I, as and probably, many grew up in an apartment in which the balcony was littered with different trash. There was everything: some sticks, boards, the remains of furniture, linoleum slices, old flower pots, empty halter jars, notorious broken skis and a lot of others. How I was jealous of the girlfriend, which lived in the floor above, and in which there was nothing on the balcony. Nothing! I would give me that balcony - I wish I turned! ..
I dreamed of a cozy balcony with flowers, pillows and lanterns, but the dream came true only now. Its apartment appeared with us just a few years ago, before you had to live in removable. First removed the apartment at all without a balcony, then a few years an apartment with a balcony, but because The balcony was with cold glazing, then he was only in the summer. In a one-room apartment, every centimeter, especially if four people live in this apartment, so the balcony definitely decided to warm and make something like a recreation area from it. Usually underwear dried on the balcony, but the drying machine completely solved this problem. I already sang the diffilament of this miracle aggregate in the post about the storage room.
On the balcony, the windows were replaced with warm, and then everything was done on their own. By the way, the Council for those who only plans to replace windows on the balcony. Do in advance what you will hang curtains. If you plan to hang the cornice, do not forget to make good things on top. I just here, on the site, someone saw it in the repair mistakes and is very glad that this moment took into account.
First photos up.
The same engineering board was put on the floor as the entire apartment. Of course, the insulation of the walls decently reduced the size of the balcony (centimeters of 8 on each side exactly), but it was worth it.
On the ceiling lining, painted paint Dulux Aqua Master. I specifically painted some kind of sloppy, in one layer, so that the structure of the tree was visible, did not strive for ideality. Rotary spots from Ikea.
The outer wall was simply twisted and painted white. Brick from the developer was brown. The color is pleasant, but I wanted more lightness and light, so repainted it in white. Paint applied in two layers. Used remnants from repair, painted with all white paints in a row.
The window sills made from a pine windows and covered with OSMO oil.
The Timberk heater hung on the wall. Small, compact, comfortable, but, alas, very voracious. In winter, at the maximum, he quarreled for the first month of use additional two thousand to the receipt for electricity. True, it was in the mode of almost round-the-clock work. Then I took up the mind, began to turn it off for the night, and in the afternoon I turned on half the mode. Costs have noticeably reduced. If it does not turn the door to the balcony in winter and do not turn on the heater at all, it is not hot on the balcony, but not much cold, because There is enough kitchen battery, but this winter did you have to close the door because of my son, because There were no blocks on the windows yet, and he likes to climb on the table.
We recently installed the blocks, so this winter, it may be possible to turn on the heater of portray.
Now I will tell about the end walls. They are probably not like everyone. Well, a decision on an amateur. The husband first was also not delighted with my idea, but now it seems to be satisfied, but may be pretending.
Those. The idea naturally is not mine, I just inspired pictures with Pinterest. Implementation is very budget. Used old boards, disassembled pallets, remnants from repair (engineering board trimming, lining).
Too beautiful new boards artificially spoiled, ovated tools. For grinding bought in Lerua, the cheapest grinding machine (800 rubles) and the most simple impregnation for the tree of different colors. Osmo oil and oil, which remained after processing tabletops in the bathroom and in the kitchen. In short, everything went to move. To the touch boards are pleasant, I really like.
By the reaction of guests I see what I like, to put it mildly, not everyone. My dad is still every time I communicate with him on Skype and he sees these boards in the background, says it is very ugly that a barn is somehow, etc.
With flowers, perhaps, bust on the balcony, but it was very difficult to stop. Now so many of all sorts of beautiful caspo, different things. It is impossible to resist. I see myself that it would be better if you were smaller, but I am a big amateur Ikea. Constantly collecting there anyone in the colors department. Lestenka, too, from there. On her pots with spicy herbs. I love to use herbs while cooking. It seems like the illusion of your own site))
The idea with the boards arose aftermed the wiring. Initially, there was a slightly different plan and two white sconters that were bought in advance were fully bought. After the boards did, I was not sure that the scon was needed at all, because The wall seems to be self-sufficient, and there are not exactly their sconium at all, and the ceiling spots are enough. But, first, the husband suffered with wiring, in vain, if, tried, and secondly, the sconium was already bought, where to make them. Therefore, the sconium closed. It seems already got used to them. I did not understand, they need it here or not. Probably, nevertheless, no.
Table and chemus bench bought in Ikea. In the chest there are pots for flowers, bags with land, drainage and so on.
On the wall near the table, a brutal holder for laptops was attached. We have several of them, so the thing is very necessary.
Ordinary outlets on a brick and tree looked somehow not very, so we decided to make a retro option. They are not suiced, stuck toad, therefore bought the Russian Bironi. And very in vain! The husband imagined them to install them. Everything is done not for people. Externally, they are pretty, but inside just seams. On the other wall, the wooden pad on the diameter did not fit to the rosette itself and eventually split. They waved her hand and left as it was, as the forces were no longer at all. Introne I do not advise you to get involved in this brand.
Ikeev's bedside table hit the balcony by chance. Previously, she stood in the room, but as soon as the son began to walk, it became clear that nothing could be stored in the bedside table - all the contents would be paid to the floor. Soon it will start walking and daughter, so there is clearly no chance of the bedside table. I did not want to urge her latches from children, so she moved to the balcony.
I thought for a long time, what curtains do and what length. I suffered for a very long time, and so applied them, and Syak. Considered the option to make them just below the windowsill, but looked strange. Defeated the classic option to the floor. For the fitting, they pulled them on the clips-clothespins, which was not going to use at all (they simply always go in the Ikeev set of rings), but I liked the result and decided to leave it.
In the evening I love to light on the balcony of the garland. Single pleasure to sit behind a laptop with a cup of tea.
I remember someone on the site laid out a beautiful balcony with a coffee table, flowerfolds, etc. And in the comments there was a thought that all this is empty, because All the same, in today's rhythm of life, there is no time for cozy gatherings, unhurried coffee and contemplation of flowerfish. I do not agree. For almost a year, every new day begins with a cup of coffee on the balcony, and I do not cease to rejoice. Of course, ideally, I would prefer to sit on a classic European balcony with an openwork fence and without glazing ... Well, dreams help move forward. The main thing is that now there are no broken skis))
