A children's room on the balcony is a solution often used by designers. The idea of combining a room with a loggia or arranging a nursery on the balcony will be appreciated by owners of apartments with limited space. Due to the features of this arrangement of the room, you can visually divide a single space into two or more zones. The use of several colors and materials of different structures allows you to maintain order in the play and relaxation areas.
The main thing is to take care of reliable heating and increased safety during repairs according to a similar scheme.
Requirements for a children's balcony
When arranging a nursery on a loggia, as in an ordinary room, you need to pay attention to many different nuances regarding the ergonomics of the room and its safety. Such a layout must meet the following requirements:
- When organizing a children's room on a loggia, you must first strengthen the old floors for safe operation of the room.
- A children's room with a balcony should have good sound and heat insulation. In this case, you need to seal all the seams with joints so that the child does not accidentally get hurt.
- To glaze a balcony in a children's room, you need to use high-quality and durable double-glazed windows. You should choose systems that will be difficult for your child to open.
- When connecting a loggia to a living space, surface finishing must be done using fire-resistant materials and products that do not contain toxic substances.
- In a children's room combined with a balcony, you will have to fit many different items and furniture. This issue is especially critical if there are two children. Therefore, you will have to carefully consider the layout.
Children's design: general recommendations
When planning a children's room in the house, select the most spacious room for its arrangement, with good natural light. The room should be warm, with good ventilation, but without drafts.
How the space of the room will look depends largely on the gender and age of the child.
Children's girls
When choosing the color design of a children's room combined with a balcony, in addition to the already indicated parameters, you need to take into account the character of the young housewife . If this is a calm child prone to phlegmatism, then feel free to add bright colors to the environment. Fidget will feel comfortable surrounded by lilac and beige tones. Particular attention should be paid to organizing the sleeping area. It should be equipped with a canopy or canopy. Girls are delighted with all these designer delights.
Children's room with a balcony for a girl
A space designed in a specific stylistic way, sharply contrasting with the decor of the rest of the house, allows the child to feel cared for. The girl will be happy to spend time in her personal fairy-tale world.
Children's room for a boy with a balcony
“A popular trend in the design of a children’s bedroom with a balcony is the decoration of the walls in the sleeping area with soft wall panels”
Decor ideas for a boy's room are more laconic and restrained. There is no room for cuteness here. An appropriate interior will help to cultivate masculine qualities. Imagine his room in the form of a pirate's lair, a ship's cabin, a space shuttle, a jungle thicket. Any of these decisions must fully reflect the children's interests. Pay great attention to the sports area. It can fit into the overall decor or be placed as a separate corner on the attached balcony.
The color scheme is often calm. It is worth making bright splashes of curtains and other textiles, which are not difficult to replace according to the situation.
The interior of the boy's room is laconic and discreet
The furniture should be distinguished by the presence of a large number of drawers where toys can be conveniently placed. By the way, their storage area can be moved to the balcony.
A boy will be especially delighted by a loft bed or other unusually stylized sleeping place.
The loft bed will delight the boy
A popular trend in the design of a children's bedroom with a balcony is the decoration of the walls in the sleeping area with soft wall panels. The wall is covered with fabrics from the velor category. The lining is padding polyester, foam rubber or other soft fillers.
Nuances of zoning
Today, a children's room with a balcony is rarely zoned as standard. To do this, they are increasingly resorting to original techniques. Excellent results are achieved by using transformable furniture. It allows you to create different environments without being tied to a clear gradation of living space into functional areas. So a small sofa can be transformed into a table with seats, an ottoman will double as a bedside table, and a closet will turn into a bed. Such furniture takes up minimal space and allows you to create interiors that are convenient for study, sports, friendly gatherings, and comfortable relaxation.
Wardrobe bed will save children's space
Options for arranging a balcony for children
For a nursery with a balcony, the design can be selected to suit the child’s character and occupation or needs. Often, preference is given to one of the following options:
- A creative workshop is a great idea, especially for painting. After all, there is a lot of light here. This will also solve the problem with the lack of square meters.
