Small Balcony Makeover
Better late than never! Remember a while back I promised to share my Small Balcony Makeover? Well, I had our balcony all done and ready to photo shoot about 1-2months ago.
Then a baby bird landed on our balcony, so we let him and his mom hang out until he was ready to fly. Unfortunately, that little birdie pooped all over my pretty wooden tiles, furniture, and rails. So today I got to scrub it all off and photo shoot my new outdoor hangout!
If you are new to my blog, the images you are about to see are taken at a military base housing in Okinawa, Japan. We moved to Oki in June 2015, ever since I have been decorating, building and cleaning my butt off to make this small place on the other side of the world a cozy home for my family.
Small Balcony Makeover
So, what started with a slab of concrete which I mainly used to spray paint my DIY’s on (can you tell?) Has turned into a beautiful balcony, where we play with Duplo legos, eat ice cream & drink wine after the kids have given me 5 more grays on my head.
This was not a fun place to spend time on before the makeover took place!
But, a quick trip to the local hardware store & $200 later I had a new balcony. The wooden tiles seemed to be a great idea. I also found them on Amazon and Ikea.
So after our friendly birds left, I fixed me a bucket of warm, soapy water and used a scrub brush to clean the entire tiles.
Once I was done I just dumped the water over the tiles which also swept anything that was underneath the tiles away. It took a few more buckets of clear water to rinse off everything and I had a brand new balcony!
I made sure to include my Ladder Plant Stand, the full tutorial can be found over at Remodelaholic. My plants are not as full and happy looking anymore because the Okinawan Summer heat killed almost all of them!
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I love the look of those wood tiles!
Me too!
Love your balcony makeover! Looks great!
Thank you Sherry!
Wow is this base housing? What a transformation! I wished You had done this 3 years a go when we moved to Okinawa! Since we only have a little time left I’ll just stick to the concrete but it looks fab!
Hi Hannah, yes it is! Tower to be exact. I hated it so much, but now we actually spend time out there. Glad you stopped by.
Looks amazing! I want to do something like that in my yard! Also in your blurb about yourself it’s says “metalmith” should it be “metal smith”?
Thank you Nia, I will get that fixed. Happy Holidays
Is the reason they are on a a grid for the purpose of draining?
Not only that, but also because the floor is ugly and very cold. My kids love to spend time on the balcony, this way I can have them outside with me. They sit on the floor and ply while mommy enjoys her latte!!! 😉
I love the balcony space because it is the best place in my home to discover some relaxation time as equipped with some most advance chairs which offer peace without any disturbance. Love the space shared, good work, and make balcony a perfect place like here.
Thank you so much Steven!
The makeover looks really beautiful . I am going to try this in our new rental apartment in Hong Kong where space is a constraint and we have a small balcony but a fairly good mountain view . The pictures itself are making me feel so calm and relaxed ,I wonder how my space would – one for sure I know we are going to have lots of weekend mornings sipping tea there 🙂
Great job !!
Thank you Yogita, so glad my makeover inspired you!
looks fab! if I were u I would put river stones around the edges. to hide the gap.
Where did you buy the finishing edges?
Here are the natural finished edges
And here are the natural finished tiles
I love your chairs! These would be perfect for our new patio! Where did you find them?!
Yes those chairs are amazing. We found them at a local store but you can also find a similar chair here: http://rstyle.me/cz-n/cn5q9eb5d97
What are those tiles called? And can you find them at Lowes or Home Depot for example?
They are called Interlocking Wooden tiles, I have a link in the post that will take you straight to the listing on Amazon. Look below the second image.
Stunning!! love the ideas, brilliant read. Thanks for this informative post.
You are welcome, so glad you like the post.
Amazing blog to share.
Thank you very much.
Your balcony makeover looks fantastic! It’s amazing how a few simple changes can transform a space. The wooden tiles add such a warm and inviting feel, and the plant stand adds a lovely touch of greenery. It must be so nice to have a cozy outdoor hangout space for your family. Do you have any other projects planned for your balcony?