How to design a small kitchen with balcony

Author Heather Thompson Modified by March 25, 2020

Decorating the interior of a small kitchen with a balcony, many think about expanding the area due to redevelopment.

Small kitchen with balcony: combine or not

Obtaining permission to redevelop is not so simple. The thing is, that the wall between the kitchen and the balcony is bearing, which means that it dismantling reduces the bearing capacity of the entire house. For this reason redevelopment may be refused.

However, if the bearing strength of the house allows, you can demolish part of the wall, in extreme cases, you can simply remove the door and window hole. But even the last of these procedures will require the transfer of non-residential stock in the residential.

Interior of a small kitchen with access to the balcony

Pros combining kitchen and balcony:

– increase in usable area that can be used for arrangement of an additional cooking zone, a convenient dining room, installation of storage cabinets

– when selling such an apartment will cost more than similar options without redevelopment

Cons of redevelopment:

– documentary legalization will take time and require cash attachments

– the balcony will require insulation (lining with mineral wool, decoration, good windows, additional radiator, ideally warm gender), which means that redecorating the kitchen is not get by

The arrangement of the kitchen on the balcony will require the transfer of all communications.

Design of a small kitchen with a balcony door

Instead of a dining table in the kitchen, you can arrange a bar counter, but on the uninsulated balcony you can have lunch or drink coffee in the warm season.

When it comes to small apartments, especially not have to. The owners should make every effort so that the whole the area of the apartment was involved.

Next, we offer a look at a stylish studio apartment in which found a place not only for the kitchen and living room, but also for separate berth.