Decorating a room with a balcony is not only a matter of choosing finishing materials and pieces of furniture, but also the proper separation of these two rooms. Traditional window-door unit perfectly performs the function of zoning. This solution has been relevant for many years for all interior styles. But the design of the balcony exit can be more original and beautiful than it is in standard apartments and houses. The window may be missing, and the doors may have a completely non-standard appearance.

Interior doors, namely, they are used to design the exit from the room to the balcony, can be hinged or sliding. The choice of a specific design depends on the width of the opening, configuration, area of ​​the room, ease of use and some other nuances.

Swing structures

The swing door to the balcony fits tightly to the frame and easily opens into the room. At the same time, it takes up a lot of space, which also means regularly opening fabric curtains and blinds. If these points do not bother you, you can safely explore the wide range of swing doors.

Bivalve swing structures PVC

What should you pay attention to? Firstly, on the design features. They can be single- or double-leafed. Single-leaf ones are relevant if there is a window block or a separate opening with a width of no more than 100 cm. With a larger size, the price of the product will increase significantly, and more space will be needed to open the sashes. In wide openings and spacious adjacent rooms, it is better to install double-leaf structures. They are made in several variations:

• With shtulp. Good for larger openings. They have two independent doors. One of them can be used regularly, and the second - only when necessary. The rest of the time it is securely pressed against the frame using bolts or a special locking mechanism.
• Structures with impost. When it is present in the closed state, the sashes do not fit together, but fit tightly to the vertical lintel in the middle of the opening.
• Standard two doors. They simply fit together, tightly adjacent to each other.

In this case swing doors emphasize the classic style of the interior

Note! Doors with a frame are more expensive than doors with an impost. However, they do not create obstacles for carrying large items onto the loggia.

The difference between the two designs using a window as an example

Familiar to many from wardrobes. Similar designs are used to design the exit to the balcony. The doors can be stationary or movable. The latter move on special rails.

To separate the loggia and the adjacent room, doors are most often installed that slide within the opening. If it is small, then one sash simply slides behind the other. IN spacious rooms the number of stationary and movable doors can increase by 2-3 times.

A much less common option is when the doors move along the walls. However, in both cases, sliding doors demonstrate their main advantage - saving space during operation. They also allow you to create an opening several meters wide! This is especially true for country houses.

Extended opening design option

Depending on the opening mechanism, the following types of sliding structures are distinguished:

• Parallel sliding. When the handle is turned, the blades move to the side parallel to the floor.
• Tilt-and-slide. They involve tilting the sash in micro-ventilation mode. To move it to the side, you must first pull it towards you.
• Lift-and-slide. When opening, the sash first rises and only then moves to the side.
• "Harmonic". The design consists of several doors that fold when opened and resemble the bellows of the instrument of the same name.

The best heat and sound insulation is provided by tilt-and-slide systems. Lift-and-slide are suitable for creating wide openings (up to 10 m). If the balcony is well insulated, pay attention to the most affordable and simplest option - parallel sliding doors.

Materials for making doors

Frames are made of PVC (plastic), aluminum or wood. They have the best heat-saving properties plastic windows and doors. Aluminum ones with special inserts are not much inferior to them in this regard, but they are much more expensive. Doors made of wood require regular maintenance, and large structures are also expensive to manufacture.

But if all three materials are suitable for small products, then for wide ones sliding doors It is better to choose aluminum or plastic. They are more wear-resistant than wood.

Traditionally, the space between the frames is filled with glass - over the entire area of ​​the door or partially. In the second case, it is combined with a blind insert made of the same material as the frame.

PVC door with solid glass

Note! Glass can be either ordinary or with stained glass inserts. They are especially appropriate in the interior style of Art Nouveau.

Frameless doors, the leaves of which consist entirely of glass, are worthy of attention. It can be hardened - special technology manufacturing or triplex - a “pie” of several glasses connected to each other by a polymer composition.

Design of an opening without glazing

When combining a balcony and an adjacent room, the window and door unit is completely or partially dismantled. In this case, glazing is not required, but high-quality design of the expanded opening is indispensable.

For finishing For opening slopes, you can use almost any finishing material. The main thing is its compliance with the chosen interior style. It could be:

• fake diamond;
• dye;
• ceramic tile;
• decorative plaster;
• PVC panel, wooden lining.

Expanded opening without glazing

Drywall gives flight to your imagination. With moderate moisture it becomes more pliable and bends, taking various shapes. Take advantage of this to design the exit to the balcony in a non-standard way. From the same drywall you can make practical shelves or racks that you will build into the widened opening.

