A balcony is an added space in your home where you can relax and somehow get a feel of the outdoors to get some fresh air without having to leave your home. The balcony should still be designed in a way that it will give you some privacy to give homeowners the same level of comfort and convenience that they get while they are inside the home.
To give you some tips on decorating your balcony for privacy, here are some great decorating solutions that you can do. Please see below.
- Place some potted plants at the sides of your balcony. This will not just serve as nice decorative pieces, but will also provide you some shading or screen from the outside. Arrange the plants in a way that will look beautiful and not crowded. Using plants to decorate your balcony is also a nice idea for people with a green thumb who lives in apartments and condominiums, where a garden is not a possibility.
- Fabric shadings is also a nice way to provide you utmost privacy while you are relaxing in your balcony. Fabrics can be attached in the four corners of your balcony, on top of the railing.
- If you want more stability for your balcony shading, you can attach or install blinds. Blinds come in different materials and designs, wherein you can choose the right one that will suit your home’s interior design. For example, getting a wooden or bamboo blinds for your balcony is one of the nicest ideas to make sure that you are getting enough coverage while still enjoying the fresh air that can seep in between the blades of the blinds.
- Fixed screens can also be a nice option for a maximum balcony coverage. You can find fixed screens in hardware shops or you can also make one for your home’s balcony. Most often than not, screens should be custom made to make sure that they perfectly fit the sidings of your balcony.
These are just some of the best decorative ways that you can do, in order to hide your balcony from neighbours. However, there are some considerations that you still have to remember before decorating your balcony. For instance, if you are just renting, make sure that you let your landlord know about the fixture that you want to install in your balcony, to prevent issues.
If you are not sure on how to decorate your balcony for privacy, you can always check some pictures online to give you some nice inspirations. It is always best to have a guide when decorating a home, to make sure that you achieve a design that will make you feel comfortable and relaxed.
A balcony is an extension of your home it should be relaxing, comfortable, and private. You can design it according to your taste, but make sure not to overdo it, because you might just end up making it look over crowded, just because you want to cover it from the outside world.
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