How to decorate a balcony with your own hands so that it turns from a warehouse of unnecessary things into a full-fledged room, for example, for relaxation? To begin with, it should be cleared of everything and think about a possible design.
Perhaps it should be combined with the interior of the room that adjoins it. Temperature differences are necessarily taken into account, and your financial capabilities are not in last place.
If you decide to make glazing, then it should be done first. The second stage is the insulation of the balcony railing. Basically, they make a wooden crate and install mineral wool or expanded polystyrene sheets in its cells. The insulation is overlapped and covered from the outside with any suitable material. Now we sheathe the balcony with our own hands with plastic, clapboard or ceramic tiles. It is undesirable to use wallpaper, as they fade in the sun, and due toa strong decrease in temperature may simply peel off.
Let's say the room adjoining your balcony is the kitchen. In this case, it would be more appropriate to use ceramic tiles. It is better not to take tiles for interior work, as temperature changes can cause them to crack and lose their original appearance. We take a tile for outdoor use, it should be matte, rough, you can take it under a natural stone, and we sheathe the balcony with our own hands. It is advisable to use the colors that dominate your kitchen. Although from the balcony you can make an absolutely independent room. Take special frost-resistant tile glue, it is more reliable.
Plastic panels are an excellent option. It is a material that is moisture resistant, does not fade in the sun and calmly tolerates temperature changes. Moreover, a wide range of colors will allow not only to choose any color, but also to provide an imitation for materials such as wood, bamboo, marble or matting. We picked up the material and sheathe the balcony with plastic panels with our own hands.
To begin with, a frame is made of wooden slats. Make sure that the slats are located strictly parallel to each other, the whole beauty of the finish depends on this. Don't forget to run the electrical wires right away before the plastic is laid. When everything is done, the plastic corners are mounted first. Pay special attention to the first strip of plastic, since it is on it that all the rest will be equal. The last strip is cut to width. Then you can move on to the next wall and so on. And lastly, the ceiling is sheathed.
Lovers of natural materials prefer wood. How to sheathe a balcony with a clapboard with your own hands? The finishing principle is the same as for plastic panels. The lining is combined in the grooves and a smooth and seamless surface is obtained. When buying material, you should make sure that it is well processed and dry. Then the wooden lining will serve as protection against cold and street noise for a long time, and over time it may become only slightly lighter than in its original form.
Whatever you decide to decorate your balcony with, in any case, if we sheathe the balcony with our own hands, it will not only acquire an updated look and keep the warmth of your hands, but will also become your special pride. Put a cozy chair there, a few pots of plants, and at least in the warm season you will have a corner with your own green garden.
