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Indian Balcony Garden Decor: Easy Tips And Ideas

Posted on

March 6, 2018

by

Disha Mishra Dubey

A lot of you wanted me to post a video on ‘Balcony Decor‘,

So here I am with some pocket-friendly ideas to give your balcony a quick makeover.

In this video, I’ll show you how a balcony can become the cynosure of all eyes with some small changes and easy steps.

We’ll take one step at a time and will decorate just one corner of the balcony today, and in some other post, I’ll show you how you can give a makeover to the entire balcony. Since I’m talking about Indian Balconies, all the elements I’m discussing here are quite traditional and ethnic Indian.

The first step is to clear the clutter and just remove everything so that you can plan and visualise what exactly you want.

Next comes the step of adding a splash of colours. And you can do so without spending much. All you need to do is paint the pots in the colour of your choice, or if you already have painted pots, then consider painting them in a different colour this time, and you’ll be amazed to see the difference this little change can bring about.

Now, if you have a plain wall in your balcony, then perk it up. You can put up wall planters, artwork, shelves, masks or just paint some art like Warli, Madhubani or anything you like. I chose to put up wall masks, and I found king & queen masks at dirt cheap prices. You can see the makeover of these broken terracotta masks in my video.

Now, let’s move on to the next step of arranging the pots. Pots placed next to each other or arranged in a row look like they are standing in a queue and waiting for something to happen. I always find it boring to arrange the pots linearly. My tip here is to create levels. How? Well, just choose pots and planters in different sizes and then group them. Or you can place an empty pot upside down and make it a pot stand.

Also, arrange pots to stand out by choosing plants that have leaves of different shades and shapes. See the image below for reference.

Lastly, let’s accessorise the balcony garden. There are so many garden accessories available these days, and you can easily pick the ones of your choice that go well with the theme of your balcony garden. I placed pebbles in the pot, one with Warli painting to add a pop of colour. Terracotta figurines can never go wrong when it comes to accessorising a balcony garden.

Below are the two looks I created with some small changes in arrangement and accessories. In look one below, I used a terracotta camel as an accessory to give this corner an ethnic punch. Plants of all types, like creeper, climber, herb and succulents, create a balanced look.

Also Read: My Balcony Garden Makeover

In the look two below, I created a zen corner by placing a terracotta Buddha head in the centre and lush green plants all around him. Did you notice how effortlessly I transformed the ethnic Indian look of this corner into a Zen corner? Now, let me show you how it looks at night.

Have a look!!!!

Don’t you love this? It looks so dreamy and oh so beautiful.

By the way, I used my favourite LED string light. It works fine outdoors as well as long as its USB cable is protected from water.

Watch the complete Balcony Makeover video below:

I am happy with this makeover and will be spending my summer evenings here soaking in the beauty of this lovely zen corner on my balcony. Hope Y’all liked it too. To read more blogs on ‘Gardening’, click here.

I’ll be on leave for a month. See you all in April.

Till then, connect with me here.

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Rahul says:

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