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I live in Vancouver too - may I ask from which Home Hardware you bought the floor tiles? I've been looking everywhere and can online find them at American Costco online.

applause.

I love these floor tiles. I'm moving soon and will have an upstairs terrace. I wonder if they would be a good fit for that space b/c we will need to be able to pick them up periodically to clean under them. Hmmmmmm.

Anyone know a source in the US for these?

Now that is unique. Well done. I will be stealing this design idea. Were the rocks expensive?

Great Idea! I also found the deck tiles on the Costco website.
Anyone find them elsewhere?

I'm curious. Do you have to get permission from LL or condo/coop board to do something like this?

Bringing in interlocking wood decking is one thing. But pebbles? Here, it's only one bag, but what if someone were to do something like this with 5 or 10 or 15 bags of pebbles or gravel, plus people. That's a lot of weight for a balcony to support.

My concern arises from an incident at my friend's condo, where a resident's third floor balcony unexpectedly crashed onto the second floor balcony, and both crashed onto the ground level patio beneath them. Luckily, no one was hurt.

I'm not hatin' - I think this balcony looks awesome. Just curious. That's all.

Try this previous post:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/my-great-outdoors-2009/my-great-outdoors-glen74s-reimagined-balcony-086916?image_id=0

very cool idea :-)

I think Ikea makes deck tiles too. Where is the hammock? I'd love to see it in operation.

overstock.com has deck tiles, too.

What a beautiful solution for a balcony or patio. Thanks for sharing your "recipe/" The results are fantastic!

I love the addition of the pebbles. I used the tiles too, but the pebbles really add to it.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/my-great-outdoors-2009/my-great-outdoors-nicoles-vancouver-balcony-086742

The pebbles were cheap, only about 5$ for the bag. I also installed a lighting system, with the wires buried under the pebbles. At night the lights turn on automatically, and some of them are solar powered.

I can't find a vendor for the recycled teak tiles in the LA area. Does anyone know of one?

Glen, how many square feet is your deck?

I'd also be fine with recycled plastic deck tiles as long as they have slots for water to flow through. TIA

This is great. My future condo (currently under construction) will have a 20 by 9(5 depending on the area) balcony and I think this would look great there. Thank you for the inspiration!

Overstock.com also sells wooden deck tiles. I was so suprised to find them there.

Really great transformation. It's also nice that it can be easily removed if you're a renter.

...and there's lighting, too? Amazing! Job well done!

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Gorgeous extension of your living area. Really clean and sleek...

I used to have something like that in my apartment balcony, complete with a small 'koi pond'. It's very interesting, except you might want to use smaller ornamental fish rather than koi - they tend to outgrow the pond real fast.

With that, you can consider perking the place up with a tint of oriental flavor: a piece of Asian art or two, bamboo plants and furnishings, oranges in place of flowers on the table, stone or fabric lanterns.

Think chrysanthemum essential oils for fragrance.

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best - love this!

carrie @ Bloomacious Digs
http://www.bloomacious.org

Take my advice- never, never buy these types of stones from a Home store like Home depot or Lowes. You'll think-oh I only need a bag or two. You won't. It'll take many, many bags to fill the smallest of spaces and the next thing you know, you'll have spent $300 on something you could have gotten for $50 elsewhere.

--or maybe it's just me.

Love the tiles- but don't see anyting similar at Costco. Anyone have another suggestion?

Anyone have an idea where to get faux concrete square planters cheap?

You can find hardwood decking tiles for balconies at www.ecowoodscalifornia.com

Those wood tiles on www.ecowoodscalifornia.com look awesome. Website has cool pix and video too.

Great space. Any idea if those tiles are made by the same company as these - http://www.inmod.com/vifah-premium-teak-6-slat-deck-tiles.html ? I was thinking of getting them and wondering about the quality.They look like they may be the same. Thanks!

Same concept, but the eco woods tiles are better quality. If you notice, the fivah tiles have tabs on just two sides and eco woods has them on all four sides. They have a better selection of wood too. My dad put them in his sunroom and loves them. Glad I could help.