A budget balcony can be designed with minimum materials. Throw new slipcovers on the old chairs and voila the seats are ready.
Add a couple of accessories and decorations as well as some plants and enjoy the afternoon coffee or a book almost outdoors.
Balcony Garden
A garden can make any place look better. Plant various flowers and
greenery in different-sized planter pots and arrange in the balcony
corners. The rails can work as trellises for crawling plants or planters
can be fixed to them. Make sure to know on what side is your balcony to
choose shadow or light-loving plants.
Recycle/Upcycle
Use old furniture or even old discarded things like wooden crates to
create seats or low tables or footrests for the balcony. To give them a
new appearance think reupholstering or simply new slipcovers. The crates
can be painted in different colors or decorated with old posters or
decoupage. You can simply wrap them up in a nice-looking fabric.