5 creative ideas to transform old furniture and objects to decorate your balcony with style. 
As soon as the first heat arrives, the balconies become a small happy oasis, the place to spend the summer afternoons in peace. Here it is 5 tips for transforming your balcony recycling old furniture and objects.
Recycle the pallets
Whether your balcony is large or small, pallets represent one of the most versatile and easily adaptable solutions to your spaces.
THE pallet they are footrests of rough wood and are normally used for supporting or transporting various materials. They can be easily found in some large supermarket that may have some extra or buy them at modest prices both online and at some retailers.
With these platforms you can design different solutions for to furnish your balcony and their regular shape will make recycling work fast and economical. 
Read also: How to recycle Pringles tubes in an ingenious way
If the space available is on average large, you can create an outdoor lounge with a few steps, consisting of a sofa and a coffee table. Let’s see together how.
Method
- The first step is to treat the raw wood of the pallet with a coat of clear or colored outdoor furniture paint, according to your style.
- Once the paint is dry, we will move on to screw two pallets on top of each other to create the sofa seat and add a third pallet to create the backrest, locking the footboards together with screws. The backrest is an optional choice, you can also leave the seat alone.
- Ready the structure we can indulge the imagination, enriching the sofa with cushions of various colors.
- To make the table, only 2 platforms, painted and superimposed and firmly screwed one onto the other, will be enough. Even with the coffee table you can play with some small details, such as screwing small wheels to facilitate movement or even placing a glass of the right size on the supporting part of the table.
If it is space is reduced it will be easy to make a small piece of furniture placing the vertical platform, leaning against the wall or balcony railing.
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Recycle wooden crates
If a green corner cannot be missing from your balcony, it is possible to create a small vertical garden using only old ones wooden boxes. Also in this case the materials to be used are few and easy to find.
You can create an orderly composition, with a few cassettes placed one on top of the other, or have fun creating more complex compositions. In both cases you will be able to find the solution that best suits your spaces.
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Materials and tools necessary for the operations
As for the lounge built with pallets, also for the vertical planter built with wooden boxes there are a few steps to follow.
- Apply a coat of exterior paint.
- Compose the structure at will by screwing the boxes together.
- For greater stability, you can screw the wooden box structure to the balcony wall, or tie it to the railing with a cord.
Turn an old ladder into a plant pot
Do you have an old wooden staircase that you would like to recycle? It will be perfect for creating a stylish corner on your balcony. A solution save space which is at the same time a useful and graceful object, to give a vintage touch to your outdoor space.
Once colored to your liking and placed in the right corner, just hang some smaller vases or some light bulbs with hooks and fill the shelves with other objects, such as small candle holders or ornamental tealights.
This easy idea of recycling it will prove very useful as a support point during one of the summer aperitifs on the balcony.
Plastic bottles to create vertical vegetable garden
One of the topics we care about most is the recycling of plastic for the protection of the environment. This is the solution for those who want to make a valid contribution to the disposal of plastic bottles and at the same time want to enrich their balcony with a vertical vegetable garden.
This idea will allow you to create your own supply of aromatic plants by the kilometer, and at zero cost. You will only need:
- plastic bottles
- a few meters of thin rope or thick twine
- cutter
- ground
- various seeds of aromatic plants (basil, thyme, mint, etc.)
The procedure consists in cutting the bottles on the long side creating an opening, or cutting them in half if you prefer that they have a shape similar to a real vase.
Once cut you will have to fill them with soil and seeds and hang them with the rope on hooks placed on the wall or, alternatively, tie them to the balcony railing.
You can tie the bottles together, creating a cascade of seedlings.
This project is valid for any kind of space, having maximum freedom in the composition of your personal vertical garden. When the seedlings grow, they can be moved to a larger pot or planter, leaving room for more buds.
Turn old tires into ottomans
You like it modern style and bright colors? Then this is the idea of creative recycling for you.
The balcony will turn into a colorful relaxation area where you can spend time in the company of friends and if the chairs are not enough, no problem, old tires they will be transformed into comfortable and soft pouf where to sit.
The process is quick and simple, you will need to get some old tires, spray paint them and line the center with a cushion.
If you want to give an extra touch, you can attach the feet to the pouf with screws, to make it a little higher.
Now you just have to give shape to your ideas and transform your balcony with a few quick and inexpensive suggestions. Transform old objects and old furniture into something new, which reflects your taste and your style.
Furnish the balcony with recycling: photo gallery
In the gallery some fantastic examples to encourage you to get to work immediately after reading this post.
5 creative ideas to transform old furniture and objects to decorate your balcony with style.
