40 Balcony Ideas To Bring Style To Your Outdoor Space

It is a fact that spending time outdoors makes people happier, and they enjoy better mental and physical health than those who do not, according to the CDC. Additionally, this becomes an easier activity once you style that balcony of yours to become life-changing-ly inviting, relaxing, entertaining, and mood-setting. But how do you go about it?

Well, in an interview with MakeSpace, experts emphasize spending money where it counts, keeping other residents in mind, and giving every space a purpose; do so while understanding that every styling element affects your mood, and design around your needs and tastes. Finally, The Home Stylist suggests that your outdoor space should technically be an extension of your indoor space. In other words, everything has to blend and flow from the inside out. That makes sense, but well, you need ideas to start with, right? So, here, explore: Here are House Digest's 40 balcony ideas to bring style to your outdoor space without losing your sanity.

Serious or trivial, there's probably no better place to have that just-the-two-of-us discussion than in this Sapele timber slats-enclosed patio area near a rooftop garden. Sit up or relax in the Nordic-style outdoor furniture with a cup of your favorite beverage. 

You deserve a well-ventilated open space for your yoga sessions, meditation, and holistic practices if you love healthy living. Think beyond those floating plant shelves: Throw in a Shiva lingam, a miniature buddha, or whatever transcendental statue piques your interest. And if you do collect healing crystals, hang them together with traditional lamps.

Everybody wants to savor every season. Unfortunately, the subzero temperatures of early winter can be unpleasant — but not with this contemporary outdoor fireplace with cozy pinewood benches around a center fire bowl that keeps your family warm all day long.

Picture rock pavement, a wrought iron bench, and a blazing goblet of flowers, all surrounded with a fence of stone veneer and wrought iron railings in the heart of fragrant greens. Satisfy your curiosity about how it would feel in a quiet area in Pomona Sprout's enchanted garden at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. 

If you have enough space for flamboyancy, surround your balcony with varieties of year-round, interest-adding perennials, shrubs, and trees while investing in stylish outdoor furniture set. Psst: Here is our A-list of the 40 best garden flowers for inspiration.

When you can't process the fact that your Facebook friends just stopped tagging you in memes, this may be the perfect spot for a long, lonely swing that will let the gloom sink in faster. Yes, even when it's raining, cause as you can see, this swing has a barrel-style shed.

No guilt allowed, finding time away from your lovely children when they are everywhere is legal with this adventurous DIY wooden and plastic playground that keeps them busy, happy, and engaged for hours. Bingo! You just saved your sanity.

Sure, this well-furnished outdoor-indoor patio has a backstory: One summer evening, your heart becomes a coin. One side wants to be indoors and the other outdoors. You satisfy both by bringing an entire room to the street with a fireplace, TV, big comfy couch, and more.

In this quiet little space, unwind and relax after a hectic day. It's like finding that oasis of the blest after a long walk in the desert. It's adorably refreshing, with flower beds, water features, masonry steps, rattan furniture, and substance-adding plants.

In a previous post about 50 home bar ideas, we talked about transforming an ol' crappy vehicle into a whimsical outdoor bar. Today, we are recommending connecting a retro backyard camper with your balcony using the same idea so you don't always have to travel to a campsite.

Ye work-from-home folks! What do you say to an outdoor home office on the balcony? Deal? You get a complete workspace plus a sleeper couch that converts to a dining setup for lunch break. Fair enough?

Convert your balcony to a complete garden that will serve you either as a professional horticulturist or a hobbyist who wants to practice the art and science of planting.

Enjoy a romantic resort of charm, simple sophistication, and flower fragranced-freshness for a home that's close to an ocean. But you don't necessarily have to stick to roses, any romantic flower will do as long as it is white or of a color that's close to the grey balustrade.

Install a hot tub onto the wooden terrace of your bungalow for hydro massage. Complete the setup with resting chairs for relaxation and a cabinet of spirits on standby, cause who knows when you will be inspired to make a toast to the good life?

Make your balcony a beach hut brimming with luxurious purity and freedom. Stock up on whiskey and wine in the vintage bar cabinet and draw down the curtain whenever you need some privacy away from the ongoings of the beach.

Create an oasis for you and your guest by jazzing up an expansive rooftop terrace with a classic furniture set and perennial plants. This open-air lounge is sure to create magical moments no matter what you do in it.

Sack races, water balloon tossing, and three-legged races are merely additional fun, as there's definitely no BBQ party without the holy grail itself: well-cooked barbecue, which comes at the cost of a standard charcoal or gas grill. By the way, The Spruce Eats shared a guide on making the perfect cooked steak that's worth checking out.

This is for those with wide-open balcony space who relish life in a tropical Brazilian balcony pool with a remote controlled pre-installed pool heater. Remember to install an outdoor refrigerator for instant access to your favorite fruity juice or juicy fruit collection.

Create a romantic date spot where you can share cookies and wine with your other half on the balcony. All you need to invest in is white bedsheets, pillows, and a flower vase.

While you may not get a chance to plant a cherry tree like Louise Driscoll in her poem "My Garden is a Pleasant Place" published on All Poetry, a tiny backyard garden keeps your hobby going over the weekend.