Hallway

Visual extension techniques

The overall design of a small hallway should not stand out from the rest of the apartment. This is part of a single living space, so it makes more sense to design it in the same style as the interior of the kitchen and living room. To unite all the premises of the apartment into a single whole, it is enough to make a decorative arch instead of doors to the living room.

If the hallway is long and narrow, and several rooms go into it at once, then order doors with mirror inserts. This will both look more spectacular and visually increase the space. Ordinary doors can be replaced with sliding models, which will also allow you to additionally place the necessary pieces of furniture.

A small hallway can be pasted over with photo wallpaper or frescoes. They select a plot that visually expands the boundaries of space. It can be a sea, forest landscape, an open road or path that goes into the distance, a terrace or balcony, as if being a continuation of the room. You should not take wall murals with separate large objects. See ideas with photo wallpaper for a small hallway in the photo.

Color solutions

A small hallway should be light, since such shades can make it visually wider. It is better to use white, beige, light gray, yellow, light blue, milky shades for decoration

Pay attention to light furniture with natural wood facades in milky shades

As for the color combinations of the ceiling and walls, a pure white matte or glossy ceiling with milky, yellow wall covering or ivory wallpaper will look good. If you want to brighten up the room, you can choose one accent wall and make it in a contrasting color. If you want to brightly highlight any element of the hallway, you must take into account some rules.

Furniture design should be contrasting. So, a wardrobe can be purchased brighter and more juicy in color, or you can decorate its facades yourself. So you diversify the interior and fill it with bright accents.

Corridor interior (narrow hallway)

• When designing narrow hallways and corridors, it is necessary to visually eliminate the imperfections in the geometry of the room and think over the arrangement of things:
• Zoning the space, allocating a specific place to place shoes and clothes, while leaving space for the hallway.
• The difference in lateral dimensions is smoothed out by the correct combination of coatings on the surface of the ceiling, walls and floor.

Place mirrors or wall murals with perspective on the stretched walls to adjust the interior volume. Replace the interior door with an arch in the doorway. On the walls, use different colors: dark for short and light for long. The geometry of such a room is visually perceived as square.

Correctly positioned luminaires in the center of long walls will also create light obscuration at the ends. A photo of the design of the hallway for a narrow corridor will help you navigate correctly with the design and choose the right option.

White color for the hallway

White color fits perfectly into the interior of small hallways, as it has the property of visually increasing the volume of rooms. Gray and black inserts or decorative elements are recommended to perfectly complement the bright interior. Other multi-colored inserts will fit gracefully against a white background. But do not forget that such a color scheme needs constant care. After all, everyone knows that a house begins with a hallway, just like the idea of ​​the owners creating coziness.

White is ideal for small spaces as it visually pushes the walls and raises the ceiling

A snow-white room will become a model of order and cleanliness, and dark elements will dilute the cold interior.

Furniture for a small hallway

In order not to conceal the area of ​​the hallway, they choose compact furniture options. Modern manufacturers can provide a wide variety of furnishing options. The owners themselves can show imagination in order to arrange the necessary minimum of furniture in a matter of meters. How you can distribute furniture in the design of a small hallway, look at the photo.

You shouldn't come up with a lot of details, for such a room the motto should be the words: "Simplicity and conciseness!" Designers advise buying furniture that will not stand out in color and size against the general background of the finish. Because a bright version of the cabinet will visually reduce the room.

If you combine a furniture set with walls in one light color, this will increase the space. You can put a white wardrobe with mirrors in a white hallway, add lighting, a couple of interesting accent details: a picture, a clock, a lamp. Everything will look stylish and impressive. White interior for a small hallway is shown in the photo.

Ideally, the hallway is filled with such things: a wardrobe for outerwear, an open hanger, a curbstone or a chest of drawers, closed or open shelves for shoes, shelves for small things, a chair or ottoman for relaxation, a mirror. But for a small room, you have to choose only the most necessary, which can have several functions at once:

• If you choose a wardrobe with mirrored doors, you don't have to look for a place for a separate mirror;
• A low shoe shelf can act as a rest chair, as well as a surface for bags and backpacks;
• A small open cabinet with hangers and mezzanines can contain boxes of shoes and bags at the top.

