Many people pay too much attention to the design of the hallway, forgetting that every room in the apartment must be functional, and the appearance of the interior is far from the first place. A quick walk through the theory of design, then we'll see real photos of functional halls.
5 design ideas for an entrance hall in an apartment
I’ll immediately outline the main ideas of the modern design of the hallway for 2019, then we will analyze everything in the photo:
- The interior of the hallway is NOT built on the finish. There are almost no free walls, so the main thing is how you design the furniture.
- The modern design style of the hallway can be sustained only with built-in furniture. Details about the layout rules with a bunch of diagrams and photos: Entrance hall for a narrow corridor.
- Because the number of objects in the hall goes off the scale, repairs will never be too simple. It is important not to overdo it, so we take minimalism as the basis.
- We strictly limit the number of colors to 3 (white, black / gray, wood). Why? We consider: an internal overlay of an entrance door, a door trim, a rug, a floor, a wardrobe, clothes in it, shoes, walls, switches, an intercom, a ceiling. All this has its own colors, with a rug either gray or black, the ceiling and intercom are white, the floor is often wood-like - i.e. these colors are always there. If you add bright shades to the design of the hallway, you will get porridge. About the color in the interior.
- If you want a modern beautiful hallway with a twist, spend the money on a built-in closet and hidden LED lighting (see photo).
And right away with an example. The best photos of interior design hallways:
Let's start with the finish. it is done at the first stage of repairing the entrance hall, but already on it it is necessary to imagine how the furniture will be located. Often the decoration of most of the walls is limited by the primer. will still be obscured by the cabinets.
Design Tips
The area of most hallways is small and making it beautiful is not an easy task. To rationally use the space and reduce costs for the purchase of furniture, the hall should be equipped with a hanger. To visually increase the size of the room and give it elegance, you need to use mirrors. It is desirable that they be framed in the growth of a person.
Hallway furniture must be selected based on its size. For a small hallway, furniture with systems for compact placement of shoes and things will be the best option. Manufacturers offer a huge selection of shelves, cabinets, cabinets and hangers of various styles. To store things, it is better to use closet cases or a corner cabinet. Dressers, shoe shelves, hooks and poufs should not be ignored. If you have difficulties choosing furniture, you can find a photo of the beautiful interior of the hallway on the net and use it as a hint. Do not get carried away with a colorful design. The color of the furniture in the hallway should be combined with the interior of other rooms.
Since the hallway has no windows, it is necessary to think over a lighting system. So that it does not look like a closet, you must adhere to the following recommendations:
- at low ceilings, the light of the lamp should be directed upwards,
- reflected and scattered light will visually expand the space,
- a narrow hallway will appear wider with unidirectional lighting or the installation of lamps at the end of the corridor.
Lamps are better to choose LED. This will not only create an original lighting system, but also save on electricity.
When choosing the color scheme of the hall, you must be guided by the rule: the smaller the size, the lighter the color of the finish. If there is a large entrance hall, dark colors are possible. Wall materials should be easy to clean. The material for flooring should be durable, not easily soiled and look attractive. Tile and laminate fully comply with these requirements.
Furniture selection
In most cases, a standard set of furniture is used for small halls: a hanger, a jar for umbrellas and a shelf for shoes. If the area allows the set is complemented by a bedside table, pouf and mirror.
When planning a spacious hallway, the main element is a wardrobe. You can store all clothes and shoes in it, and if it is with a mirror, then create the impression of expanding space. If the wall with the adjacent room is not load-bearing, a sliding wardrobe can be built into it. No official permission is required for this.
Accommodation in a large hallway of a sofa or sofa and a coffee table makes it a place of relaxation and meeting guests. Decorative elements in the form of flower pots and figures placed on the original hanging shelves will create an atmosphere of comfort.
Narrow Hallway Design
If the hallway is small, and even narrow, in the form of a corridor, how many beautiful owners of small-sized apartments are worried about how to make a hallway from it. Especially Khrushchev’s construction. In Khrushchev, the path from the rooms to the kitchen, to the bathroom and the bathroom passes through the hallway. Therefore, wear-resistant and moisture-resistant high-quality materials should be used for decoration. For flooring, laminate, tile and linoleum are well suited. For wall decoration - washable wallpaper, drywall, plastic paneling, plastic panels, siding or painting.
