Practical use of balcony space. 14 balcony design ideas.

An apartment or a country house can be supplemented with a balcony. People who have a balcony in their apartment are very lucky! Some people may even have two. If your apartment does not have a balcony, then you can try to make it, because this is an additional place and it will be very useful in the apartment.

How can you practically organize the space of a balcony? Ideas for the practical use of balconies and loggias in our article.

1. Ideas.
2. Sketch.
3. Purchase of furniture and goods.

Idea number 1. Wardrobe.

The first and most practical option for most people is to put in a closet. Most often, people put cans with twists, old things, large household appliances, skis, sleds in a closet on the balcony.

You can buy a wardrobe ready-made, or you can make it to order and then it will have as many shelves as you need. If you make a cabinet to order, then you can make it the entire height and width of the balcony.

You can make a wardrobe or ordinary doors.

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Idea number 2. Place for drying clothes.

The second most popular idea for a balcony is a place where you can dry clothes. There is a floor dryer, which is shaped like an ironing board, only with rods. When the laundry needs to be dried, she puts it on the floor and hangs the laundry.

You can make another option - this is a ceiling or wall-mounted clothes dryer. Rods (or ropes) are attached to the ceiling or wall. When they are not needed, they do not interfere with the space of the balcony.

On the day of washing, the laundry is taken out of the washing machine. A special system by which the rods are lowered, then the laundry is hung up and the height at which the laundry will be dried is fixed.
When the laundry is already dry and the dryer is not needed, it is folded and removed until the next drying of the laundry.

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Idea number 4. Computer desk.

The computer has firmly entered our lives and life without it is hard to imagine. Schoolchildren and students write essays, copywriters write articles, surveyors and designers make future projects of buildings and premises in special programs, so it would be a great idea to put a computer desk on the balcony.
You can buy a ready-made table for a computer, or you can make it from a chipboard sheet. To do this, you need to measure the distance on the balcony and buy chipboard sheets of this size or larger in a store or on the construction market, and then cut them to fit the balcony.

Shelves can be placed above the computer desk. On the shelves you can store everything related to the computer: disks, flash drives, paper, printer, speakers, scanner, camera and other computer accessories.

In small and one-room apartments, for large families, an excellent solution would be to put a computer desk on the balcony. To expand the space of the room, the computer can also be placed on the balcony. In this case, the balcony will be like a separate office or room.

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Idea number 5. Winter garden.

Do you love flowers? Organize a winter garden on the balcony. By placing a small table with drawers, you can immediately take care of the flowers, replant them, fertilize, wipe the leaves and spray them with a spray bottle.
Place small greenhouses and grow tomatoes and peppers. The main thing is to ensure that there is no direct sunlight on the balcony - the flowers do not like this and can wither from this, and the leaves of the flowers will become pale green. Therefore, it will be necessary to install blinds, blackout curtains on windows or reflective film.

You can add moisture with mini fountains, a humidifier, or an air conditioner.
Many people buy not just flowers, but grow greens on the windowsill, which can then be added to food or tea.

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Idea number 6. A place for conversations and snacks.

Usually all home gatherings and conversations with friends about life take place in the kitchen. Do you think that on the balcony is impossible? How else is it possible!

If you live high up, you have a beautiful view from the window, then it is a great idea to put a table and chairs on the balcony.
Folding chairs and a folding table are a great solution for a balcony, because balconies are usually not large in area. When guests arrive, chairs are placed and the table is laid out, and when the meal is over, the chairs and table are folded.

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Idea number 7. Sleeping place.

Do you often have friends staying overnight? Not enough space in the apartment? Then you can arrange a bed on the balcony. In this case, it will be necessary to insulate the balcony well and it is best to entrust this work to professionals.

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Idea number 8. Everything for needlework.

Many women, and maybe men, are fond of creativity. Creative people need privacy, a place to bring ideas to life, as well as a place to store their creative crafts.
Use the balcony as a small room for storing accessories for creativity, or maybe do some creative work right there? Why not!

Many creative people make handicrafts with their own hands: bouquets of sweets, bouquets of toys, bouquets of tea and coffee, sew dolls, make soap with their own hands, embroider pictures with threads or beads. For some it's a hobby and for others it's a good side income.

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Idea number 9. Sports corner.

There are people who constantly monitor their figure and teach children to exercise, sports, so for sports people you can put on the balcony, for example, an exercise bike, a treadmill, a stepper or a Swedish wall for children.

You can pump muscles with small dumbbells or an expander for hands. Do yoga or Pilates exercises to melodious music.

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Idea number 10. A place for animals.

Animals also need their own space. If there is a cat in your house, then you can put a scratching post, a house, the grass that they eat. Cats like to look out the window, watch the birds, so you can make a sleeping place for them at the window level.

