While you might feel like you know what to do with the outdoor space you have on your front porch or back patio, many people struggle with knowing how to decorate and utilize the space they have with a balcony outside of their bedroom. Luckily, there are plenty of ways that you can use this space and create an area that you love spending time.

To help you see how this can be done, here are three tips for decorating the balcony outside of your bedroom. 

Secure Your Seating

One of the first things you’ll want to include on your balcony is some seating. With seating options, you likely won’t want to be spending any time in this space. However, having seating in an outdoor setting is much different than having seating in an indoor setting.

With outdoor seating, you have to be very careful about the elements that the seating will be exposed to. Not only will you likely have occasional rain and snow, depending on where you live, but you also need to consider how wind might affect your seating. The last thing you want to have happen is for an outdoor chair to get blown around on your balcony or get thrown from the area entirely. So to avoid this, consider securing whatever seating option you decide on, which can be done easily by having built-in seating. 

Install Glass Exterior Doors

Just as with most things, if you can’t see that something is available to you to use, you likely won’t use it very often. So to help make you more likely to use the balcony outside of your bedroom, you may want to replace the exterior doors leading to this space with glass doors.

Not only will having glass doors separating your bedroom from your balcony make it easier for you to see and use this space, but it can also make this space feel bigger since it will feel more like an extension of your bedroom. And when you are in your bedroom, the natural light that will come in through glass doors can make your entire bedroom feel lighter and brighter. 

Embrace The Outdoors

Although you might want to think of and use your balcony like an extension of your bedroom, you can and should also embrace the outdoor elements in this space.

To do this, try bringing some flowers or plants into the space to add green elements that help make your balcony more of a transitional space. And if you have the capabilities, you could also install a fountain or other water feature for ambiance. 

If you have a balcony outside of your bedroom, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you design and decorate this space.