The arrangement of the hallway is an interesting and difficult task. Few of the owners of apartments in old houses can boast of large areas. So you have to rack your brains: how to place everything you need in a small area, and even do it so that it looks stylish. After all, it is this room that creates the first impression of the apartment or house as a whole. Therefore, the design of the hallway is a responsible task: the development of interior design may well set the tone for the design of all other rooms.
narrow hallway
Correctly arrange a narrow hallway, to put it mildly, is not easy. There are few solutions, but the choice is still there. The first way is to figure out which side can be occupied with furniture. Preferably the one on which the doors are located far from each other. Furniture should be placed along this wall.
To take the longest wall for furniture in a narrow hallway is the right decision
The second option is to use two adjoining walls under the cabinet and hanger - short and long. Also a good option in functional and aesthetic terms.
It is absolutely wrong to place furniture along two opposite walls in a narrow room: you will have to maneuver between them, constantly bumping into corners. So that the second wall does not look empty, you can fix a mirror on it, hang narrow wall-mounted ones on which to place decorative elements or some little things.
There are several traditional design tricks that allow you to visually expand the boundaries, and new developments in the field of storage systems will help to fit everything you need in a small amount.
Walls, floor, ceiling
To make the room visually appear larger, the walls should be light, preferably with a slight degree of gloss. For example, there are textured paints or plasters with a slight addition of mother-of-pearl. Glossy ceiling (weak gloss is more appropriate) - this is usually stretched. It will reflect the light and what is happening in the room, making it more spacious. In the economy version, plastic panels will give a glossy effect.
If you don’t like gloss at all, you can do without it, but it’s better not to refuse light colors. And most often the colors are chosen warm shades.
It is desirable that there be both general ceiling lighting, and in some areas. For example, near the mirror. Mirrors in general are a great way to visually enlarge a room, and properly illuminated, they are also very beautiful.
One of the trends of recent years is. Moreover, some of the walls are made smooth - usually painted, and only a part is trimmed with stone. In the photo above, you see several tricks at once, thanks to which a small hallway looks more spacious. First, the carefully designed lighting scheme provides enough light to create a cozy atmosphere. Secondly, the mirrored closet doors, reflecting the environment, push the boundaries of the room. Thirdly, vertical columns made of raw stone make the ceiling taller than it actually is. An important role is still the choice of furniture - the glossy and mirror surface does not look "heavy", does not load the space. Chest of drawers selected small width. It does not interfere with movement, but performs its functions.
Also note that when designing small rooms, the floor is rarely made dark. If so, everything else - walls, ceilings, furniture - should be very light. They look great with darker color details, preferably the same shade as the flooring.
Furniture for a narrow hallway
After everything was decided with the color and texture of the walls, the design of the hallway continues: the time has come for choosing furniture. The best option is to order the manufacture of a wardrobe and hangers in the hallway. Furniture will be made according to the dimensions of your room, individual content (hangers, shelves, baskets, etc.) will be developed according to your requirements. But such pleasure is well worth it. A more economical option is to use modular furniture. One-piece "hallways" - cabinet furniture of certain dimensions - today are losing more and more to this new type of configuration. The factory develops a collection of shelves, cabinets, cupboards, pencil cases, hangers, bedside tables, chests of drawers, benches. All of them are made in the same style and color. From such a "constructor" you can assemble what is most suitable for your option.
Two “assembly” options from one collection of modular hallway furniture
In general, you can use not only closed storage systems, but also open ones. True, only if you are ready to maintain perfect order: after all, everything will be in sight. But outerwear will dry better in open furniture.
Sometimes the hallway is so narrow that the open closet door completely blocks it. Then the exit is with sliding doors. They take up almost no space. But in this case, it is better to make a built-in wardrobe: with an equal footprint, its functionality is much higher.
The sliding wardrobe can occupy the entire wall in the hallway or only part of it
This type of furniture is also good in that it can occupy the entire wall, can be combined with a rack or an open part - a chest of drawers, a shoe rack, a hanger, etc. There is also - they allow the use of two adjacent walls, which cabinet or modular furniture usually cannot cope with. They are good for linear hallways.
If space permits, you can do it. It differs from the built-in wardrobe in greater depth - 1-1.2 m is a minimum. But you just can’t imagine how many things it includes, and how convenient it is to use.
Separately, it is worth talking about the place of storage of shoes. For this, there are special shoe chests of drawers or shoe racks. They come in different shapes, can be built into the hallway or stand alone. Shelves in them can be:
In order not to just take up space, a seat is often made on the top of a free-standing shoe rack. This is both a shoe locker and a bench on which it is convenient to put on shoes.
