A small balcony makeover for my wife.
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I know, I know… I’ve said a million times, how much I hate fake plants and plastic! I still hate them, but in this case it was the lesser of two evils. Exposed wood can warp like crazy in wet and changing environments like Vancouver and gardening can get laborious and expensive. Despite it being artificial, it's maintenance free, easy to clean and provides the "vibes" we desperately need to spend more time outside. We're busy parents, so I think it accomplished its mission!
Honestly I don't really see the problem, your balcony looks fantastic and you never have to maintain the patio or plants!
Well done and congratulations!
Plus it’s not worth getting ornamental real plants outside given the Canadian weather. Half the time it’s like winter . If it was all year warm, real plants makes sense
you do no wrong. this is beautiful.
ma duuude I live in vancouver too, I really wanna do a makeover of my balcony but the shape is really irregular, im at the beach towers if you know those, any advice?
This looks like a completely different space after you redid the balcony. What a glow up!
Great project! I wish you did this kind of project more often. I really like how the plants also add more privacy since you could kinda see your neighbors' things in their balcony (even if the glass is not completely see through)
Bravo!!!
So sweet! Having an enjoyable outdoor space is so important!
Nice work Daniel. I think your success here is due to understanding the limitations and capabilities of a balcony space like this. You leaned in hard into what it can be and kept out everything that would get in the way of that. I love wood and plants but I can appreciate the rationale behind your choices.
I actually live around the same neighborhood as you and also am redoing my balcony! Totally agree about forgoing the wood decking, Vancouver is just too wet, the wood color stain just wears off the tile very quickly. Great to see a video from a Canadian creator, using products available in Canada
I have a area rug that is for all weather and it works great.
One of the great skills we can enhance is our makeover skills so we can apply what you did here. You're very sweet. 💖💖
This looks incredible, I have a sunroom that was neglected because my dogs brought too much dirt to it that you could not even see the floor anymore, I had just pressured washed yesterday and this video gave me inspiration to make it look cozy
This is exactly what I had done to my small balcony several years ago with the click-tile turf and wood from that giant Swedish furnishings store. I’m happy to report that the weather hasn’t warped the wooden tiles in Vancouver; it still looks as good as when I first installed them! Paired with the Edison string lights along the railing, I turned this outdoor space into a cozy nook. The rechargeable lantern you featured is a nice touch!
Very well done! I lived in two condos when I was in Toronto. One had a balcony that was unusable because of the constant gusty winds and very noisy surrounding highway traffic. The second condo I lived in was much better. I was able to actually put patio furniture outside. The main problem was the occasional winds that would lift the furniture pieces and throw them off the balcony. By our condo regulation, all furniture was to be attached by rope or chain to avoid this periodic and potentially dangerous problem. I now live in a country cottage with a lovely deck and no longer need to worry about losing furniture due to frisky winds. But for anyone living in an apartment or condo, it definitely makes a difference to furnish and enjoy the balcony space.
I need to show this to my husband. He’ll have a laugh, because he’s been wanting to build my pergola all summer! To be fair, I did design a 10 foot tall, by 12 feet long, and 4 foot deep space. We just got all the supplies. But with winter approaching, we’ll probably be building it in the spring! 😝
I came up with the idea in May.
Oh my, you do love your wife!! What an amazing job. Thank you IKEA & Article for excellent & practical design. 💖
As a Wife, I wish my husband would do something like this. WOW
So awesome Daniel. As much as I appreciate your redesigns in CAD its great to see an actual physical transformation of a space.
How lovely my man. What a nice surprise for her and what a nice space to chill at the end of a day. 👍🏻
Such a great example of just doing the best thing to get the job done - sure it's fake plants and plastic, but look at how it's let you unlock the space without adding even more work to your lives! Really enjoying the "making real life better" content instead of just being super idealistic all the time, awesome work.
