  • A return window of 30 days, ranked 16 of 109 brands on return days.
  • Grow lights start at $85, above Sofary Modern Lighting for Less at $53.99 but below most of the 82 brands ranked.
  • Delivery turns free once an order reaches $99, so a full room of plants and fittings ships without a delivery charge.
  • Support on email, phone and help centre covers the sizing questions that come up before an order, not just order problems.
  • The range is lighting and decor, so a grow light and the pots and planters around it come from the same store.

Cons

  • The entry price is above the cheapest option, with grow lights at $85 against $53.99 at Sofary Modern Lighting for Less.
  • Free delivery needs an order of $99, so a single low priced fitting is delivered with a shipping charge added.
  • The catalogue is lighting and decor, so buyers after mirrors or wall art move to Dublino Moebel at lighting and mirrors or Abracadabra NYC at decor, wall art and lighting.
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Who it suits

  • US home owners and renters who want a grow light and matching decor from one store.
  • Shoppers who plan the basket to clear $99 so delivery is free at checkout.
  • Buyers who would rather have 30 days to change their minds than chase the lowest entry price.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Sofary Modern Lighting for Less, if the only measure is the lowest entry price at $53.99.
  • Dublino Moebel, if mirrors are the priority, since they sit in its lighting and mirrors range.
  • Abracadabra NYC, if wall art matters as much as lighting, which its decor, wall art and lighting covers.

Prices

Grow lights at The Sill start at $85. That is the figure to set against a home decor budget before browsing, and it shows how The Sill sits against the cheaper end of the market, because Sofary Modern Lighting for Less lists from $53.99. The gap to the very cheapest entry point is modest rather than dramatic. Buyers who want more than a single lamp, or planters and shelving alongside it, will spend well above $85, so treat that figure as the floor of the range and not as average spend. Delivery turns free once an order reaches $99. Below that line the shipping charge stays inside the total, which matters for anyone replacing one failing fitting, and it means a pair of mid priced items can cost less to deliver than a single cheap one. Prices are set per product rather than by tier, so the figure you meet at the start is the figure you come back to on a later order. The only threshold in the checkout is $99, and clearing it takes the delivery line out of what you pay.

How it compares on our data

The site's price ranking places The Sill at 52 of 82 brands on price from. That is a mid table result: enough of the field sits higher to make it a sensible default, and enough sits lower to keep a budget shopper looking. The bottom of that ranking belongs to Sofary Modern Lighting for Less, whose entry price is $53.99 against $85 here. On return days the picture is stronger. The Sill ranks 16 of 109 brands on return window, well ahead of its price rank, and its 30 days window sits much higher up that list than the back of it. Read together the two rankings point the same way from different angles: the entry price is ordinary, and the return policy is what makes the store easy to try. Shoppers who will only commit on price should look at Sofary, while shoppers who want room to change their minds get more here.

The company behind it

The store belongs to The Sill, Inc., based in the US, and it has been trading since 2012. That combination counts for something in a category where a wrong guess is common, because grow lights come in sizes and fittings that are not obvious from a photograph. The company standing behind the brand after a delivery goes wrong is part of the purchase, and The Sill is a US company serving a US market, so delivery expectations and support hours run on one clock. Support runs on email, phone and help centre: email, phone, a help centre and a community. A help centre suits the questions that matter most here, such as which fixture suits which shelf, and a community gives buyers somewhere to read how others set theirs up. When something arrives faulty, the phone channel is the quicker route. A choice of channels like this is generous for a store of this size, and it means a sizing mistake does not have to end in a return.

How The Sill compares

Where The Sill is available

Available
United States

Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest grow light at The Sill?+

Grow lights start at $85. Treat that as the floor of the range rather than a typical spend, since the rest of the collection sits above it. Sofary Modern Lighting for Less lists from $53.99, so shoppers comparing entry prices alone will find that one cheaper.

Does The Sill charge for delivery?+

Delivery turns free once the order value reaches $99. Orders under that line carry a delivery charge, so a lone fitting costs more at checkout than a basket of the same total value spread across more items. The Sill ships in the US, and the threshold applies to US orders.

How long do I have to send a light back?+

The return window is 30 days, which matches the site median of 30 and places The Sill at 16 of 109 brands ranked on return days. That is a stronger position than the price ranking, so the return policy is the more competitive part of the offer.

What does The Sill sell?+

The range is lighting and decor. Grow lights are the collection the entry price comes from, and decor covers the pots, planters and room pieces that sit alongside them. A buyer after mirrors would look elsewhere, since mirrors are not part of The Sill's listed range.

Who runs The Sill?+

The store belongs to The Sill, Inc., based in the US, and has been trading since 2012. An established company matters on plant lighting, where sizes and fittings are easy to misjudge and a claim may have to be handled after delivery.

How do I get help from The Sill?+

Support runs on email, phone and help centre: email, phone, a help centre and a community. Sizing and placement questions suit the help centre, while a faulty fitting is worth raising by phone. Across the site a help centre is the most common channel at 89%.

Is The Sill the cheapest lighting brand on the site?+

No. Sofary Modern Lighting for Less starts at $53.99 against $85 for grow lights at The Sill. On the site's price ranking The Sill sits at 52 of 82 brands, which is the middle of the field rather than the bottom of the price list.

Who is The Sill for?+

Home owners and renters in the US who want grow lights for a shelf or a room and matching decor from the same store, and who value a 30 days return window over chasing the cheapest entry price. It also suits planned orders that clear $99.

Sources

  • thesill.com/collections/grow-lights checked September 30, 2026

    Backs: Price from, Products

    “Vita Grow Light Bulb - LED grow bulb that supports the growth of your plants From $85”

  • thesill.com/pages/about-us checked September 30, 2026

    Backs: Founded, Headquarters

    “I started The Sill in 2012 at the age of 26 in borrowed office space in a tiny walk-up in New York City's Chinatown.”

  • thesill.com/pages/shipping-and-handling checked September 30, 2026

    Backs: Free delivery threshold, Markets, Return window, Support channels

    “We offer free standard shipping on all orders $99+! Orders under $99 ship for a flat fee.”

  • thesill.com/pages/terms-conditions checked September 30, 2026

    Backs: Legal entity

    “The Sill, Inc.”

Compiled from 4 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.

What changed

  • September 30, 2026: axisScores cost was 8.4, now 8.5
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