Light Japanese Style • Balcony: Gravel, Moss, and a Low Stool

A Japanese-style balcony: half of the ground is covered with light-colored wooden decking, the other half with white fine crushed stone, separated by a flat stepping stone. On the crushed stone are two naturally shaped stones and a small clump of moss, next to a pot of maple or bamboo. In the corner is a low wooden stool and an unglazed terracotta basin filled with water. The wall is off-white, and a thin bamboo screen hangs in front of the railing to block out the outside clutter. The entire balcony resembles a miniature garden, with almost no furniture. In the early morning, there is dew on the crushed stone. Avoid: covering the entire ground with wooden decking, planting plants in neat rows, adding an outdoor sofa set, removing the bamboo screen to let the outside clutter into the shot.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個輕日系的陽台:地面一半鋪淺色的木棧板,另一半鋪白色的細碎石,兩者之間以一道扁平的踏石分界。碎石上放兩塊姿態自然的石頭與一小叢苔,旁邊是一盆楓或竹。角落有一張矮的木凳與一只素燒的陶盆盛水。牆面是米白的,欄杆前掛一道細竹簾遮住外面的雜亂。整個陽台像一個縮小的庭院,幾乎沒有家具。清晨,碎石上有露水。避免:全部鋪成木棧板、植物種成整排、加入戶外沙發組、去掉竹簾讓外面的景雜亂入鏡。