Asymmetrical arch with shelves

Spot lighting of an arched opening

Decorate the room in a classic or greek style? You will need plaster decorative elements in the form of various overlays, columns or small sculptures. However, when making the appropriate purchase, correctly evaluate the dimensions of the product in relation to the area of ​​the room.

Framing the balcony exit with curtains

As a rule, curtains are used as a frame for a balcony exit if there is a window-door unit. Otherwise they may hide decorative finishing opening.

What to pay attention to

There are more than ten criteria for choosing beautiful and practical curtains. However, specifically for decorating the exit to the loggia, it is important that they:

• They ensured unimpeded movement between rooms and the opening of swing doors.
• Easy to clean. When windows are opened regularly, curtains become dirty quite quickly.
• They corresponded to the interior style of the main (adjacent to the loggia) room.
• They ensured good insolation of the room during the day and its shading at night.

In principle, everything is quite simple. All that remains is to decide which type of curtains is right for you.

Almost weightless tulle easily moves to the side

Types of curtains for balcony doors

Each type of curtain has its own advantages and disadvantages and distinctive features.

Roller blinds are suitable for interior decoration of a room in a modern, minimalist or hi-tech style. They are attached directly to the frame. The canvas is wound on a special shaft and can be fixed to required height. This ensures the required degree of shading of the window.

Roller blinds for balcony block

Blinds are also suitable for modern laconic interiors. Can be horizontal or vertical, greatly changing visual perception premises. For a small room up to 12 sq. It is recommended to choose an option with horizontal slats, which will visually expand it.

Don't skimp on blinds if you use them regularly! The movement mechanism of the lamellas must be reliable. The slats themselves can be made of wood, plastic, fabric, metal, bamboo.

Traditional fabric curtains – current solution for all time. Combine them with each other in color, texture, translucency and other characteristics. For classic interiors fabric curtains made of expensive fabrics with lambrequins, tassels and original stylized holders are suitable. But do not forget about the convenience of opening doors.

If the window and balcony door have a large difference in size, long curtains to the floor will help visually correct it.

No less good option– tulle. Dense, translucent and completely weightless - choose and combine to get the desired degree of window shading. Tulle can be successfully combined with rolled, fabric curtains and even blinds.

A combination of curtains and tulle to decorate a window and door unit

Design of rooms with access to a loggia or balcony

When choosing one or another design option for a balcony exit, do not forget to take into account the purpose of the room in which it is located. This point can affect not only the design of the opening, but also the perception of the room as a whole.

Living room design with balcony

The balcony adjacent to the living room gives good opportunity increase the number of available rooms. This is especially true for one-room apartments.

Since the living room is sometimes a small but full-fledged room, they try to physically separate it from the balcony, using doors. And this is not necessarily a traditional window-door unit.

Can you boast of a beautiful view from your windows? Then it makes sense to turn the living room balcony into a relaxation room, winter Garden. Glass sliding doors are ideal for such projects.

Working from home? Then carefully choose curtains so that the atmosphere of a strict office on the balcony does not disturb the comfort of the family living room.

Please note: in small room It’s better to leave the window-door unit, but use as much glass as possible in it.

Balcony block with high light transmittance

Avoid doors altogether if the balcony has a semicircular bay window or you need a dining area.

The opening in the bedroom can be decorated with doors, curtains or finishing finishing materials. The choice directly depends on the purpose of the balcony. Usually there is a dressing room, a resting place or a cosmetic corner, workplace.

In the bedroom you need to provide high-quality shading while you sleep, so pay attention to the framing of windows and openings Special attention.

If you need a workplace, then it makes sense to keep part of the wall under the dismantled window. It turns into a comfortable tabletop.

The space saved in this way can be successfully used to place a cabinet, rack, chest of drawers, etc. Is the work noisy? Then it's better to leave the doors. They will provide proper sound insulation.

For a relaxation area or cosmetic corner, choose zoning using an arch, strict or elegant, airy tulle or fabric curtains.

Separating the loggia from the main room with curtains

Kitchen design with balcony

Kitchen is not only delicious, beautiful food, but also a lot of smells, dirt, high humidity. And if your balcony is sufficiently insulated, refuse doors to it altogether or choose a design with a minimum of glass. Taking care of him will not be easy.

If additional square meters will be used as dining area, then the expanded decorative opening – The best decision. You don’t have to open doors with plates and pots in your hands or constantly pull back curtains.

