Alexey Shamborskiy, July 2, 2014
Today, the presence of balconies is provided in almost every multi-storey building. Alas, most often they are used by the owners as a warehouse for storing various things - both necessary and completely useless. Few people guess that, using ingenuity and applying skillful hands, you can make the interior of the balcony in the apartment much more aesthetic than originally.
Balcony glazing
First of all it is necessary to do balcony glazing . To do this, decide how you will use it. If you are not going to change its purpose, then the most rational choice is a profile system with a single-chamber double-glazed window. Are you going to turn the balcony into a study? Stop your choice on a two-chamber sound-absorbing structure. In the case where the square meter of the balcony is required to be combined with the total area of housing, put a five-chamber profile system with energy saving, which will provide the best indicators of heat and noise insulation.
Since the interior of the balcony should not lag behind the apartment situation, make sure that the flooring pleases the eye, and does not cause discouragement. The floor on the balcony can be covered with linoleum or wood, as in the photo. Effectively it will look like a tile, actively used when creating different patterns and patterns. The ideal option is a soft, warm carpet where even children can frolic.
Choosing an interior style
Looking through a photo of an interior of balconies and loggias, you for certain sadly sigh and think, that such to you not under force. However, the hard-working owner will cope with everything. The main thing - to put a little effort and imagination. Consider the options for style directions, the most suitable for the decoration of the balcony.
Provence is a style based on ease and simplicity. It is characterized by white, cream, blue, lavender shades. Furniture should be exclusively wooden, or wicker, for example, an elegant rocking chair. As a textile filling cotton, linen or cotton cushions, curtains, napkins are suitable.
Updated: July 28, 2017
On the example of 50 photo-ideas of balconies and loggias repair, let's consider: how to choose a balcony design, how to choose furniture for an interior of such a small room and what should be paid attention to when organizing repair work.
Remember the balcony from his childhood in Khrushchev? For sure, in the memories of everyone there are cluttered with all sorts of things (there is no doubt that it is "incredibly necessary"). Here is the bike that you sat in for the last time in 7 years, and skates that were not worn since class 5, and father's jack, and my mother's spin ... In general, everything that has long been unnecessary, was removed to prevent spoilage interior of the apartment. You can not see it on the balcony, right?
Today the balcony is no longer a graveyard for useless things, but a completely independent part of the apartment, which thanks to the right design can be turned into an office, a kitchen, and an incredibly cozy place for tea after a hard day. Do not yet believe what to achieve beautiful design balcony - is it possible? Read on, you definitely will not have doubts!
Islet of comfort - we equip a small balcony
In fact, to equip a small balcony for a pleasant pastime - this is a whole science, which (alas! Ah!) Not everyone can do. Just a few tips will help you to properly organize the space of even the smallest balcony. To make a really good design, you have to change a lot, but believe me, the result will be worth it.
The most important moment for our recreation area, which we are equipping, will be the selection of a new, beautiful and suitable furniture that will maximize the space, while providing comfort and coziness. In addition, the furniture on your small balcony must necessarily fit the chosen design. Maximum comfort of the balcony is able to give soft furniture, so a small sofa or a small folding chair will make the interior easy and truly home.
Ideal furniture for a small balcony
In order to refresh and give the balcony with a limited space at least a little grace, you need to choose folding furniture. Believe me, this function for such balconies is worth its weight in gold. This applies to tables and chairs, as well as a variety of floors, padded stools and other interior items.
It is worth noting that this type of furniture can easily transform the space at any time at your request. The best option, of course, will be built-in or pull-out furniture, which can significantly save space.
As for the design of the walls of a small balcony, then your fantasy can sweep, however within the prescribed limits. The fact that famous designers are advised to replace the usual (and, quite frankly, already pretty podnadoevshego) painting of the walls make the decoration incredibly fashionable in modern interiors cork panels or, alternatively, plastic.
- The floor coverings on the balcony can also be different, you can safely choose and cork floor, and elegant wooden parquet flooring, and the usual laminate flooring.
- Fresh and bright design can be supplemented by selecting modern and fashionable materials.
- Natural materials, such as cork and wood, will be able to preserve heat and be as useful as possible.