As soon as the first heat arrives, the balconies become a small happy oasis, the place to spend the summer afternoons in peace. Here it is 5 tips for transforming your balcony recycling old furniture and objects.
Recycle the pallets
Whether your balcony is large or small, pallets represent one of the most versatile and easily adaptable solutions to your spaces.
THE pallet they are footrests of rough wood and are normally used for supporting or transporting various materials. They can be easily found in some large supermarket that may have some extra or buy them at modest prices both online and at some retailers.
With these platforms you can design different solutions for to furnish your balcony and their regular shape will make recycling work fast and economical.
Read also: How to recycle Pringles tubes in an ingenious way
If the space available is on average large, you can create an outdoor lounge with a few steps, consisting of a sofa and a coffee table. Let’s see together how.
Method
- The first step is to treat the raw wood of the pallet with a coat of clear or colored outdoor furniture paint, according to your style.
- Once the paint is dry, we will move on to screw two pallets on top of each other to create the sofa seat and add a third pallet to create the backrest, locking the footboards together with screws. The backrest is an optional choice, you can also leave the seat alone.
- Ready the structure we can indulge the imagination, enriching the sofa with cushions of various colors.
- To make the table, only 2 platforms, painted and superimposed and firmly screwed one onto the other, will be enough. Even with the coffee table you can play with some small details, such as screwing small wheels to facilitate movement or even placing a glass of the right size on the supporting part of the table.
If it is space is reduced it will be easy to make a small piece of furniture placing the vertical platform, leaning against the wall or balcony railing.
It might interest you: Shoe boxes recycling: 20 super ideas to not waste anything
Recycle wooden crates
If a green corner cannot be missing from your balcony, it is possible to create a small vertical garden using only old ones wooden boxes. Also in this case the materials to be used are few and easy to find.
You can create an orderly composition, with a few cassettes placed one on top of the other, or have fun creating more complex compositions. In both cases you will be able to find the solution that best suits your spaces.
Do you want design advice on how to furnish? Join the group
Materials and tools necessary for the operations
As for the lounge built with pallets, also for the vertical planter built with wooden boxes there are a few steps to follow.
- Apply a coat of exterior paint.
- Compose the structure at will by screwing the boxes together.
- For greater stability, you can screw the wooden box structure to the balcony wall, or tie it to the railing with a cord.
Turn an old ladder into a plant pot
Do you have an old wooden staircase that you would like to recycle? It will be perfect for creating a stylish corner on your balcony. A solution save space which is at the same time a useful and graceful object, to give a vintage touch to your outdoor space.
Once colored to your liking and placed in the right corner, just hang some smaller vases or some light bulbs with hooks and fill the shelves with other objects, such as small candle holders or ornamental tealights.
This easy idea of recycling it will prove very useful as a support point during one of the summer aperitifs on the balcony.
Plastic bottles to create vertical vegetable garden
One of the topics we care about most is the recycling of plastic for the protection of the environment. This is the solution for those who want to make a valid contribution to the disposal of plastic bottles and at the same time want to enrich their balcony with a vertical vegetable garden.
This idea will allow you to create your own supply of aromatic plants by the kilometer, and at zero cost. You will only need:
- plastic bottles
- a few meters of thin rope or thick twine
- cutter
- ground
- various seeds of aromatic plants (basil, thyme, mint, etc.)
The procedure consists in cutting the bottles on the long side creating an opening, or cutting them in half if you prefer that they have a shape similar to a real vase.
Once cut you will have to fill them with soil and seeds and hang them with the rope on hooks placed on the wall or, alternatively, tie them to the balcony railing.
You can tie the bottles together, creating a cascade of seedlings.
This project is valid for any kind of space, having maximum freedom in the composition of your personal vertical garden. When the seedlings grow, they can be moved to a larger pot or planter, leaving room for more buds.
Turn old tires into ottomans
You like it modern style and bright colors? Then this is the idea of creative recycling for you.
The balcony will turn into a colorful relaxation area where you can spend time in the company of friends and if the chairs are not enough, no problem, old tires they will be transformed into comfortable and soft pouf where to sit.
The process is quick and simple, you will need to get some old tires, spray paint them and line the center with a cushion.
If you want to give an extra touch, you can attach the feet to the pouf with screws, to make it a little higher.
Now you just have to give shape to your ideas and transform your balcony with a few quick and inexpensive suggestions. Transform old objects and old furniture into something new, which reflects your taste and your style.
Furnish the balcony with recycling: photo gallery
In the gallery some fantastic examples to encourage you to get to work immediately after reading this post.