There is another option - a round rotating shoe rack, divided into sectors. Compact and convenient solution.
Rotating shoe rack - new in storage systems
If you use at least a few ideas, the design of the hallway will be stylish and comfortable.
Small hallway: layout features
If the hallway area is only 4 sq. m, you can’t put a lot of furniture in it, because most of the walls are occupied by doors opening into it, there are at least two or three of them. The design of the hallway of a small square is already from the field of art. You have to use any available wall area, because there is very little of it. And here the best way out is to order the manufacture of furniture. Since the equipment will be small, it will not result in a large amount, but it will be possible to use every centimeter.
First you need to find a place to place the hanger. Take a good look at the room, find an opportunity to put a closet or just, and under it - a shoe rack with a seat.
A closet in the corner is a great way to make full use of the available space.
Hallways with an area of 4 square meters. m - "property" of small-sized apartments such as "Khrushchev". In them, free space is generally a rarity: even for one person there is not much of it, and there is nothing to say about a family. But in any case, the composition of the furniture greatly depends on your wishes, and also on the layout. There are several recommendations that you can heed or not.
Arrangement of a hallway in a private house
If the hallway is spacious - the task is to properly arrange the desired furniture. Although the closet is still the best choice, there are options in its size and location. The best one is the corner one. It allows you to use the area to the maximum, while all things are in their places and at hand.
If desired, you can separately make a hanger - for "duty" clothes, in which in the cool season the years go out into the yard, and under it - a shoe rack with a seat and the same "duty" shoes.
Positioning the “changing area” as close to the door as possible is the right decision.
Now about where to place a closet or hanger. The answer is simple: as close to the entrance as possible. So that you can immediately take off your outerwear and shoes. For this area, it is necessary to provide a floor covering that will be easy to clean, and at the same time will not allow debris to be spread. Usually, ceramic tiles or something like that are laid at the entrance, and anti-splash mats are placed on top.
Hallway with stairs
If, when planning the house, it was decided not to “inflate” the technical premises and the entrance hall turned out to be small, and even goes into it, it will be problematic to place everything you need. Especially if the family is athletic and you need to place sports equipment somewhere - skis, skates, rollerblades, skateboards, etc. If the design of the stairs allows, the most reasonable option is to arrange a kind of wardrobe under it.
Drawers and just shelves with doors - a lot of things can be placed More convenient Pull-out systems separated by mesh dividers - everything is in sight and it is much easier to search 
Wardrobe under the stairs - a great way out in a small hallway
In some homes, this area is used to store vehicles for large and small - prams and bicycles. If bicycles can still be left in a shed or garage, then it is simply impossible to do this with a baby carriage. And often for this "means of transportation" the most convenient place is under the stairs.
Hallway decoration in different styles: photo
The entrance hall can be decorated in any style: classic, Provence, minimalism or high-tech. The choice is yours. To make it a little easier to understand what suits you best, this section contains photos of hallways of different styles.
A long corridor is divided into zones with lighting and - so it does not look so dull and monotonous
The chic interior is emphasized by well-designed lighting, imitating decorative plaster
The length of the entire wall is a great option. But in order for it to “fit in” and not crush with massiveness, the doors should be light, and preferably with mirror inserts. Although the highlight of this interior is the special design of the door - an excellent design move.
Black and white gamma - strictly, but always relevant
The unusual shape of the cabinet, soft tones of beige and brown tones. The interior design of the hallway is soft and calm
A very simple solution - to store clothes
Playing with light and color is a great way to make the design of the hallway unusual.
Using every available centimeter of space is a smart decision
Minimalism - it teaches order))
Mirrors in a wooden frame - a beautiful interior, an unusual presentation
Stylish, beautiful, functional - this is the feeling of this hallway design. adds practicality without sacrificing design.
The interior of the hallway sets the tone for the overall style of the house and forms the first impression of those who cross its threshold. The rational organization of the entrance area implies not only a carefully thought-out aesthetic component of the interior, but also a functional one. It is important to consider that the design of a private space in a private household and a city apartment has its own characteristics. The topic of today's conversation: beautifully decorate the hallway.
What is the difference between a corridor and a hallway?
Hallways and corridors are non-residential areas. The hallway is considered to be the room that is located immediately after the main entrance. This is the first place where a person gets, crossing the threshold of the front door. Visitors do not linger in the hallway for a long time and, taking off their outer clothing here, go further into the apartment.
The corridor is an elongated, rather narrow passage that connects living quarters of different sizes and functional purposes with each other.
Ideas
When drawing up the interior of the hallway, it is important to pay attention to details that can make the environment functional and comfortable to the maximum. Let's find out What design solutions can be used to achieve the desired results:
- The use of a light palette in the background finish or the design in gloss are effective ways to illusoryly expand the space, allowing you to visually adjust the proportions of a narrow room.