- You can decorate the windows of the blinds, made of various materials, in harmony with the surrounding design.
- Elegantly get rid of the hot sun with a beach umbrella or a beautiful screen on the balcony.
Be sure to adhere to the integrity of the style on your balcony, choosing decorative pillows, harmoniously complementing the interior.
A tribute to the time - the modern design of the balcony in the Khrushchev
Time is running at an amazing speed, changing our preferences and goals. And, if about 30 years ago, getting an apartment in Khrushchev was the limit of many people's dreams, but today this living space creates many problems for its owners, giving in to both the size and quality of balconies in new buildings. Therefore, quite often the owners of such balconies have an urgent need to radically change the design, and sometimes completely rebuild this space.
Of course, before you take on the interior design, you need to take care of the balcony and the outside, carrying out work to strengthen, as well as insulation and glazing. In such a case, one must certainly turn to professionals who will do everything not only qualitatively, but also maintain their security.
As for the interior, it can be improved independently. So, for the floor the most suitable porcelain or laminate, it will not be shameful and the use of tiles. The walls will perfectly coexist with wooden or plastic panels.
Today balconies - this is a full living space, so together with the design change you should try to maximize the functions of the balcony, paying attention to every centimeter, which after repair should be functional.
- For example, you can expand the functionality of the balcony by using a window sill as a table (decorating for it can come up yourself, based on your design).
- But with the condition that the balcony doors leave, the maximum comfort can be given to a rocking chair or an elegant sofa, which can be decorated with beautiful decorative pillows. More lively interior will make flowers and various greens.
The cardinal reorganization of the space is capable of changing the balcony beyond recognition, and also making the kitchen much larger. However, in this case it is better to hire specialists who will help, for example, to remove the wall between the balcony and the wall, thus combining the space. As a result, you get not just a kitchen, but a real mini-dining room.
Sometimes, much to the disappointment of the housewives, the space in the apartment is really small, and so many things you want to put. Then really interesting solution will be not just the expansion of the kitchen, and its transfer to the balcony, because so you can get another whole room. For experienced designers such work will not be difficult. True, it is very important that the balcony is not too small. For example, a balcony in Khrushchev is unlikely to be a decent shelter for the kitchen, but the 4-meter balcony of the new building in this matter the hostess will arrange much more. But even if you and your cat barely fit on your balcony, you should not get upset, because the expansion of the balcony is an incredibly popular procedure, which today offers a lot of construction companies.
IMPORTANT! When dismantling the balcony wall, it must be remembered that it is a carrier, and its destruction (even partial) can threaten both your security and your neighbors, so trust this work exclusively for specialists.
As for furniture for the kitchen-balcony, then the most successful solution will be the selection of sets of stools, which can be removed from each other. Completely change the space of your balcony, no matter what function you do not instruct, it will help you choose the right furniture.
Incredibly interesting and, undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful options for the design of the balcony with access to the kitchen is the transformation of the balcony into a green garden. Provided that your balcony will be insulated, such a garden will easily please you with greens, even in the harshest winters. On this balcony you can even place a table with chairs, because in the garden among the greenery it is really nice to have dinner.
Designers advise: "When creating a garden on the balcony, choose a glass door or a large window on the floor, so you will achieve the effect of the presence of plants directly in your room."
There is an unspoken rule, which is adhered to by all specialists in this field - do not clutter the balcony with a large amount of equipment. Firstly, it is quite unsafe, even if the best builders have extended your balcony. And, secondly, the balcony will give the kitchen additional lighting, so it makes no sense to block this light.
The space between the kitchen and the balcony can be separated by fabric shutters, so you will feel much more comfortable. Provided that the windows of your balcony face east, because of which only in the morning you can enjoy the warm sunshine, it is better to choose for the interior warm colors, and also to place on the walls of the mirror.
The design of balconies of any functionality is a business, as they say, master, that's why it's up to you to decide how it will be, making your apartment even more cozy.
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How often do we complain about the crowdedness of our apartments! And no matter what the footage - there are always a lot of ideas that the space deficit does not allow to realize. And at the same time, it does not even occur to us to give vent to fantasy in the modern design of the balcony.