Modular furniture

Modular furniture can also be purchased for the hallway. This option is convenient in that it allows the owners to decide for themselves which furnishings need to be purchased, and how to install them. How this ensemble will look in the apartment in the design of a small hallway, see the various ideas in the photo.

Closet

Another ideal option for a small hallway is a wardrobe. Its shape can be very diverse: straight, angular, built-in. The main feature of such a cabinet is sliding doors that save little space.

Mounted along one of the walls to the ceiling, the wardrobe will hide not only seasonal clothes and shoes, but also a lot of other things. It will be convenient to place ordinary shelves, pull-out brackets, boxes, shoe racks and a lot of other filling here, which will organize the stored property.

Mirrored sliding doors will visually increase the area of ​​the hall. If the wardrobe is made for a long narrow hallway along the wall, then the mirrored niche in the center is made out with side shelves for every little thing: keys, combs, umbrellas. See a similar interior of a small corridor in the apartment in the photo.

Material

The most common today are furniture sets made of chipboard or MDF. Of course, natural wood is an excellent material, but it is expensive and more suitable for spacious rooms. Plastic furniture will ruin any more or less decent interior, the only advantage of such interior items is the price. But if plastic is the only thing that you can afford, limit yourself to a shelf for shoes.

Doors should open freely, shelves should slide out easily, and rollers and door closers should work silently.

Another important point that deserves your attention is the build quality, reliability of fittings and individual parts.

You should also pay attention to the "endurance" of the hooks and shelves.

A mirror deserves close attention, especially if it is part of a monolithic structure.

If we talk about furniture made of natural wood, then metal elements are often used as decorative finishes. Their fastening and decent appearance would also be nice to check.By the way, plastic looks very good as decorative elements.

Interior items made of chipboard and MDF are decorated with natural leather or eco-leather, and plastic.

Correct zoning of the room

Very often, a long but narrow corridor evokes the association of a tunnel that does not even have an end. To avoid this, it is advisable to divide it into several zones when working out the corridor.

For example, next to the entrance, it is logical to place a hallway area where you will place various furniture, such as shelves for shoes, mirrors, hangers. Further, as a rule, a small storage system is installed.

To divide the room into rooms, you can use columns, arches, which, for example, will differ in color or texture.

Also, various forms of false ceilings are often used as one of the zoning elements.

Right at the entrance, you can choose ceramic tiles as a floor covering, and then, for example, put parquet, linoleum or laminate. There are many tricks you can use to decorate your hallway.

For example, to expand a room in the design of a small hallway, you can add small gaps of walls or an interior door of a bright color when working out.

To visually increase the area, you can also use large mirrors, or you can even make the whole wall mirrored.

Modular furniture

Modular furniture is becoming more and more popular. It is a complex of separate blocks that can be arranged in different order. This option is ideal for those who do not like monotony. It is possible to change the configuration at least every day! Such headsets easily adapt to both large hallways and tiny corridors. Even when you move, you do not have to purchase a new set in a small-sized hallway - you just need to "adjust" the existing set to the new dimensions.

For fans of ready-made solutions, manufacturers offer to choose modular furniture.

Such kits are made in different colors and there is always an opportunity to choose the one that suits you. Another advantage is the presence of additional illumination. It can be external and internal. In addition to convenience, this makes modular furniture effective and stylish.

Cabinets according to such a system are arranged based on the size and shape of the room, acquire any scale, and look modern.

If you wish, you can purchase modules on wheels and then moving around will not cause any trouble at all.

Small hallway design

Few owners can boast of a beautiful large entrance hall. The space at the front door in an apartment building is usually limited by a very modest-sized corridor. Often, besides a hanger and a shoe rack, it is difficult to accommodate anything else.

For a room of modest dimensions, a minimalist style is most suitable.
ideas for design

Install a shelf or closed dresser for shoes. Thanks to the simple design of such furniture, you can order a shelf of the required size, taking into account the number of people living in the apartment.

Hide things in a closed cabinet and discard unnecessary decorative items so as not to clutter up the space.

• A sliding wardrobe with a sliding door will not take up extra space, but it will hide all outerwear from prying eyes. Choose a wardrobe with mirrored doors - this will visually expand the space of a small hallway.
• Instead of a sliding wardrobe, you can use a compact, shallow wardrobe. Add mezzanines to it for additional placement of things, if the height of the ceilings allows.
• Another option is to use a corner cabinet in an empty corner. Such a cabinet is spacious enough, at the same time, it does not look bulky.