When choosing furniture, you must adhere to the principles of minimalism. Excess furniture can turn a corridor into an impassable labyrinth, which does not contribute to increasing aesthetic perception. When choosing a color scheme, it is better to give preference to warm light tones. They will visually expand the corridor, make it lighter and hide design flaws.
Beautiful hallways in apartments can be made in different styles: classic, modern, high-tech, etc. Therefore, first decide what style the other rooms are designed so that there are no connections. To add originality to the hallway, make some design elements of your own. Talk with friends and acquaintances. Find on the Internet a photo of a beautiful hallway that meets your requirement and use it as a template. If the fantasy stalls, and friends only shrug their shoulders, contact the designer.
Fashion trends
It's no secret that the entrance hall is the face of the apartment, so when making repairs here it is very important to follow the latest fashion trends in the design of the premises.
Currently, there are several trends that global designers are putting into practice:
The first thing you should pay attention to when creating an interior hallway is lighting. Multilevel lighting has been used for a long time, but only now it has received real recognition.
Skillfully arranging lighting fixtures, you can create a warm, cozy and truly home space. Using sconces, floor lamps and spotlights in one room, you can divide the rooms into zones.
The issue of lighting in the hallway is quite relevant, since there are no windows or other sources of natural light in this room.
The use of exclusively natural materials for decoration. Natural stone or wood always look refined, even in combination with a simpler finish and new technologies.
A skillful combination of materials can breathe life into the room: a laminate of natural shades or a stone floor combined with simple wooden furniture and elements of the interior and decor will add charm to the hallway.
If all this is supplemented with huge mirrors, a housekeeper and a beautiful clothes hanger, then the room will be filled with warmth and comfort.
Materials that are easy to care for. The corridor is the place where the largest amount of dirt is brought from the street, so only easily washable materials should be present in the design of the hallway.
You must admit that dust and dirt that has been spread all over the house is not conducive to home comfort. Also, when choosing materials for decorating the hallway, attention should be paid to moisture resistance, as well as durability and resistance to damage.
Such a finish can easily be washed with aggressive detergents and dry cleaning.
Small Hallway Design
When the size of the hallway is small, you do not need to think about how to make it beautiful. You need to think about how to make it functional and neat. This means that wall decoration should be limited to choosing exactly one material of neutral color. Wall decoration options in the hallway:
- Soft decorative plaster of practical color (gray, black, sand).
- Decorative brick (required on the entire wall, no corners, in the yard 2019 year!).
- Wallpaper for painting in the same calm color, without an aggressive pattern.
- Just painted walls in white, light gray, or another very pale color (no dark paint colors!).
For the walls in the hallway, we put decorative plaster in the first place due to the fact that this is the most practical material. In a small hallway you will constantly rub your clothes on the walls, bring and take away some objects, no, no, and even touch the wall with shoes or something dirty from the street. And it is decorative plaster that is not afraid of all this: it is durable, it can be washed, because of the texture, small spots are not visible on it. Decorative brick has the same advantages, it shares the first place with plaster.
The main criterion for choosing the material for wall decoration for a small hallway is practicality.
In 2nd place, wallpaper for painting, and not just paint, although the wallpaper looks worse. But we now know that practicality is more important than appearance. And paint is one of the most impractical materials for wall decoration. Just do not use wallpaper with drawings and patterns - this is the last century, the maximum light texture.
In the last place, the paint, although it looks modern and stylish, but not very practical. In fact, the paint on the walls generally does not like it when someone or something touches it, and in a small hallway this will happen constantly. The most impractical is black and any dark paint. There is a so-called “writing effect” when any touch of dark paint leaves traces on it (like on velor). Moreover, the paint is applied over light soil and putty, so any chips on the dark paint exposes white soil, which will be striking in contrast.
Conclusion: in a small hallway, we simply select 1 material and 1 color and trim them with all visible sections of the walls. If your hallway is very small, read my material about the design of a small hallway, there are a lot of tricky ideas.