... just picked up the coffee and croissants ... I'll be right over! Sooooooo inviting! 🥰
I've recently started adding to my balcony that's more than just a plain table and folding patio chairs and its so nice to have. It's literally an extended part of your home that less than 10% of people seem to prioritize.
Such a kind hubby ! Beautiful and simple ideas🎉
Excellent! Husbands, take note. This is how you win brownie points 😝 😂
The uplights and fake bamboo really make this space. Enjoy your new ‘room’ guys.
You're awesome Daniel! Killer transformation. I can tell your wife really appreciated the upgrade. So cozy!
This looked very comfortable and clean and modern… loved it .. great work 😊
Lovely results! I guess you have nice neighbors, they don’t mind the lights. You have great taste!
So simple and yet the balkony looks more lively and cozy.
I lived in downtown Vancouver for 10 years until moving to London and I agree, they really don’t think about utilising their balcony space and it can feel quite unhomely when most of your neighbours use their balconies as storage. You did a really lovely job
She’s definitely a keeper. Love your work mate. My ex-wife was never satisfied, no matter how hard I tried - she wanted a bigger house (not sure who would pay for the bigger mortgage, lol)
Daniel, I watched this video about 20 times trying to do my front balcony. Love you guys from Vegas.❤tfs
i don't know why but the way you explain the entire process make it even better. You're a true inspiration and storyteller
Love the use of the click tile in both panel and "grass". A simple but very effective sprucing of the floor!
This was a great video - I have the same size balcony and have just used it for drying my clothes! Never considered it's also a "space I'm paying for". Those solar lights really make the space
Whata fantastic Job, Daniel! Tiny balconies are ma favs.
How beautiful! I especially love what you did with the faux bamboo plants by fitting that up-light. Will be stealing your idea for my patio!
Great transformation. A couple of flower pots on the opposite end of the balcony would look lovely too.
Looks brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing 😊
"If you can't find me,you know where I'd be " That says it all
I love it usually I love real plants
But I find it way cleaner and less bugsy 🐛🕷️ when using fake plants
I love how simple and clean your balcony looks, just sit and enjoy the view ❤
Hi! I have exactly the same set up as you in Quebec city. On the other hand, I am located on the ground floor. Additionally, I also have the exact same fake Ikea bamboo seedlings in concrete planters. Be careful in times of strong winds. Mine flew one street longer. I have put large rocks in the planters since to hold the fake plants in place. Your balcony is great! Bonjour from Quebec! 💁🏻♀️✨🇨🇦
its amazing how much room and living space you were able to insert here :D
it's so cosy. fresh air is so important for mental health...and you've made it so inviting. i would definitely work there or read a book. For me i'd want a laptop table. It's lovely
I was doubtful, but you pulled it off. That's a very nice upgrade.
Outdoor living is highly underrated - great job in creating such a welcoming and calming space. Beware the gap under the lower rail of the balustrade… a bit of insect screen mesh, double sided tape under the ‘grass’ and plastic tie-wires to that rail will preclude dropped items bouncing through or small toys being accidentally kicked through.. I had a visitor once drop a folk fall 21 floors to the Porte Cochere below..
We have a really big balcony (especially considering the rest of our apartment isn’t big) in Zone 2 in London. And we have analysis paralysis over how to decorate it. As a result, we’ve ended up not doing anything with it yet for over a year after we moved in. This video gives us some great ideas.
Especially with big spaces division can help making it feel cozy. A vertical planter or wooden shelf could for example help to divide the space and look really nice with some plants, gras, macrame and/or lights in it. You could also try and look for big balcony make overs to get more inspiration 🙂
this really couldn’t have come at a better time!! i‘m redoing my terrace now - thank you for the beautiful inspo!!
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Interesting. I just moved and I was thinking of getting some fake grass like you did but for the whole balcony. I didn't think of doing a mix with something a little more firm which seems like a much better idea for our dinning table since it's quite a high one with tall stools instead of chairs. It probably wouldn't work as well with grass.
I really agree with you though. Most people don't seem to utilize their balcony to its full potential. Besides the concrete floor, I made sure to make it cozy ASAP.
