Best of the Week: 28 Balconies Perfect for Alfresco Dining
Don’t ignore your balcony space, it could be the perfect spot for a stylish outdoor dining area
Balconies in Singapore homes are often used as clothes-drying areas or storerooms. Why not use it for what it’s designed for – a breezy semi-outdoor spot for relaxing in? Combine this with our national obsession with eating and you’ve got the perfect outdoor eating area on your own balcony, no matter how large – or how small – it is.
Don’t forget that you can get more details on each project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on the photo.
Don’t forget that you can get more details on each project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on the photo.
2. Location: Singapore
Features: A tropical green wall and textured brick for a modern Bali-style ambience.
Features: A tropical green wall and textured brick for a modern Bali-style ambience.
3. Location: Singapore
Designer: Brewin Design Office
Features: The clever use of bay-window-to-ceiling glass creates a seamless indoor-outdoor feel for alfresco dining.
Designer: Brewin Design Office
Features: The clever use of bay-window-to-ceiling glass creates a seamless indoor-outdoor feel for alfresco dining.
4. Location: Singapore
Designer: Prozfile
Features: A wood panelled wall, dark paint and ceiling create a ‘room’ ambience for this chillax space.
Designer: Prozfile
Features: A wood panelled wall, dark paint and ceiling create a ‘room’ ambience for this chillax space.
5. Location: Singapore
Designer: Arete Culture
Features: Separate areas for dining and relaxing on one large balcony and one large outdoor rug to tie the areas together.
Designer: Arete Culture
Features: Separate areas for dining and relaxing on one large balcony and one large outdoor rug to tie the areas together.
6. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Features: An overhead pergola for a mix of lighting and a framework for greenery.
Features: An overhead pergola for a mix of lighting and a framework for greenery.
7. Location: Singapore
Designer: Edmund Ng
Features: The lucky occupants of this bedroom get their own private walled garden and lounge area.
Designer: Edmund Ng
Features: The lucky occupants of this bedroom get their own private walled garden and lounge area.
8. Location: Sydney, Australia
Features: A small space turned into a great spot for outdoor dining; a round table is a great way to save on space.
Features: A small space turned into a great spot for outdoor dining; a round table is a great way to save on space.
10. Location: Manhattan Beach, USA
Features: All your entertainment needs covered with a wall-mounted television.
Features: All your entertainment needs covered with a wall-mounted television.
11. Location: Singapore
Designer: Arete Culture
Features: A tent for sun or rain protection; the set-up looks perfect for a party.
Designer: Arete Culture
Features: A tent for sun or rain protection; the set-up looks perfect for a party.
12. Location: Perth, Australia
Features: An outdoor dining space using a ‘pass-through’ concept.
Features: An outdoor dining space using a ‘pass-through’ concept.
13. Location: Singapore
Designer: Arete Culture
Features: A combination of full-length glass with matching flooring totally opens up this balcony.
Designer: Arete Culture
Features: A combination of full-length glass with matching flooring totally opens up this balcony.
14. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Features: Pretty details match your home’s interior decor style.
Features: Pretty details match your home’s interior decor style.
15. Location: Sydney, Australia
Features: No balcony? No problem. Just add a run of french doors to access the great outdoors.
Features: No balcony? No problem. Just add a run of french doors to access the great outdoors.
16. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Features: A clever design with an indoor-outdoor room takes up the whole balcony space.
Features: A clever design with an indoor-outdoor room takes up the whole balcony space.
17. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Features: A dining set-up fits neatly into an industrial interior design scheme.
Features: A dining set-up fits neatly into an industrial interior design scheme.
18. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Features: In time, the industrial-cool steel work will be softened with masses of trailing plants in this courtyard.
Features: In time, the industrial-cool steel work will be softened with masses of trailing plants in this courtyard.
19. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Features: Wired chairs match the balcony railing and this transparency gives the illusion of more space.
Features: Wired chairs match the balcony railing and this transparency gives the illusion of more space.
20. Location: Sydney, Australia
Features: Outdoor seating can also double as extra storage.
Features: Outdoor seating can also double as extra storage.
21. Location: Tokyo, Japan
Features: Soft, feathery plants and sailcloth awnings bring a casual vibe to this rooftop.
Features: Soft, feathery plants and sailcloth awnings bring a casual vibe to this rooftop.
22. Location: San Francisco, USA
Features: Foldable furniture is perfect for a smaller balcony space.
Features: Foldable furniture is perfect for a smaller balcony space.
23. Location: Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Features: Bright colour adds life to the outdoor area.
Features: Bright colour adds life to the outdoor area.
24. Location: Miami, USA
Features: Transparent chairs create the illusion of more space.
Features: Transparent chairs create the illusion of more space.
25. Location: Southbank, UK
Features: Occasional stools provide more seating.
Features: Occasional stools provide more seating.
26. Location: Toronto, Canada
Features: Tone-on-tone greys for a sophisticated outdoor room.
Features: Tone-on-tone greys for a sophisticated outdoor room.
27. Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Features: Tuck a tiny dining table into any nook.
Features: Tuck a tiny dining table into any nook.
28. Location: Tokyo, Japan
Features: Potted plants screen off your breakfast/coffee spot.
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Features: Potted plants screen off your breakfast/coffee spot.
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Designer: Architology
Features: Luxurious marble and designer chairs make the flow from indoors to out seamless.