Also, study the question of how to make the floor in the hallway and the ceiling in the hallway (the beginning of the article - sarcasm, pent)
Hallway design in a modern style
If you have a large apartment and, as a result, a large entrance hall, or if you just made a redevelopment and attached it to the room, then the situation is already changing.
When the place allows, you can really think about several finishing materials, but observing the criteria for choosing zones: places where there is a chance of contact with the walls, we finish with the most practical material (in decreasing practicality decorative plaster -> wallpaper -> paint), the rest of the walls depending on selected design style.
It is important to understand that even in a large area, the hallway remains more of a technical room. No need to try to realize all the design ideas here.picked up on the Internet. Here and there, they even write mediocrity, saying that you need to make a tricked entrance hall to surprise guests and cause a wow effect. What kind of guests, interestingly, couriers? All the others will obviously go further into the apartment and see the rest of the rooms. Anyway, the desire to surprise someone or make “expensive” usually ends sadly. You need to do it stylishly, tastefully and as simply as possible.
The design of the hallway in the apartment is, first of all, the ability to balance the full implementation of its technical functions, and already in the second try to make its interior stylish. The main thing is not to overdo it with the second.
Furniture layout
4 mandatory things that should be in any hallway:
- Growth mirror
- At least 2 open hangers
- Place to sit down
- Open space for shoes
Of course I would like more cabinets, shelves, drawers and other things, this could still improve the functionality of the room, but 4 things should be higher in any hallway. In the photo below, the perfect closet for the hallway:
Note, among 4 points there is no sliding wardrobe. Only the lazy did not write about him, but the truth is that sliding wardrobes have long been out of fashion. They stayed somewhere in the 2000s. In most interiors of modern hallways, they will look like an artifact from the past. If you still want to use the wardrobe in your hallway, then at least do not make it ordinary. Do not use a chipboard under a tree, this is what is most often chosen, and it has become boring. Use chipboard with no texture at all, like white:
When going out of the apartment, I always want to take a quick look at myself and make sure that this skirt is not full or that my fly is fastened (to whom). That is why the mirror in the hallway should be growth.
A pair of open hangers is used to store everyday outerwear, which most people don't have. First of all, it’s not always convenient to climb casual clothes into a closet, secondly, outerwear can be wet, and hanging wet clothes in a closed closet is a bad idea. It’s more convenient not to hide things of guests far away.
A place to wear shoes while sitting should also be a must. Firstly, it’s stupidly more convenient no matter what acrobats you are, and secondly, in attempts to put on your shoes while standing, or you, or, be sure, your guests, be sure to lean on the wall and stain it, and you will hate them.
I don’t need to explain about the open space for shoes either. Shoes are wet and dirty, to drag around the apartment with them is not a good idea, the closer to the entrance there is a place in the hallway, the better. Well, as you already understood from the photo, the last two points in reality complement each other. An open bench with a place for shoes from below. Ready-made shoe racks are also for sale.
The whole chip arrangement of furniture for the hallway in the apartment in zoning height. Vertical zoning of furniture allows you to accommodate all things in a minimum area. Previously, only mezzanines were used from this, although now the mezzanine can be quite correctly entered into the design of the hallway in the apartment:
It is unlikely to say more about the general cases of the design of hallways in apartments, so we will move from a boring theory to a review of real photos of the interiors of hallways.
Hallway in a modern style: photo errors
Let's start with the mistakes made in the design of the hallway interior. This is usually the most informative part. First, a real photo will go, and already below it a description of the error.
Is this mirror too small? Although okay, figs with him in size, but why is it so tall ?! Apparently the owners are practicing warm-up by jumping before going out. We do a mirror more and lower below.
The cabinet design is not bad, but it needs to be reflected horizontally. Make the closed high part further, and transfer the bench to the entrance itself. Otherwise, the entrance is corny cramped. And if several guests come, how will they fit into such a narrow space? That's it. Well, the mirror was forgotten, as in most photos in this article.
There is a place, but no mirror - a mess. Nothing stopped hanging a full-length mirror to the right of the door or removing a couple of hooks for clothes.
Well, our favorite hallway, no comment.
Perfect design hallway photo
Our winners, the halls in the design of which used all the recommendations from the article, even mirrors!
