To create certain amenities on the balcony, I recommend you to make a folding table. Especially if the balcony is glazed and lighted. This will provide an opportunity not only to relax in the fresh air, but also read a book, drink a cup of coffee. In any case, with such a "furniture" will be much cozier and more convenient.
Moreover, the folding table will be relevant given the size of our balconies. It can be made of different materials, but the installation site, as a rule, is one - under the window. It is with this arrangement of the table that it will be convenient for them to use. And two people can sit next to him, which can not be done if you install it in the end part of the balcony.
The table design can be different. Here everything depends on the host's preferences and the availability of the source material. Let's consider the most simple variant.
A table made of plywood or chipboard
This table has a small weight of the table top, so for its fastening there is no need to make any special supports. The dimensions of the table cover are chosen arbitrarily, but two points must be taken into account. First, how to place a table under the window - per person or for two. Secondly, its width should be such that in the "working" position it does not block the entire balcony, but leaves the possibility of passage.
The table top is cut from a sheet of plywood. You can make a rectangular shape, you can semi-circular. Its edges are processed by a file, an emery paper. It should be borne in mind that even in summer there are periods when the air is literally saturated with moisture, and any wood does not "love" it. Therefore, the workpiece must be pre-treated( impregnated) with antiseptic means, the same as that covered the lining on the balcony.
The fastening of the table does not represent difficulty. A metal corner is placed horizontally under the window, enough for 10 or 15. Its length should be slightly less than that side of the countertop that will be adjacent to the wall( so that it can not be seen).Mounting the corner to the wall is done in three to four places, depending on the size of the table. Sufficiently long screws that are screwed into the installed sleeves.
The table top is fastened to the corners with hinges, they are in hardware stores, small in size. Such hinges are fastened to the window frames on wooden window frames. The main question is how to fix the table in the raised state. For this, two supports must be made. It's good to use a metal thin tube, you can twig.
On the countertop, on the reverse side, you should make a small groove to fix the stop. If the table is rectangular, then two, at the edges. As the plywood is rather thick, then with a large drill make two chamfers( under the grooves).So that they do not expand with time, you can attach small metal screws next to them with metal plates with a semicircular cutout. They are sold in stores selling furniture fittings.
Depending on the design of the balcony, the table top can be either varnished or painted. You can paste plastic. The only disadvantage of this design is that each time you have to install supports. But to make such a table is quite simple, the most common tool, and it will not take much time.
