How to design a second floor terrace? How to create and utilize a second floor terrace?

We all know that the layout and pattern of each house are different. Some people buy houses on the second floor, most of which have terraces. This is a common pattern. The terrace on the second floor needs to be decorated carefully. It can be designed as a leisure area or a functional area. So how to design a good-looking terrace on the second floor? Let's take a closer look!

How to design a second floor terrace

First: Create a secret garden

Friends who like flowers, birds and plants can turn the terrace into a secret garden if the terrace has good geographical conditions. This kind of garden is simple, decorated with potted plants that are easy to grow, and arranged and designed according to the type and size of the plants. Plants such as roses, lavender, and ivy climb all over the terrace, adding a natural beauty to life.

Second: Create a leisure area

Turning a terrace into a leisure area is one of the designs that young people prefer nowadays. Make an overall design and plan, set up a roof, put your favorite plants and decorations on it, and then put a set of small sofas or tables and chairs. It is a pleasant thing to be in a daze and bask in the sun in your spare time.

Third: Create a multifunctional area

If the terrace is too large, you can make good use of it to turn it into a multifunctional area for entertainment, leisure, and clothes drying, which will provide convenience for our lives. After a busy week at work, you can also invite three or five friends to have a small gathering and chat, making life better and better.

Decoration design of the second floor terrace

It depends on the size of the terrace and the family's functional needs:

1. Larger terrace design

If the terrace is large, I think the following aspects can be considered when designing:

⑴Determine the usage function first

If the terrace is large, you can choose to make it into a comprehensive "leisure area + dining area + entertainment area". The area of ​​each area can be divided according to the total area of ​​the terrace and the needs. It does not necessarily have to be "big enough". It is also good to have some areas "just enough"!

① Leisure area. The layout of the leisure area is mainly composed of leisure sofas, mostly made of rattan or iron. Rattan sofas are lazy and have a strong sense of leisure; iron sofas are neater and have a smaller "sense of volume" than rattan sofas. Using them on a smaller terrace will not make the terrace look "very crowded".

②Dining area. Choose an area as the dining area. It does not need a large space. A dining table that can accommodate 4 to 6 people is enough for you to meet up with a few friends. Especially in the early summer and early autumn, when the gentle breeze blows, you can eat barbecue and drink draft beer without worrying about time.

③Entertainment area. If there is a "low wall" at the edge of the terrace and its height is similar to that of the bar, you can thicken the low wall or set a table with appropriate width to make it a bar. Put a few bar chairs there and sit there to look out at the distance when you have nothing to do. This "small" entertainment area is also very beautiful!

Tips: When designing the overall terrace, in order to highlight a certain area or to increase the "horizontal level" of the terrace, you can choose the "platform" setting. Adding lighting on the edge of the platform will have a better effect.

⑵Whether to choose to build a pavilion or sun room

For a larger terrace, you can choose to build a sunroom or pavilion of a certain area. These have practical functions of sheltering from wind and rain and sun, and their own shape will also become a good decoration for the terrace.

Tips: Before building, you need to consult and report to the property management. In order to ensure the unity, beauty and safety of the community, some properties do not allow construction, and some properties will have requirements on height, area, material and even color even if they allow it.

⑶ Material selection

I think the materials available for the terrace include antiseptic wood, outdoor flooring, outdoor paint, and stone or tiles suitable for outdoor use.

In order to create a leisure atmosphere, you can use antiseptic wood or outdoor flooring on the floor of the leisure area; considering that the floor of the dining area needs to be well maintained, anti-slip tiles would be a good choice.

The material of the wall needs to be combined with the requirements of the property. Some properties may require the use of a certain color material on the wall in order to maintain the unity of the community, such as the same color paint. If there is no requirement, you can choose according to your own preferences and the environment you want to create.

⑷Lighting settings

The combination of point light sources and light strips can well set off the environmental atmosphere and have a good effect on outlining the contours of the shape.

As for the creation of a romantic atmosphere, leave it to "point light sources", such as using light bulbs or candles. They can basically create your imagination of the romantic environment of the terrace.

2. Smaller terrace design

If the terrace on the second floor is small, I think there are two situations to consider when designing: completely enclosing the terrace or not enclosing the terrace.

⑴ The terrace is completely enclosed. The terrace is enclosed and expanded into a "room" to "supplement" the lack of family space. For example, it can be designed as a study, tea room, rest area, children's play area...

Because it is a fully enclosed space, its design can be handled as an "indoor space". You can choose to continue the decoration style and material usage of other spaces in the home, without worrying about disharmony, and the integrity of the family is better; you can also design it into a more distinctive area according to the use function of the space (such as designing a tea room with a simple style) to make the home "different"...

⑵ The terrace is not enclosed. A small terrace that is not enclosed can be designed as a leisure area or a small garden, so that the family can have a space to "talk" directly with nature, which is also a "pleasure"! In terms of the use of materials, the requirements of the property and personal preferences should be combined to use antiseptic wood, outdoor flooring, tiles or stones suitable for outdoor use.

Things to note when decorating the second floor terrace

Although the terrace is located on the second floor and sounds relatively low, you still need to pay attention to safety and take some protective measures to prevent accidents.

1. Add a roof

For domestic use, a terrace with a roof is a more practical design. Make an overall layout of the second floor, and choose the material of the terrace roof, wood or glass, according to the decoration style of the second floor, and then design and arrange it. On the one hand, it can prevent rain and snow from affecting the indoor space, and on the other hand, it enhances the comfort of living and makes people feel warm.

2. Add guardrail

Although it is on the second floor, it still has a certain height. For families with elderly people and children, such a terrace is more dangerous. Therefore, when designing, according to the structure of the terrace, a guardrail is added to the terrace to increase the safety of living.

3. Drainage management

The terrace is exposed to people's view without any cover, which increases the risk of water seepage in rainy and snowy weather. Therefore, when designing, drainage measures must be taken, such as making a waterproof layer, slope adjustment or adding floor drains.