- Discreet or colorful privacy screen made of modern materials
- Make your own privacy screen from natural materials
- Provide privacy in a natural way with a living privacy screen
The holiday on "balconies" is usually proverbially for a travel fund not filled enough for travel. A suitably designed balcony with a decorative privacy screen can also fill short breaks in everyday life with a real holiday feeling.
Bamboo mats are a way to protect yourself from prying eyes on the balcony
Discreet or colorful privacy screen made of modern materials
An incredibly wide range of different privacy protection materials is now available in specialist stores and online shops for garden design. Fan-shaped folding screens that match the color of the façade or neon-colored screens can provide the desired demarcation from the neighboring balcony. Durable mats made of awning fabric or PVC mesh fabric provide all-round privacy and wind protection along a balcony parapet that is not completely closed. With a vertical sun sail, attention should be paid to a stable attachment option and guying technique so that it does not suddenly travel in strong gusts of wind. Polyrattan screens can also be a very aesthetic and modern solution for the balcony, as they are highly weather and UV resistant.
Make your own privacy screen from natural materials
A privacy screen made of plastic can sometimes be undesirable on the balcony, not only for aesthetic reasons, but also for fire protection reasons. If you like to be creative yourself and are reasonably gifted with your hands, you can simply make your own privacy screen for the balcony from various natural materials. Reed mats are available ready-made in stores and can be decoratively enhanced with shells, pine cones or small pieces of driftwood. This makes the view from the deckchair set up on the balcony even more inviting. The thin branches of weeping willows and hazelnuts can be used not only for basket weaving, but also for weaving homemade screens. To do this, a relatively thick mixture of cement can first be poured a few centimeters into balcony boxes (€109.00) before the vertical branches are inserted. Thin, flexible twigs are then guided layer by layer in front of and behind the branches to ultimately create an opaque wall.
Provide privacy in a natural way with a living privacy screen
Plants that grow as narrow and upright as possible are often used to provide some privacy on a balcony with a living privacy screen. The following plants are particularly suitable for this:
- ornamental grasses
- columnar cypress like the rocket juniper
- low-growing bamboo species
Annual variety can also be provided by privacy screens made of flowers such as gladioli, climbing nasturtiums or other annual climbing plants such as black-eyed susan.
tips
With all ideas for an attractive privacy screen on the balcony, keep in mind that gusts of wind can attack here much more than in a garden with high hedges and trees. That is why tall plants and screens with textile coverings should always be attached particularly securely to a balcony.