Is it necessary to design an interior opening?
In some cases, it makes sense to hang beautiful light curtains in this space that will frame the boundaries between the living room and the balcony.
However, it is advisable not to do this, decorating the area in front of the entrance to the loggia with a couple of floor pots with flowers or making a two-level floor.
- The balcony can become a separate living space with a full-fledged sleeping place, or a study.
- In this option, there is no need to come up with special zoning systems, but simply equip areas for recreation or work activities.
When arranging a botanical garden in the balcony area, you should also not worry about zoning or decorating this area with curtains.
The living room will quite naturally flow into the flower garden.
Proper arrangement of furniture to save space
For each room you need to select a minimum set of furniture, which you cannot do without. Multifunctional models allow you to combine several useful qualities without increasing the used area. For example, a sofa or bed can be equipped with additional storage drawers.
To arrange a small recreation area, you can use upholstered frameless furniture
It is important that the balcony space is not suitable for placing heavy objects or large household appliances that create vibrations. Therefore, it is important to be careful when selecting furniture for this area. It is better to limit yourself to an armchair, a bookshelf, a light table and other compact objects.
It is also not recommended to install furniture in the resulting empty opening. It must be free to pass through.
Which shades do you prefer?
Designers advise using light colors to decorate the living room and balcony, and choosing furniture from a variety of contrasting colors. But you can drape the surfaces in the Scandinavian style and purchase light or even white furniture.
No food is prepared in the living room, no grease or soot is splashed around. Therefore, by preferring this direction in design, the owners will not go wrong.
The trend is gray and beige tones, shades with lilac and soft pink undertones, similar in weightless foam. If you choose contrasting tones, you should combine black and white, vanilla with red or blue, yellow with beige or white. It all depends on the tastes of the household.
Furniture in the living room can be installed in the standard way, zoning the space on the border with the balcony with a massive corner sofa.
Design of rooms with a loggia
Decorating the balcony area is perhaps the most enjoyable process in this construction and repair rigmarole. The owners will have to think over the design of the new room, which will organically fit into the stylistic picture of the room combined with it. Taking into account the requirements for dismantling the partition, the “natural” zoning of the space along the edge of the former door and window openings will remain, it just needs to be “polished” and supplemented. Mobile partitions or light curtains, which can be easily removed if necessary, are more popular. The “threshold” and the overhead frame are decorated to look like an artificial structure that was created for the relief of the ceiling and floor, or they are cleverly disguised.
Bedroom and loggia
A real salvation for a small bedroom will be its combination with a loggia. If the room only fits a bed and a wardrobe with a cabinet, then even a small additional space will give the owners the opportunity to create an additional cozy corner.
On the balcony there is a mini-dressing room, a green garden, and a ladies' boudoir with a tall mirror and a pair of soft poufs. If the internal clocks of the owners of the room are inconsistent (one sleeps at night, and the other works or reads), then the loggia is the optimal place for arranging a work office or home library. By the way, to decorate a room with storage shelves, you can use the same fire escape, which will organically fit into the design of a cabinet or rack.
Extra meters in the living room
In small living rooms, the balcony can become a separate functional area for receiving guests. We are talking not only about a cozy sofa and a coffee table for gatherings, but also about a mini-cinema or a full-fledged dining area. If the apartment has a small kitchen and guests have to huddle around a small dining table, then it’s time to think about a separate area for eating. In long and elongated balconies, a narrow tabletop is installed near the window, along which chairs are placed. In the same room you can set up a small gym if the owners take care of their physical health. Oversized exercise equipment, of course, will not fit, but a treadmill, punching bag, deadlift and horizontal bar will organically fit into the new room.
Kitchen design with a loggia
Kitchens are more often than other rooms combined with balconies. The option of installing a bar counter is popular. It simultaneously acts as a delimiter between two rooms and gives the room a touch of chic. Due to the difficult kitchen microclimate, not every functional area will survive its proximity. A green garden - a housewife's dream - will have to be made up exclusively of heat-loving indoor plants, preferably tropical species that can withstand high temperatures and high humidity. It is not recommended to use a large amount of textiles in furnishing the balcony, as it will absorb odors, and regular cleaning will become an unnecessary household chore. The best option is to install a “bench” or a pair of chairs around a low table. To “soften” the atmosphere, decorative pillows are used. They are easy to wash if necessary. On such a balcony, the housewife can drink tea and relax in between household chores and cooking.
