Balcony Love

Living in a small space (less than 700 SF) means maximizing the outdoor space as well as the indoor space. Well, here it is. My balcony is finished and ready for someone to sit outside and enjoy the nice cool weather. The carpet team installed the chestnut carpet on Saturday. I talked my shopping friend into helping me move my bubble couch from the garage to the balcony, "It's really light, I promise."

While I would have preferred two individual bubble chairs, that is not what was available and on sale at the model home warehouse. If you aren't paying retail, you don't always get exactly what you want. Regardless, I'm happy with the final outcome. Time to sit outside and read the Sunday paper!

Copper Tan or Chestnut?

Always have two options. Sometimes colors are discontinued or not in stock. If you want to save some time, always have two options. If both colors are available, we'll go with the least expensive color.

The balcony is currently covered with shingles like a roof. While this is a great topping to minimize leaks, it makes it difficult to walk outside without shoes - and I have a no shoe house. We decided to go with a fake grass like covering. Since leaves and acorns from the adjacent trees land all over the balcony, I decided to pick a color that matches the leaf piles. This way if I don't sweep it off quickly or it stains, it *should* blend in nicely.

The official price quote is forthcoming, but initial estimates are $400-$500 installed.

UPDATE: My contractor is awesome. Chestnut is available and less expensive. The total cost is $387 and he will be here on Saturday to install it.

Jam Packed Site

More lumber and other materials showed up. My yard is now packed from front to back. No more parking at the house for me or anyone else. You can see the apartment balcony start to shape up in the second picture. I'm starting to think that I need to plant something tall along the fence.

Did I mention that I took the red eye flight back?