Beds on the balcony: features and an overview of the views

Equipping a sleeping place on the balcony with a gorgeous view is an original and romantic idea. Sitting here on a hot evening with a cup of cold tea is almost every person's dream. When an idea comes to fruition, practical knowledge turns out to be zero. How to arrange the bed, and maybe the bedside table so that they fit in such a small area - the article will help you figure out these nuances. It includes several ready-made design options and furniture arrangement so that it is comfortable and pleasing to the eye.

Before taking any action, it is important to reinforce the balcony and make it enjoyable, not annoying. The following sequence of actions will help you navigate what to look for when preparing.

1. Inspection of the base (the slab that holds the balcony) for degradability. Strengthening the frame, repairing the base. This is extremely important, because the slab must safely support the additional weight: otherwise, the balcony may collapse.
2. Layout. Without a clear diagram of the future loggia, you do not need to start implementing your plans. Once the plan has been drawn up, all angles are measured - you can start. Accuracy in this matter plays an extremely important role: if the bed comes out a little larger than necessary, the whole plan can collapse.
3. Communications. Electricity must be provided if a lover of gadgets, smartphones, and laptops will rest there. And you can also think about primitive lighting in the corner of the bed.

If in rooms you can choose furniture and a bed on a grand scale - massive, bulky structures, then in the case of a balcony everything is exactly the opposite. Every meter, but what is there, every centimeter is important in this secluded corner! The following points will help you to competently approach the purchase of furniture.

• Regularity of operation. It is necessary to clearly understand for what purposes the bed is installed. If you plan to sleep on the balcony every day, you should think about comfort: a transforming bed will cope with this task. It will be comfortable and take up a little more space than a mini-folding bed for those guests who will sleep on the balcony every few months. Therefore, the correct prioritization will help save space.

• Sofa. Installing a folding sofa or an armchair with a sliding mechanism on the balcony can be a smart solution: when awake, a piece of furniture will take up very little space, giving freedom of movement, and at night it will be able to serve as a full-fledged bed.

• Seasonality. To use the balcony in summer, it is appropriate to use a chaise longue: the structure is quickly disassembled, while creating a comfortable reclining position. In cold weather, such an accessory is not suitable for use, therefore, you should remember about the seasons when buying this or that piece of furniture.

With a slight movement of your hand, you can pull the bed, and after sleep, remove it with the same movement, saving space: is this not a fairy tale? Much time has passed since the creation of the first folding bed, and the quality of the products has improved. Now the folding bed is not inferior in characteristics to stationary ones: but this is true only if you buy a high-quality bed from a well-known brand.

In the case of purchasing low-quality Chinese products, the purchase may turn into not a sweet dream, but a quiet horror: the hinges will creak and break at every opportunity, and one fine day they may fall off altogether.

There are two types of folding beds.

• Top folding mechanism. The assembled structure is a kind of cabinet on which you can install decor items. When using the bed, you need to pull the bed towards you with the help of the rebound mechanism. These beds are most often single, so they take up less space when folded and are suitable even for very narrow spaces.
• Side folding mechanism. When assembled, it is a chest of drawers, on which you can also install any items in a doubled quantity. It is disassembled by means of a repulsive mechanism that pushes the bed space to the side.

In the choice of design solutions, it will not work out. In such compressed sizes, it is advisable to choose minimalistic ideas in which one shade of color prevails. From the color scheme, it is better to choose calm pastel colors, because this will compensate for the stingy light in the dark.

Several modern styles work well for a sleeping area.

• Scandinavian. The essence of the style is in the interweaving of traditional pieces of furniture from countries such as Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. Dark woods combine with both straight and curved lines to create a cozy corner to sleep in.

• Natural. The "living" corner looks good when all colors have green tints, and plants are the decor items. The plant will not only add a piece of nature to the room, but will also help purify the air in a small area of ​​space.

• Loft. It is the loft that is partially the balcony - a room that is usually deprived of attention and is not used by a wide range of people as a bedroom. A wooden bed, several shelves in the form of straight boards - what you need for a design impulse.

Ready-made ideas on how to equip a loggia will help you in arranging your corner.

• Half of the space is occupied by a full sleeping place with drawers at the base, as well as a small shelf on the other side of the bed. This option is convenient because you can store any accessories for sleeping or something else in the drawers under the bed. The second half of the free space can be left untouched so that you can calmly get out of bed after sleep.

• Balcony in green colors with corner bedroom, bedside table and paper lamp lighting. Perfect for lovers of aesthetically beautiful views. There is not so much practical value in such beauty, but its appearance alone compensates for this ailment.

• Placing a mattress on the floor, a large number of pillows with a sleeping place. Several high shelves and a table near the bed. It is practical and at the same time inconvenient for one reason: it will not work to wake up with a view of the street; to contemplate the beauty, you have to get up.

For information on how to make a podium bed on the balcony, see the video.