- Organization of good lighting. There are two ways to go: make combined lighting, supplementing the general light sources with local ones, or limit yourself to high-quality local lighting.
- visual illusions. Do not neglect the possibilities of mirrors, which, due to their reflective ability, multiply the illumination of the room and visually make it more voluminous.
- Optimize space with well-chosen furniture.
The interior can be equipped with a variety of elements, including:
- Linear hallways with a carriage screed. They are suitable for rectangular and square entrance areas.
- Built-in/cabinet wardrobes.
- Dressing rooms.
- Pencil cases. They are distinguished from the standard cabinet by their increased height. There are models 1, 2 doors with a bar, open / closed type, with drawers, shelves and a showcase.
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- Hanging hallways. Modular structures are assembled from the desired sections to choose from.
- Revolving hallways. Unusual models in the form of compact modules with a swivel mechanism.
- Furniture transformer. These are models of sectional furniture with extended functionality, built up vertically or by forming combinations of horizontal attachments.
How to choose?
The complex geometry of the room is a reason to opt for radial wardrobes. In a very narrow room, the hinged doors of the storage system will block the passage, so it is better to give preference to a wardrobe with sliding doors or a functional built-in model.
The corner entryway is the ideal solution for a square or elongated room, where it can be placed against adjacent walls. With cabinet and modular furniture, this installation option is not available. In hallways with stairs, built-in storage systems are used to organize the space under the stairs.
Shoes are stored in shoe racks - shoe cabinets of a folding / retractable type.
Material
The hallway is equipped mainly with cabinet furniture, the manufacture of which uses a variety of materials. Previously, body elements were produced only from natural wood, then today chipboards are used with might and main MDF/chipboard. The appearance and wear resistance of hallways are equally affected by the composition and coating of the slab. For these purposes, in addition to modern polymers (laminate and melamine), synthetic / natural veneer is used.
Furniture production, of course, has not abandoned solid wood, which is mainly used for elite hallways. The most common breeds are oak, beech, maple, pine. Solid oak furniture is reliable and retains its appearance for half a century or more.
Pine products are the most affordable option in terms of cost.
Modern furniture is also made of metal - these are models of forged hangers, whatnots, coasters. Made of glass - high-strength or Triplex and mirrors, decorative inserts are made. The current trend is hallways with leather upholstery. Furniture, where the door facades and the back panel for hangers are decorated with natural leather or its artificial counterpart - eco-leather, look very stylish and impressive.
Built-in plasterboard furniture is another practical solution in the hallway. GKL is an affordable, easy to process and install material that is ideal for creating partitions, niches, open shelves and cabinets.
The size
When choosing the size of furniture in the hallway, they are repelled by the dimensions of the entrance area. Very compact rooms with a footage of 3-4 square meters. meters are found in the housing of the Khrushchev series. In this case, you have to limit yourself to a minimum set of furniture from a hanger and cabinet to accommodate the essentials.
Similarly, you have to act when organizing a hallway 80-90 cm wide, which, compared with a compact but wide entrance area, seems very tiny. Here, an alternative to a pencil case can be the installation of a floor-type or hinged hanger in the form of a crossbar with hooks or a design in the form of a pedestal with a high back for hooks.
Cabinets remain the most convenient furniture option for hallways. The optimal depth of coupe-type structures with standard bar placement is 60 cm. Whereas the ideal option for arranging an elongated entrance area of 5-6 square meters. m will be the installation of a long wardrobe with an end bar from wall to wall, up to a maximum depth of 40 cm. Or along one wall several shallow pieces of furniture are placed “according to growth” - a cabinet with a mirror, a couch, a shoe rack with folding shelves and at the end a tall wardrobe -pencil case.
For narrow corridors, modular / non-modular models of hallways, 100 and 120 cm wide, are excellent. When arranging a hallway of 7-10 squares (and this is already a small hall), you can use any model of cabinet furniture.
Color
Color options:
- The red palette is truly luxurious, but you can fully appreciate its beauty only in a spacious room. Oversaturation of the interior with red furniture makes the atmosphere cold, depriving it of comfort.
- The green hallway is definitely a good choice. Pleasing to the eye and harmonious shades of a calm green gamut can be used as companion colors, as background or accent colors.
- The blue scale is insanely interesting. An ultramarine background finish combined with a beige ceiling and furniture looks simply luxurious. Blue forms harmonious pairs with white, beige, straw, gray.
- In brown tones - an interior classic. Popular colors of furniture include shades of oak, alder, cherry, apple, walnut, golden chestnut, ash shimo.
