A balcony is not just for flowers and plants; these can be kept there too

The balcony is the area of a home with the best ventilation and natural light, and how owners make use of it truly comes down to every individual's own ideas.

Balcony renovation is relatively flexible; many people use it as a leisure area, placing tables and chairs there, basking in the sunlight and enjoying good times, pure bliss.

Some people also convert the balcony into a kitchen or a bedroom, which, when conditions allow, are both quite good approaches that make reasonable use of space.

But the balcony uses introduced today may completely change your perspective. Without further ado, look at the pictures!

1. Keeping pigeons

Keeping pigeons on a balcony may just be routine for some people. In the past, many households kept their pigeons on the rooftop; today's commercial housing is generally quite tall, so owners who do not live on the top floor all use the balcony to keep pigeons.

You only need to lightly renovate the balcony, adding guardrails, insect screens and the like, and it is easily done.

2. Keeping chickens

Keeping chickens on a balcony counts as a mid-to-high-end operation. Unlike keeping pigeons, chickens must be kept in cages, and you just need to feed them normally. You will not lack eggs to eat, and you will not need to go to the market to buy chicken for New Year or festivals.

3. Keeping fish

Keeping fish on a balcony is actually very simple: just buy a fish tank and put it up there. But nowadays a high-end approach is very popular, namely building a fish pond out of bricks, which is more aesthetically pleasing in a way that traditional fish tanks cannot match.

A brick fish pond paired with rockery and plants can easily create a small ecosystem, which is both beautiful and able to purify the air, achieving two goals at once.

4. Keeping turtles

Keeping turtles also counts as a high-end operation, especially this kind of small brick-built courtyard; one has to say the scenery here is really quite nice! Of course, using a fish tank on the balcony is also entirely possible, and simpler.

5. Growing flowers

Growing flowers is one of the most common approaches, and it is very flexible: you can buy flower pots or build them out of bricks, and there is a huge variety of plants you can grow, so it is also the most popular approach!

6. Growing vegetables

Growing flowers on a balcony is very common, and growing vegetables is fairly common too. It follows the same principle as growing flowers, and the advantage of growing vegetables is that you do not have to frequent the market, and the vegetables you grow yourself are more eco-friendly and healthier.

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