Extending Your Home with a Balcony

Since time immemorial, adding a balcony to a house not only adds a beautiful style and accent but also offers many great uses and benefits. Whether you are thinking of adding a balcony to your home, renovating an existing balcony or beautifying it, here are some benefits you should know to appreciate balconies even more:

Style and Beauty

A balcony is an accent of charm and beauty. It varies in style and size as well as design. It can have a classic or contemporary look or can be designed to exude beauty exteriorly and/or interiorly. A balcony can add variety and attractiveness to a house by building it with extra design selections like color, shape, design, balustrade, and balcony accessories like tea tables and chairs or mini garden.

Extended Living Space

Balconies also serve as an extension of a living space making a room look bigger that it really is. Since balconies are often added on rooms in the upper storeys, they provide an extended outdoor living space which offers several other living space functions like balcony flower and herb gardens. If you are staying in an area where there is space scarcity yet you wish to develop your own garden, you can build it on your balcony. It is not as big as a real outdoor garden but it is the closest garden you will have if you are residing in a building or a city.

Another extended living space function balconies give you is an open area where you can view beautiful sceneries near your house, like waterfront, forest, city, mountain views, etc. You can utilize it for propping an outdoor relaxation area, where you can read a book, talk with friends, have small tea parties or relax and breathe for fresh air while enjoying a scenic view.

Extended Private Space for You and Your Pets

If you are staying in the city or living in a building where you cannot have your yard, a balcony is a good substitute to have your own privacy and seclusion while enjoying the outdoors. This is especially true if you have pet cats and dogs. Pets need to spend some time outdoors and a balcony is great place for the pets since it can provide them some fresh air without the worries of them running away.

Added Lighting and Warmth

A balcony especially one with a glass door offers greater light to a room making it look bright and spacious. Adding curtains or blinds on these glass windows gives you better control of the light that enters the room. It can also provide extra warmth in cold seasons helping you save some money on heaters.

Some Health Benefits

Since balconies provide space for relaxation as well as fresh air, it can also help us reduce stress and make our bodies healthy. Having a relaxation spot in our own rooms and homes invites us for frequent unwinding. This not only calms our bodies but also our minds. This may seem of small value but a stress-free mind does great wonders to you and your body.

Increased Home Value

Studies have shown that homes with balconies have increased price value and are easily marketable when compared to rooms or houses without a balcony. This is due to the wonderful benefits mentioned above. A balcony serves as a relaxation outlet from the busy and stressful lifestyle we have. That alone costs a great value.

Balconies may be a thing of the past for others but still, for a great number of avid admirers, balconies, offer many great benefits not only for the home but also for the people living in that house. Making a choice of extending your home with a balcony is a great decision in ways more than one.