Arched opening between the kitchen and dining area

Above the section of wall remaining after dismantling the window, you can place a bar counter or a folding tabletop.

Note! If you decide to use curtains to frame the exit, choose non-staining and easy-to-clean fabrics. Avoid 100% natural products. Semi-synthetics are more practical and durable.

Video: photo collections of ideas for inspiration

Beautiful solutions for rooms combined with a loggia:

Important technical points from the pros:

Despite the small area, the balcony plays an important role in the design of a living space. Turning it into a comfortable room requires you to think not only about the interior, but also about beautiful zoning. Doors, curtains, decorated openings – the available variety of solutions will allow you to choose best option for you.

The arch to the balcony is very effective way designing an open opening between two rooms. And in the event that an arch is planned between the room and the balcony or the kitchen and the loggia, this design solution would be quite appropriate. At first glance, the task may look difficult, but in fact, this work can be done by a non-professional. All that is required is care and precision when performing all operations, from measurements to installation of finished parts. Of course, we also need clear instructions, and you will find it here.

Materials used

The main material from which the loggia arch is made is plasterboard. In addition to its standard type (approximately 12 mm thick), a thinner and more flexible arched one (6.5 mm) can be used here. Plasterboard structures, as a rule, require the creation of a frame from metal profiles, and a balcony arch is no exception. Profiles are usually attached to the wall with dowels, and plasterboard structural parts are usually attached to the profiles with self-tapping screws. To prepare the arch for finishing a primer and putty are used, and sickle is also useful. The finish itself can be almost anything.

Stages of work

Like most others repair work, the production of the arch occurs in several stages. And the first of them is preparing the original surface. Remove the door and window units, if this has not been done previously. The part of the wall under the window, as a rule, cannot be dismantled, but it can be used. The walls need to be cleared of old decoration. Only after this can measurements be taken. Their accuracy is one of the conditions good result in the form of a beautiful arch, ideally corresponding to the place intended for it.

Manufacturing and installation of parts with the required shapes

In accordance with the measurements, parts from plasterboard are drawn and then cut out; the main difficulty here is to correctly bend the arch. There are two ways to get the required shape. If you want a simple semicircle, you can use old way with a pencil and string (or thread). On a sheet of drywall, mark a point located at an equal distance from the sides and approximately 2 cm from the bottom edge. Screw a screw in here, tie a string to it with one end, and a pencil with the other, and draw. The radius of the circle depends on the length of the string. When the first piece is ready, the second can be easily obtained by placing the first one on a sheet of drywall and tracing it.

The second method is suitable for different forms arches and large opening width. But here on each side of the arch there will be not one detail, but two. First, a bend is drawn and cut out the desired shape on whatman paper, this will be a template. Then four identical right-angled triangles with legs twice the length of the opening are cut out of the drywall. Then you need to adjust the shape of the parts in accordance with the template.

Using metal scissors, profiles are cut into pieces required length, which are then fixed in the opening (on the top and sides). It is permissible to use both rack-mount and guide profiles. The frame can extend to the floor or just to the point where the arch begins to bend, depending on how much of the opening you plan to cover with drywall. It is important to choose the correct width of the profiles. The frame is mounted in such a way that the front surface of the drywall installed on it is flush with the wall, becoming its continuation. Next, the prepared parts are mounted on the frame.

Installation of the lower part of the arch

The next stage is to decorate the lower end of the balcony arch. We start by installing the profile; it is more convenient to use a specialized arched one. But if you don’t have it, you can take a regular one and make cuts on the sides at intervals of 5 cm, now it can be bent. After you have installed the profile, all that remains is to cover the end with plasterboard. Detail the right size cut out and screwed to the profile with self-tapping screws. Arched drywall has greater flexibility, but a regular one can also be bent if you know some tricks (for example, make transverse cuts).

Finish options

Actually, the arch for the balcony with your own hands is already ready, then there are the usual ones Finishing work. All surfaces must be primed; it is recommended to strengthen the joints of the parts using sickle tape. Then the entire structure is puttied and, after drying, sanded with sandpaper. The arch is ready for finishing.

The choice of materials for it is very wide; almost everything that is used to decorate walls is used here, from wallpaper to mosaic tiles. The arch can be finished in the same way as the walls around it, or become a bright interior detail thanks to contrasting decor. And if you want to beautifully decorate the corners of the arch, then buy plastic corners, designed specifically for arches, or moldings.

A very effective technique is to use spotlights. This is not only beautiful, but also practical, as they become additional source Sveta. Their installation must be planned in advance and electrical wiring done before installing the drywall.