An important decision here will be to equip the balcony in such a way that the animal is comfortable and safe to be.

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Idea number 11. Corner for reading books.

Previously, it was customary in Russian families to collect a home library for future children, everyone loved to read, collected classics and passed books from generation to generation.

Ordinary books are gradually becoming a thing of the past, because now any book can be downloaded or read from computer gadgets, but nevertheless, there are people who like to sit and hold a book or magazine in their hands, flip pages and look at pictures.

On the balcony, you can put bookshelves of different sizes, because books can be A4 or smaller. Place a comfortable chair or ottoman.

Take care of good lighting in the evening. Arrange everything in such a way that any book can be reached, even if it stands high. For example, purchase a small folding ladder for this.

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Idea number 12. Continuation of a room or kitchen.

There are options for apartments where the balcony is made for a room and a kitchen, or for one thing. We increase the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room or kitchen due to the balcony. In this case, it will be necessary to make a special permit in the relevant structures. But on the other hand, if you combine a small-sized kitchen and a balcony, you can place everything you want in the kitchen: a refrigerator, a microwave, a large table and other furniture.
Some people place the kitchen sink on the side of the balcony, so that in the daytime when you wash the dishes there is natural light and you can admire the beautiful view from the window.

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Idea number 13. Hammock.

A hammock can be used not only on a hike and it is also possible to hang a hammock on the balcony! It is enough to firmly fix the main components on which the hammock itself is attached. When you don't need it, you can simply take it off, fold it up and put it away.

A hammock is a good way to relieve stress, as well as to relax.
Can be glued to walls photo wallpaper with a beautiful view of nature, the sea or a waterfall.

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Idea number 14. Game room.

Children need space to play. It doesn’t always happen that a child has a separate room, so you can put a hut on the balcony, a board on which you can draw with chalk or a marker, put a house for a Barbie doll, lay out toys, put up outdoor hockey and everything that pleases children.

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Sketch.

It all starts with the idea that was described above. The second step is a sketch - a sketch of the future arrangement.

We choose the idea that you think is more appropriate for your apartment or country house on the balcony. It is worth considering whether you have a sunny side of the balcony or not, its insulation (how warm it is on the balcony in winter) and its size.

Then we draw a sketch on paper or in a special program. We measure the balcony with a tape measure, write down the parameters on a piece of paper, see where the distance is and what can be put.

If the sketch is on paper, then you can color it with colored pencils to imagine what the future balcony will look like.
If the sketch is in a special program, then the finished version will already be visible.
We turn the idea into reality!

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Purchase of furniture and goods.

The idea of ​​​​what better to do on the balcony was, according to the conceived idea, a sketch was drawn, now you need to decide what and where to buy?

There are large hypermarkets with a huge selection of goods: OBI, Ikea, Leroymerlin. Their location can be viewed on the official website and choose the nearest hypermarket to you. It is worth considering that a lot of time is spent in large stores, so it is worth choosing a time period when there are less traffic jams, usually in the morning hours, when many people are still sleeping. If possible, it is better to come on weekdays in the first half.

You can find the necessary furniture and goods in the online store. The advantage is that you do not need to spend a lot of time, just decide on the product and order it. Within 3 days it will be delivered to your home.

Ordinary chain stores should not be excluded either. Near your house, too, there may be such and then you do not have to travel far.

In ordinary chain stores: Pyaterochka, Monetka, Verny, Fix-price, you can see accessories, figurines and decor for the balcony.

If you decide to choose an idea for a balcony where you need furniture: a wardrobe, a bed, a table, a chair, then there are two options. The first option is to buy ready-made furniture, if the finished furniture does not fit into the parameters of the balcony that are available, then you can make custom-made furniture.

You can add a balcony with paintings, posters, children's drawings, family photos, flowers - all this creates comfort, a good atmosphere and a pleasant pastime.

If you use bright colors on the balcony, then it will always be pleasant to be there.This is explained by the fact that pastel shades are usually used in the rooms, and on the balcony you can use colors from the opposite, that is, bright ones.

In winter, there is not enough sun, so the yellow color can be used on the balcony, you can draw the sun on the ceiling, buy a sconce or a night lamp in the form of the sun, draw clouds and then there will always be a feeling of warmth.

You can use green, for example, on the floor and then it will create the feeling that a person is walking on the grass.

Some accessories can be made by hand. On our website decortop.techinfus.com/en/ in the section decor - with your own hands you can find many different master classes and crafts for the home.

We buy furniture and goods for the balcony, arrange and enjoy. The idea came to life. Now your apartment is not just a balcony, but a full-fledged place for sleeping, sports, relaxing or reading books!

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