If you are fortunate enough to have a balcony at your home, then learn how to optimize it to make it attractive and useful. Here are 16 ways to improve a balcony’s appearance while making it easier to enjoy.
Create Privacy
When your balcony is located next to neighbor’s balcony, you need to create some privacy by using portable screens. Make sure to buy screens that will fit correctly on your balcony, and choose devices that you can latch securely to the floor or railing.
Find a Long and Narrow Table
To use a balcony for a gardening space or entertainment area, find a long and narrow table to place along a wall. If you can find a table with drawers or multiple shelves, then this is a better choice to store more items.
Clear Railings
When you have a balcony with a beautiful view of the ocean or mountains, make sure to select clear railing systems instead of opaque wood or metal fences. Today, manufacturers are making durable plastic railings that are easy to install.
Choose the Correct Window Coverings
When you are sitting on a balcony, you want to view the interior of your home. The only way to see into the room next to a balcony is by choosing the correct types of window blinds or draperies.
Select Fragrant Plants
If you want to have plants on a balcony, then choose aromatic ones to ensure a nice fragrance enters your home. Some of the most aromatic plants include lavender, peppermint or eucalyptus.
Install Built-in Systems
When it is impossible to find shelves, tables and benches in the correct size for a Hudson balcony, hire an expert from Alair Homes to create built-in systems that fit perfectly.
Choose Lightweight Furniture
To change seating arrangements on your balcony, choose lightweight and portable furniture. With the right furniture choices, you can bring small tables and chairs inside a home in the winter.
Have Cabinets and Trunks on a Balcony
If you enjoy having a barbecue on a balcony, then you need a place to store cooking equipment and charcoal. You can use cabinets or trunks on a balcony for storage at anytime of the year.
Gardening Systems
You don’t need to have a huge lawn to grow vegetables and fruit at home because there are gardening systems for balconies. Look for vertical gardening devices in local stores to grow tomato, bell pepper or strawberry plants.
Select Coordinating Colors and Furniture
When you want a balcony to be an extension of a room, select coordinating colors and furniture that create a feeling of continuation from a bedroom or living room to the balcony.
Thick Walls
If you share a balcony with a neighbor or have security concerns about invasions, then choose thick walls to place around a balcony. Select walls that are impossible to climb to help prevent burglaries through a glass patio door.
Attractive Lighting Fixtures
To use a balcony more often, you need to have lighting for the evening. There are beautiful lighting fixtures for outside a home, including chandeliers, lanterns and bug zappers.
Floor Coverings for a Balcony
You don’t have to settle for having an ugly floor on a balcony because you can install rubber matting, cork or tiles that are water-resistant.
Use a Heating System
If you want to enjoy your balcony in the early spring and late autumn, then buy a portable patio heater to use when it is cold. You can hire a contractor from Alair Homes to install an electrical outlet on your home’s balcony.
Make a Balcony Functional
Make a balcony function the way that works best for you and your family with the correct size of tables and chairs that are designed for children, teenagers or adults.
Express Your Personality
Use a balcony to express your personality by using statues, flowerpots or railings that are a particular color or design.