- Turquoise - such a palette is surprisingly beautiful and charges with positive. For the hallway, the most successful shade will be faded green, if it is supplemented with accent colors - red, yellow or green.
- In yellow tones - this option transforms a dark and gloomy room without windows. When using yellow furniture, a calm background finish will help emphasize the expressiveness of color.
- In beige tones - the ideal solution for compact entrance areas. Warm, light shades of beige visually expand the boundaries of small spaces.
- In white color - one of the most popular furniture solutions for the hallway, thanks to the scandi design, eco-style, minimalism and modernity that do not lose their relevance.
accessories
The small area of \u200b\u200bthe hallway creates a lot of inconvenience when drawing up the interior. So, overall furniture cannot be placed here with all desire. The problem is solved by furniture hooks that have a variety of designs, which allows them to be used as decor. Metal products can be matte, glossy, semi-antique, structurally - one-, two-, three-, multi-track and differ in the type of fastener:
- On screws.
- On glue.
- With suckers.
- On magnets.
To place outerwear, the most reliable option is on screws, such products are designed for increased loads.
Decor
The decor of the hallway should in every possible way support the style of the interior. Decorative elements often help to hide imperfections and disguise finishing errors.
How to hide the shield?
The presence of an electrical panel in the hallway reduces the effect of the most elegant design solutions, so the disguise of this prosaic object becomes a matter of principle.
To solve this problem, you can:
- Equip the swing sash with a mirror in a beautiful frame.
- Decorate the sash with the material from which the hallway is made (laminate, veneer).
- Install a wardrobe or dressing room nearby. Sliding doors of storage systems will hide the shield from view without restricting access to the instrument.
- Decorate the sash with a mosaic or tile pattern.
- Equip the door with a key.
What picture to hang?
Decorating the hallway with paintings is always an up-to-date decor option. Designers prefer abstractions, natural landscapes and avant-garde images. In modern hallways, there are often printed images - posters. Their design in the form of a panel looks especially original.
Modular paintings are another opportunity to diversify the interior of the entrance area. The popularity of images formed by several sectors with separate parts of the overall picture is due to their neutrality. It is necessary to try very hard so that the modular picture causes an imbalance in the interior.
Living room-hallway
The decor used in the living room, combined with the hallway, performs two functions: it decorates the living space and serves as an element of zoning. To unobtrusively mark the visual boundary between the entrance area and the recreation segment, it is enough to use a half-meter vase, a floor sculpture, a photo collage or a composition of paintings.
Accessories
Love at first sight can be regarded as anything, however, it has been scientifically proven that 15 seconds is enough for us to begin to feel sympathy or antipathy for something or someone. After that, we already perceive this something or someone through the prism of first impressions. Therefore, when decorating the hallway, from which acquaintance with the house begins, every detail is important.
What accessories deserve attention:
- Wall / floor type clock. They can become a catchy accent or, conversely, support the colors of the background finish - everything is decided by the color scheme.
- Door mat. In the hallway, a couple of carpets are needed - an outdoor model with high barrier properties and an interior rug in the form of a walkway.
- Umbrella stand is convenient, practical and beautiful.
- Newspaper rack - such a useful little thing allows you to neatly store correspondence, and not clutter up cabinets with it.
Design projects
Comfortable minimalism is still a favorite of designers. We present several real design projects of entrance areas of various configurations and sizes.
small room
Very compact entrance areas are found in apartments of the Khrushchev series with a standard layout. The most practical solution is to install a high pencil case and shallow shelves with pantographs. Another option is modules.
Narrow entrance area
Design requirements:
- Light background finish.
- Good lighting.
- Minimum furniture.
- Styles - classic or minimalism.
Interior zoning is an effective way to transform a rectangular hallway or entrance area with irregular geometry and place all the necessary furniture.
The simplest option for delimiting space is to divide it into two segments, and you can visually mark the border between them using:
- Color zoning with light shades.
- Diffused lighting.
- Two types of flooring.
- In a private house. You can use any furniture - wardrobes, corner models or in a linear design. In this case, the main task is to choose the right finishing materials, since the hallways in private houses or cottages overlook the backyard.
The requirement for materials is moisture resistance. Ideally, there is linoleum on the floor, water emulsion on the walls, hangers and shoe racks are made of stainless steel.
You can dilute the design with a multi-level ceiling with soft diffused lighting. Since the hallways here have windows, there is no need to increase the illumination with powerful lamps.
Entrance-living room
Combining the hallway with the hall involves the dismantling of doors and the use of arcuate or rectangular arches in order to optimize the usable area.
Effective zoning methods:
- Multi-level ceiling structures.
