10 tips for best use of small balcony
In this day and age of compact homes, it is not always possible to have wide open spaces adjoining the house. The case is even more so for people living in high-rise apartments. With a large number of India’s population moving away from the independent housing schemes to community living, lack of open spaces have been increasingly being compensated by having intelligently done balcony designs.
Balcony offers the incentive to moving away from the monotonous indoors into the open air overlooking the apartment. With apartments getting smaller and compact, the lack of a bigger size balcony should not affect crating a wonderful cozy space in the balcony design. Here are top 10 balcony design and beautification ideas that can be embedded into apartments or houses with small sized balconies.
Cozy Reading Chair: If you are an avid reader, there is nothing better than placing a small cozy set of reading chairs in the balcony to make up for the perfect evening along with a hot cup of your favorite tea or coffee. Reading chair can be reclining and comforting adding to the leisure quotient of the balcony.
Aesthetic Green Belt: There is no better sight than a soothing green belt in the balcony that can be easily viewed from the room. A good idea to add a dash of green in your balcony is to compliment the balcony with flower pots and creepers sliding down from the roof. You can complement the green look by having wooden flooring in the balcony to give it the perfect earthen look.
Balcony Bed: Having a small balcony bed is one of the most popular add-ons. Balcony bed unlike bedroom beds are come in various shapes and sizes and can be customized according to the design and width of your balcony.
Floor Accommodation Design: A floor accommodation design in balcony can complement the modern lifestyle of an apartment with its subtle and traditional look. A warm colorful rug can be used with soft cushions offering the perfect backdrop of a floor accommodation design.
Balcony Garden: If you always wanted a garden but are cramped for space, you can always create a lovely small garden in the balcony. Garden can be complimented with wooden panels or wood based tiles to make it equally chick and élan.
Glass Panels: There is nothing more beautiful than having a long glass panel fixed on all sides of the balcony. A glass panel allows the sunlight to seep through while offering the balcony the privacy it deserves. A glass panel also highlights the subtle interior decors of any balcony design.
Privacy: Lining balconies with fabric or bamboo blind enhances a sense of privacy in closely knitted apartment communities. You can keep it open whenever required.
AstroTurf: If you are worried about having a real garden in the balcony but still want a dash of green, you can use AstroTurf on the balcony floor. AstroTurf offers a modern surreal look and can complement the balcony furniture giving it an exotic flavor.
Balcony Living Space: If you cannot bring open space to your living room, one can always bring the living room out in the balcony. Having customized furniture like sofa cum beds and a set of reclining chairs can make the balcony give a perfect look of a leisured living room ambiance.
Lamp Designed Balcony: Having lamps in the corners in the balcony is a simple and subtle way to enhance the beauty quotient of your balcony. Irrespective of the size of the balcony, a set of lamp shades along the corners bring a sense of zeal and positively enhancing the overall beauty quotient of the balcony immensely.
