Comment décorer un balcon

Pauline, Self-taught handyman, Leeds
51 guidesImportant features
- Style
- Planning
- Plant
- Lighting
Focus on the different decorative styles of balconies

Engaging in any type of balcony decorating necessarily implies selecting the right material and colors. A balcony's main feature is the garden furniture. It is the piece that sets the tone of your decor, depending on whether it is exotic wood (like teak), wrought iron, woven plastic or metal. Using basic elements such as tables and chairs, your unique balcony's theme can start to be established.
Modern
Furniture with modern and sharp lines, LEDs or spotlights to illuminate evening meals, with geometrical patterned linen.
Family style
With wrought iron, linen cushions (natural colors, white, burgundy), antique-style dishes such as pitchers, available in most flea markets or plates with decorated edges to provide relief.
Sea side
Light furniture (white preferably), natural decorations made of driftwood or shells, a string of colorful cotton balls in shades of blue, gray and white.
Zen decor
Wooden furniture, bamboo shoots, a pile of pebbles in the corner, a small stone fountain, and a golden Buddha to sit proudly on a chest.
Ethnic
Dark wood or wrought-iron furniture, colorful cushions, an Indian rosewood mirror placed delicately in a corner, a multicolored Indian-embroidered tapestry hung on a wall, the list could go further.
What floor to choose for a nice balcony?

What about cladding for the balcony's walls?

Install a large glass-style mirror on the balcony: an innovative idea to give the space more depth.
Create a wall decoration with hanging plants (by affixing open boxes) to accommodate perennials in pots, candles, or other decorative elements.
Run some string lights around the door or suspending them vertically.
How about you? What is your favorite balcony decoration? Let us know in the comments!
More Information
A well-prepared balcony is an invaluable resource to relax and relief stress. For a few other ideas for your balcony, deck or garden, follow the links below for gardening-related accessories, advice from our editors and more helpful guides:
- How to choose perennial plants for your balcony?
- How to choose fruits or vegetables to plant on your balcony?
- How to choose vines for your balcony?
- How to choose mediterranean plants to plant on your balcony?
- How to decorate and furnish your garden?
- How to choose your outdoor lighting?
- How to choose your garden furniture?
- How to choose your garden dining set?
- How to choose your outdoor floor tiles?
- How to choose your duckboard or deck boards?
- How to choose your planters?
- How to choose your parasol?
- How to choose between electric or gas heated parasol?
Pauline, Self-taught handyman, Leeds 51 guides écrits

With a handyman-father, I grew up with the soft sound of the sander and hammer on weekends.
I am both manual and cerebral (yes, it is possible.), I learned the basics of DIY and the customization of furniture because I was passionate. The salvage mentality is a true way of life that allowed me to know how to use all the tools and products needed to give something a second life, from sander to varnish.
I have two favorite activities: the transformation of old furniture and decoration tips. I am always ready to lend a helping hand to revamp a table or to restore a mirror that was intended for the trash that will become a friend’s centerpiece.
I’m convinced that it’s possible to reinvent an interior by small, regular modifications, I constantly research low-cost, test ideas.