In many apartments, balconies are considered non-residential area, and more often used as a storage room. But much more efficiently use this space as a working office. How to make a cabinet from the balcony? A little effort, knowledge, fantasy and space for working with the view of the city will be at your service.
Make the workspace here - the perfect version, because:
- in the loggia quieter than in other parts of the apartment;
- There is more natural lighting;
- balcony is easier to ventilate;
- Cabinet will not be in the passage room.
It is important to take into account all the details, competently think over the layout and design so that the cabinet is comfortable and comfortable, and it was easy to work here. Before starting repair, it is necessary to conduct preparatory work.
Preparation of the room
Not depending on which design will be in your office, you need to prepare a room for a comfortable stay. By time it will take about a week.
First of all, you need to glash balcony. It is better to use windows with two double-glazed windows - they skip less cold from the street. It is necessary to completely get rid of the cracks, cracks and drafts. To do this, use the mounting foam. But it is better not to do this: the wrong "sealing" will spoil the repair, will increase the humidity and make the room cold.
It is important not to forget about mosquito nets, since insects can be sewn and distract from work in the summer.
After the balcony has turned into a full room, you must select a place for outlets and lighting. The wiring is better laying under the floor or in plinths. For the office you need 2-3 outlets near the desktop, one top lighting and table lamp. It is better to check it in advance if the signal of the router takes to the balcony, spend the Internet cable.
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After you need to warm the balcony - carefully and reliably. The perfect version is a foam, it will not reduce the space. They need to pave both with a room with a room to increase noise insulation. For the heating of the balcony, the system "Warm floor" is ideal - it will be quite enough.
You can connect a small convector, but in such a small room it will be strongly "dried" the air.
Organization of workspace
The minimum set of necessary furniture is the desktop, chair, lamp and several shelves for documents. If the room is allowed, but you can add a chair, a wardrobe, a coffee table or decor items. Often on the balcony it is difficult to fit even the most necessary furniture, so it is always necessary to draw up a project and design of the future workplace in the loggia.
It is not necessary to use complicated 3D programs for this - it will suit the pencil outline on paper.
The desktop must be placed on the opposite side of the door. Better, if it is perfectly approached by the width of the balcony, so as not to lose the square of the room. Over the table or side on the wall you can install hinged shelves or lockers. Instead of the table, you can use mounted countertops - the main thing is to choose shallow, so that they do not "take" space. You can use the corner table, but small.
If there is an opportunity, then make wide window sills: they can be used instead of a long working surface. Part of the space under it can be taken by the shelves. If the balcony is narrow, then the windowsill are better to remove at all.
You can connect the balcony with the room, and the window sill is used as a work surface. The office is thus not done, but you can create a convenient workspace. So you can significantly expand the useful meters of the room. In this case, it is better to create design the same for both rooms.
Lighting
In the afternoon, quite natural street light, but for the evening and night you need to think over the appropriate option. If the Side Side is not to put the table opposite the window: in the summer in the loggia, bright lighting will be blind. You also need to use protection against light. Blinds are the perfect option: take up little space, capable of completely darkening the room and it is easy to care for them.
Dense curtains, which will be excellent designer detail, will increase sound and heat insulation.
Also, it is better to hang the curtains into the room into the room, ideally from the inside. It will save from annoying eyes, from excess lighting and noise from the next room. Light in the office should not be too much: the place is so small, and it is better to do with several lamps. The first must be on a personal working surface, the second is the top light. When applying a recreation area, provide good lighting need and there. For this purpose, it is best to suit a high floor lamp or a lamp on a small coffee table.
Design
The loggia, it is important to save space. The office should have enough space to sit with a friend for a cup of coffee or make a small charge after working day.
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Add freshness and lightness in design, bright wall tones: peach, green, white, lemon. In combination with contrast furniture, the design will look wonderful. It is important to ensure that the bright areas in the room have more - then the room seems more.
Among the details in the interior of the cabinet-log, there will be not superfluous flowers, a bookshelf, a small carpet on the floor. Among the necessary things are aerator and air conditioning. But it is important not to overload the interior with heavy details: do not choose huge vases or bulky figurines.
Do not load only one side of the loggia: in a short time, the trash will begin to accumulate in free space again, and the usual balcony will come from a wonderful cabinet.
Focus on the taste and conveniences of the cabinet. It's a lot of time to spend it here, everything should be thought out to the smallest detail, the design should configure productive work.
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