Kitchen with a balcony (51 photos): DIY video instructions for installation, ideas for decorating a window with a balcony door, repair, layout features, decor, price, photo

We do not have many houses with such a layout, where there is an exit from the kitchen to the balcony or loggia. If you are the owner of just such a kitchen, we can assume that you are in luck, since its functionality is significantly increased.

The presence of an additional room adjacent to the kitchen makes it possible to implement a variety of design and practical solutions. But first you need to decide: to combine them or not?

Pros and cons of combining

Even if you are sure that the wall between the balcony and the kitchen can be demolished without damage to the building, and you can agree on such a redevelopment in the appropriate authorities, do not rush to do this. When starting a renovation, think about what benefits you will get and what you will lose.

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The advantages of the combined space are obvious:

• By joining the loggia, the small kitchen becomes larger and more spacious.
• There is an additional possibility of zoning the space: on the former balcony, you can arrange a dining area, or vice versa - move the stove there and kitchen sink, freeing up the kitchen for family meals.

• The layout of a room with a balcony door does not always allow you to conveniently arrange furniture, since you need a place to open the door. IN kitchen combined with a balcony this problem will not occur.
• There is no need to think about decorating a kitchen window with a balcony door - it is enough to curtain only the windows on the former loggia.
• If the area of ​​the kitchen after combining turned out to be large enough, you can turn it into a kitchen-living room, and the living room itself can be converted into a bedroom.

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Perhaps, how many documents need to be drawn up, how many signatures to collect and how many drawings to agree in order to obtain permission to attach a balcony, you need not mention. For all this, moreover, you will also have to pay a lot.

But there are other, more substantial arguments against it.

• Huge financial, time and labor costs. The cost of repairs will seriously increase due to the demolition of the walls, the transfer of the heating radiator, insulation and finishing of the additional area.
  You can save a little by doing some of the work with your own hands, but this will take a lot of time and effort.

• If there is only one balcony for the whole apartment, you will lose a place where you can store winter preparations, dry clothes, or just breathe fresh air.
• If in the process of insulation and waterproofing of the balcony, the instructions regulating these works, this can lead to a violation of the normal microclimate in the entire apartment and damage to the expensive repair.

Attention!
If you do not have a loggia, but a portable balcony, not designed for additional loads, it may not withstand the weight of all materials used for insulation and decoration.
Especially if you decide to install furniture and appliances on it.

Each has its own priorities, and you may have your own reasons to combine or not combine the two spaces. In any case, all the pros and cons must be carefully weighed before making a decision.

Kitchen design with a balcony

If you decide to leave the balcony isolated, it would still be nice to insulate it and protect it from the penetration of wind, snow and rain. It will become more convenient and functional.

But a kitchen with a balcony door requires a special approach to its design. Perhaps our ideas and tips will be useful to you.

How to arrange furniture

It all depends on the area and shape of the room. If you have a kitchen of 12 sq m with a balcony or even more, in such an area you can place everything you need even taking into account the space that needs to be left free for unhindered access to the balcony. With a more modest area, you will have to think carefully about the layout of the space.

Ideas for a kitchen with a balcony:

• Use the windowsill and the wall underneath. Depending on its height from the floor, it can become an extension of the desktop, a dining table or kitchen bar. You can make a folding tabletop here and use it only during lunch and dinner.

• If the kitchen is elongated, rectangular, place furniture along one of the long walls. If it is square, it is better to install a corner set.
• To save space, order a balcony unit with a door opening towards the balcony, as in the first photo. Another option is a sliding door. In this case, the furniture can be placed close to the wall, without interfering with the door opening.
• Kitchens for a kitchen with a balcony are best made to order in order to use every centimeter and correctly beat the balcony block.
• If the kitchen space and wall structure permits, dismantle the part of the wall under the windowsill and install a window in the floor or a double-leaf fully glazed door. This will visually expand the space and let in more natural light into the room, which is always lacking if there is a balcony outside the window. And in summer, with the doors open, you can use the combined kitchen and loggia space.

Council. Try not to put the dining table next to the exit to the balcony, so as not to expose yourself and your loved ones to the influence of drafts.

How to decorate a window

The design of a window with a balcony door in the kitchen largely determines its beauty and functionality. If the door is sliding or opens outward, the curtains can be almost anything. If the usual one, it is worth considering that they do not interfere with the exit and do not get dirty from frequent touching.

Here are some good options:

• Asymmetrical curtains. It is better to make the bottom layer of light tulle not solid, but from two halves, connecting at the level of the balcony door. And the top layer of an irregular asymmetric shape does not interfere with the exit to the balcony.

• Curtains with hooks. If the previous option is perfect for a kitchen in a modern style, then a modern or classic kitchen with access to the balcony should look more strict and solid. Tie-backs that collect curtains in nice folds and hold them in position will look best here.

• Curtains-muslin. They are also called filament curtains, since this is not a solid canvas, but consisting of separate threads. They can be decorated with beads or rhinestones, have a pattern or ornament. The main advantage of such curtains is that you can pass through them without hindrance without moving aside.
  Although, if desired, you can also decorate the muslin with grabs or clamps.

• Roller blinds or roman blinds for the kitchen. Perhaps the most practical option, which is often chosen for minimalist interiors. If you fix the "rolls" directly on the window and door frame, they will not interfere with their opening in any position.

• Japanese curtains. If the laconicism of the "rolls" is not to your liking, take a closer look at this option. It is practical and easy to use, but for such curtains you need a special mount, similar to the mount for sliding doors.

• Jalousie. The simplest, most practical and budgetary solution for the kitchen. They can be both vertical and horizontal. The former can be fixed on the wall cornice and, if necessary, move to the side of the balcony. It is better to hang horizontal ones on the window and door frame separately.

• French and Austrian curtains. In a small kitchen, such a decor, of course, is inappropriate, since it visually compresses an already small room, making it unnecessarily pompous.
  In addition, such a window design in a kitchen with a balcony is very impractical: dust and soot will constantly accumulate in numerous folds. But in a large kitchen-dining room, these curtains look great and do not interfere with the passage, if you make them short, in the form of a lambrequin.

Council. Curtains in such a kitchen can not be hung at all, if you take care of a beautiful decor for double-glazed windows on the balcony.
There is no need for a double barrier from the sun and prying eyes, but you will have more free functional space.

Conclusion

If you nevertheless decide to make one room out of the kitchen and the loggia, study this issue thoroughly from the technical side. To get started, you can watch the video on our website and read the relevant materials. And do not entrust the remodeling work to amateurs.

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