Many people used to think of it as something like a pantry: usually all rubbish, which it is a pity to throw out, finds its last shelter there. Therefore, the balcony often cluttered with old things looks smaller than it actually is. Do not be lazy to start to throw all the junk in the trash, then, if necessary, glaze and insulate the balcony, and voila! - here they are, the desired square meters.
Remember: if there is a need to do work to strengthen the balcony - you can trust this business only for professionals!
Often we refuse to transform this zone simply because our ideas of the balcony design "do not fit" into its very limited space. Not everything is so scary. Of course, you have to break your head, so that the design was not only beautiful, but also as functional as possible. But it's worth it! The balcony can turn into a library, a workshop, an office, a greenhouse, - there would be a desire.
Large possibilities of a small balcony
So, our goal is to turn the balcony-loggia into a habitable corner, another small room. To bring home comfort in this zone, give up order to all bored staining of walls. Now the balcony is decorated with cork or plastic panels.
Variants of flooring can be very different: from unpretentious linoleum to refined wooden parquet. If you are thinking about a modern cork coating - throw down doubts, you will not have to regret. The natural cork keeps the heat on a par with the tree and, plus it, is pleasant to the touch.
The next important step is the choice of furniture. To again not clutter with such difficulty the liberated space, it is necessary to buy stylish folding furniture. So you can at any time "clear" the territory by simply adding a couple of chairs. No less successful option - sliding or built-in furniture.
Now you can hang on the windows suitable for the interior of the blinds (or even curtains), add a couple of cute pads or ottomans, hang a flower pot with flowers, and enjoy the effect.
Connect the imagination and boldly experiment - this zone is able to transform beyond recognition, as seen in the photo of a beautiful balcony design
Balcony in the kitchen - minus or still a plus?
Often, the owners of the balcony in the kitchen are unhappy with his position: it seems uncomfortable and dysfunctional. In vain!
It's just necessary to rearrange the refrigerator there, and already you have a separate pantry for food, and in the kitchen it became easier to breathe. However, the balcony does not need to be cluttered with equipment: it is, first, unsafe, and secondly, it blocks the light.
Having connected experts, it is possible and at all to clean a wall dividing kitchen and a balcony. Then the dream of any mistress will turn out: a mini-dining room.
Important! Work on the dismantling of walls must be carried out by professionals, otherwise you will put yourselves at risk not only yourself but also your neighbors!
If the balcony is spacious enough, you can transfer the kitchen to it. As a result, an additional room will appear - it will not be superfluous! For such a kitchen, a wise decision will be the purchase of stools forming each other, this will save a lot of space.
The islet of nature
The balcony can become a place of realization of your dream of your own evergreen garden. Usually this design is applied to insulated balconies with access to the kitchen. A popular novelty now is to turn a mini-greenhouse into an original dining room: just put a table and chairs on it, as the fashion design for the interior design of the balcony of 2017 dictates.
If the balcony goes into the room, it is necessary to put a glass door or a large window on the floor.
Plants can be not only decorative: parsley, onion, dill, pepper, grown in such a garden, no worse than brought from the dacha.
When good insulation and proper care, a small garden will delight you with its beauty all year round.
Photos of the best design options for the balcony of 2017
How to make an original balcony interior in an apartment, having spent a minimum of time and money? This issue worries many property owners, especially it is relevant for owners of small apartments. If in the old days few people were interested in the interior of the balcony, skis, bicycles, old things were placed here, now people are trying to carefully think over the interior of a bedroom with a balcony, to use its space with the maximum benefit.
The photo shows the interior of a small balcony.
Features of arrangement of city loggia
Interior designers offer a variety of interesting ideas, in the implementation of which you can become the owner of a multifunctional and cozy space on the loggia. Let's analyze some ideas, thanks to which it is mono to achieve the correct organization of the balcony interior in the apartment.
Advice! In order to complete the design of the loggia, you need to think over the selection of special furniture for this room.
A small and cozy sofa, soft armchairs, a small table for tea drinking - the optimal set of furniture elements for a loggia.
Ready-made balcony interior, photo gallery, modern decoration of various loggias or balconies, can be found in the video fragment
Attention! On the balcony, which is small in size, professionals recommend choosing folding furniture.
