January 28, 2026, 12:26 pm | Read time: 6 minutes
If you long for faraway lands but don’t have the opportunity to travel, the balcony can come to the rescue. With the right furnishing style and the right design, you can easily bring your vacation home.
How about recreating Japan, Morocco, or Scandinavia on your own balcony this year? It’s not quite like a vacation in one of these faraway countries, but at least it satisfies the longing for it a little. Seven furnishing styles for the balcony that will help you escape the daily grind.
1. Boho Chic
When you think of boho chic, images of hippies, beaches, summer, and lightness immediately spring to mind. An attitude to life that is expressed in a mix of natural materials and colors. The chosen nuances can be different, but preferably light, simple, and harmonious. Cream, sandy beige, or light grey meet colorful accents such as green, yellow, or orange. And what boho chic lacks in color, it makes up for in patterns and textures.
This style stands for pure coziness: fluffy cushions, cuddly blankets and furs, woven baskets, furniture made from charismatic woods, numerous plants in ceramic pots and planters, dream catchers with feathers, hanging baskets made from macramé, and, of course, rough sisal rugs on the floor. Not forgetting the many details. Textiles such as cushions and blankets often feature tassels, pompoms, or feathers. You’ll also need plenty of candles and lanterns, and—depending on your taste and the space available—hanging elements such as hammocks or armchairs.
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2. Scandi Style
It doesn’t take much to bring the popular Scandinavian style outside—furniture made of light woods such as birch or ash, a few shades of color, and a few elements that underline the coziness, such as sheepskins or woolen blankets. The Scandi-style balcony furnishings, where less is always more, are already complete.
Of course, light plays an important role in Scandinavian interiors. Lanterns and fairy lights should be used accordingly. Once again, this creates an atmosphere reminiscent of the Northern Lights and long, never-ending Scandinavian nights.
3. Tropical Feeling
This style of balcony furnishing is particularly popular with city dwellers. This is because in large metropolitan areas, an urban jungle on your own balcony can ease the longing for nature. Plants are therefore more than welcome when designing in this style—in every type, shape, and size. From mighty monsteras to unusual cacti and playful succulents, everything is welcome. Bright hibiscus flowers in red or pink create atmospheric accents and bring Hawaii a little closer.
When it comes to furniture, rattan or wicker can be used on sisal or seagrass rugs. Textiles such as furniture upholstery, cushions, or blankets are adorned with exotic or animal prints featuring palm trees, monstera leaves, monkeys, bananas, etc. But please don’t use too much of everything.
4. Far Eastern Exterior
For a little Asian flair on your own balcony, a few selected elements are necessary. We recommend starting with the furniture. A table and chairs made of bamboo. In terms of color, a balcony with a Far Eastern look is rather subdued, so certain Asian elements are all the more important: a small concrete rock garden with various succulents and a Buddha figure create a certain Zen ambience. Light streams through the lanterns. Wool blankets and cushions are stored in baskets made of seagrass. And here and there you can see lotus flowers, ferns, or bamboo plants—the Far Eastern furnishings on the balcony at home are complete.
5. Modern Style
Classic furniture and simple accessories represent this look. The lounge furniture is usually in timeless gray or black, complemented with light cushions in cream or white. Occasionally, wooden elements and a few colors are used. But all in all, the modern style is characterized by restraint and straightforwardness. The use of accessories is also rather reduced: a lantern here, two or three flower pots there, and a few cushions for coziness. The choice of materials is also modern, simple, and pure—preferably made of glass, cotton, and various metals. A clear design language takes precedence over ornate details.
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6. Mediterranean Ambience
Clearly, a Mediterranean ambience evokes memories of vacations on the Mediterranean. And how does that work? With special aromas and aromatic plants, of course. Lavender, thyme, rosemary, and co. can be found lavishly placed on a flower bench. They are joined by hydrangeas and lemon and olive trees in terracotta and stone pots or tubs. Wooden trellises give plants a stylish way to grow upwards.
As far as materials are concerned, this look can be extremely natural. Add a few scattered lanterns and windlights to create an atmosphere reminiscent of a balmy summer night in the south of France. For a Mediterranean ambience, the furniture should be extremely delicate and not particularly bulky. Folding tables and chairs made of wrought iron give the look a pleasant lightness despite the weight of the material.
7. Moroccan Lounge
As colorful and diverse as the spices in the Orient are, the Moroccan furnishing style is just as varied and full of color. Intensely bright colors meet graphic patterns. Low, lavishly upholstered seating furniture, usually made from dark, warm woods, as well as floor cushions and poufs, as traditional furnishing elements, are a must. Of course, this oriental style for the balcony should not be without a mosaic table. And if this pattern is not found in the table, then at the latest in the design of the floor.
A design that stands for minimalism is by no means expected in a Moroccan lounge. In addition to numerous plants, there are also plenty of lanterns and lights to create a cozy atmosphere. Textiles in bright colors and patterns on cushions, sun protection cloths, or as a canopy create a cozy ambience like something out of “1001 Nights.” Moreover, under such a canopy, one can enjoy a night or at least a prolonged evening on the balcony.