Making a balcony with an arch is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. No special knowledge is required here, only accuracy is needed. A creativity to the design of the arch allows you to turn it into a real interior decoration. Similar designs can be created in other openings, for example, between the living room and the corridor, if you decide to remove the door.

There is a balcony in almost every apartment. Many people today are converting it into residential premises. They arrange small ones here. Of course, the room special purpose on the balcony will be comfortable and cozy only if good choice her .

When equipping such a room, not only the walls, floor and ceiling should be correct, but also the exit to the balcony. There are several ways to make it harmonious and beautiful.

Types of exits to the balcony

The appearance of the exit to the loggia depends not only on what shape (arch or rectangle) the opening itself will have, but also on the way the door and threshold are designed. It will only be aesthetically pleasing if correct selection design of all these elements.

How the opening can be designed

The shape of the opening between the balcony and the room can be rectangular or curly. In the latter case, an arch is most often used.

Exit to the balcony. Photo of the rectangular version

As for rectangular openings, there are several varieties. Very often, apartment owners, for example, simply cut down a window sill block.

On a note: Extraordinary interesting option is the so-called French exit to the loggia. In this case, the opening is completely covered with glass. Sometimes the entrance arch is designed in this way.

The French balcony exit looks very original

If we talk about an arch, then such an opening is most often made in the living room. In this room it is sometimes decorated as a complex figured bay window. The exit to the loggia from the kitchen is usually rectangular.

Arch to the balcony. Photo of an interesting “dome”-shaped opening

Door decoration

Openings without a window sill block, both made in the form of an arch and ordinary ones, are most often not supplemented with doors. The only exception is the French opening. In this case, it is performed using glass sashes. A frame of this design can be made of plastic, wood or aluminum.

French exit to the balcony. Photo of an opening with a hinged glass door

Non-expanded balcony entrances are almost always closed with structures made of white or brown plastic with glazing in the upper part.

On a note: Old wooden doors Khrushchev buildings can be designed in an original way by simply changing them White color to some other one.

If the room has wooden Euro-windows, then the door to the loggia (be it an arch or a rectangle) is most often made of wood. The same applies to aluminum structures.

How to make a beautiful balcony threshold

The thresholds of modern balcony openings are very often simply cut down.

Photo of the arch on the loggia. Standard version without threshold

If the exit opening is installed plastic construction, then the threshold is usually plastic.

Important: PVC thresholds for an arched entrance or a regular one on a loggia are attached to the base on polyurethane foam, as a result of which they quickly break. Therefore, it is better to use concrete, painted in the color of the floor or metal thresholds.

The metal threshold is reliable

Sometimes, at the exit from the loggia (both rectangular and in the form of an arch), more complex designs– for example, stairs with regular or round steps.

Balcony exits are often complemented by small “porches”

The role of the balcony entrance in apartment design

Of course, the entrance from the room (whether arched or regular) to the loggia must be designed in accordance with

Selection of doors depending on the chosen cladding

If clapboard or board was used for cladding, then it is best to install a wooden door at the exit.

On a note: As a last resort, such an interior can be supplemented with a plastic “wood” version.

When used for a loggia plastic panels the most suitable option would, of course, be a plastic door. White model It will look almost perfect with any color trim.

Loggia, completely finished with plastic

The design of the exit from the room to the loggia, of course, also depends on the style direction that was chosen for. So for high-tech, a regular opening with aluminum or plastic door without threshold. A French entrance can be a very good option in this case. When decorating a balcony in classic style the entrance is usually widened in the form of an arch and closed with solid curtains.

There are not many ways to increase the area of ​​apartments. The most affordable is combining a balcony or loggia with a room or kitchen. Let him join and not so much big square, but in small apartments and she is like a godsend.

What documents are needed to combine a balcony/loggia?

Combining a balcony can occur in two ways: simply by removing the window block without demolishing the window sill part of the wall and threshold, and by removing it. If you only decide to remove the window/doors, no permit is required. Upon completion of the work, you take the apartment plan from the BTI and make the changes made

If there is a need to remove the window sill part of the wall, then such a change is called redevelopment and requires a number of permitting documents to carry it out. And keep in mind that last years in the capital, removing a window sill is allowed only if glass sliding doors are installed. Please also note that radiators are not allowed on the balcony or loggia. It will be necessary to separately organize the heating of the balcony, and also to determine a new place for the radiator, which was previously on the window sill block.