This is super cute - you did such a nice job! The "plants " and the up lights are perfect!
This is a delightful balcony. I hope to do some things like this now that our weather is warmer and sunnier. What a delightful thing to do for your wife!
Great job!! I love how you thought of your wife’s needs!! Nice job!!!
So so nice. Thanks for your talent!
It turned out really cozy! 😍
A tip from someone who had similar tiles on the balcony for years in Germany: After about two years, the UV rays destroy the supporting substructure. It does not matter whether there is wood or plastic above it, but the substructure becomes brittle. After about four years we could dispose of everything.
Love your vids as they are calm and straight to the point.
GVRD balcony here - it's sooo worth it to work on it some to get that extra almost/kinda/mostly three-season room. I've had two radically different balconies, and have really enjoyed working out really effective, beautiful, and useable three-season room solutions for them.
Oh that looks so nice and looking at something green always helps a person unwind. Good for you 😊😊
You know, I accidentally clicked on this video when looking for one of those cursed animated design videos, but your editing and voiceover kept me hooked for the whole video. I have a really short attention span so this is really impressive
after the ox head I go back to this one as an Indonesian this is my favourite movie and review of yours! the subtext, back story and easter eggs are so rare in indonesian movies as they usually so straight forward and devoid in nuance.
and the irony the apartment complex setting reminisce of the Raid while living in apartments are unusual eith Indonesian that gives 2 layers, the usual pocong scare and the unknown of living in apartments
I love it, so warm & inviting. I'm going to do that with mine.
This is so cute and cosy ❤ so glad you did this for your wife and you! It looks beautiful 😍
How lovely and thoughtful in many senses! Well done! ...and I'm going to see if I can find that kind of lighting for our loggia too.
This is beautiful! I’m moving into my new apartment on 8/8. Thank you for the tip on the solar lights!! I’ll be getting some for my balcony makeover.💡🥰
This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL mate! Wow, super inspired. Thank you!
How timely! I'm currently trying to do up my balcony with plants. Extremely challenging cos I'm in Tokyo! Imagine the space or the lack of it!
There's also a fire escape in the way.
Yours is truly a lovely makeover for a well deserved lovely wife!
I only think that with the amount of rain Vancouver has, the furniture will never dry out. Tell us later how it goes. I am moving to Vancouver soon and will be glad to use this video as my inspiration for a cozy balcony for evenings! Great design!
Great job! During lockdown I did my balcony up- used the same Runnen decking that you did- it's been a game changer! Like you said if you pay for the space you may as well make the most of it- especially if you can do so without totally killing the budget.
It's a really great present for you wife. Good job 👍
Absolutely fantastic project which you can bet we are heavily taking inspiration from for our balcony!
I would really love to see your apartment inside with the paintings and tv because the last video you did, you had just moved in
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I really like the choice to split the type of floor tiles with a portion faux grass tiles. It's choices like this that elevate a space and give a point of difference.
I agree...we pay for any outdoor situation you may have in an apartment, house, or even someplace paying a mortgage. Utilize it.
LOVE the outdoor up lighting!! Brilliant idea! 🌞 Hope you’re both enjoying the space. 🥰❤️
OMG thank you for sharing your idea with us !
Your place is lovely, I can see myself sit and study there with a cup of coffee :)
I was looking for planters and solar lighting ,that gives me a lot of ideas to give some love to our backyard
Just came across your channel now - thank you algorithm!!! So excited to watch all of your videos now🤩🤩thank you for reminding me how fun design/architecture can be!
This video is right on time. We are moving to an apartment that is... so-so. Requires some renovation in some places and us to figure out how to squish our belongings into a 2bed apartment that before were used in a 3bed house :) . The most important is the view from the balcony and same as you I was looking for some inspiration on how to make that space as much as comfortable as possible and on the same time to be used as meeting room where we can plan our family activities and the life in general :D
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LOVE THIS!!!! This is incredible!!
