Design Tips to Maximise Your Tiny Balcony
Space-plan right before you decorate, to make the most of your small balcony
For many of us urban dwellers, space is a luxury. Having a small balcony, no matter how tiny, may already take your home up a notch. To make the most of of your limited outdoor space, here are some landscape design concepts you can consider and apply:
Form should follow function
This design philosophy is specially useful when planning for a small space. Take some time to reflect on what you will use the balcony mostly for. Is it for personal meditative time? Is it as a semi-outdoor play area for your child? Is it for trying your hand at gardening?
Whatever these are, list them down in order of importance so that when it comes to weeding out ideas, you have something to refer to.
How to grow a green thumb
This design philosophy is specially useful when planning for a small space. Take some time to reflect on what you will use the balcony mostly for. Is it for personal meditative time? Is it as a semi-outdoor play area for your child? Is it for trying your hand at gardening?
Whatever these are, list them down in order of importance so that when it comes to weeding out ideas, you have something to refer to.
How to grow a green thumb
Pick a theme, a palette or a colour scheme
Just like when planning and decorating interiors, you should choose a a colour palette or a theme in order to facilitate decisions on what pieces to purchase. Consider recreating themes from your favourite books into the balcony.
Tip: The more colours you have, the busier and more cluttered a space will seem so try to keep it to a maximum of three vibrant colours.
Just like when planning and decorating interiors, you should choose a a colour palette or a theme in order to facilitate decisions on what pieces to purchase. Consider recreating themes from your favourite books into the balcony.
Tip: The more colours you have, the busier and more cluttered a space will seem so try to keep it to a maximum of three vibrant colours.
Explore the vertical and multi-purpose
When taking stock of your space, consider if you can afford to scale up and what elements can serve more than one purpose. Think of using walls for container gardens that double as art, or wooden pallets that can serve as seating with some storage space below.
When taking stock of your space, consider if you can afford to scale up and what elements can serve more than one purpose. Think of using walls for container gardens that double as art, or wooden pallets that can serve as seating with some storage space below.
Invest in outdoor quality pieces
Being outdoors, your balcony will be exposed to nature’s elements. It is wise to educate yourself on what specifications to look for (or at least be able to ask the right questions). Choose outdoor quality furniture that suits your design and slowly, accumulate the accessories (designed for the outdoors) to make the tiny space functional, pretty, and comfortable.
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In general, do you find planning small spaces easy or challenging? Let us know in the Comments section. Or share a photo of your balcony’s before and after.
Being outdoors, your balcony will be exposed to nature’s elements. It is wise to educate yourself on what specifications to look for (or at least be able to ask the right questions). Choose outdoor quality furniture that suits your design and slowly, accumulate the accessories (designed for the outdoors) to make the tiny space functional, pretty, and comfortable.
TELL US
In general, do you find planning small spaces easy or challenging? Let us know in the Comments section. Or share a photo of your balcony’s before and after.
To make the best use of this tiny space, look at how it can be laid with the indoor area adjacent to it or supplement a function you require in your home.
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