- Play area - in this case, you need to dismantle the balcony block and part of the wall. A soft floor covering and a cabinet for storing toys will be enough to arrange this place. And on the windowsill you can make something like a table for creative activities.
- The design of a children's room with a balcony can also be developed to create a workplace. The decoration is done in warm neutral colors, and small bookshelves are installed in place of the window opening. In this case, you need to dismantle the balcony door, completely unifying the space. It is better to place the table against a short wall, leaving maximum usable space.
- A personal corner in which you can make a scientific laboratory, workshop or, for example, a library. Depending on the project, finishing materials and furniture items are selected. A loggia is suitable for such purposes, because it is usually difficult to allocate space for such activities in the house.
- If you want to use the loggia as a corner for relaxation, then you need to install a TV with an attachment or a projector. Bright textiles will help create a special atmosphere for children or the whole family to spend free time.
- For girls, you can make a full-fledged dressing room with a large mirror, dressing table, hangers and a chest of drawers for storing clothes, shoes and other things.
- If the owner of the room is a boy, then preference is usually given to the sports corner. Here you can install a wall bars, one or more exercise machines, and various equipment for classes and games.
A balcony in a child’s room can turn into a cozy area, but the sleeping area must be made inside the apartment or house so that the child does not feel uncomfortable while sleeping.
Decorating an open balcony in a child’s room
Balcony design is always a good idea, regardless of its size, because it is an extension of our living space. If you have children, it's worth remembering that they also like to spend warm days on the balcony.
So, let's think about how you can easily and interestingly design a nursery with a balcony and turn it into a small playground so that it is a safe and favorite place for your children.
Safety
Of course, small children should play on the balcony under adult supervision, although a children's play area should be created for this. Naturally, fairly high railings are the standard for finishing a balcony, but you should pay attention to the size of the gaps between the crossbars in the railing.
Therefore, if the fence on your balcony has large gaps, it is best to close it in an interesting way so that the child cannot stick his head through - with a cloth, a bamboo mat, etc.
Many parents are concerned about the safety of their children on the balcony or high terrace. Safety at railing level is essential. Lacy barriers that allow children to see the world from a different perspective are a good solution, but they must be constructed in such a way that they cannot fall through. It is better to install gratings or strong nets in open areas.
There should also be an awning or umbrella on the balcony for protection from the sun. This is a very important issue, especially for children under 6 years of age, who should not be exposed to the sun for long periods of time.
Balustrade decoration
In addition to covering the railings, they can also be used to attach drawing and play boards for children. You can make this board yourself using special paint and turn the entire length of the railing into a creative space. You can also hang colorful strings of beads, ribbons, or small objects that can make sounds or spin when exposed to the wind.
Place to play
Naturally, a well-furnished balcony will become a small play area for children, so you can use elements that appear in children's play areas and give them a new form. These can be any gaming tables, for example, with sand and even, if space allows, swings.
The most important thing is to ensure perfect visibility of the playing field in order to be able to observe and control your child’s actions.
Most children, especially the youngest ones, play on the floor. Therefore, let's make sure that the surface of the balcony is covered with material that is pleasant for children. We also recommend purchasing or making pillows for your children to lie, sit or read on.
In children's room design, tents often appear as a place to sleep. This element is also perfect on the balcony. A hanging chair or hammock will be no less attractive for a child (nowadays you can even find special children's hammocks).
First little garden
For older children, it is worth setting up a small table with chairs and placing several shelves with flowers and herbs within the children's reach. On the balcony, children can grow their own little grass or flower garden and even plant vegetables. It is not only good fun and a way to spend time together, but also a fun way to learn, especially if we live in a big city in an apartment building or in an apartment building where the child cannot play in the garden.
