Do It Yourself Privacy Screen

Check out this Laguna Beach homeowner’s DIY privacy screen, made with wooden pots from Ikea. It could easily be adapted for a balcony or patio. The homeowner is growing herbs and perrenials in the pots. The screen has a neat Japanese/modern feel to it.

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Creating Privacy on Your Balcony, Part 2

Last week, I wrote a post about screening out unwanted views or unsightly neighboring balconies:

Let’s face it, one of the worst parts of living in an urban area is that you probably live near at least one person who thinks it’s perfectly acceptable to leave a sofa out on their balcony. Or if they don’t have a sofa out there, their idea of great outdoor living is sitting in white plastic chairs smoking incessantly and talking loudly with their friends. Who wants that view? I certainly don’t. As I see it, you have two options: screen the eyesore out with a physical object or screen them out with plants.

That post was about using physical objects as a screen, but I also promised that I would write about using plants to screen out neighbors, which is what I intend to do here. To block out your neighbors or an unsightly view, you could…

I’d love to hear your ideas on this topic. Which plants have you used to add privacy to your small outdoor space?

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Creating Privacy on Your Balcony, Part 1

Let’s face it, one of the worst parts of living in an urban area is that you probably live near at least one person who thinks it’s perfectly acceptable to leave a sofa out on their balcony. Or if they don’t have a sofa out there, their idea of great outdoor living is sitting in white plastic chairs smoking incessantly and talking loudly with their friends. Who wants that view? I certainly don’t. As I see it, you have two options: screen the eyesore out with a physical object or screen them out with plants. In this post I’m going to cover physical objects, and in a future post, I’ll discuss using plants.

Photo by Mr. Laskowski

I’m lucky to have really great neighbors at my current apartment, but I’ve lived at places where I’ve seen and heard really bizarre things on nearby balconies. If you’re living near the neighbors-from-hell, I feel your pain. Here are some tips and ideas to add privacy to your balcony or deck.

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