It feels so nice to see your progress! You have a beautiful house!
Really beautiful makeover
Nice! I have a tiny balcony off my apartment - maybe 1/2 or 1/3 the size of yours. Would love to see a video for us renters who have an even smaller balcony.
Engineer my space have great renter friendly ideas for really tiny spaces. Including balconies.
love the transformation, enjoy your space this summer!
The end result looks amazing, but as a parent with a toddler myself, I did wince at the artificial turf. Many places are banning it because of the high levels of PFAS forever chemicals.
KUDOS from an Interior Designer! Well done! Well thought out for now, and for the future. Simple, but elegant and very practical.
Absolutely gorgeous space, so happy Nisha has a space for herself! Well done Daniel! (:
I think the wood planters with the faux trees and up lights make the space. I would add another small potted plant on the opposite side of the terrace. And your lucky neighbors get a little borrowed ambience, which may inspire a little redo on their side.
Wow! I have neglected my balcony since I moved in a year ago because I did not know where to start. Now I know! Thank you, I always enjoy your videos but this was personal!
Well done! What an inspiration for others. In a year let us know if anyone else takes your idea and use it.
How sweet of you. Very nice !
Daniel, where did you end up placing the solar panel for the lights? We're in a similar situation where we got some nice solar lights for the balcony but we're lacking a lot direct sunlight. Having the panel is a spot that had the best amount of light also made the panel visible to us when we sit outside which we weren't keen for.
Where are the solar panels? He refuses to tell us!!!
I’ll be interested to see how that plastic decking holds up after next winter. Also - careful about winter storms - you may be to tie down that furniture cover more than you expected!
This was great! I also have a balcony and have over the years decorated in many ways. I love the planter with the faux trees as it works when there is not enough sunlight. Great job!
Love this project. I would have never thought of using the fake grass, and I think it's such a great idea and will definitely use it in the future. I would however have chosen to buy real plants.
It's a terrible idea. Outdoors spaces get easily dirty. How are they going to clean this thing that they plan to go barefoot on?
No spiders. His wife wont sit there if there is spiders. Think before you type.
@@user-pf5xq3lq8iDo spiders hide in real plants but not in fake ones? Maybe you need to think before you type
Nice one Mate. The view of the greenery outside is really nice, which makes your endeavour more worthwhile. 🙂👍
Beautiful project. Love it 😊 great job 👏
Daniel love your videos and could you explain your thinking about (apparently) blocking a door with the sectional? Also you might want to check w your neighbors to make sure they aren't being bothered by the solar lights coming on every night whether or not you are using the space.
I'm guessing your part of the city don't have pigeons and have steady weather. Here in the Netherlands rain is usually accompanied by heavy wind so that couch would be filled with dirt, wet and probably full of pigeon poop. And the poof will probably fly off during the heavier wind time. I could only dream 😔
Yes, same in Cape Town. I would love to copy this exactly, but one stormy night, or one week of pigeons and starlings, and I'd have to scrub the entire thing for hours.
Almost everybody would over design this, I like how simple you left it. It is a small space, no sense in overcomplicating it. Some of the fake grass is a lot more convincing, but you are using it more like a rug. Nice job. A type of firmly affixed starburst or whatever looks good from both sides,👍 might look good behind the couch. The up lights are nicely understated, rather than those strings of Christmas lights. This probably looks good from the interior and a small pot of real flowers or a real plant might be nice.
Great job!! Looks so cozy especially at night.
High rise apartment buildings (concrete canyons) are so depressing. You did very well. You might find your neighbours following your lead.
I had the same Pinterest pics pop up in 2019 when I decided to redo my balcony in Toronto and looked around for inspo 😂
Gorgeous!
You are lucky to have such a good local option in Article.
I’d have weatherproof deck furniture with removable cushions and cushion seats that I could grab and take indoors when it started raining, as the damp and humidity and cold weather would eventually seep into the couch outside even if it has a rain cover. the damp atmosphere will still get underneath the floor edges