Becausea corridor often goes behind the hallway, read our article on the design of the corridor in the apartment. We hope our tips and photos shed some light on the design of hallways, and yours will turn out to be the most stylish and cool, good luck!
Small entrance hall
Small dimensions should not be a reason for frustration. Minimalism is perfect for decorating even the most modest entrance hall in the apartment.
The color of the walls and furniture should be light. To visually expand the space and place vital things in the interior, a sliding wardrobe with mirrored doors, an ottoman and several shelves for hats and various little things are suitable.
It is worthwhile to buy a corner closet for outerwear, if available, and shoes and boots are conveniently stored in a chest of drawers.
Large entrance hall
Sometimes you can meet a hall of very impressive sizes, in which you can not only advantageously arrange furniture, but also place a fireplace with a rocking chair or a comfortable guest sofa and a library.
A large area allows you to use dark, saturated colors and bright furniture in the interior.
If there are windows, next to them you can organize a recreation area, a corner for creativity or sports.
As illumination in the dark, lamps and floor lamps are useful.
The built-in backlight will also look original.
Corner hallway (design of the corner in the hallway)
There are such layouts of apartments, where the doors of the bathroom, kitchen, utility rooms and all rooms open onto the entrance hall, and there is only one corner left from the doors for furniture. For such cases, there are corner cabinets, they are spacious and can "dissolve" in space if their facades are replaced with mirrors.
Narrow hallway
The most difficult thing is to decorate a narrow entrance hall, which resembles a corridor.
For her, as well as for small rooms, designers use light tones of walls, floors and furniture. The use of combined materials on the floor will allow zoning of a narrow space, and delimiting the area for storing clothes and shoes, and a place for the hall.
On the wall there may be deep-wall murals or mirrors. This technique will allow you to adjust the dimensions of the interior.
Another interesting adjustment option can be considered highlighting one of the end walls with a warm color.
Instead of traditional furniture in a corridor-type room, it is better to place not wide hat shelves and a wall hanger with hooks for clothes.
Beat the inconvenient elongated space will help the light source, which should be located in the center, so that the soft penumbra darkens the ends of the room. The interior door can be replaced with an arch.
Hall in Khrushchev
The notion “entrance hall in Khrushchev” is most closely associated with a narrow and small entrance hall. Therefore, the same design techniques apply to it: a light palette when choosing wall and floor decor, a minimal amount of furniture.
The cabinet can be replaced with hooks, for shoes a padded stool or a narrow chest of drawers is suitable.
An additional place for storing things can be mezzanines.
Hallway in a private house
When designing private houses at the request of the customer, the hallway door can go out:
If we are talking about the middle lane of Russia, the first and second options should take care of the double doors to avoid possible heat loss.
The door in a private cottage can be made glass, this will solve the problem of lighting in the daytime, and in the dark there will be enough floor lamp or several sconces on the walls.
When decorating the walls, decorative plastering, painting, wall paneling are used. It is not recommended to decorate the walls of such a hallway with wallpaper and drywall, since moisture and temperature changes can violate their integrity.
The hallway can be pasted with wallpaper if it is preceded by a veranda that creates a vestibule and protects the room from the entry of cold air and moisture.
When installing a heated floor, use ceramic tile or linoleum as a coating.
The ceiling can be either bleached or stretch.
In the lobby of a private house very often there is a staircase that leads to the second floor, this point must be taken into account when creating the interior design project. It is important that the staircase and hallway room are in a single harmonious style.
If the staircase has a forged railing, designers recommend forging in the design of the hallway itself. It can be lamps, a hanger or a comfortable sofa with twisted forged legs.
A competent decision will be to use the same wood texture on the steps and facades of furniture.
It is convenient to equip a dressing room under the stairs or place shelves and a clothes hanger.
Sometimes the hallway in a private house is combined with a living room, in this case, in addition to standard wardrobes for outerwear and mirrors, you can arrange a relaxation corner from a sofa or armchairs and a coffee table or bookcase.
Depending on the dimensions of the hallway in a private house, you can use both factory modular and designer furniture assembled on an individual order.
Furniture in the hallway and its placement (including design)
For furniture halls there are many unified storage systems for outerwear and shoes. The choice is limited only by the dimensions of the room, taste preferences of homeowners and the cost of products.
