13 Breathtaking Balcony Ideas To Turn Your Space Into a Cozy Sanctuary

Make the most out of a small balcony space by transforming it into a cozy sanctuary with these breathtakingly beautiful balcony ideas and decor inspirations!

Having an apartment with a balcony is honestly a dream (if you live in an apartment building of course). It sometimes feels almost magical step out onto a balcony with a steaming mug of coffee or even a glass of wine to just breathe. It doesn’t matter if your balcony is on the bottom floor facing some brick wall or up top with a glorious view, its a space that has so much magic and potential.

To be honest every time I walk outside of my apartment building and see people using their balconies as an extra storage dumping area, it breaks my heart! Obviously I’m not one to tell people how to use their spaces but I swear if you have a balcony and you see these balcony ideas, you’ll gasp! There is so much potential to make that space cozy and actually somewhere you can spend a lot of time relaxing!

13 Breathtaking Balcony Ideas To Turn Your Space Into a Cozy Sanctuary. . .

1. Cozy Boho Balcony with Plants

If you can, why not turn your balcony into a nice little bohemian sanctuary? You clearly do not need much to make a space feel cozy and put together. Plus make your space a little more extra private with some light and flowy curtains. Oh and fairy lights are always a nice little extra touch to make an outdoor space feel magical. . .

2. A Little Green Haven Balcony

Bring a little bit of nature into your space by bringing in the perfect assortment of plants to hang up and strewn all over your balcony. Plants always liven up a place and give it some much needed vibrancy. Plus adding some green touches with the furniture (like the green pillows and plates!) is just the perfect accent to the plants!

3. Cozy North-African Inspired Balcony

If you’re obsessed with Moroccan designs, take a look at this balcony! The tile pattern and the beautiful hammock just take you there. . . This cozy relaxation station is the perfect place to layback and unwind.

4. Little Jungle Balcony

Having a small space doesn’t mean you have to limit yourself to have a beautify balcony. . . Sometimes a little chaos is necessary. Like getting a small explosion of plants and flowers for your balcony!

5. Rustic Bohemian Style Balcony

Putting together a stunning balcony can be inexpensive. I mean who wants to take a whole couch out there when you can make you can make something super cute using just two wooden pallets???! And of course you can add other pieces just to accentuate the rustic vibes. . .

6. Cozy Balcony with Wood Pieces

You can create a beautiful cozy little balcony by hanging up some plants and flowers, putting down a gorgeous outdoor rug and throwing some cute cushions and pillows on a wooden crate. . . This would be such a perfect spot to just enjoy a glass of wine on a warm night.

7. Pop of Orange Boho Balcony

If you have limited space on your balcony or you need is a hammock to have a good time! Hammocks are always so much fun! And you can decorate the space some cute boho outdoor mats and add pops or orange to just bring together the bohemian vibe.

8. Little Garden Balcony

Does this balcony set up remind you of a little garden somewhere or a little cafe somewhere romantic like Paris. I think its all in the cute wooden foldable furniture and the potted plants.

9. Rustic Garden Balcony

There’s rustic and then there’s rustic, as in soil and plants and browns and greens and has its own beauty too. . . So if your apartment balcony has some exposed brick, why not bring together the rustic vibe by adding lots of potted plants and using classic green outdoor/garden furniture. . .

10. Minimal Green Balcony

If you love the minimal look, you can have a stunning balcony without all the crazy bells and whistles. And having a more simple balcony just means you have less to worry about outside.

11. Boho Sanctuary Balcony

You can make a small space feel cozy and magical in clearly such an easy way. . . If you want your balcony to look like you just robbed a small Moroccan home, you can easily achieve the look with a small couch or some wooden pallets, some pillows, an outdoor table and some stunning Boho mats! Stick to neutral tones if you’re rea;;y going for that style.

12. Pretty Pink Balcony

You can design a simple cozy balcony and focus it around a primary color, like pink. That doesn’t mean your space has to be an explosion of pink, you can just include the color in nice little accents like the pillows on the outdoor seating and the pink flowers you hang up.

13. Bold and Comfy Balcony

Instead of stressing about how you’re going to decorate your entire balcony, why not just use a large statement piece of furniture that you can curl up in with a good book?

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