Required documents and actions

In any case, you will need:

• Get the registration certificate for the apartment from the BTI.
• With a technical certificate, contact a design organization that has a certificate for the right to provide such services to draw up a redevelopment project. The second option is to order a redevelopment project from an organization that developed standard project your home (for residents of the capital this is a more reliable option).
• Having taken the received project, documents confirming ownership rights, a completed application for redevelopment, contact the Housing Inspectorate.

After receiving the permitting resolution, work can begin. Upon completion of the renovation, you will need to invite a representative of the Housing Inspectorate to obtain a Certificate of Completion of Redevelopment Work. With this document, you contact the BTI again to receive a new registration certificate.

Please note that when choosing the second option, only the part that was under the window is subject to demolition. It is categorically forbidden to demolish the remaining side walls and thresholds without additional approval, just like cutting down the window beam. They may also require strengthening measures. All work will be specified in the redevelopment project and must be carried out scrupulously.

If you need to remove walls and beams, please discuss this with the design organization when submitting documents. They are calculating whether this option is possible. If yes, recovery measures are issued bearing capacity and a list of works.

Work order

When working on connecting a balcony to a kitchen or room, the main attention should be paid to insulation. All parts of the structure will need to be insulated except interior wall. Use the most efficient materials, otherwise in winter the whole room will be very cold. Also, when installing glazing, you will need to pay special attention to the junction of the frames and the wall - lay vapor barrier material. He will block access warm air from the room, preventing the formation of condensation.

Preparatory work

First you need to destroy everything to the ground, and then... build everything anew. In general, the order preparatory work such:

If the standard finishing of a balcony or loggia has been removed, in parallel with the construction of the wall, it must be sheathed on the outside with the selected finishing material. Usually - siding. Why is it attached to the outside? wooden blocks, to them - siding.

The finishing of the balcony from the outside should be carried out at this stage. Then you will need to call industrialists, and their services are not cheap at all. In the meantime, there is no glazing, you can get insurance and do everything from the balcony.

Glazing and insulation

Gradually, the concrete platform sticking out on the wall takes on a different look. Now you can believe that not only birds can be here. Glazing is carried out in parallel with insulation. And it’s better not to skimp on insulation. Otherwise, the room will be very cold, and heating bills will be high.

• Installation of window blocks. For glazing it is necessary to use double-glazed windows. Their area will be large and single-chamber ones will not be able to provide the proper degree of thermal insulation. A profile for windows should also be taken with a large number of cameras - at least five. Although the profile has a smaller area, heat flows through it greatly.

  

• Removal of the window block, if necessary, destruction of the window sill wall, measures to strengthen the walls and window beam.

  

• Electrical wiring, installation mounting boxes for sockets, switches, wire outlets for installing lamps. To increase safety, wires can be laid in a special non-flammable corrugated hose.

  

• Insulation of floors, ceiling walls. The most common type of insulation is between the wooden battens of the sheathing. For insulation, either extruded polystyrene foam or mats are used. mineral wool. is used more often, since with the same degree of thermal insulation it has a smaller thickness and is not afraid of getting wet (condensation). For Middle zone In Russia, the thickness of expanded polystyrene should be 70-100 mm. The insulation is laid in two layers with the seams overlapping. They are secured with special plastic umbrella dowels or glued to polyurethane foam.

  

• A layer of metallized insulation (such as penofol). It additionally retains heat.

  

• Laying heated floors (if provided).
• Covering with finishing materials. This can be plywood or gypsum board, followed by puttying and wallpapering or painting.

Kitchen combined with a balcony: ideas + design photos

Combining a balcony and a kitchen allows you to make this room more comfortable: a fairly substantial area is added, unloading the “main” room.

But not everything can be taken from the kitchen to the balcony. It is allowed to put there:

Several photo examples possible design and the use of a window sill inherited from a former window.

Make a comfortable table using a wide tabletop

Combining a balcony and a room: options for using space

Even small area in several square meters provides a lot of possibilities for its use. The final choice depends on what is your priority. So, what can you do on the attached loggia (balcony):

• Workplace or mini-office. Do you often have to take work home, but have nowhere to retire? Create a workspace on the attached balcony.
• Sleeping area. In a small apartment it can be difficult to find a place to relax. Order a sofa/mattress to suit the size of your loggia.

  

• Recreation area. Put comfortable chairs, flowers.

  

• Place cabinets, but make them compact and beautiful.

  

  - habitual use

Arch design

How harmonious the attached loggia will look largely depends on how the passage is designed. In some cases and styles, a rectangle looks good. Then all you need to do is beat him correctly. And from a lack of planning it turns into a decoration.

