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A balcony sits between an apartment’s interior and the outdoors. Enclosing balconies to expand living rooms became a mainstream interior trend in Korea long ago as residents seek to maximize space. However, an unenclosed balcony offers something special as the area closest to the outdoors. Because doors separate it from the main rooms, residents can easily decorate it as a distinct space. By discarding the misconception that balconies are only for storing belongings and hanging laundry, residents can make the most of the area’s potential. Here are the ways three households utilized their balconies. Checking into balcony lounge Yoon Ji-in, 44, who asked to use a pseudonym, vividly remembers her childhood habit of asking her parents to visit restaurants with yellow lighting simply for the atmosphere. Yoon’s family of four moved into their Daegu apartment five years ago. The home featured a long, continuous balcony attached to the main bedroom, the living room and a small room. She decided against enclosing it. Removing the balcony required replacing window frames, which drastically increase