There are now a relatively large number of tailor-made solutions available in the form of textile screens and fabric panels for practical privacy protection on a balcony. With a little imagination and a little bit of craftsmanship, you can easily design a privacy screen for your balcony yourself.
How can I make a privacy screen for my balcony myself?
For an individual balcony privacy screen, you can use wooden walls, awning fabrics, trellises with climbing plants or privacy mats made from willow branches, reeds and bamboo canes. With craftsmanship and creativity, you can design an aesthetic and practical privacy screen according to your wishes.
Wooden privacy walls
In the garden, classic wooden privacy walls are often used. However, these wooden walls made from thin wooden slats, which are available in hardware stores, are far too bulky for most balconies. A wooden privacy screen can also be made very quickly in the desired format and painted in the desired color. The wooden privacy wall can then be covered on the inside with decorative elements such as shells from your last vacation or small artificial flowers. A particularly trendy option is a privacy wall made from used wooden pallets, which you can quickly turn into a visually particularly interesting privacy wall with a little craftsmanship. Privacy walls made of pallets also have the advantage on a balcony that a vertical city garden with hanging strawberries and other plants can easily be integrated into the existing shapes of the erected pallet.
Make your own privacy screen out of awning fabric
Old awnings with the original awning material are regularly disposed of at scrap yards and recycling centers. If this material is separated from the metal frame with a sharp carpet knife, it can usually be machine washed without any problems and often looks like new without the characteristic algae growth. This type of privacy screen is particularly interesting for balconies that do not have a continuous opaque balcony railing, but only glazing or bars at the front. Simply lay the colorful panel of awning fabric along the glazing or the bars and attach it with eyelets and cable ties available at hardware stores. If this proves difficult due to a lack of fastening options, two screwed wooden strips can be pushed over the balcony railing and awning fabric like an old-fashioned clothespin to fix the fabric in its position.
Provide privacy with nets and trellises
Trellises made of wood, plastic or metal can be suitable support structures for a natural privacy screen made of climbing plants if they are securely anchored to the balcony material or in the balcony box. There are no limits to your imagination when it comes to choosing plants, although annual climbing plants or climbing plants that sprout from the rootstock each year are generally more suitable for a balcony than strong-growing kiwi plants and trumpet flowers. So it's better to rely on one of the following climbing plants:
- Clematis (but only thrives on a rather shady balcony)
- Hops
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Trailing nasturtium (edible)
- Morning glories
Privacy protection mats made of willow branches, reeds and bamboo canes
Tip
Privacy protection mats made from willow branches, reeds and bamboo canes can be purchased at relatively low prices in almost any hardware store and can be easily cut to the required length and height. With their natural look, they can represent an aesthetic alternative to awning fabrics and painted wooden walls.