Storage
It is also worth placing a box on the balcony in which our child can hide his treasures. This could be a multi-functional piece of furniture - a box on which you can put a seat cushion, sewn together with the child.
Color scheme and furniture for children's rooms
The balcony in the children's room is decorated in a color scheme that can match the child's gender or character. Designers advise not to focus on gender, choosing mainly pink or blue shades. We have also given you a combination of different colors.
For the actual decoration of the room, you should consider several recommendations:
- You can use any colors, but their shades must be combined with each other.
- The design of a children's room with a balcony should not be done in neutral colors. There is no need to make the environment too dark or too bright, because the child will need to rest.
- Bright colors should not be the basis of the interior, but accents that focus attention.
- If a green tone was chosen for the renovation of a room combined with a balcony, then you need to choose olive, mustard green, khaki and moss shades.
- Among the yellow shades, ocher and lemon-cream are popular.
- Cold colors, especially blue, should not be chosen. This requirement must be observed if the area is too limited, because these shades absorb light and make the room too gloomy.
- If the room is for two children, then you can use different tones for visual zoning.
It must be remembered that the color scheme constantly has a certain effect on the emotional background of the child. Therefore, when developing a project, the features of the color palette are also taken into account:
- yellow improves mood;
- orange-red tones are suitable for calm children;
- green calms and promotes relaxation;
- blue encourages creativity.
It is better to select furniture in warm pastel shades, because it will harmoniously fit into any interior.
A few words about furniture
The content of the children's room into which the balcony has been converted is determined by its geometric dimensions and the age of the child.
When choosing furniture, it is recommended to consider the following points:
- If the room is intended for a student, then a desk and several shelves for books and notebooks are needed.
- For a preschooler, a room is, first of all, a place for games. In this case, it is better to opt for furniture that can be easily transformed. Now you can find cabinets with a folding bench, table or benches with storage for toys under the seat.
- For the little ones, it is better to choose furniture with drawers or open shelves and baskets.
All items should be light in weight, compact enough, and easy to care for. It is important that the material of the products is environmentally friendly and safe.
To convert a balcony into a children's room, it is necessary to insulate it and choose the right furniture. Doing this is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. As a result, the child will have his own space.
Room in the loggia for teenagers. For which teenagers?
If you plan to equip a loggia for a teenager, then you can arrange the interior in a minimalist style. Often surfaces are finished in snow-white tones, which contributes to the visual expansion of space. Against this background, pieces of furniture and various decorative elements look like bright accents.
For both girls and boys, you can choose to decorate your room in a Scandinavian style. It is best suited for a hyperactive teenager. To make the room look less strict, regardless of the use of cool colors for decoration, you can choose bright interior details, upholstered furniture with colorful textiles. Everything will look special if you make an entire wall the accent of the interior and decorate the loggia in unison with it.
In cases where the project involves highlighting this part, it is better to fix a dark-colored strip to the floor. Balcony walls can be finished with light stone, and the transition zone can be made in the shape of an arch. The result is a cozy cave for privacy. The interior should be complemented with massive wooden furniture.
Location of the children's room on the balcony
You can choose a small sofa If the loggia is completely allocated to a children's room, it is necessary to fence off the space with finishing materials; furniture and a partition will not fit here, since the room is too small.
Various materials, colors, textures are used - visually the spaces will be separated. Given the lack of space, it is worth paying attention to compact furniture, such as a transformable crib, which can be easily placed lengthwise. When arranging the nursery yourself, think carefully about how comfortable and comfortable it will be for the child. Don’t be afraid to give your child the opportunity to actively participate in the process, arrange toys, books, ask what he would like to add to the interior, because after all, it is the child who will have to live here.
Photo gallery: children's room with balcony
Designers claim that a children's room with a balcony is a solution for cases where the combined area acquires an interesting interior. Before developing a project, you need to consult with your child. You can also get ideas for repairs on the loggia from numerous photographs that show examples of different styles.