- Finishing with a decorative stone of the opening of the front door and the arch from the side of the entrance area.
- Combined flooring.
Common Mistakes
If we neglect the detailed development of the design of the entrance area, then instead of a comfortable and ergonomic space, the entrance hall will add to the list of rooms with typical oversights in the design.
Let's find out what these shortcomings are:
- Insufficient illumination. The absence of windows in the room is a good reason for organizing combined lighting, and not installing a single lamp on a suspension.
- An irrational approach to the choice of materials for decoration. The priority is linoleum, tiles, porcelain tiles, panels, vinyl wallpapers, and not budget laminate and fabric wallpapers.
- Lack of visual demarcation of the boundaries of the zones of the combined hallway-corridor.
- Equipping a small room with a cabinet-compartment, "eating up" the space.
- Placing mirrors in front of doors. Although mirrors are the best helpers in creating optical illusions, placing them in the wrong place can achieve the exact opposite effect and create a gloomy room.
- "Door Chaos" The same design of all doors is a prerequisite for successful design. Other options are not allowed.
- Multicolor. Juicy shades are good in moderation, and color imbalance is a direct path to bad taste.
- Stereotypical thinking. All rooms in the house are worthy of individual design, and not just kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms. Carbon copy design is able to depersonalize the premises.
Closer to the door, it is better to place a place for changing shoes, a shoe dryer and a hanger for outerwear. A little further you can put a wardrobe.
Idea number 2: install a narrow wardrobe
You can buy a multifunctional modular wardrobe that combines a place for clothes, a cabinet for shoes, a chest of drawers with drawers and even a seat to put on shoes.
Idea #3: Attach Wall Hangers
You can completely abandon the closet and choose wall hangers. Designer options look no worse, and clothes dry faster after rain. And we do offer.
Idea #4: Decorate the ceiling with lights
The design of the hallway should be minimalistic so that it does not seem cramped and cluttered. But you shouldn't give up decor completely. The more lamps, sconces and small flashlights, the better. After all, it always seems more comfortable and spacious!
Idea number 5: install a mirror
In the hallway you can not do without a mirror. You can choose one large or several small ones. In addition to direct functionality, all mirror surfaces have another superpower - to increase space. There are a few rules
Idea number 6: glue light wallpaper
Designers - white, beige, light gray, pastel green. They visually make the room more spacious. Dark shades add crampedness and gloom to the hallway, which is most often devoid of windows anyway.
It is important to choose materials that are easy to clean. For example, or paste washable wallpaper. Another modern material that is ideal for the hallway is wall panels. They are very durable and easy to clean with household cleaners.
Idea number 7: buy striped finishing materials
If the corridor is long and narrow, we choose finishing materials and interior elements with transverse stripes. Verified: ! At the same time, vertical stripes visually add height to low ceilings.
Idea number 8: Lay a light-colored floor covering
According to the designers, floor tiles are ideal for the corridor - it's beautiful and practical. Today they produce different types of tiles - from ceramics, marble and other natural and artificial materials. Budget options - linoleum and laminate. They are well cleaned of dirt.
Idea #9: Don't Forget the Carpet
You can not do in the hallway without a door mat. Tiny will further emphasize the tightness of the room. It is better to add coziness and comfort in the hallway with underfloor heating - this way you can save space for drying shoes.
Hallway design is an interesting and challenging task. Few of the owners of apartments in old houses can boast of large areas. So you have to rack your brains: how to place everything you need in a small area, and even do it so that it looks stylish.
Arrangement of the hallway depending on the shape of the room
Stylish bright entrance hall with a beautiful ergonomic design is the hallmark of any home. Therefore, you should not neglect the design of this room. Starting planning the renovation of this part of the apartment, decide for yourself what functions it will perform: the role of an intermediary between rooms or be the main element of the interior of the entire dwelling.
Most of the standard apartments in our country cannot boast of spacious corridors and hallways. For them, usually, from 2 to 5 m2 is allocated. Like other rooms of the current "types", they can be small, narrow, rectangular, square, L-shaped in shape. Sometimes an unsuccessful configuration can only be corrected by radical methods of redevelopment of the entire apartment. However, before changing the plan, we advise you to familiarize yourself with our proposed options for finishing such premises.
Proper arrangement of a small hallway is an urgent issue for many apartment owners, both in houses of the socialist period and in new buildings. The main task of the residents of such apartments is to create an entrance hall that is functionally convenient for all the inhabitants of the house.
Visually expand the space will help some design techniques:
- use light cold tones for finishing wall surfaces and ceilings;
- replace bulky chandeliers with sconces or small and spotlights. Additional ceiling lighting will be relevant;
- equip all existing doorways leading from the hallway to the bedrooms with sliding systems - they do not “eat up” the usable area of an already small room, unlike a standard door;
- hang a mirror on the wall: a vertical full-length mirror will help to “raise” an overly low ceiling, and a horizontal mirror will help expand the space.
