Decoration of the recreation area on the balcony and loggia

Someone on the balcony stores skis and three-liter cans, others arrange a small greenhouse there, and there are those who are sure that this is a relaxation zone in an apartment and equip it to match their idea.

An excellent solution for any balcony: throw out everything unnecessary and create a place where it will be pleasant to retire with a book, a cup of cocoa and cake, or just be alone with yourself.

The main requirement is to exclude multifunctionality, an attempt to solve several problems at once on a small footage.

Do-it-yourself rework of a balcony for a corner of relaxation is:

• taking out and distributing everything that is currently stored on the balcony;

• search for the optimal design solution;

• search for suitable materials for decoration and decoration;

• directly the repair itself.

Relaxation can also be different, there is no single suitable solution. There are people who do not think of resting in a space that is not minimalistically equipped: any, even the smallest shelf will interfere with them. In this case, there should be not just a minimum of furniture on the balcony, but literally one thing.

Others cannot stand the emptiness in the place of relaxation, and they definitely try to bring a rack to the balcony, force it with pots of flowers, put a bench with a soft seat there, organize a coffee table, and so on. We'll have to clearly determine which balcony it is easier to rest on, and start reworking.

In the relaxation zone, furniture should be comfortable. Ideally, the seating position is also suitable as an ottoman, a sofa - in a word, furniture to lie down on. If the width of the balcony allows, it is difficult to refuse such a temptation.

This is how you can equip a balcony in an apartment as a recreation room.

• There may be a closet in the corner farthest from the entrance.... But this option is rare, since in the recreation area, as already noted, it is better not to arrange the storage. But if this is a narrow cabinet with slatted doors, behind which stands something that only contributes to relaxation, why not. For example, a basket with knitting accessories - for lovers of needlework, board games or chess - you can play them together on the balcony. Or is it a bookcase, and the arrangement of the balcony area is dedicated to reading.

• There may be a table and a chair... This is considered as a working option - it will not be a crime to sit on a free balcony for documents if it is noisy in the main part of the apartment. At the same table, you can draw, do handicrafts, dine at sunset or dine against the backdrop of snowfall (if the balcony is insulated, no problem).

• There can also be a sofa in the corner - both along and across the balcony, depending on its parameters. And someone even hangs a hammock, which is a very interesting solution for a summer vacation.

As already noted, in such a place it is convenient to have breakfast, lunch and dinner, so the table will be very useful. You can make it yourself from blanks purchased at the building market, or buy inexpensive country furniture in a store. Heavy furniture on the balcony is, in principle, inappropriate - the footage does not allow that, because wicker, rattan, in a word, summer, is in high esteem.

If you have already decided to equip a balcony for a lounge area, you need to think about what style of the interior will be a guide.

A conciliatory style, as everyone usually likes it. Mainly bright rooms, atmospheric, warm, bright decor, natural materials and the priority of air as the main characteristic of space - that's what this style is about. It is easy to embody it on the balcony, making the walls light, the floor "wood-like", choosing a cozy blanket for a bench or sofa, and decorating the walls with posters.

A very popular trend in which natural combinations, colors and shades should be guessed. The same white and its variations, woody and green are in the lead. (preferably in "live" form, that is, represented by plants). If you use decor, then handmade is better. Everything should be as natural as possible, light, without cluttering up the space.

One of the best options for a recreation area, despite the abundance of flowers, variegated patterns and a considerable number of components. There should be a lot of ethnicity, a lot of decor, as well as symbols of style - those features that make it recognizable... This is painstaking work, because faking is a big risk, but the space can turn out to be fabulous, contrasting with the calmer design of the apartment as a whole.

Calm and balanced contemporary also contributes to the transformation of the balcony into a seating area. There will be no big contrasts, everything is smooth, pastel colors and a modern choice of furniture and decor.

And if you want to go into a cozy retro, merged with the Scandinavian aesthetics, you should turn to the kinfolk... He returns to the era "before gadgets", to the furniture that was in childhood, to those carpets, lamps and bedspreads that fell in love with their warmth.

Loft it can also be done on the balcony, although it will be difficult to find expressive means for it on such a footage. But the "production chic" will take root here too, if you catch the most important thing - the feeling of freedom, only your favorite things, as if pulled from the street, and a few industrial elements.

At home, creating such a corner will not be as difficult as it seems at first.

Here are examples to help you move towards your goal.

• Light, fresh and very attractive - the white color and the diagonal installation of the flooring seem to expand the space. Sofa cushions become bright accents, and plants on the wall enliven the interior and give the desired dynamics.

• Light, warm, and you can sleep here, read, chat with someone close. An interesting detail is the grass near the glass. And with the design of the wall, they decided to do with minimal costs: perhaps it was limited to just painting the brick.

• The option with a small bar counter by the window is especially good for those who like to drink coffee while looking out the window. And this is a typical balcony, nothing super complicated.

• How interesting the famous spider chandelier looks here, against the background of a dark wall - perfect. Green, white, brown, graphite - these 4 colors are in an optimal combination.

• A small podium has been made, and on it are pillows and a mattress - what is not a sofa with your own hands. A small table is conveniently perched on the podium.

• For open and wide balconies, such options are good - in the evenings it is fabulous. And nothing tricky and expensive is used: the benches are well-designed, a small garden table is placed, plants in boxes and tubs, garlands. And all together - perfect.

• For such a corner on the loggia combined with the kitchen, a very interesting solution. It seems that every family should have a bench where you can sit alone - think, dream, drink a cup of coffee and enjoy these moments.

• This balcony is open, but a similar design is also suitable for closed spaces - if you fantasize a little.The solution with the door-mirror was played up in an interesting way, perhaps this is some kind of important thing for the family that I did not want to throw away. So she came in handy. Large green plants make the "weather", thanks to which the owner of the balcony will feel in the shade of a blooming garden at any time of the year.

• And here is an example of how a balcony with a relaxation area looks in the evenings. There is no better place for solitude with a book - there is definitely enough space for one, the proximity of the street, nature, fresh air is felt like nowhere else in the apartment, and the feeling of a cozy, protective cocoon is created.

• The happy owners of a wide loggia can make such an oriental version, quite restrained, minimalistic, very laconic in color. By the way, it will be especially convenient to do yoga here. Well, if something happens, a conventionally large company will gather here, seated on large pillows.