Balcony decoration with a decorative stone: 40+ photos in the interior, design ideas

Decorating a balcony with a decorative stone is a solution for those who want to decorate a cozy corner for rest with a durable, practical and visually appealing material.

Pros and cons of finishing

Unlike a natural stone, cement mortar serves as a basis of artificial. The filler is a mixture of concrete, sand or expanded clay, plus binding additives. Such a product has a lower density, and accordingly weight. What other advantages does this material have?

pros	Minuses
It has durability and excellent thermal insulation.	The service life of a decorative stone is slightly less than that of a natural one.
The material is characterized by environmental friendliness and hypoallergenicity.	Some types of decorative products are not resistant to mechanical stress.
Decorating a balcony with a decorative stone is easier than laying ceramic tiles, which allows you to self-veneer.	If gypsum is used in production, the surface should be additionally protected from water.
It is relatively inexpensive, but also resistant to temperature extremes and mold.

Types of texture of artificial stone

The construction market offers decorative items in the form of individual typesetting elements or in solid sheets with a thickness of 3 to 12 mm. To impart an aesthetic appearance, dyes are added to the composition, the quality of which determines the resistance of the material to ultraviolet radiation.

Invoices have different designs:

Imitation of natural stone. This is usually raw marble, granite or quartz with convex shapes, chips and jagged edges.
Butov. Simulates large river pebbles or boulder textures.
Under the brick. Panels or individual tiles to imitate brickwork.
Ground stone. It is a conglomerate (industrial marble with the addition of crumbs from natural stone) or granite.
Imitation sandstone and limestone. Sawn stones with a smooth surface.
Torn stone Facing tiles with the texture of rough crushed stone.
Artificial textures under the stone. Acrylic-based coating in the form of rocks that are not found in nature.

More and more modern people are choosing the popular loft style for their interiors. Its permanent feature in the interior decoration of the balcony is decorative brickwork.

In the photo there is a closed balcony, the walls of which are tiled in the form of red bricks with white grout.

Sometimes decorative tiles can be replaced with an ecological flexible stone. This canvas is made by hand cutting a thin layer of sandstone and applying it on a fiberglass substrate:

The location of the decorative stone on the loggia

Thanks to easy installation, decorative items can be combined with each other and placed on different parts of the balcony.

Walls

Balconies are open (cold) and closed (can be insulated). On the open balconies a stone is decorated with a wall adjacent to the house. On the warmed finish is carried out around the perimeter or partially. The larger the cladding area, the brighter it is recommended to choose shades: white, beige, gray.

Slopes

With the help of cladding slopes, you can select the windows or conversely combine them with the walls.

Arch between the balcony and the kitchen

If the balcony is combined with a kitchen, a good design solution would be to combine the rooms with stone cladding. You can decorate both the entire doorway and its part.

Partial finish

When finishing the balcony, you can use product fragments, for example, decorate corners asymmetrically. And the horizontal stripes, tiled, visually expand the narrow balcony.

The photo has a spacious balcony, decorated with white brick. Due to the partial facing, the space does not look congested.

Modern loggia design ideas

City dwellers more often choose natural materials for finishing of the apartment, preferring natural motives to technological effectiveness. If you decorate the balcony with an artificial stone and fill the space with indoor flowers, you can create a real green oasis.

In the photo, an analogue of sandstone and large plants create a tropical corner on the balcony.

In the modern world overloaded with information, minimalism is becoming increasingly popular. This direction not least affected the interiors. To leave the room more "air" by adding natural accents, you can use decorative products in a small space.

Combining artificial stone with other finishing materials

Full stone decoration in modern interiors is rare. Most often it is used in combination with other materials: for example, liquid wallpaper, cork. The most popular way to dilute stone or brick masonry is to paint the walls.

The photo is a contrasting combination of white plaster tiles and dark gray paint.

The laminate, lining, decorative plaster can act as a partner material.

In the photo, a combination of two types of panels: under the stone and under the tree.

The combination of tile and brick looks great in the decoration of the balcony.

Photos of balconies with stone trim

A stylishly decorated balcony can be a dining room, a bedroom, a place to relax or even a library.

In the photo is an artificial stone, in appearance identical to natural.

When choosing decorative items for finishing a balcony, you should always pay attention to the color scheme of the interior and the material itself. You can play on the contrast or vice versa to combine similar colors.

The photo has a balcony that looks respectable due to the combination of noble-colored bricks and panoramic windows with dark frames.

How to decorate a balcony with a stone by yourself?

There are two main ways of finishing: with jointing and seamless, in which the decorative elements fit so that there is no space between the joints. This method requires professionalism: it is important that the glue does not flow out of the seam.

Step by Step instructions for wall cladding

Beginners can do the laying with the joining:

First carried out the alignment and cleaning of the walls.
If a pattern is planned on the walls, it is recommended to lay the tiles on the floor in order to combine them in advance.
According to the instructions prepared glue.
The glue is applied to the wall with a comb, then to the decorative material. Laying the products should be from top to bottom: trimming is usually done from the floor. Each piece is glued to the wall by light pressure.