18 Ideas To Refresh Small Balconies

If you live in an apartment where there is a small balcony and you often wonder what to do with the small space, then this blog will give you some of the refreshing ideas that will brighten up your mind as well as your balcony. You can do a lot of beautiful makeovers with your small balcony and bring a whole lot of change to the exterior look of your home.

Balcony climbers:

Plants are one of the major ways to refresh the place and you can design your balcony with climbers that will make it look very beautiful. Set a lovely curved path for the climbers and they will follow the route to make your balcony look fresh and green.

Balcony garden:

This is a pure balcony garden with no seating space, and you can grow herbs, flowers, crotons and other small plants in your balcony. You can also make use of ladders, shutter doors, or wooden stripes on the walls to add extra plants to the balcony space.

Cozy swing:

Small balcony swing idea ( with a stool plant stand )

Look at this cozy balcony with a nice swing and a cushion that is left on the floor. Though the balcony is left simple with much uncovered space, it still looks stylish and relaxing.

Vertical Garden and  Herb buckets:

Small balcony garden grill design
vertical garden on balcony
Small balcony with vertical garden wooden design

Hang small buckets to the walls with herbs in it and you can place chairs and carpet in your balcony to make it look simple and elegant (if you have some more space.) This will make your balcony cozy for a evening cup of coffee.

Don’t forget about privacy , the best idea can be to plant  some tall plants, just like on the picture below :

Tall potted plants on balcony – idea for privacy

Hanging lights and candles:

Small balcony cozy decor with candles and lights

Decorate the balcony with hanging lights and with candles in it. This will look different and also will make your balcony look bright. You can also make use of pendant lamps, or fairy lights instead of lanterns, candles and lamps.

Hanging lights and candles will make your balcony  look super cozy in the evening and give it a bohemian vide.

Hanging plants and swing:

Look at this amazingly beautiful balcony with hanging plants and double swing attached in it. This is one of the beautiful balconies one can design at home, both stylish and refreshing with a mini garden.

Small Balcony Sitting ideas:

Cozy Small balcony DIY pallet wood siting with cushions and hanging plants
Stylish balcony round cozy sitting with cushions

Balcony Cover ideas

A Stylish balcony cover will block out the sun and can completely transform the aesthetics of your small balcony and turn it into a space you actually want to spend more time in.

Balcony with mobile umbrella and furniture

Make use of patio umbrella or parasols in the balcony along with some chairs, cushions and a coffee table so that it will be relaxing to sit out even during day time and also will give a modern look to the balcony.

Small balcony with umbrella, table and chair and grill

Small balcony decorated with pebbles / beach rocks

Mini balcony decorated with river rocks
Mini balcony decorated with river rocks

Tasseled hammock:

small balcony idea with tasseled hammock
Cozy balcony with hammock. Bohemian decor
Cozy balcony with hammock. Bohemian decor
Small balcony hammock idea

If you thought that hammocks are meant to be only in outdoors then maybe it’s high time to change you mind and get one in your balcony. Enjoy the relaxation as you swing casually in the hammock within your house.