Set up the balcony
5 green tips for a vacation on balconies
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Are you planning a vacation on the balcony? No problem, we have 5 great ideas you can use to furnish your balcony – and which will make you feel like you’re on holiday at home.
Setting up the balcony: vacation at home
Why dream into the distance? Holidays on balconies are in! And holiday mood can easily arise in our home as well. If we consider a few tricks in terms of furniture and decoration while setting up our balcony, the sea suddenly feels very close. Welcome to your personal 5-star balcony!
Setting up a balcony: 5 simple tips
1. Evergreen plants
Many people long for a holiday in the country. And if nature already has this ability to help us find inner peace, we should take advantage of it all year round. This works best with evergreen plants for decoration. Because they always ensure a green view, even when the weather doesn’t play along. In addition, green is known to be the color of hope. Examples? Succulents, ivy, camellia and medlar look great when we furnish our balcony. If you have space, you can grab bamboo, grass or a small tree of life. If you prefer colored splotches, you can of course also rely on flowers.
2. Upcycling
We shouldn’t get bored either. That’s why the upcycling trend for gardens, patios and balconies comes in very handy this year. After our manicure mania, we have enough old clothes that we can now use when setting up the balcony: We turn shirts and jeans into flower pots. To do this, simply “put on” an old planter (but it can also be an excess bucket, a cup or a can) with the shirt so that the plant practically sits on the collar and grows out as a head. Knot the shirt behind the vessel with the sleeves, cut off the excess fabric.
3. Make your balcony the morning-noon-occident
Still wanderlust? Then this balcony trend is the right one: We transform the outside area of our apartment into a completely different world. The oriental style is particularly popular this year: Comfortable seat cushions in maxi format make even the smallest balcony a cozy place of well-being and can replace bulky seating furniture. Moroccan tiles or robust carpets also provide the appropriate holiday flair. Now an oriental lantern and the summer evening can come …
4. Batik as a balcony trend
Batik is not only back in fashion in fashion – the design also ensures lightness when we set up a small balcony. Large cloths are not only suitable for lining the railing from the inside and to build a privacy screen, they can also be stretched over furniture as protection from the sun. Hang it on two rods (or hooks on the upper balcony if you have one) and let it blow in the wind. Not only protects against sunburn, but also provides a fresh breeze.
5. Smell Garden
Usually it is the smells that suddenly throw us into a vacation memory in everyday life. The absolute favorite when decorating with plants: lavender, lavender and lavender. Incidentally, it can also be planted in the garden and relaxed. Alternatively, lemon thyme and mint are suitable – then pluck off a leaf, toss in the cocktail and tadaaa: close your eyes, let the scents unfold their magic and hey presto we feel like we are in Tuscany. Extra tip: a vertical garden looks great on a small balcony!