If we rephrase the famous parodist Mikhail Zadorny, then we can say that our loggias have everything. And for any such case it is there, the owners themselves can not find the answer. So why bother with this unnecessary trash, is it not better to expand the boundaries of your apartment due to this wonderful space? After all, even on a small loggia you can create a unique interior, and with minimal costs. And how, and talk today.
What is the difference between a loggia and a balcony?
Ideas for loggia design can be an endless set, it all depends only on your imagination and financial possibilities. However, first let's define what the loggia is different from the balcony, so that later there are no unnecessary questions in the technical part of the work.
So, a balcony is usually called a hinged protruding structure, equipped with handrails. Speaking in Russian, the balcony is that "pocket" that is attached to the outside of the bearing wall of the house and hangs over the ground or the same construction of the lower neighbor. From the front and sides this area is limited to a side height of about a meter or the same height of the railing.
Unlike the balcony, the loggia is part of the inner area of the apartment. On three sides it has full walls, and with the fourth, street, the same as the balcony, the side. At present, it has become customary to build houses with a glassed-in loggia, so it can be regarded as another room provided it is warmed. Well, now let's return to the subject of our conversation, namely, to the arrangement of the loggia interior.
The plan of arrangement of an interior of a loggia
As in any other case, we need a plan in arranging the interior of even a small loggia. Let's imagine that our loggia is already glazed and insulated, and we will deal directly with its aesthetic side. After all, it is this task that falls on our women's shoulders.
We need:
- choose the general color scheme;
- to solve the problem with the selection of furniture;
- to think over what and how to revive and supplement the situation.
And if the first item can be left to the personal taste of the hostess, then the last two should still be understood.
Choosing furniture for a loggia
As a rule, a loggia is a place of rest from the hustle and bustle of a working day, where you can retire with an interesting book or laptop. But even if it plays the role of someone's office, you should not clutter it with an oak table and massive chairs. For a loggia is best suited wicker furniture from a vine or rattan, as well as made of bamboo sticks. There is no luxury for money, it does not matter. Let's see how to make furniture for a loggia with your own hands.
How to make furniture for a loggia yourself?
Options, how to make furniture for the loggia with your own hands, the sea. For example, take the countertop from the old kitchen table that you were about to discard, and use the brackets to attach it to the rim at the correct height. There's a table for you. For a more presentable look, wrap it with a self-adhesive film of the desired color or cover with a bright oilcloth. For the same purpose, you can use part of the collapsing table-curbstone. So you can make it foldable.
In a cozy sofa it is possible to turn even a wooden bench of the appropriate size. In the hardware store, buy a paralon, and in the fabric store - some kind of fun material. From the fabric, sew two bags of the same size as the seat and the back of the bench, fill them with the paralon sheet and sew the last free edge. Here to you and soft parts of a sofa. Put them in their places, and so that they "do not run away," ask the husband or son in the corners to attach them with small furniture studs. By the way, if in the same cases to decorate the chairs and put them around the table, then you get a whole set.
Well, with the role of veshchehranilische will cope with any bedside table. Paste it with the same sticker as the table, and they will look harmonious, as if from one set.
Than to finish interior of a loggia?
Finish the same situation will help wicker mats or woven rugs under your feet, light tulle and silk curtains on the window, lovely lamps on the walls and, of course, flowers.
After all, the flowers for the loggia are not only the external beauty of the room, but also the opportunity to communicate with wildlife all year round. Hang them in the pot above the level of the head, if it's a vine and a loach. Arrange on the nightstand if they are compact individuals, and admire their soothing greenery. And remember, the flowers for the loggia fit any, most importantly, that you like them.
So our interior is ready. Do you like him? But this is not a chapel, fantasize, experiment, create and be happy.