It happens that standard furniture is not suitable for the size of the existing room, then it is worth considering the manufacture of custom-made furniture for individual sizes.
When decorating, as designed by the decorator, sometimes exclusive items are required, in which case it is worth taking a closer look at collector's design solutions.
Storage choice
An important factor when choosing furniture is the dimensions. Before buying, you must carefully measure all distances, taking into account the opening of the doors of cabinets and cabinets.
When choosing a storage system, the following should be considered:
Cabinets
In order not to clutter the hallway, it is worth choosing a convenient and roomy closet.
Outerwear is conveniently stored in a closet with sliding mirrored doors. Clothes will hide behind a mirror facade from prying eyes, and a mirror will visually increase the dimensions of the hallway.
A compact cupboard with mezzanines can be an ideal choice for a small family.
A spacious corner cabinet fits perfectly into the interior and, in addition to outerwear, you can place an ironing board, a vacuum cleaner and even a bicycle in it.
Modular designs are compact and comfortable. The combination of several items into one makes it possible to intelligently use the space of the hallway.
Along with conventional cabinets, one should not forget about built-in storage systems.
Curbstones and shoe racks
Curbstones can be standard or narrow, sometimes they are combined with a seat. The choice of one or another option is based on the dimensions of the hallway of the room.
The color of the shoe should be repeated or combined with other furniture and wall decoration.
Entrance doors in the hallway interior
Doors for the entrance hall should look like a single ensemble. Even small differences in color and texture in a small room will be striking. They can be different in execution: deaf and glazed, but made in the same style. Doorways should be the same color as the door leaf itself.
Light doors in combination with the same light walls will visually increase the space, so they can be used in small rooms.
Dark doors can be a kind of accent in the spacious hallway of the hallway of a private house or large apartment.
In the cramped apartments of Khrushchev’s, most of the walls of the hallway are occupied by doors.
For the purpose of wise use of the area, you can replace part of the doors with arches or use sliding structures.
Colorful doors in a long corridor look creative.
Modern hallway style
The modern interior of the hall should be:
The non-trivial design of the modern hallway can amaze the imagination of the incoming: futuristic shapes of furniture and extraordinary lighting can inspire fantasies about space or surprise with trendy materials used in the decor.
Modernity with an admixture of minimalism, with its modular systems and simplicity of forms, is suitable for people who want to leave the interior of the apartment hallway as free as possible.
Classic
To show your status and significance, it is worth recalling the style of kings - the classics. Getting into the classic entrance hall, guests immediately realize that this is not just an apartment - these are apartments, and this is not a house, but a palace!
In the classic, two colors are used simultaneously:
The main one is used to cover walls, warm shades look harmoniously next to natural wood furniture. Accents can be decorative textile details: upholstery of a sofa, armchairs or ottomans.
The center of symmetry is the mirror, the surrounding space is formed relative to it.
Provence
The airy lightness of Provence fits perfectly into the interior of the hallway.
A slightly provincial style is characterized by elegant wooden furniture with aging elements and natural materials in the decoration of the walls.
Imitation of stone and roughness of the plaster, forged elements of the stair railings will give a special charm to the room.
Caught in the hallway in the loft style, one immediately gets the impression that creative people live here. Ideally, this style is suitable for large areas.
Using the rules of visual expansion of space, you can create such an interior in a small room.
Brickwork will not “push” on the incoming, if it is painted white.
If the entrance hall is large, you can finish the ceiling with wooden beams, creating a feeling of attic flooring.
Wood flooring or parquet will fit well with the loft style.
Discreet furniture blends perfectly with flooring and wall finishes.
Scandinavian
Simplicity and environmental friendliness fully comply with the understanding of modern design.
The Scandinavian style, which is based on the use of one white color and the simplicity of forms, is great for small hallways of apartments.
Wooden whitened boards on the floor and a rug of neutral shades, a minimal amount of light-colored furniture and a mirror are all that is needed to create a comfortable Scandinavian hallway.
Creative solutions in the design of the hallway
Modern designers are constantly working on the individuality of the created interiors.