In a narrow and disproportionately long hallway, it is not recommended to use a monotone color. All available space must be zoned, breaking up a monochromatic perspective, using bright accessories, different textures and colors of finishing materials, and a play of contrasts.
Colors such as creamy white, sandy white, light yellow are perfect. To prevent the walls from getting dirty, their lower part can be “dressed” in washable wall panels.
A large picture hanging on the wall opposite the front door will help to visually shorten a particularly long corridor.
The narrow space of the hallway should not be cluttered with furniture. There should be only the most necessary for life. In the front door area, it would be advisable to place a built-in closet of minimum depth and with mirrored sliding doors, a small bench and a shelf for shoes.
The light in the narrow hallway should be bright enough. The ceiling lamp is perfectly complemented by several spotlights and wall sconces.
If the average city apartment in a high-rise building, as a rule, is equipped with a narrow corridor or a small hallway, then in country houses a larger space is allocated for it, which can be decorated creatively and fashionably.
To visually "fill" the space, use rich colors for decoration: green, burgundy, blue or brown.
The use of various textures in the decoration of walls, ceiling and floor, such as decorative plaster, textiles, suede or wood, will provide the interior of a large hallway with a representative, rich look.
From the spacious entrance hall of the correct form, you can make a place not only for storing shoes and things, but also for receiving guests. Corner furniture, a radius wardrobe or a soft sofa with bright upholstery are perfect.
Give preference to a lot of decor. A variety of floor and table vases, flowering flowerpots, textile draperies, photographs and pictures on the walls, textured shelves will look great.
The main theme of minimalism is conciseness and expressive geometric shapes that determine the clarity of the composition. The color filling is calm, using only a few soft shades.
In addition to black, white and gray, all soft tones are allowed, but to give the interior richness, you can add a couple of bright, attention-grabbing touches.
An important detail of minimalism is free space. Since the hallway is usually small in size, this can be achieved with a minimum of decor and a lot of light that flows from lamps hidden from the eyes.
If the plans do not include cardinal changes with the removal of partitions, mirrors will visually expand the hallway - an important accessory in creating style.
As a distinctive element in high-tech style, one can single out the use of chrome-plated metal, glass, plastic and the clarity of lines. Items made from these materials emphasize the severity and formality of the situation.
An interesting high-tech color combination is a discreet gray color, maybe black, contrasting with the bright decoration of walls or furniture.
For those who do not consider themselves an adherent of such new views, you can apply the already traditional advice on decorating the hallway. You can decorate it in a modern style by correctly using colors, lighting and choosing the right furniture.
Since the corridor is the smallest room in the house, everything, including the color of the walls, should work for visual expansion. The easiest way to achieve this is by painting the walls in light colors.
If this idea seems impractical, there are a few tricks that can be applied. First, paint the bottom of the walls (or wallpaper) in a darker tone, and make the upper part of the delicate pastel colors, or completely white.
The second option is to paint opposite walls in different colors. In the area of the door, where the wallpaper gets dirty faster, make the wall darker, but on the contrary - lighter. At the same time, it is not necessary that the color solution match in tone, since the walls of the narrow hallway painted in different colors will contribute to its visual expansion.
For a corridor with low ceilings, it is better to choose wallpaper with vertical stripes that will lengthen the walls. Spacious hallways with good lighting can be painted in any rich color: crimson, red, blue, lemon, purple.
The entrance hall is the place where you enter when you return home and where you meet guests before they enter the hall. Therefore, it is believed that the entrance hall is exactly the room that gives the first impression of the house and its owners. Therefore, many people strive to make the hallway more comfortable and beautiful, even if it has a small area.
This room should combine a beautiful interior and functionality, so it is important to pay great attention to its decoration and furnishings. Each small hallway can accommodate medium-sized furniture, so it is important to take into account some rules when arranging this room.
Peculiarities
In many Khrushchev apartments, the hallways are very small. It is the size that is the main feature that must be considered when creating a room interior project. When planning, you should follow the principles of a minimalist style. It should not contain many small details. Try not to clutter up your small hallway with different elements, especially this rule applies to the arrangement of a one-room apartment.
If you add a lot of decorative details here, such as photo frames, paintings, vases, flowers, and other items, then it will look untidy and a little ridiculous.
Also, a feature of the arrangement of such a hallway is that all storage systems should be predominantly closed in it. Open hangers create a sense of clutter and make the interior look gaudy. It is better to place all clothes and shoes in closed compact lockers and drawers.
