Foiled
So our new little balcony is very nice. We're on the ground floor and by pure luck ended up with a unit where our patio faces out onto a grassy area instead of on the parking lot.
Since it is so pretty out there I figured it was worth making up the patio so we could sit out with the dogs and enjoy it. The only problem is it's a bit of a funny shape. It's a very narrow rectangle and one end has our storage closet, so I don't really want to put furniture there. Then I saw this beautiful patio that seems to be similarly shaped on flickr.
Which made me think, hey! we could probably fit something into the nook in the corner of the patio.
However I'm having trouble sourcing that little couch. But then magically Nicole redid her porch with a piece of furniture I loved and, hooray it's from Ikea!
Alas, apparently that line of Ikea outdoor furniture is ONLY available in stores and no stores in Texas ever carry it. Plus I worry that it wouldn't have been exactly narrow enough. So I'm starting to think Ryan and I have a project coming up. Making a little bench to fit in that funny little corner.
Maybe you could put two storage ottomans there with a couple of big pillows for a back?