Renovation plan · enclosed balcony 1.1 × 3.7 m

Teak & Fern Balcony

The narrow pink balcony off the bedroom becomes a green reading nook: teak deck tiles and a slatted teak ceiling, a sage inner wall, a built-in bench with linen cushions, a small round table, and plants on every sill. Laundry stays, on a pulley rack that lifts out of sight.

Floor area: 4.1 m² · 44 sq ft

Palette and materials

Warm whiteOuter walls and window reveals

SageThe inner wall, matte

TeakDeck tiles, slat ceiling, bench, table

Stone linenBench cushions

RustBolster, print

TerracottaPots and hanging planters

Matte blackWindow frames, table base

Surface by surface

Surface	Now	After
Walls	Coral pink paint	Warm white on the outer walls, sage on the inner wall
Floor	Marble	Teak-look interlocking deck tiles laid over it, no glue, easy to lift
Ceiling	Bare slab, one bulb	Teak-look WPC slat ceiling with black grooves
Windows	Silver aluminium sliders	Frames powder-coated matte black, sills cleaned and sealed
Laundry	Washing lines across the ceiling	Pulley drying rack at the far end, lifts out of sight

Furniture and built-ins

Item	Size	Finish
Built-in bench	225 × 50 × 42 cm	Teak-finish ply with storage under the lid, black kick
Cushions and bolster	Bench length	Stone linen, outdoor-grade fill; rust bolster
Round table	56 cm	Teak top on a black steel base
Plants	Up to 1.35 m	A tall plant at the far end, a smaller one in the corner, anthurium and calathea on the sills; all clear of the bedroom door
Hanging planters ×2	24 cm	Terracotta on black cords by the windows
Drying rack	100 cm	Ceiling pulley, four steel bars
Framed print	60 × 80 cm	Rust and sun, teak frame
String lights	Window length	Warm festoon on a black cable along the top of the windows

The bench sits on the inner wall so the windows stay clear to open. 60 cm is left in front of it to walk through to the far end; the table tucks against the window side.

Lighting

Ambient · string lightsWarm 2200 K festoon along the top of the windows, on a plug-in timer.

Task · sconceWall sconce by the bedroom door, bright enough to read on the bench.

Order of work

Week 1Take down the washing lines, prepare and paint the walls, powder-coat or paint the window frames, fit the slat ceiling, the rack and the sconce point.
Week 2Lay the deck tiles, build the bench, hang the planters and lights, bring in the table, cushions and plants.

Sizes are estimates from your photos and video, with the slab at 10 ft (3.05 m) as given. Measure on site before ordering the bench.

Deck tile texture is drawn to size for this model; wood, linen and plaster textures are CC0 scans from Poly Haven.

The photos are path-traced in Blender Cycles. The plants, basket and vase are CC0 models from Poly Haven.

In the 3D model the light is baked from the same path tracer as the photos: sun patches, soft shadows, bounce light by day and lamp pools by evening.