Copywriting editor: Lao Zeng
In traditional concepts, the balcony is indeed only responsible for the function of drying clothes; but now it is different. With the iteration and upgrading of dryer technology, drying clothes is no longer the only single model of sun drying.
So, can the balcony do something else besides drying clothes? In fact, many homeowners have already built the balcony into other functional balconies.
Let’s take a look together~
storage balcony
For most families, in addition to living attributes, houses also need to have storage functions; while the houses of families with urgent needs are not large in size. If there are too many indoor cabinets, it means that the indoor activity space will be smaller. If there are fewer cabinets, the room that is not spacious will be filled with daily necessities and will appear even more messy.
Instead of designing all cabinets in the bedroom and living room, it is better to use the space on the left and right walls of the balcony to design them into a high-rise cabinet. In the cabinet, in addition to the conventional layered partitions, you can also use the hole board to hang the cleaning equipment, which is visually neat and convenient to access; the extra space can also store hanging ironing machine , electric fans, etc., or use a small cart to store some small items.
storage balcony is not just storage. In order to avoid family members getting up early to brush their teeth, she used the rainwater pipes on the balcony to design a mini washbasin and a high cabinet, which satisfies storage, wash face and rinse mouth.
There is also a homeowner who is even smarter and wants to create a tea bar, but the indoor area is really short of limits, so she designed a top and bottom split cabinet on one side of the balcony; not only can it store, but the hollow table in the middle is used as a tea bar. I was envious after watching it.
In addition to standing up and combining up and down, the balcony cabinet can also be designed into a "half-high" storage cabinet according to your own needs and combined with the layout of the balcony glass windows.
Leisure Balcony
For buildings, the balcony is not only the best location for lighting in the home, but also the most ideal area for sun exposure; in addition to being able to use left and right walls to build a storage area, it is also good for some homeowners to use the balcony to build a leisure area.
If you have leisure and elegant taste, you can use the advantages of balcony lighting and sun exposure to turn the balcony into a "small garden in the sky"; rest at home, and leisurely grow flowers and grass on the balcony, and you can also enjoy a free and slow life in the city.
In addition to using traditional potted plants, you can also DIY a flower pond to grow hydroponics.
I have met a homeowner whose hydroponic plantation pond not only has green plants but also fish. According to reports, the fish pond was bought from the second-hand market, and the water circulation was DIYed by himself with bamboo tubes; it was not only good-looking, but hydroponic plant can purify the water quality, and the key is that there is no need to change the water frequently, which is amazing.
If you have a girlish heart or have children at home, in addition to placing lazy sofas, carpets, and children's tents on the balcony, it is also a good way to pair a hanging chair . In addition to being able to sit down and bask in the sun, you can also play as a swing.
If my house has the opportunity to decorate again in the future, I plan to design a corner of the balcony as a locker; the locker cabinet can be used as a stool, and the storage space in the cabinet is not small. It is really pleasant to sit down to read books, drink tea and bask in the sun in my spare time.
card holder can also be combined with hanging cabinets, and the overall visual effect in the corner is also very comfortable.
Of course, if your balcony is wide enough, it is also good to design a row of decks under the glass window that extends the balcony. It can store debris, be used as bookshelf, sit in a lot of things, and it will not be crowded, and it also adds the fun of the balcony.
If the living room is not large, you can also design the balcony as a tatami platform; a lazy sofa will make the afternoon of a book; a sleeping blanket will make it a quiet hour in the afternoon, and you can also be used as a guest bedroom when necessary.
The spacious floor can be used as a playground for children and as a good place for friends to have tea together. If you can match it with an lift table , it would be better.
It is worth noting that: tatami can be stored and relaxed, if you plan to make tatami on the balcony, you must pay attention to waterproofing the balcony before installation to avoid tatami rot.
Learning balcony
Many families with urgent needs have houses, not only do not have a study room, but also many bedroom desks cannot be placed; how can this type of apartment create a place for reading and learning with peace of mind? Then design the desk on the balcony!
Balcony desk can be against the wall~
can also be against the window according to your preferences and the layout of the balcony.
Seeing this, someone may ask, is it not good to have direct light from the window on the desk?
Regarding this question, isn’t there another product called curtains? Install your favorite venetian blind or soft gauze curtain in front of the window to solve the problem; the gentle breeze blows on the face in front of the window, and when you are tired of studying, you look up and see the lush green color of the community outside the window, which is also very healing.
compatible with cool-drying balcony
Of course, due to the structure of the apartment, not every house has a working balcony, nor every house can put the washer and dryer in the bathroom. How should the balcony be designed?
In addition to the conventional method of washing and drying, or placed side by side on one side of the balcony~
can also be combined with horizontal installation of the clothes rail and combined with the washing machine as shown in the figure above.
There are actually many ways to decorate balcony. Due to limited space, this is the end of this issue~
Do you like this balcony? Welcome to leave your opinion.