For the hall, for this purpose, unusual pieces of furniture are used: original hooks, non-standard Scandinavian shelves for shoes and hats.
hangers-racks and stools in the form of trees as an accent for eco-style.
Bright
All pastel shades are universal, look good in large halls and are simply indispensable in small hallways.
The light palette goes well with cool colors.
White color is also suitable for decoration of any premises, but will require more attention and care.
Dark
In the spacious hallway you can safely combine the dark colors, but you should adhere to the rule of "three colors."
Dark shades can aggravate the sensations of a small enclosed space, so you should not abuse them when decorating Khrushchev’s apartments.
Walls
The ideal option for wall decoration in the interior of the hallway can be wall PVC and MDF panels or textured plaster.
For small rooms it is worth using light shades.
Vinyl wallpapers are scratch resistant and easy to clean.
The vertical strip visually “raises” the ceiling, and the horizontal “lands”.
When decorating the walls, you can use wood and artificial stone finishes.
A great addition to the design of the walls will be a mirror.
Ceiling
The ceiling in the interior of the hallway can be a constructive solution:
The surface of the ceiling is:
The entrance hall belongs to places of cross-country ability, therefore it is worth treating the floor covering thoroughly. An ideal option would be ceramic tile or laminate with a high class of wear resistance, and high-quality linoleum is also suitable for this purpose.
Lacquered coatings are not suitable for the hallway floor.
When choosing a floor covering with a pattern, it is important to remember that the transverse pattern expands the space, and the longitudinal narrows.
Lighting
In the design, an important role is given to lighting. Large and voluminous chandeliers can make the interior of an already small space heavier, so the choice should be stopped on wall and spotlights.
In the hallways of apartment buildings most often there are no windows, so you should take care of the proper placement of light sources.
Lamps can be located on the ceiling or walls, additional illumination of the floor due to LED strips mounted in the curbstone or ottoman will not be superfluous.
Photos of real projects
Scandinavian style hallway design
Classic Hall Interior
Modern corridor design
Features of the corridor space
The corridor, as a rule, serves as a transitional place in which we do not linger for a long time. But this does not mean that when planning the repair he should not pay attention at all.
A stylish hallway is what all your guests see first thing, so you should make a good impression on your visitors.
Another feature is that the corridor space is usually very compact, so there is nowhere to turn around with your creative ideas. But knowing this feature, you can plan everything so that in the hallway there is a place for a minimal amount of furniture.
In order for cabinets and bedside tables to become a practical and convenient addition to your hallway, you need to take into account all the features of this space. First of all, designers recommend using every centimeter of the wall and not neglecting the place under the ceiling. You can pick up mezzanines for storing seasonal clothes or just things that are rarely used.
Cabinets for the entire wall - this is the best and most popular option for the hallway. In order for such furniture to visually expand the space, the lower part of the cabinet must be selected dark, the base - light. As for the colors, manufacturers recommend choosing horizontal stripes. As well as a light base, they allow you to visually expand the space.
Corner
One of the most convenient options. The corner cabinet is quite roomy and at the same time takes up not so much free space. At first glance, it might seem that such an option is completely impractical. L-shaped cabinet is a model that fits poorly into the interior. But you can always pick up something suitable in style. Such a model can be beveled or with a rounded corner. The first option is suitable for modern rooms, and the second looks more softly.
Modular
Another convenient option is modular furniture, which consists of individual parts. This makes it possible to collect it at your discretion. Wall furniture in this case is complemented by hanging cabinets and a door with a mirror.
It is also advisable to choose multifunctional parts. In this case, the same cabinet can perform several functions at once and can be used to store several varieties of things at once.Modular cabinets are suitable for a narrow room, and for a fairly spacious one.
Open cabinet
Open cabinets resemble the previous version, only without sliding doors. Built-in models provide an opportunity to save space. Inside such a cabinet can be all the details necessary for placing shoes and clothes: a swivel hanger, a chest of drawers, a shoe storage box. There is also built-in furniture with a seat, in which floor cabinets can serve as benches, especially if they are complemented by a soft surface.
Swing
The classic version of the closet that we all know from childhood is a simple wardrobe with doors swinging open. Economy halls will complement just such cabinets, because at the price they are the most affordable.
