Functional ideas for decorating a balcony: tips, photos

Almost every modern apartment is capable of boasting a balcony, in some cases there may not even be one balcony in the apartment. The sizes of balconies can be very different, everything here depends on the layout of the apartment and on the type of house, however, for each size you can always pick up something interesting and unusual in terms of decoration. If you are interested in various ideas for decorating a balcony, you can always find a large number of photos of them, as well as their descriptions, in this article.

Interior of a small balcony in light colors

There are often cases when we use the balcony as some kind of storage for those things that we have not needed for a long time, but on the other hand, we are very sorry to throw them away. Of course, the balcony can be used this way, but it's also a very useful part of our living space, so it can be used for various purposes. But for this very often it is necessary to significantly change the balcony.

Unusual design of a small balcony with your own hands

The modern building materials market allows you to realize absolutely any ideas. Of course, if you live in a house where the architects have provided for comfortable and spacious balconies, the decoration will be easier, but interesting ideas can also be embodied in the Khrushchev (photo can be found in this article).

Small balcony modern design

How useful and tasteful this space can be used? In fact, there are a very large number of options, here are just a few of them:

use the balcony as a personal account;

create a workshop on the balcony to implement your creative ideas;

make a greenhouse on the balcony so that there is always fresh vegetables or fruits;

create a small home coffee shop on the balcony.

Using a small balcony as a resting place

These are far from all the options for using the balcony, however, each of them is interesting in its own way, let's take a closer look at them.

Personal account on the balcony

Creating a personal account on the balcony is a very interesting use case, but not in all cases it will be possible to implement it.

Creating a personal account on the balcony

This idea is most suitable for large balconies, where everything that should be in your personal account can fit. For small balconies, we will consider interesting decoration ideas and photos of their implementation below.

Balcony decoration with clapboard

Turning your own balcony into a personal office is actually not so easy, for this you need to provide it with a table, an armchair, perhaps some more convenient lighting for work, as well as some other details, depending on personal needs and preferences.

Stylish study on the balcony

It will always be pleasant to work in such a personal account, which is in the fresh air. This is especially true of the summer period, when in the evenings on the balcony it can be really much more pleasant and better than in a stuffy apartment. You can also work in such a place in winter if the balcony is insulated and glazed.

Outdoor personal account

Such a balcony will look very good if it is finished with lining. By the way, the decoration of balconies with clapboard is very popular, you can find interesting ideas in the photo.

Finishing a small balcony for a personal account

Creative workshop

Another extremely interesting option is to create a small creative workshop on your own balcony, which will undoubtedly be of interest to people of creative professions or those who simply have a creative hobby.

Workshop on the balcony

In this case, everything is also quite simple: you can install a special cabinet on the balcony, which will contain all those things that you need for your profession or your hobby. Also, on such a balcony you cannot do without a good and comfortable chair.

Setting up a creative workshop on a small balcony

You can also equip the balcony with various appropriate interior items such as paintings, vases and everything else. On the walls, for example, you can draw something, if you are a creative person, perhaps you can do it yourself, or you can ask someone from your acquaintances who knows how to draw well.

Small workshop on the balcony, rolled up

An important point is lighting, since you will probably want to do your creative work on such a balcony in the evening or even at night.

The lighting problem can be solved in different ways, for example, you can install a floor lamp or a chandelier, it all depends on your preferences.

Convenient working workshop on the balcony

As for the finishing of such a balcony, in this case, various options may be suitable. But also do not overdo it in a creative impulse, when decorating your workshop, look in advance for possible interesting ideas for decorating balconies in the photo, imagine how your option will look from the outside.

Workshop on the balcony of a city apartment

Greenhouse

It is always pleasant and interesting to have a small greenhouse on the balcony, especially if you like to watch how these or those grow

plants. In this case, the greenhouse can be used as a flower garden, as well as a small vegetable garden. In the latter case, it will supply you with very fresh and natural vegetables even in winter.

If you decide to make a flower garden on your own balcony, you should not face serious problems, but it is very important to think over everything. It should be borne in mind that some flowers may have special requests, for example, the amount of sunlight they consume, therefore they should be placed on the balcony accordingly, taking into account all these factors.

Flower garden on the balcony of a multi-storey building

In this case, you can implement almost all your ideas, you should not be limited only to flower pots on the floor or on shelves, they can also be hung, installed in the most unexpected places, which will make such a flower garden much more beautiful, brighter, more attractive and interesting. Having made a flower garden on your balcony, you will always be provided with good air, as well as surrounded by real beauty.

Greenhouse on the balcony

In the event that you want to make on your balcony a small

vegetable garden, you should make the most of the space if you want to get as many vegetables and berries as possible. For example, when decorating a balcony, you can use special shelves (for interesting ideas and photos, see below), which you can make yourself or buy ready-made. On such shelves, you can place boxes with seedlings, herbs.

Growing various crops on the balcony

Home coffee shop or canteen

Another very interesting idea is to create a small home coffee shop or dining room on your own balcony, which is perfect for all lovers of gatherings with friends and hearty feasts, since this can be done outdoors, which is always twice as pleasant.

Dining room on the balcony

In this case, it is important to consider the size of the balcony. If you have a large balcony, then you can always put a dining table and a few chairs there. If you have a small balcony, then you'd better limit yourself

bar counter, and in this case it will always be pleasant to drink coffee or tea in the fresh air.

Chinese style balcony dining room decoration

As for the visual design of such a balcony, this can be done in absolutely any style that meets your personal tastes and preferences. For example, you can make the walls a thick red and put dark plastic furniture (interesting ideas and photos are presented below). Balconies with such a finish will look very interesting, as well as light plastic furniture with walls of heavenly or other light colors.

Combining a loggia with a kitchen

These are far from all interesting ideas for decorating balconies, there are still a large number of other ideas and photos that may be suitable for decorating your balcony, and moreover, it does not have to be glazed. For example, if you like open balconies, finishing involves other approaches, but it is also possible, and interesting ideas with photos can always be found on this site.