Hallways for a small corridor should be more compact. Furniture in it should visually expand the space, and not narrow it. Therefore, it is better to give preference to cabinets with front hangers and a shallow locker.
The main feature of the arrangement of such a hallway is the principle of maximum space release. When arranging, they usually use small cabinets as furniture for storing things, in which all the outerwear will not even fit.
Thus, storage systems in such premises should be kept to a minimum. They can be presented in the form of a compact wardrobe. Such a wardrobe is a great solution for installation in this room, since it does not require free space for swinging doors and is very narrow, so it takes up very little space. Another important feature of arranging furniture and arranging a small hallway is that you need to try the most functional use all corners of this room. So you can most compactly arrange the necessary things and take up little space.
If you decide to put large furniture in such a hallway, then it should be very functional and accommodate all items at once, including clothes.
It is better if the closet inside has a large number of shelves, drawers, as well as hangers for outerwear and accessories.
Some features should be taken into account when arranging corner mini-hallways. Such small rooms are the most difficult to properly furnish. But the big advantage of such a room is that you do not have to puzzle over how to arrange furniture along the corridor. In this case, the main functional content of this room is located in the corner. As a rule, they put a large roomy closet there. It is better to refuse other storage systems in such a hallway.
When arranging a small hallway, it is necessary to take into account some principles. So, all the furniture located in this room should be the same. Try to fit all large interior items into one storage system, including wardrobes for outerwear, boxes for hats, gloves and umbrellas, as well as boxes for shoes. In no case should you separate all these modules, because by placing them together, you will take up much less space.
It is better to place the entire storage system in a corner or along the walls adjacent to it. When arranging small hallways, you should also consider the important rule of softening corners. It will save every square centimeter of the room and make it more spacious. It is better if the furniture will be smoothly located along the entire functional angle and its design will also exclude sharp corners. Smooth lines and compact design- the key to a comfortable interior of a small hallway.
The smallest hallways, which are most often found in Khrushchevs, are even advised by designers to redo. This applies to those rooms whose area is two square meters. Also, a feature of the arrangement of this hallway is the absence of various cabinets of great height, as they clutter up the room. It is better to give preference to narrow chests of drawers and shelves.
Never leave your shoes in this hallway. It is better to install shelves or a convenient locker for it. The passage must also be freed in the case when a small hallway leads into a narrow corridor.
Finishing
When you move into an apartment with a very small hallway, you have to look for solutions that can make it visually wider and more spacious. In this case, you can make a difference with the right finish. Initially, you will need to abandon finishing materials that can narrow the area of \u200b\u200bthe room and clutter it up.
Therefore, refuse natural decorative stone, panels, embossed wallpaper and other volumetric elements. They hide the area of \u200b\u200bthis room and make it narrower. It is best to give preference to the thinnest wall coverings. Classic wallpaper or ordinary paint is perfect.
Pay attention to the color of the coating. It should not add gloom to this room. If you prefer wallpaper as a finishing material for walls, then they should be plain.
Try not to buy bright wallpaper with large patterns.
In a small hallway it is better to pick up stretch or suspended ceiling. Moreover, it is better if it is light and glossy, as it will allow you to place accents in a room decorated in a minimalist style. In addition, the glossy ceiling allows you to play with light and fill the entire room with it. Stretch ceilings are suitable only if the height of the room allows it.
Glossy ceilings will also make the room look taller and more spacious. Such a ceiling is able to align the walls and give this small room a more correct appearance. In addition, this coating is suitable for the hallway, because it is easy to care for. A suspended ceiling will also allow you to create an individual lighting system, place light accents in the hallway and fill it with light and lightness.
When finishing, also try to buy only high-quality and durable materials that will retain their original appearance for a long time and will last you a very long time. Otherwise, this will lead to a change in the interior and a violation of harmony in such a minimalist design. As for the flooring, it is better to put tiles in such a hallway. It is better if it is made of ceramic or artificial stone. This is an ideal solution for the hallway, which will emphasize the accuracy and severity of its interior.
Ceramics and stone are not susceptible to moisture and temperature changes, they are very durable. These covers are also easy to care for. It will create the perfect ensemble with a glossy false ceiling and make the hallway visually more spacious.
As a floor covering in such a room, a laminate is perfect. It is better if it is not dark, lighter with a natural woody tint. It will look very strict and restrained. Such a coating will have a fairly long service life.
Decor
If you want to somehow decorate the hallway, then try to give preference to medium-sized and not flashy elements. It can be a picture with an abstract pattern or a soft image. As decorative elements, it is better to use one or two accent elements of a small size. The less in such a hallway there will be various decorative elements, the more spacious it will seem.