In the bedroom with an attached balcony there is an arcing exit - cover everything with translucent tulle from wall to wall. Hard lines are softened, harmony is restored.

Sometimes a simple rectangle is absolutely not suitable. Then the corners need to be rounded, adding smoothness.

Another option to add meaning to the remaining part of the window sill wall is to add shelves above it.

Shelves - useful and beautiful

If the arch is made round on only one side, it will fit better into modern design, with appropriate the design will suit for minimalism and hi-tech.

A cluttered balcony with an unclear arrangement and configuration of items. The same one where you could find an unnecessary fishing rod, a ski pole, and one, complete with one ski track, as well as a set of old cans, an incomprehensible kind of preserved food, old saucepans, pots and other things. This is all a thing of the past. Although even now you can find such an awkward use of space, this is the exception rather than the rule. Today, everyone tries to organize their balcony or loggia as comfortably as possible, to ensure comfort; some of the spaces make an extension of the room. In this case, the partition serves in a great way separate zones of the room.

And here another question arises. How to decorate the opening so that everything looks attractive, organic, but the main thing is that there is no narrow opening that no longer has a door, but is not finished comfortably. A balcony with an arch will be your salvation here. This perfect solution, allowing you to bring to life a lot of different ideas with the entrance or decorate the balcony as a separate zone in continuation of the room.

Then let's look at the photos of arches on the balcony, choose suitable option and analyze possible configurations to create a comfortable and unusual interior.

To make it easier to understand, ideally it is better to break down the possibility of installing an arch by the position of the balcony in relation to the apartment. This way it will be easier not to get confused. Let's see what the arch will look like on balcony block, if it is located separately or redevelopment work has already been done and the balcony is a continuation of the room.

Separated

Balcony or loggia separated from the apartment window block with a door – more difficult option to install the arch. After all, the door must be there to prevent the cold from entering, but at the same time you want everything to be decorated beautifully and individually. In this case, you need to decide on the door and window unit. If we're talking about O standard version – big window and one side door is one example.

But there are also different modifications of a balcony window with a door. For example, these could be sliding solid glass doors, or maybe located in the middle of a fully glazed window. These points also need to be taken into account.

Standard

First, let's take the standard arrangement that can be seen in most apartments and see how to organize an arch with your own hands. First you need to decide where it will be located: either exclusively above the door, or above the entire block. There are several options you can use above the door. But it will be important to choose the right door. If you want to install an arch, but the design of the walls and ceiling does not allow this, then you need to change the doors or fill the resulting space from the top edge of the door to the arch with something. Although, on the other hand, this can be done using plexiglass, painting it, for example, with stained glass paints. It will be very individual and unusual.

In order to do this you need to follow several steps. The first is to remove balcony door. And this must be done with a box. The second is to make the vault at the required height. For example, 40-50 cm above the door. This can be done using mortar or lathing. But in this case, the structure will need to be built in such a way that the profiles are not noticeable when organizing the decorative part. For a do-it-yourself arch, you can use any of suitable materials: PVC, MDF, etc.

The second question is when an arch is needed completely over the entire part of the window. In this case, it is enough to make an arch using metal profile, which will protrude slightly above the window. A simple example: if there is a window sill, it will be at its level. It is also better to make the main frame from a metal profile. Doing it yourself is not difficult. First, the main guide running against the wall is screwed, after which the remaining parts are screwed. The result is a stable frame that can be covered with plasterboard or panels; you can also conveniently place spotlights there, which will create an unusual effect and increase the space.

Connected

Another layout configuration is a connected balcony. In this case, you can make not only an arch, but use the window opening, say, to organize a table, shelves and other useful things in the interior. It’s better not to knock it out, but to remove the frame and make beautiful arch. And here there are two options: you can buy a ready-made one, made from wood, wood products, polymer, and install it yourself; Or you can also make a frame, use drywall, and then decorate it. But in this case, much more can be done in terms of aesthetics. For example, use bas-reliefs and modeling. In this case, the interior will blossom in a completely different way. For example, it would be inappropriate for the Baroque style wooden arch. But stucco with gold or bronze edging is just right. Therefore, choosing the appropriate way to organize an arch depends on the needs, as well as the direction in the interior. But, for example, a wooden arch - perfect option for modern or country. Where the presence of this material is necessary.

In conclusion, the bottom line: you can make an arch for a balcony with your own hands, and it’s not as difficult as it seems at first glance. This requires desire and good materials. A photo master class will also be useful.