Design of walls
How to choose an interior for a small and cozy loggia? This question depends on the personal taste preferences of the owner of this room, as well as on what interior style is chosen for decorating the entire apartment.
Famous interior designers recommend instead of classical painting of walls, use a variety of modern materials, offered by manufacturers for cosmetic repair of premises. For example, an interesting solution to the balcony design in a city apartment will be the use of plastic lining or panels.
Advice! Lovers of natural finishing materials can choose for the walls of their balcony or loggia cork panels, natural wood.
To increase the operational life of these materials, it is necessary to cover them with a layer of protective varnish or paint.
Floor decoration
Thinking about the interior of the loggia in the apartment, you need to pay attention and sex. For example, if your plans include warming this space, applying it as a study, a game zone, a greenhouse, or for other purposes, you need to think about arranging a warm floor.
If the balcony will be used only in a warm time, you can limit the selection for a floor of durable and high-quality material. For example, on the balcony will be appropriate floors from natural wood, covered with a special antiseptic compound or a layer of varnish. The balcony door in the interior also makes a difference, it is selected taking into account the general style of decoration.
For insulation of the floor and walls, interior professionals recommend choosing modern insulation materials. Depending on their structure, there are certain nuances in their fixation on the walls and the floor.
Advice! The most simple way The insulation of the loggia or balcony is its glazing. After the premises are protected from atmospheric precipitation, you can proceed to the selection of insulation materials for floors, ceilings, walls.
Window decoration
Depending on the location of the balcony or the loggia with respect to the sun, different options for the decoration of window frames are selected. For example, on a sunny balcony, where houseplants are planned to be placed, it is necessary to install a blind system. Otherwise, there is a high risk that direct sunlight destroys living plants and flowers planted on a loggia or balcony.
The dark balcony does not need additional protection from ultraviolet radiation, so you can install cornices, hang a transparent tulle.
Design of the office
Nowadays, balconies and loggias have become full-fledged living quarters, decorated in accordance with all the requirements of interior art. Among the fashion trends, special interest is the creation of a working cabinet in this space. This is true for owners of apartments that have very modest dimensions. How to begin its arrangement? To begin with, professionals recommend to find out the quality of the balcony plate to assess the feasibility and reality of the organization in this space working area, placing additional furniture.
Advice! Evaluation of the condition of the balcony is best entrusted to a specialist.
If there are no obvious defects in the state of the balcony plate, you can proceed to the next stage - to think through the design project. Those owners of real estate, who do not have experience in arranging living quarters, it is better to enlist the support of professional interior designers.
This will significantly save time, get a guaranteed result after completion of all finishing works.
If the insulation is carried out qualitatively, you can remove the traditional window block with the door to the loggia, replace it with a small decorative arch.
After the end of the insulation work, you can go to decorative finishing ceiling surface, walls, selection of floor covering.
Depending on the material possibilities of the apartment owner, for decorating the ceiling on a balcony or a loggia, you can choose rack mountings, use plastic panels, natural wooden slats.
When choosing a hinged structure, you can immediately think over and organize on the ceiling additional light sources in the form of several point lights.
When selecting materials for decoration of walls, it is important to take into account the interior style, in which the room itself is decorated. For example, if there is a "classic" inside the apartment, then an upholstery will be an ideal option for upholstering the walls on the balcony.
Lighting option
Particular importance when creating on the balcony of the office should be given additional lighting. In addition to the use of spotlight, you can also use wall sconces, or install a floor lamp on the balcony. Among the interesting solutions offered by fashionable interior designers, we note the use of LED lighting throughout the perimeter of the room. This kind of lighting helps to create a romantic atmosphere on the balcony, and for a full-fledged work such a light will clearly not be enough.
After the weight of work associated with the decoration of the ceiling and walls, will be completed, you can proceed to the selection of floor coverings. If you use a warm floor, then as a liner suitable ceramic tile or granite.
Conclusion
Many modern urban property owners are trying to find a rational application for each square meter. The space on the loggia is no exception. The use of this space to create a full-fledged study, a separate playroom for children, and the organization of a real flower greenhouse on the balcony has become fashionable. With proper preparation, full cosmetic repairs, you can make the loggia a real paradise, the pride of the owner of the apartment.