Hinged wardrobes are well suited for storing outerwear, shoes and all other things. Convenient compartments for storing accessories and various small parts are often located on the door. A variation of such furniture is the accordion cabinet. True, in this case, no additional compartments are located on the door. But such six-leaf doors are convenient to open, so this unusual option is great for small rooms.
Often there is a central closed section. There you can store everything that you are not wearing at the moment. And on the side shelves everything else is already located. In the upper part of the cabinet with swing doors, as a rule, mezzanines are placed. Furniture with a mezzanine is ideal for an entrance hall with a ceiling too high.
As you can see, there are many different cabinet options. They can be elite or as affordable as possible, with a rounded sidewall, or classic. A radius cabinet or model with roller shutters is an equally convenient option. For the hallway, both open furniture and closed furniture will suit you equally well. Choose the option that is best suited for room decoration.
In this case, both the hanging and the floor of the cabinet will be as functional as possible.
Cabinet Dimensions
In addition to the main features of the cabinets, the furniture for the hallway also differs in size. The best option, according to professionals, is a closet with a width of 50 cm. But there is also a more compact option, for example, a closet with a depth of 40, 45 or even 30 cm. It is not very convenient to keep all your belongings in such a storage. But the minimum amount of outerwear and used shoes is quite realistic to place, even if the closet is very small. It is best if it is a shallow wardrobe. It is he who best fits into a compact corridor.
If you have a large family or just too many things, then you should pay attention to the deep and long cabinet, the width of which is 80, 90 centimeters or even 1 meter. Such large cabinets on the whole wall can fit everything that you need.
Environment requirements
In order for the furniture chosen for the hallway to be not only stylish, but also functional, it is worth choosing the right sets. Since most hallways are not large, you have to choose the most compact furniture. Therefore, most professional designers prefer corner or built-in furniture. Stylish corner cabinets or coupes make it possible to rationally use the entire space of the hallway.
Properly selected furniture makes it possible to store all your things in order. You can put all of them in a chest of drawers or a closet, hiding from prying eyes. So the room turns out to be neat, and at the same time it is not overloaded with small details.
In addition, like any other furniture, furnishings for the hallway should organically fit into your chosen style. Choose the material and color of furniture for the characteristics of the room.
Posting Rules
Now it’s worth talking about the rules for placing furniture in such a compact room. Exactly how well you place things in the room will make the entrance hall either as convenient as possible or unsuitable for use.
The most important principle of placing all things is convenience. Nothing should interfere with the free movement of the room and fees. For this reason, it is recommended to install everything on the wall or in the corner. This is a very convenient move. If you want to supplement the room with several shelves or tables, they also should not interfere with your movements. Shelves are recommended to be hung on the wall, and tables should be placed closer to the front door so that it is convenient to store keys there.
If there are any niches in the hallway, then they should also be used as rationally as possible.
Internal filling
To make it more convenient for you to store your things even in such a small space, it is worth to complete the closet as much as possible. Its internal content can be anything, depending on your preferences. First of all, you need to determine where all the basic things will be stored. To do this, install a hanger and several shelves at once. So you can properly store and outerwear, and scarves, and other details of the wardrobe.
Also, do not forget about the special compartment for shoes. It is best to pick up a small bedside table with a door folding outward. By the way, in some cases, such a bedside table can be used as a low ottoman. Well, for the little things you can pick up a special shelf.
Styles
As already mentioned, the furniture for the hallway should be selected in such a way that it organically fits into the general concept of the room. Let's look at the most popular styles of furniture that you should pay attention to.
- Antiqued. If you like antique furniture, then you can pay attention to products in retro style. Such furniture is characterized by a spectacular, but sometimes too bizarre appearance. Cases and chests of drawers in this style are most often decorated with various paintings, stucco molding, gilding and decorative inserts.
- Classic. Classic wardrobes and cabinets also complement the entrance hall well. This style is simpler and more restrained than the previous one. But at the same time, many luxurious details are used there. Of the flowers, preference is given to pastel, white, gold and dark gray. Of the materials, it is worth giving preference to natural wood.
- Country. Country-style products also look interesting. Initially, this is a rustic style. Natural materials such as wood and stone are used here. In the hallway you can install a massive wardrobe and solid wooden shelves.
