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How to decorate a small balcony on a budget
Want to create an outdoor oasis in your small balcony? On an even smaller budget? These easy ideas can add totally-you touches that make the most of the furniture and space you have. Choose what brings the biggest impact now. Add on as time or resources allow. Because how to decorate a small balcony on a budget is ultimately up to you.
The best seat outside the house
Be sure your outdoor seating is as welcoming and supportive as can be. Add chair cushions that tie on to stay firmly in place. The blue floral pattern on KLÖSAN chair cushion livens things up a bit – and you can turn it over to use both sides. If your small balcony isn’t just for you, keep foldable chairs on standby.
A basket of soft faves
The simplest secret for how to decorate a small balcony on a budget? Let the fluffy, fuzzy, squishy staples you already love indoors come outdoors for awhile. Fill a basket with throws and cushions that signal relaxation while adding pops of colour, texture and patterns. Just bring everything back indoors when you’re done.
Do look down
What’s under your feet sets the feel of the balcony almost as much as the view. A flatwoven outdoor rug adds style, enhances a laidback atmosphere, can help define a zone and is easy to care for. You could also upgrade concrete with outdoor floor decking that’s easy to lay and to disassemble.
Plant power
Use lush plants to create your own calm space or let them inspire your creativity. Matching pots put greenery in focus. Wall-mounted FEJKA artificial plants can cover slatted walls, blending in behind shelves. Tall plants in pots offer natural privacy that’s even more flexible when placed on plant movers with castors.
Lovely, unfussy light
Create a mood that’s just right by adding to the light your balcony gets from the sun, the moon or the city. Most outdoor lighting doesn’t need plugs or cables, so you can decorate however you want (or close to it, anyway). Hang different sizes of outdoor pendant lamps overhead like little, luminous clouds. Wrap outdoor LED lighting chains on rails or around sturdy plants. Copy your indoor lighting approach with an outdoor table lamp or floor lamp (that doesn’t need an electrical connection). Put LED block candles in lanterns for an atmosphere that’s festive or romantic.
Control the soundtrack
Fill the air with playlists that drown out sirens or screeching seagulls. VAPPEBY Bluetooth speaker lamp delivers 360-degree sound and a practical, pleasant glow. Plus, it has a built-in rechargeable battery for cordless, portable convenience – outdoors or indoors. VAPPEBY also comes without a lamp, in a waterproof, cube-shaped design that’s small and stylish.
