Small, awkward-shaped, narrow spaces are always tricky to style and can cause a lot of headache. Still, there are many ways to handle each space depending on its shape, size and your possibilities. Today we’ll take a look at how to deal with a narrow balcony, what to do with it, how to style and what solutions work best.
What To Do With A Narrow Balcony?
Whether your balcony is long and narrow or short and narrow, there are two main ways to deal with it: turn it into a garden or add furniture making an outdoor room. If you have a long space, you can try both, and even if you have a small balcony, you can pair up furniture and some plants.
Sitting Zones
Creating a sitting zone outdoors is the most popular idea for a balcony, whatever its width is. You can try chairs and benches, loungers and daybeds, tables and much more to create a perfect balcony. As for materials, the most practical is metal, and you can also rock wood or plywood but with a special coat on. No space? Skip usual outdoor furniture and stick to built-ins with storage and foldable furniture for outdoors like IKEA’s. You can also add some pet furniture to create an outdoor heaven. Add lights, cozy blankets and colorful pillows, some plants and blooms and voila, you have a perfect outdoor spot!
No space for a table? Use a railing one, add foldable stools and some blooms for a lovely look.
There's nothing better than foldable metal furniture for a balcony, and you can paint it any color you want.
Though the balcony is literally tiny, there's a comfy seat and some potted herbs, too.
A couple of chairs and a small decor arrangement are all you need for a stylish space.
The small width of the space didn't prevent the owners from styling it in a cool way: with wicker furniture and flowers.
This long and narrow space is covered with vines to naturally avoid excessive sunlight.
This small creamy sitting space is furnished with lovely chairs and a matching umbrella creates a lovely shade.
Stained foldable furniture will create a relaxed outdoorsy feel as such furniture is associated with countryside and outdoors.
These cool foldable loungers are paired with a table and some plants for an ultimate sitting zone.
The balcony is styled with dark-stained foldable pieces by IKEA and bulbs to create a mood.
This balcony is done with a foldable table and wicker chairs plus some blooms and looks very lovely.
Forged furniture is very durable, which makes it an ultimate option for any outdoor space.
The long and narrow space features a living wall and sofas and chairs placed in a row.
Not only your but also your pets will be happy to spend some time in the balcony.
This small and cool space includes some seats and some plants, and the dark upholstery matches the plants.
The restraint Scandinavian space features only metal furniture painted black, which looks very refined, and some plants.
This little space includes a shelving unit with lights and plants, a chair and a table and some decor.
The colorful space is done witn a bright rug, a metal orange bench and metal stands for fruits.
Potted greenery is always a good idea for a balcony, and a table and chair can be used for having coffee here or as plant stands.
Potted greenery and trees in matching plants and long planters make the balcony stylish, and orange metal furniture invites to have a seat.
This narrow space is designed perfect to get everything necessary: a storage unit, a sitting zone, blooms and lights for creating an ambience.
The black and white balcony supports the color scheme inside the apartment and greenery makes it feel outdoorsy.
Foldable furniture is the key to designing a small or narrow balcony.
Seems unreal but this narrow space accommodates two seats and a table.
This cute space shows off plants, a seat with storage, a table and some decor.
This balcony is summer-ready with a bright umbrella, lots of greenery and cool rustic style furniture.
The extremely narrow balcony still accommodates a tiny breakfast spot in the sun.
A sitting zone, a seat in the corner and some decor create a mini outdoor living room.
Build in the furniture to make sure you can squeeze it here. A bench and a table will allow you not only relax, eat but also work here.
White metal furniture is a good idea for outdoors because white reflects sunlight and doesn't heat too much.
A stained bench with storage, a foldable table and chair and plants create a cool mini lounge. (via architectureartdesigns).
Turn your balcony into a pet heaven adding proper furniture and facilities here. (via sweetpurrfections).
The balcony is styled with railing planters and white furniture. (via cotemaison).
Green metal furniture perfectly matches the color of the balcony itself. (via historiskahem).
This contemporary space includes potted greenery and blooms and a built-in bench. (via decorfacil).
Gardens
If the balcony is very narrow and not enough for furniture or you just love plants, you can go for a garden in the balcony. Potted flowers and greenery, veggies and herbs will be a nice solution for a balcony garden, and with the latter you’ll get fresh vegetables, too. Need space-saving ideas? Go for a vertical glasshouse or shelving unit, suspended and wall shelves. A balcony garden can be shaded with vines over it, and you can place a chair there, too, to enjoy the tranquility of the space.
The balcony is a garden with plants, blooms and even some edibles.
A narrow space can be styled in a practical way, for example, if you want a lot of blooms and plants, you can place a vertical shelf there.
This space is a gardener's nook with some tables, stands and plants plus lights on the banister.
The long and narrow balcony is a lovely and colorful orangery filled with blooms.
Turn your balcony into a lovely blooming garden if there's no space for furniture.
The balcony has it all: a sitting zone with rattan chairs and lots of blooms and plants.
This small space is done with a bench with storage, a foldable table and greenery and blooms.
The little balcony is done with refined vintage forged furniture and lots of greenery, leaves and pumpkins.
The lush greenery and blooms here not only turn the balcony into a garden but also double as privacy screens.
This narrow balcony is a real orangery with lots of greenery, blooms in banister planters and vines covering the walls.