Balcony Makeover 101: Cool Ways To Create A Cosy Outdoor Space

Balconies are synonymous with plants. Since we don't live in a majestic mansion built in the midst of a densely forested area with tall beautiful trees surrounding it (how we wish we did, though), we must incorporate some plant life in our city houses. You can get plenty of plants depending on the size of your space.

You can decorate the corners with tall plants like the Snake Plant, a couple of Palms, Philodendron and more. Get creative with the pots and planters too. Let the money plant climb over the railings of your balcony and just keep shifting their stems. What you need to mindful of is that some plants are colonizers (aloe-vera) and they keep growing in size, so you will have to shift them into bigger pots regularly, for the roots to grow. You don't have to necessarily bombard this space with plants, rather make sure you absolutely take care of the ones you buy. Don't have that kind of time to tend to plants? Here's a list of places you can get fake reals from! Also check out PolliNation and thank us later!

Watch this amazing video on how to set up a mini-garden in small balconies.

While spending the majority of your time soaking up the winter sun has a different (beautiful) kind of tranquillity attached to it, summers definitely call for a refreshing glass of G&T on your balconies in the evening. And that's precisely why you need some snug lighting in that space. Check out Glimmer Lightings. Add lights that are not too bright but just enough to see the silhouette of your plants. Amp it up with some string lights, yellow lights, garden lamps and more.

Plants and flowers naturally add bright colours to these outdoor spaces but painting a portion of your balcony wall will only compliment it further. Summon that hidden artist in you and paint whatever you feel like. Tiny birds, stick figures, landscapes- it can be anything, not necessarily the likes of Picasso. If you want something more uniform, you can probably paint the entire wall with a single shade, one that will accentuate your space. Or better still, add botanical wall art to those outdoor walls.

Put up some wall hangings, wall plates or even photographs that maybe you've clicked over the years. 

Who wouldn't want a mini-bar in their balcony? It's tiring to go back and forth while getting a refill. Setting up a bar in your balconies is going to save this time and you can focus better on creating some great alcoholic concoctions. You can line up the slender bottles of wine, scotch and other drinks along with beautiful crystal decanters on a glass table.

For those of you who don't like beer bottles leaving circles of water and making the tables dirty, throw in some coasters. Check out Seedhi Jalebi for funky Bollywood coasters. They otherwise work as decorative pieces too. 

There are plenty of places where you can buy stunning garden accessories, both offline and online. A few of which are, Studio Earthbox, Lazy Gardener and more.