Juliet Balconette
Recognizing a Romeo and Juliet Balconette in a Older Home
Who doesn’t love a Juliette Balconette? This nostalgic smaller interpretation of a terrace was made renowned by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In particularly all cases, a Romeo and Juliet style Balconette is constructed of a solid concrete slab, wood support and handmade wrought iron balustrades.
Not every person knows what a proper Juliette Balconies looks like and if you have procured an Older Home, and plan to rejuvenate a balcony back to its previous state, it would be critical to understand what style of balcony you have. Here is a short list of part of the most vital and unique features of a Juliette Balconette:
• A Juliette balcony does not project from the front like a normal balcony deck or terrace would. On a Juliette balcony there is usually very little space – typically just enough for a person to take a gander outside.
• A Juliet balcony is NOT a French balcony, which is a phony balcony without any room to walk out (essentially just a glitzy railing).
• A Juliet balcony is very nearly always situated on an upper floor (2nd or higher) and never found on the ground floor of a true historic or character home.
• A Juliette balcony has balusters only at the foreground. In very nearly all cases, the ends are like walls and are supported by decorative yet tremendous corbel style supports.
Many residences in stylish Manhattan, NY are seen flaunting the trendy Juliette balcony on their outside façade. Many are original to the era of the heritage home but more and more are being custom crafted new “to look old” and put on renovated buildings to strengthen visual attraction and style.
Whether you are replacing an old balcony or constructing a new one to your character home, your choices are immeasurable in terms of materials. As long as you keep true to the principal features of a Juliet balcony (as outlined above), you can pretty much select whatever materials you want. For example, you may pick hand crafted wrought iron balusters with solid cherry side walls and alder corbels stained to match the shutters on your home.
The wisest advice I can give is to take a walking or driving jaunt around any older neighborhood. Check out vast array of different styles of Juliette balconies, and be sure to take many digital photos of what appeals to you for future reference. Then pin down the features you adore and have a custom wood railed balcony fabricated for your home.
