How to arrange a balcony in an apartment

Almost every apartment has a balcony or loggia. And most likely there is a bunch of stuff lying there, just taking up space, waiting to be thrown into the landfill. If so, then it’s time to do it right now. Get rid of the unnecessary burden of the past, and in the vacant space, make a great place for your favorite activity or furnish the balcony room with comfortable furniture. Read today’s review and find out how to decorate a balcony in a modern apartment, as well as in a country house.

Roomy closed cabinets are a good way to clean up the balcony

Design options

Any of your ideas can be realized. Here you can come up with an original design option, for example:

continuation of the kitchen;
rest room arrangement;
the location of a small home workshop;
arrangement of a children’s bedroom for a teenager;
gym;
the layout of the winter garden;
organization of a greenhouse;
arrangement of a sauna.

The last three options seem to be from the category of fantasy. But with the proper approach on the balcony, even such bold decisions can be implemented..

The arrangement of the balcony directly depends on the functionality of the room and its size

All of the above can be done by everyone, and even with their own hands. It is worth noting that the choice of one or another option for arranging your balcony will depend on the size of the room. For example, on a small balcony of a five-story Khrushchev building, it is unlikely that it will be possible to fit a massive simulator. In this case, the combination of the balcony space with the room of the kitchen or room may be more suitable..

You can fit a wall bars and a horizontal bar on almost any balcony

If you are planning to install any machine equipped with an electric motor, then you should think about soundproofing windows. Doing it yourself is not difficult..

Real tailoring workshop

Study

For those who like to work in the fresh air, you can make an office on the balcony. This will create a new work environment and therefore increase productivity..

Small home office will fit even on a narrow balcony

When arranging a small balcony for a study, you need to start repairs by dismantling the old wall cladding and flooring. Pay particular attention to the material of the floor that you plan to re-install. On your balcony, it must necessarily be a tree or its derivatives. If the height allows, then the floorboard should be placed on the logs, and insulation should be laid in the resulting gap.

For a work environment, the classic style is best suited, with its strict lines and contrasting shades. On the side wall, arrange a bookshelf with a classic-style writing desk.

The cabinet on the balcony is convenient in terms of lighting – you don’t have to turn on the lamps during the day

Advice. If possible, then it is worth providing a heating radiator. At the same time, before finishing the interior of the room, heating pipes are preliminarily laid under the facing layer of material.

Workplace in a modern style

On the balcony windows, you can hang roller blinds with a printed image corresponding to the interior. In stores, you can find a huge selection of various print options. From colorful landscapes to intricately swirling lines and shapes.

Restroom

Such a room is perfect for sophisticated people. This idea is applicable even for the interior of a small balcony. Of furniture, a comfortable reclining chair or a rocking chair is suitable here. The interior furnishings are finished according to your own taste.

Stylish room with a mattress on the floor for relaxation

The hanging bed is just as good as a rocking chair

The rest room should, with all its appearance, be conducive to the relaxation of a person. For this, the Provence style should settle on your balcony. Its distinctive features are:

soft combinations of color tones in the interior of the room;
the use of floral metal hangers on walls and ceilings;
small details of interior elements should overlap with the general color scheme;
flowers and plants that grow in abundance in the south of France (namely, from there Provence came in our time).

Comfortable place to relax on a 4-square-meter balcony

Decorations in the spirit of French Provence

The floor is covered with deep green carpet

If the width of the balcony allows, then you can place a bed here, or purchase a folding chair. An additional bed is equipped with night wall lamps. Along one of the walls, you can hang flowerpots with flower arrangements, or equip a hinged shelf by placing pots with plants and other decorative elements on it, designed to increase the comfortable stay of visitors to such a corner.

The right atmosphere for a romantic dinner

Nice table and Viennese chairs, and on the wall hydrangeas in beautiful flowerpots

Open shelves on the end wall are also suitable for Provence style

Small decorative elements of the interior on your balcony can be made by hand. These can be various flower arrangements with artificial flowers and birds of the animal world. Provence style will allow you to reveal your talents to the fullest.

Winter Garden

A winter garden on the balcony will create an amazing atmosphere in your home. Of course, you can fully reveal the idea of a winter garden only on the spacious balcony of a country cottage. Depending on the prevailing variety of vegetation, you will need to glaze such a balcony with wide windows, and perhaps even make an inclined glazed structure in the form of a stained-glass window instead of a ceiling. But even with a small balcony, you can arrange the interior for a winter garden.

When organizing a winter garden on the balcony, it is necessary to think over not only insulation and lighting, but also protection from bright sunlight

Important! When choosing plants for the balcony, consider the location of the balcony relative to the cardinal points. With good lighting, you can choose light-loving plants. On the contrary, with the northern placement of the balcony, it is worth planting the corresponding flowers..

Vertical gardening saves space and looks spectacular

If your apartment has a spacious loggia, then this is a huge plus. A loggia with dense vegetation running along two rooms will create an atmosphere of mystery and freshness in your rooms..

Small plants are best hung on the walls of the loggia. Plant curly flowers, spreading their shoots along a stretched string along the entire room, and place large green palm trees in the corners of the loggia.

If there is not enough space, the plants are placed in pots or on shelves on the side walls of the balcony.

The winter garden on the balcony will delight the eye all year round

An interesting option would be the device of a small flower bed, or planting a green lawn. When arranging such a green corner, you can have a great time feeling flower aromas, as well as play mini golf.

It is best to separate the loggia from the living space with wide sliding glass doors. They are installed instead of a wall partition. The texture of the glass is selected in different ways, which allows you to achieve different visual effects.

Children’s room

A balcony room for a children’s room is well suited. In new buildings, wide, spacious balconies are now being designed. Such a room meets all the requirements regarding dimensions when furnishing the interior with furniture and decorative elements..

Children’s room on the balcony will be a real boon for a small apartment

The balcony can be turned into a play area

The style of such a room can be completely different. Both themed interior design and modern classic are suitable here..

When choosing a classic style, preference should be given to smooth tones that go well with each other. Screaming accents should not be here.

Balcony decoration in a classic style for a teenager

Arrangement of children’s space in a modern style

When placing a balcony in a children’s room, a sports room will be a good solution. Install the wall bars with the crossbar at the top. From furniture, an easy chair or a small ottoman for reading books is suitable here..

The Swedish wall should be fixed on the main wall

Bionics in balcony design

If the loggia borders on one of the rooms, then there is an option to combine these rooms. Remove the partition completely, and decorate the window part of the balcony in the modern natural style “Bionics”. This style fully reflects the essence of the natural world around us – smooth outlines, natural natural colors in the interior of the room.

Futuristic bionic dining area design

The Bionics style implies the repetition of the forms of nature. So, a balcony window facing the street can be remade in the form of bee cells (honeycomb). Also, if the plans do not include a complete dismantling of the room wall, then you can make several holes of arbitrary shape in it and get an interesting architectural composition. From the vegetation, the stems of green bamboo will look interesting.