- Modern. Today, Scandinavian or Art Nouveau furniture is especially popular. The laconic design of this type is minimalistic and does not provide for a plentiful decor and many additional details.
- Minimalism and hi-tech - these are simple forms, light colors of furniture and the use of materials such as plastic, glass and metal.
Of course, this is not all the styles that exist at the moment, so you can always look for something more attractive to you.
Materials
Do not forget about the variety of materials. As a rule, in the hallway a combination of several materials is used.
The best option is furniture made of solid wood. But at the same time, these are the most expensive cabinets and chests of drawers. Therefore, wooden furniture is often replaced by alternatives such as MFD or chipboard products.
Metal is mainly used for decoration. Beautiful forged inserts make the furniture more stylish. But there are also completely metal cabinets, which are usually used for installation in a modern hallway.
If you pick up a glass door, shelves or any other surface, then the glass should definitely be processed in a special way.
Trendy colors and patterns.
Like other details, the colors and prints of the furniture must be chosen correctly. Focus on the primary colors that are used to decorate the room and adjacent rooms. The best option for a small hallway is light or pastel colors. They expand the space just like mirrors. It is best to choose tones such as milk, white, coffee or beige. If some ornament decorates them, then it should be as invisible as possible.
The headset of dark color is chosen much less often. However, it looks very interesting against the background of light walls. You can pay attention to luxurious furniture in the color of wenge, idigo or chocolate. Such shades look expensive and very stylish.
But you should not avoid color accents. A blue, turquoise, light green or red chest of drawers set against a dark headset looks stylish. True, do not forget that the room should not have too many bright accents. This will only overload the room and make the room visually several times smaller.
All kinds of prints and drawings look interesting. It is best if they adorn the doors of cabinets.
Choose the option that suits you and don’t forget about how important color is in any interior.
Top manufacturers
Today, many companies are involved in the production of furniture. Therefore, the complexity of the choice consists precisely in finding the most suitable product from all this diversity. Let's look at several popular manufacturers who create furniture that is suitable both in price and in appearance for arranging the hallway:
- "Cleon." This brand, founded in 2000, managed to gain popularity in less than twenty years. Over time, their range becomes more diverse and interesting. At the same time, prices remain quite low.
- «Viar. " This brand has a lot of quality and durable furniture with a stylish design. The range is quite wide and is offered at a good price.
- "Alano." In general, this brand focuses on the production of kitchen furniture. But you can choose among the wide range of cabinets with neutral colors, which organically fit into the design of the hallway.
- Marcon. Products from this brand are distinguished by really high, almost European quality. If you wish, you can purchase a change of accessories and additional accessories.
How to choose?
Now is the time to take stock and determine how to choose the right headset for the corridor.
First of all, focus on the parameters of the room. So, for a private house with a large corridor, you can choose a large headset where all your belongings will be placed, and not just basic outerwear. For a square corridor in a small apartment, it is worth choosing more compact products that will stand on the wall or in the corner.
Another important point is the combination of the headset with other details. Furniture should be suitable for laminate or linoleum, combined with wallpaper and ceiling colors. If the floor is covered with a carpet or floor tiles, then everything should be combined with them. For combined wallpapers, for example, it’s much harder to choose a cabinet than for plain ones.
Do not neglect the quality. After all, it depends on how long the selected headset will serve you.
Stylish and original options in the interior
When decorating the hallway, you can use all the ideas that come to mind. Think over the design to the smallest details, and you can even turn a small hallway in Khrushchev into a comfortable room.
Interesting ideas for an apartment in a modern style are best implemented using concise details.
For example, you can choose a plain cabinet made of light wood, complementing the interior with a low pouf, a large mirror on the entire wall or a chest of drawers with glass or glossy shelves.
In a wooden house, furniture in rustic, provance or country style will organically look. Massive wooden cabinets, the same shelves and minimalism in terms of colors will make the room cozy despite the fact that this is a passage room.
Hallway furniture is essentially not very diverse. But there is always the opportunity to choose what suits the style and fits into the interior. Look for a stylish headset in a classic or modern style, and it will become not only functional, but also a stylish addition to the corridor.
See how to equip a small hallway in the next video.
