How to plan?
Combining a small kitchen with a balcony will provide an extension of the functionality for the kitchen. She now helps and prepare food, and receive guests when the balcony, in fact, becomes a dining room( albeit a tiny one) with the necessary table and soft furniture.
For this to be realized, the task is before you - a safe and rational demolition of the wall. To break, of course, is not to build, but do not rush into such actions. Perhaps, with the design will be chosen option with a partially demolished wall, and the demolition of the advance will be very reckless. In any case, before you start work, you need to get the appropriate permissions.
Before, to pick up a sledgehammer or other building element it is extremely important to solve the legal side of the issue, namely to establish its layout, according to the guidance of the BTI, all kinds of inspection and resolution of neighbors. Often this process is time-consuming, requires running around, but there will be no problems with the resale of the apartment and there will not be a threat of complaints from neighbors and fines, not to mention the danger of the building's destruction.
Few people know, but the repair combined with the balcony of the kitchen should be dealt with in the fall, when it's still not very cold, as this time of year will help you to warm it wisely.
The majority of balconies in the kitchen come in two varieties:
- A window with a door, when from the kitchen area there is an exit to the balcony and window.
- One window that performs the function of ventilation.
Your further actions are limited to one word - "break".Dismantling the window and, if necessary, the door unit - the procedure is relatively fast and problem-free.
When the dusty and dirty work is over, it is necessary to proceed with the warming of the balcony. In this you will come to the aid of a specialist.
To optimize all the elements of the room and bring them into a functional state, the first thing that can be put into action is the jumper after dismantling, from which you can make a bar stand or table top for houseplants.
Usage options according to your needs
For example:
- Working area. If there is no place in the other corners of the apartment, then the kitchen can easily form an office.
- Bar counter. Plus, everything else and the dining area.
- Rest area. Install a sofa, table and TV.
It all depends on the area. If the quadrature of the balcony is more than 3 square meters.m, then you are just lucky and can install some of the household appliances in the form of a refrigerator, stylalki, oven, etc.
Also it can be used more traditionally:
- Keep conservation.
- Dry clothes, but using modern cupboards for drying.
The next photo shows how you can make a cozy corner for rest from the balcony.
Repair of kitchen with balcony includes selection of furniture for this type of premises. Furniture should include stationary boxes, cabinets and countertops, but in general, there is not much difference from traditional kitchen furniture, the only difference is the non-standard dimensions( execution by order).It will be very difficult for a specialist to perform a countertop.
The balcony will be successful for placing a large roomy cupboard to store the necessary things.
There are a lot of styles for the kitchen, the choice is yours, just consider the overall design of the apartment.
Decor
One important element of decorating a kitchen with a balcony is the curtains and curtains.
What should be the curtains and curtains? What should provide?
- Unrestricted access to the window.
- Easy to open and close, do not interfere. For example, lambrequins and the curtain itself should function clearly among themselves.
- Supply the room with the required amount of light and heat.
- Satisfaction of aesthetic needs.
- Light and airy way to decorate balcony windows - this is tulle in the photo below.
The ideal and practical option for the kitchen - Roman blinds.
Elegant and extremely elegant in design are light and light curtains.
Curtains in the style of the Provencal court hall.
Another French curtains give the effect of grace and refinement.
Curtains with a lambrequin can not be without deliberateness and pomposity, look at the next photo. Can serve both for windows and doors, completely covering them when necessary. Excellent hides the cornice and acts as a bright element of the interior.
Jalousie - it's always a simple choice, but very laconic and accurate. Curtains-blinds are horizontal and vertical of different materials. For uniformity, you can place them in the center of the door and window connections.
Roller blinds - one of the practical options for decoration of the balcony and window. Composition of curtains - decorative ribbons connected by a lace in a naval style, hi-tech style and others. They are tied with a nylon cord and twine.
Your kitchen repair with a balcony will not be easy, get ready at once, that the easiest thing in this project is the selection of curtains. Have patience and try to do something yourself. This will reduce the cash costs and get exactly the result that you yourself want. Good luck!
