Balcony arrangement: interesting ideas (29 photos)

The balcony in the vast majority of cases is a pile of unnecessary things, an improvised warehouse for home conservation or a place to store vegetables. A pantry, a small attic or a closet with windows - this is the role for loggias in city apartments. But the balcony may well be a cozy and functional room.

The increase in the footage of the apartment

It is the increase in usable area, as a rule, that becomes the goal of those who are considering how to equip a balcony. If you competently use the loggia as a separate room, think over the functionality of the room, with inspiration to approach decoration, glazing, waterproofing, decoration, insulation and other moments, in the end you can get a place for a good rest at the end of a difficult working day.

A small balcony is often equipped as a continuation of the kitchen. This option is especially relevant for residents of the "Khrushchev" or owners of apartments with very narrow loggias. Ideas for a larger balcony are already more diverse: if the dimensions allow, you can equip an ergonomic bedroom, a stylized mini-cafe or a comfortable study.

Plan for arranging a balcony or loggia

Before proceeding directly to the decoration of the balcony, you should carefully consider the plan project. So the implementation of the idea of ​​arranging a balcony provides for the following intermediate steps:

1. Project development: taking measurements of the balcony room, determining with a question about expanding the adjoining room due to the loggia or designing the room as a small separate room, choosing a specific idea for arranging the balcony and interior style, drawing up a plan for arranging furniture, conducting communications, clarifying the budget for the project.
2. The choice of materials for the interior decoration of walls, ceilings and floors, the purchase of necessary building materials.
3. Freeing up space from unnecessary things, arranging closed lockers to store what cannot be thrown away.
4. The solution to the issue of glazing the balcony, the purchase of building materials and the implementation of the idea.
5. Insulation of the walls and ceiling of the room so that the temperature of the balcony does not differ from the main room.
6. Wiring lighting in accordance with the idea of ​​arranging a loggia.
7. Final work on interior decoration, arrangement of furniture and accessories.

It is important not only to think over the finishing options, but also write down everything in detail on paper: this way you can get a complete picture of the upcoming repair (which significantly increases the chances of success) and determine your budget exactly.

Beginning of construction works

The idea of ​​finishing the balcony begins with the clearing of space for the upcoming changes. So you need to disassemble the old things that have accumulated over the years on the loggia, do the cleaning and move everything that can still be useful to other storage places or, for example, take it to the cottage. After cleaning the balcony space, you need to alternately take up other activities.

Loggia glazing

Frame or frameless, functional and wear-resistant PVC windows or luxurious wooden, two or three-chamber double-glazed windows, appearance and dimensions. You can order ordinary transparent glass, stained or tinted.

Waterproofing

Most often, protective waterproofing based on universal liquid rubber, polymers or bitumen, roofing material, special primers or impregnations with a water-repellent effect is used to protect from adverse weather conditions.

Balcony insulation

You can insulate all the elements of the balcony (walls, floor, and ceiling). The technology involves the installation of a frame (metal or wood), a waterproofing layer, then laying a heater (foam, foam, mineral wool board are used) and vapor barrier material, which can be, for example, penofol or polyethylene.

A good solution would be to install a heating system of the “warm floor” type on the loggia. This will allow you to equip not only a functional room for a good rest, but also a bedroom where you can not be afraid to spend the night even in winter.

Balcony Interior

Finishing materials should be selected based on financial capabilities, personal preferences of the owners, the design of the adjacent room and the chosen idea of ​​arranging a balcony.
The ceiling, which, by the way, can be suspended, is often sheathed with lining, high-quality drywall or just bleached. In the future, drywall can be painted or styled with wood panels.

The inner wall cladding is usually carried out with plastic panels, universal wood or a more budgetary material - vinyl siding. You can decorate boring walls:

• bright murals;
• pop art paintings;
• vinyl stickers;
• decorative plaster;
• slate board (option great for a kitchen or study);
• a composition of several paintings;
• even with colored tape or stickers.

Many interesting ideas also include the design of the room in a calm color scheme with the highlight of one bright element: massive curtains on the balcony, contrasting bedding, an original decor item.

For the floor, depending on the general style of the balcony, a laminate, linoleum, carpet are suitable. After all the necessary work, you can begin to equip the balcony: arranging furniture and accessories, decorating.

Balcony Options

The main ideas of the design of the balcony are limited to the following range of options that can fit indoors.

Kitchen

The loggia will be a wonderful continuation of the adjoining kitchen. As a rule, in an additional room they place a large countertop (on the windowsill) or a small table with chairs.

Bedroom

Such a non-standard solution fits perfectly into the arrangement of small apartments.

Cabinet

On the balcony you can place a computer table (although you have to make an individual order), several hanging shelves or a low paper cabinet. Instead of an office, you can equip a student’s workplace.

Gym

The option is more suitable for large balcony rooms, where several exercise machines, sports equipment and a yoga mat are conveniently located.

Mini-garden or vegetable garden

Such an idea will provide homeowners with fresh herbs even in winter. But you can simply place flowers on the balcony with a beautiful composition.

Children's Corner

Any child will be happy with a hanging hammock, tent or even a sandbox directly in the apartment, kitchenette or workshop. In one-room apartments, where families with a growing child live, a balcony can become some analogue of a separate children's room.

Workshop

The needlewomen are happy to equip a separate space for doing what they love.According to the project, the workshop is very similar to an office: it is enough to place a table (with a sewing machine, for example) and several shelves for the necessary trifles, as well as buy a good desk lamp.

Home cafe

Having made a bar counter on the balcony (for example, from a window sill) and having bought several high chairs, you can equip an excellent mini-cafe. It is especially good if the view from the window is suitable for such stylization.

Place for relaxation and rest

You can put on the loggia a soft sofa, a rocking chair, a floor lamp, a coffee table and other items that are associated with silence and comfort. Suitable surroundings will add surroundings to the balcony, floral print or wood paneling.

Neat pantry

If there really is not enough space to store things, it is worth putting a few additional cabinets and chests of drawers on the balcony.

home library

Keeping your favorite books on the balcony is quite acceptable if you provide the necessary temperature and humidity.

Ideas for a small balcony

Not all of the above options are suitable for a small room. In this case, you need to proceed from which room is adjacent to the balcony room. Ideas for a small balcony can include the design of the windowsill in the form of a dining table (if the room is adjacent to the kitchen), the arrangement of an office or the placement of several armchairs and a floor lamp.

Design ideas for a small balcony often also include visual expansion, which, of course, should not be neglected. So it is undesirable to use massive decorative elements, rough furniture, an abundance of details. For decoration, it is better to use light colors and glossy surfaces.

A heated loggia, furnished in a certain style, will certainly become the highlight of the home and will not only increase the area of ​​the used space, but also find a cozy place to relax or an additional functional room.