In our society, a tradition has formed: to evaluate or call an apartment by the number of rooms in it - one-bedroom, two-bedroom and so on ... About the balconies hardly anyone once mentioned. But very vain ...
Today, the balcony is not a place for collecting unnecessary and old items, which are simply a pity to throw. This is an additional place of comfort and coziness. Modern designs of balconies surprise with a variety of interiors, style and originality. If you also keep pace with the times, this material written exclusively for you!
Advice! Unfortunately the balcony can not boast of decent square meters (no more than 4-6): it is either round, or rectangular or elongated. Therefore, whatever the design of the balcony we choose, it should visually increase the space.
So, you can put a conditional ban on dark colors, giving priority to light. Bright accents can be: textiles, accessories or furniture. Ideas of design of balconies touch with functional furniture of not the big sizes and originality of creation: at times it is difficult to be defined in what room you are.
And this is the merit of modern styles, currents and infinity of human imagination.
Where to begin?
If you plan to update the balcony or place it in new apartment, start with the window frames. They will provide warmth and create a presentable appearance from the outside. Modern technologies allow to produce frames from high-quality plastic and multilayered glass.
The number of glasses also affects the storage of heat in the room. Therefore, the best option - three-layer.
In addition, it is necessary to warm the walls of the balcony, floor and ceiling. To do this, you can use foam, mineral wool or eco-fiber, they both conserve heat and are ecological (except for the first sample).
Work on insulation can be carried out independently, if you know a special knowledge or after studying the warming technique. Otherwise, you will have to resort to the services of specialists.
Design of balconies and loggias
The work should be a reference point. The project, the idea, the dream, which are stored in your head, is the beginning. If you are still undecided or have doubts, wait for 1 minute. This is the time it will take to finish the article and start visualizing your future balcony.
Modern trends give preference to the following types of balconies, which we consider in more detail:
1) Balcony-cabinet! Most often located in the living room or bedroom. Today - this is an additional space that fully meets all the needs of residents. In such an office, of course, there should not be large-sized furniture: a table, an armchair, a bookshelf. Windows should be hung with textile wide blinds. Paintings on the walls, high floor vases, accessories in the form of book stands. This is more of a classic option, which can be improved according to your preference.
2) Balcony workshop! This option is rightfully appreciated by people for whom the hobby has become more and more work: seamstresses, knitters and even hairdressers. From a few squares you can create a whole world-apprentice. And this does not mean that it will not be cozy. Quite the contrary. Such a workshop can be furnished with mini-pus, from the window sill you can make a countertop, on the wall you can place horizontal shelves in the form of a geometric plot. Additionally, enliven the space with flowers or masterpieces from personal collections.
3) Balcony-garden! This option is certainly universal: it will be appropriate in the bedroom exactly as in the kitchen. The entrance to such a room is better made of glass. Exactly glass door will not hide the beauty of flowers and plants, but also visually increase both spaces: a balcony and, for example, a bedroom.
Such a garden will be pleasant not only to enjoy, but to spend time in it for reading, drinking tea or talking. This is the perfect place for relaxation in your apartment.
4) Balcony-dining room! Today it is very popular to clean the wall in the kitchen, continuing it. Of course, the idea is tempting, especially on the territory former balcony You can take out all the equipment, freeing the main space.
However, it is not necessary to do this, the main thing is to include imagination and create an interior for the balcony in the kitchen of your dreams. From this place it is not necessary to make a warehouse of pickles and unnecessary utensils, this is a wonderful place for morning coffee and breakfast with the family. Therefore, a brilliant idea for you can become a balcony-bar!
We change the window sill to the bathroom counter. We put high chairs. All other design elements are at your discretion - the bars are different, create your dreams at home. Another option - from the balcony in the kitchen to make a dining room with chicly exposed dishes and other kitchen elements.
Summing up, it turns out that the outside balcony should look presentable, from the inside comfortable, comfortable and comfortable. Which balcony to be in your apartment - be determined.
Photo of interesting design options for the balcony
