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Balcony, as the best lighting area in the home, many people will not be limited to drying, but also send poetry and distance, so as to make life better.
For example, install large glass windows on the balcony; For example, plant the balcony with greenery; Another example is to incorporate the balcony indoors and so on. In short, we will do everything we can to make it a multi-purpose area.
But as a person who has come over, I still advise everyone that the balcony must adhere to the "9 do not install", not hypocrisy, but only practical will not overturn, hurry up and take a look.
1. Don't do open-ended design
In the past two years, open balconies have become very popular, and some people will even tear down the balcony windows made by developers to make them into open-air structures in order to get closer to nature.
Is it good-looking? It's really beautiful, and you can soak up the sun and enjoy the breeze at any time, which is called a cozy.
But in fact, not to mention the safety issues, just the dust, rain, and mosquito problems are enough to cause headaches. Especially in the southern region, once the typhoon weather encounters, the balcony is completely reduced to an idle area.
Suggestion: Fully enclosed balcony is the mainstream, if you can do diligent care in life, and solve the potential safety hazards, then you can try the open balcony design. Otherwise, it is generally not recommended.
2. Do not install floor-to-ceiling large glass windows
There are many types of balcony window sealing shapes, but if you want to say that the most popular shape among young people, it must be the panoramic floor-to-ceiling large glass window.
Compared with the traditional window sealing shape, the unique sense of vision of the large glass window can not only indirectly improve the decoration grade of the home, but also enjoy the window view more intuitively.
Therefore, even if the installation cost is high, even if the balcony at home is not a long and narrow structure, it will be installed with gritted teeth. After all, the appearance of large glass windows is really difficult to refuse.
But in fact, large glass windows are not only easy to dirty and difficult to clean, but also greatly affect the ventilation environment of the home. Especially in the summer, it can get very hot indoors.
In addition, the large glass windows must be matched with a good-looking exterior view, if the balcony is full of building views, then it will not only become very congested, but also affect the privacy of the home.
Suggestion: If you can't accept the shortcomings of large glass windows, don't install them, they are expensive and difficult to take care of, and the exterior is also very important. Otherwise, the point of installing large glass windows is lost.
3. Do not install solid wood flooring
In the case that the balcony is mainly used for leisure functions, or the indoor solid wood floor is laid indoors, many people will install solid wood flooring on the balcony in order to maintain a uniform tone and the integrity of the space.
However, as a space that can be exposed to sunlight all year round, the solid wood floor will be deformed and cracked in an alternating cold and hot environment.
In addition, if the balcony has both washing and drying functions, not to mention that the solid wood floor will definitely come into contact with a lot of water in life, daily maintenance alone is a big problem.
Suggestion: The balcony is best paved with tiles, if you think the tiles are ugly, you can choose wood grain tiles, worry-free and easy to take care of.
Fourth, do not blindly dismantle the sliding door
Whether it is a large apartment or a small apartment, many people have no brains to remove the balcony sliding door partition in the first step of decoration, so as to expand the usable area of the living room.
To be honest, after removing the balcony sliding door partition, the visual sense of space brought by it is indeed intuitive. Especially in the case of a small living room, there is even a feeling of doubling the sense of space.
But from the perspective of life, it will cause cold in winter and hot in summer, and when using air conditioning, the electricity bill will be sluggish, which not only affects comfort but also consumes energy.
Suggestion: For families who often use the living room air conditioner, it is best to install the balcony sliding door; If the air conditioner in the living room can't be turned on a few times a year, then opening up the balcony does have more advantages than disadvantages.
Fifth, do not install the door stone
When the floor material of the balcony and living room are different, we usually use a doorway stone to separate the space. Of course, it's not just the balcony, it's the other spaces.
But in fact, I don't recommend installing doorstones except for bathrooms. First, it will increase the cost of decoration, and second, after separating the space, it will make the space appear smaller.
Suggestion: It is best to pave the living room and balcony throughout, so that the space will appear larger and more open. If the floor material of the two spaces is not the same, you can use extremely narrow I-buttons or do seamless splicing.
6. Do not install solid wood lockers
As we all know, solid wood cabinets are very environmentally friendly, and many people will pursue solid wood furniture for the whole house in order to have a healthy home environment when decorating.
But in fact, solid wood is also the most easily deformed material, especially in the wind and sun on the balcony, which will further aggravate the probability of deformation and cracking of solid wood cabinets.
If the balcony cabinet area is not a recessed structure, do not install a solid wood cabinet. Otherwise, the door will inevitably deform over time.
Suggestion: The safest way is to install an aluminum alloy cabinet on the balcony, which will not deform for a long time. Of course, you can also choose a cabinet with multi-layer board or Ozon board, but the sun protection treatment on the side of the cabinet must be done.
7. Do not install ** drying racks
For most families, the balcony is the only drying area in the home. But once an ordinary drying rack is installed, it will inevitably have an impact on the aesthetics of the balcony. In particular, the balcony with a leisure function has a drying rack on the top, which is really abrupt.
Therefore, in order to solve this problem, many people have turned their attention to the drying rack. It looks very good to retract when drying clothes and put them into the ceiling when they are not drying.
But after you really move in, you will find that the clothes are always drying on the balcony, and you can't collect the clothes at any time, which leads to the ** drying rack completely becoming a decoration.
In addition, the service life of the drying rack is also a "common problem", and it is particularly troublesome to maintain, which is called a bad thing.
Suggestion: If you think it's ugly, you can install it on both sides of the balcony, and it won't affect the visual effect of the living room.
8. Do not install curtains
Cloth curtain + gauze curtain seems to have become a standard practice nowadays. One shade and one shade for privacy, which looks very good and is also very decorative.
But in fact, the balcony, as the main light area of the home, is basically not closed during the day, and only at night will the curtain be closed to ensure the privacy of the room.
Therefore, the curtain has completely become a chicken rib, and it is easy to get dirty and difficult to take care of.
Suggestion: It is enough to install a layer of gauze curtain on the balcony, and the phantom yarn can be installed on the lower floor, which can truly achieve "light transmission and impervious to people"; If you want to have a better sun protection effect, you can install a mirror veil, which is generally suitable for high floors.
9. Do not brush latex paint
Many people say that there is no need to paste tiles on the balcony wall, and it is directly painted with latex paint, which is not only cost-effective and beautiful, but also can be unified with the interior, making the space more integral.
But in fact, even if the balcony is treated with sun protection, after a long time, the latex paint wall will still be peeling, moldy, and discolored. After all, the balcony is the space with the largest temperature and humidity difference in the home.
Suggestion: The most reliable way is to put tiles on the wall, which is durable and solid, and not afraid of getting dirty.
Write at the end:
It is undeniable that many Internet celebrity designs are indeed very good-looking, but from the perspective of life, only practicality will not overturn. After all, no one wants to keep tinkering after the renovation is done.
Therefore, when you are decorating, you must think more about it, and don't be deceived by some so-called Internet celebrity designs.