Recommendations
Regardless of which room the balcony will be combined with, it is necessary to take into account some features. First of all, you need to take into account the lower weight threshold that can be placed, because the balcony is a suspended structure.
This means that it is not recommended to place heavy pieces of furniture there, such as cabinets, etc.
- The design of a balcony combined with a room has no restrictions on styles; the only parameter that must be adhered to when choosing is the size of the balcony itself or the common space when combined.
- This will allow you to make the best choice in favor of the style that can maximize the strengths of combining space.
- Additional insulation must be carried out without fail at the stage of rough finishing of the balcony space.
- Since the partitions between the room and the loggia are removed, including the door, cold air in winter will penetrate into the room itself, which will add discomfort.
Therefore, it is important to pay attention to this aspect at the initial stage.
There are several solutions to this issue:
- Warm floor system. Allows you to heat the floor around the clock, which will have a positive effect on the overall temperature in the room
- Battery. Creating a branch is a little easier, but this option will take up significantly more space
In addition to all this, it is necessary to lay insulation inside the walls and floor.
Popular stylistic solutions
The need to attach a balcony indicates that the area of the room is quite small, so its interior design must be in an adequate style. How will combining a balcony with a room affect interior design?
Minimalist trends come first. This can be either pure minimalism or Japanese or Scandinavian styles. They all imply a modest, no-frills environment, but this does not mean that the room will be devoid of attractiveness. As in any bedroom, the leading piece of furniture will remain the bed, but storage systems will have to be disguised as niches and hidden in podiums. As a last resort, you can use built-in cabinets that do not attract attention. Curtains become decorative elements in such interiors. Combining a balcony with a room is a reason to use beautifully designed sliding stationary or folding mobile partitions in the design. Textiles can be used to drape not only the window area, but also decorate the walls. This will add a cozy atmosphere.
The Mediterranean style, the openwork ornateness of the East, the brutality of the Middle Ages, and Moroccan motifs would be nice in the bedroom.
Another interesting option for decorating a space is eclecticism. The directions are the product of a mix of different styles. Strong people, ready for experiments, dream of such a bedroom. In the furnishings of the room, objects typical of art deco, high-tech, gothic, and baroque interiors may appear. It is not without reason that the main criterion for decorating a bedroom in this style is the convenience of its owners.
Classics are also omnipresent and relevant. The style is not difficult to reproduce, and certainly has a certain zest. In the case of a bedroom, this is most often: a canopy or canopy over the bed, carved inlay on furniture, smooth lines. The interior will be appreciated by admirers of traditions and stability. Furniture for a classic bedroom should be made of good quality wood. The style, in principle, is characterized by a commitment to naturalness, so it should be visible in everything: in colors, and in materials, and in decorative ornaments.
Window and door decoration
The place where the door used to be located is usually covered with light curtains. If you decide to leave the window sill during the renovation, it will be converted into a seating area or tabletop. An empty window opening can be filled with shelves in the style of a rack. Books or decorative small things are placed on them. If the window sill has become a bar counter, then a special pole is attached to it, the top of which supports a shelf for glasses. You can decorate the opening with a series of lamps of the same type, a number of which will hang low over the work area.
Photo of the combined balcony
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Specifics of work on combining balcony and living space
Let's look at the features of repair work using the example of a kitchen combined with a balcony.
First of all, you need to ensure that the temperature of the connected room corresponds to room temperature, regardless of the time of year.
To this end, you first need to work on glazing and insulating the balcony. Do not forget about the installation of hydro- and vapor barrier.
The next step is to dismantle the window and balcony door and, if such a decision is made, part of the load-bearing wall. The threshold can be removed or improved by installing steps or a ramp.
