Juliet balcony - completed mockup

January 27, 2013
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Since the swinging windows are floor-to-ceiling openings and we don't want grandma toppling out the side window, I decided to add a Juliet balcony. There isn't a whole lot of room for the necessary support structure due to the first floor casement window if the bedroom windows are to swing out but it's workable. Adding the balcony won't detract from the interior view and it seems the most realistic and interesting to me.

I used plastic railings from The Dolls House Emporium. For the posts in between, I used 5/16" diameter rods cut to 2" in length. I topped the posts with copper bead caps and added Houseworks finials. I used flat head pins to decorate the outer edges of the dowels.

I need to wait for a decent weather day to spray paint the assembly. I will spray it flat black and then age it with acrylic paints.

The base is from 1/16" thick basswood lined with the unused stair railings from the narrow staircase kit. A thin layer of sandpaper will cover the sticker residue and finish the upper surface of the balcony. I used a sample piece of molding from Manchester Woodworks as a lower support. The base and support bracket will be painted to match the house. The sandpaper will be painted black and aged to match the front bay window roof.