Life, Love, & Everything Between: Balcony Love

We started moving our stuff into our apartment in the beginning of June of last year, just about 10 days before our wedding. We bought our bedroom furniture, bathroom amenities, and left the rest to furnish after the honeymoon. The week we got back, we bought our sofa, tv, and began furnishing our living room/office area. The poor balcony was left for last since it came last in our list of priorities. The Summer came and went, and only now that Spring has begun again has our balcony gotten a little bit of love.

Since it's only the two of us I decided to go with a folding table, set for 2 with 2 chairs. The table expands to seat 4 when there's company, but rather than storing 2 extra chairs I decided to go with a storage bench that can be easily moved for extra seating when needed.

I originally had wanted to tear out the carpet and put down an easy to assemble/disassemble flooring I had found at Ikea. That was before we got the surprise of a little one on the way (due early December)! We decided on renewing our lease for one more year this June, but this will most likely be our last Summer at this apartment, so it was a no-go on investing in flooring.

I'm happy to finally have use of this outdoor living space. In fact, I'm typing this post on the balcony itself. :)