How To Ensure More Privacy On A Wide Balcony
A nice, wide balcony you can fit a few guests on can be a lovely staging ground to enjoy looking over your surroundings from higher up your building, but they also require careful design. First comes safety, of course, with secure footing and strong borders to prevent falls. But it’s also worth considering your privacy this high up.
That’s because as balconies provide that welcome access to fresh air and a view, they often feel a bit exposed, especially when neighboring windows and nearby buildings can easily peek into your space, and especially if it’s night time and yours is lit up when others aren’t. Luckily, there are some easy ways to make your balcony feel more secluded without needing a big renovation.
It’s not easy to know where to start here, after all, it’s not like a balcony can suddenly gain a huge amount of square footage, it’s limited to the constraints of the wall and interior. However, even then you may find a few more measures can help your design. Let’s consider what that might look like, below:
Pergola Blinds
Pergola blinds are designed specifically for outdoor use and can be fitted to a pergola frame around your balcony, which helps to make an effective shield from different angles. You can get them in materials like bamboo, UV-resistant fabrics and more to make the space feel more comforted and private, as can also offer privacy without shutting out the light. Many models are retractable too, so they’re pretty perfect no matter the time of day. Rolled down, they can give almost total complete coverage while pulling them back gives you open views and you can shift between them at will.
Simple Plant Pots & Greenery
Greenery can also bring privacy in a natural way that blends beautifully with the outdoors. Adding tall plants or planters filled with bushy greens along the edges of your balcony can act as a lush screen, more organic than others on this list but of course more affected by the wind and in need of maintenance too. Small trees work well in containers, as they grow densely to create coverage while remaining attractive, and you can place them anywhere you’d like to break a sight line, or perhaps more than one next to each other.
Privacy Screens
Privacy screens are a flexible option if you want more privacy some times, and are happy to go without it during different periods. These can come in wood, metal, or fabric, and they’re quick to set up wherever you’d like a bit more coverage, and you can also set them up to block off direct unslight too. Many are foldable and portable, so you can move them around or store them when you want more open space. Moreover, setting up a screen next to your seating area or along the railing can give you a little buffer from nearby balconies which can even help with safety sometimes, especially for children (although they should be observed 100% of the time while in this area, and never unsupervised. Here you’ll find that there’s so many styles of screen that even if one doesn’t work, keep trying. You’ll find a style and type that fits well into the material construction.
With this advice, you’re sure to perfect your balcony privacy.