A small hallway should have some decorative elements - this is the main rule when arranging.
Lighting
Everyone knows that in the hallways, and especially in small standard ones, there are no natural sources of lighting in the form of windows. That is why it is necessary to properly equip artificial lighting. If this is possible, then it is better to direct streams of light with diffused light on different walls. So you can visually expand the space. The hallway can have the main source of light - a chandelier with bright diffused light, or it can have additional spotlights.
Some lighting fixtures are placed on wardrobes. It is better to fill this room with a large number of light rays, while using both lamps and lamps or sconces. If there is a closet in the hallway, then inside it is also better to install a backlight. Additional lighting will never be superfluous in the interior of such a room.
An excellent solution is to buy a sconce with the ability to adjust the brightness of the light. So you can, depending on the time of day, change the brightness of the colors in the room and thus affect the interior of the hallway. It is better if the sconce is located on the walls above human height. If a mirror hangs in the hallway, then the bar must be hung near it. So you can interestingly place light accents and play with lighting.
Try to light up the most beneficial elements of the hallway and darken the least attractive ones. When choosing light bulbs, it is better to give preference to LED with natural daylight.
They are very durable and create the necessary light to illuminate this dark room.
Actual styles
Many people want to decorate the hallway in various styles:
- Most often, a hallway with a small area is decorated in the style of minimalism. In this case, it has a minimum of furniture and decorative elements. Everything that is located in this room is designed to directly perform its functions and is not used as decoration. For the arrangement of the hallway in this style, mainly light shades and plain coatings are used. Bright patterns are not welcome. Such a minimalist room is complemented by bright light and pale colors.
- To create an interior in high-tech style you need to use more mirror and glass elements and colors such as white, gray, silver and other inconspicuous shades.
- When decorating a room loft style it is better to use a light metallic finish. Such a hallway can have a little rough interior items, for example, shoe cabinets with raw facades. Bricks or decorative brick-like stone, as well as visualization of unplastered coatings, are perfect as a material for wall decoration.
- When decorating the hallway in classic style it is necessary to take into account the rule of observance of strict and regular forms and the absence of unnecessary decorative elements. All lines must be clear and strict. In this case, coatings with light colors and furniture with bronze and gilding finishes are perfect. You can hang a large mirror with a beautiful bronze decoration. The classic allows you to make such a hallway more rigorous and at the same time elegant, so it is also able to fill this room with space.
- If you want to decorate the hallway in Provence style, then it will be a great solution for a small room. This is due to the fact that the Provence style is characterized by the use of pastel colors. In this case, only light coatings are purchased as finishing materials. As a decor, you can use plant elements. So you can revive a small hallway and at the same time fill it with light. Provence style is also characterized by the presence of a large number of light sources. They allow you to create a feeling of freedom.
Furniture options
As a rule, a small hallway has the shape of a rectangle or square. That is why, when choosing furniture, many designers recommend taking into account the shape of the hallway, giving preference to pieces of furniture that are correct in shape. Therefore, it is better to arrange the furniture in such a way that it allows you to bring the shape of the hallway as close as possible to the shape of a regular square.
That is, if you have a rectangular entrance hall, then the furniture should be placed along one wall so that the free space forms a square.
The furniture that you plan to install indoors should be predominantly modular. Such a solution will allow you to make a rearrangement at any time and facilitate the interior of the hallway. The best solution for arranging a small hallway is a closet. It takes up very little space and does not require free space to open the door.
You can also give preference to the built-in wardrobe. It is the most economical in terms of space, but its installation requires redevelopment. The advantage of sliding wardrobes is that many of them are equipped with mirrors instead of a door leaf. So you can fill the space with light and make it wider.
The closet should be quite high. This is necessary in order to take up less space and maximize the use of the height of the room. It should contain all the necessary elements, such as shelves for shoes, drawers, shelves for accessories, hangers for outerwear and some accessories. By installing such a cabinet, you can find free space for installing an armchair, ottoman, mini chest of drawers or other furniture. When arranging this room, pay attention to corner furniture, as it also takes up very little space.
materials
When choosing materials, try to give preference to high-quality wear-resistant coatings and facades. This requirement must be observed, since the entrance hall is a room that is characterized by sudden changes in temperature. It is better if the surfaces are smooth and easy to clean. Also pay attention to moisture resistant materials.
When choosing furniture, try to give preference to lightweight products that are made using glass or mirror surfaces, as they can fill the room with space.
Color solutions
A small hallway should be light, as such shades can make it visually wider. It is better to use white, beige, light gray, yellow, light blue, milky shades when decorating. Pay attention to light furniture with natural wood facades in milky shades.