Pay attention to the color of the furniture in the small hallway. Light shades will visually add space, but will require careful cleaning to remove dirt.
Install doors with glass inserts leaving the rooms in the hallway

In this case, light from the rooms enters the hall and makes it visually larger.
Since there is usually no natural light in this room from the windows, provide enough light fixtures so that the room does not appear small and gloomy. Photos of the corridor design in the apartment will help you choose the right lighting design.

How to equip?

In a small narrow hallway, it is appropriate to place storage systems for clothes on the side of the front door. With a sufficient amount of side space, a place along one wall can be furnished with a small wardrobe with a mirrored facade or other modular furniture. A hanging hanger with a shoe cabinet, a compact chest of drawers or a rack will perfectly fit near the parallel wall.

In addition to the regular long rectangular shape, the corridor can have non-standard outlines. A similar layout is found in the interior of a private housewhere there is a staircase in the hallway. In this case, a minimum furniture set is chosen for the arrangement, consisting of a mirror, a bench and a hanger, which is equipped under the flight of stairs.

The photo shows an example of arranging a narrow hallway with a built-in wardrobe and a hanging console with a mirror.

Combined furniture sets are often found in modern interiors. Models that combine a shoe rack, an ottoman, a wardrobe, a curbstone, a mirror, etc., are perfect for real saving square meters in a narrow interior.

To preserve usable space, you should make the most of the space around the front door. Tall pencil cases or a stylish mezzanine will help with this.

In the photo there is a furniture set located along one wall, with a metal shoe rack and a huge mirrored wall.

Hallway in an apartment in Khrushchev

The ill-conceived layout of apartments in Khrushchevs causes the owners to have problems with the design of the hallway, which is usually used as a small narrow vestibule with exits leading to other rooms.

• In this case, two solutions are proposed for the design of the corridor in the apartment in order to make a compact and functional room:
• redevelopment, in which at least one of the interior doors is removed;
• color scheme of walls and furniture, which visually changes the perception of the surrounding space.

If possible, hang mirrors on the walls. Add volume to the space and a glossy stretch ceiling.

Choose a color scheme of light shades for furniture and walls, but do not get carried away with white - in a small room, any pollution will be immediately noticeable.
It is necessary to choose the right furniture so as not to clutter up the already insufficient area.

At the end of the wall, if space permits, place a wardrobe. Otherwise, use shelves and wall-mounted hangers with clothes hooks instead of closed wardrobes.

Study the photo of the design of a small narrow hallway in Khrushchev to avoid mistakes in design. Place mezzanines around the perimeter of the room under the ceiling. Thus, you will unload the main hallway space. Spotlights at the bottom of the mezzanines will visually make them lighter.

Style

In this matter, advice is hardly appropriate. After all, everyone chooses an option that is not just ideally suited in terms of parameters, but also the one that they like.

In the modern interior of a small hallway, there are almost no decorations, drawings or protruding elements.

An important nuance: the interior design of the hallway should be combined with the design solution of the entire apartment. Various colors are allowed, but the general concept should be the same. So, if a modern style prevails on your living space, then the hallway to the corridor will be chosen in a modern style.

In general, the interior gives the impression of impeccable taste and sophistication.

A little secret, mini hallways are recommended to be chosen in light colors.This little trick will make the room visually larger and more comfortable.

Shoes are placed directly under the clothes. In this case, you will not be able to hide anything, but such a design is popular and occupies a special niche in interior design.

The most popular areas for limited space are minimalism or hi-tech. In these styles, there is almost no decorative component, but they are as functional as possible.

Minimalists install ordinary hooks in the corridors, on which they hang clothes for the season.

How to choose wallpaper for the hallway

Wallpaper in the hallway must first of all be practical. Give up paper wallpapers - they will not withstand wet raincoats and umbrellas, and besides, you will not wash off the dirt brought from the street on your shoes.

Avoid too light color of the wallpaper - the resulting dirt is immediately visible on them. A selection of photos of repair ideas in the corridor will make it easier to choose the right wallpaper.

• Vinyl wallpaper is optimal in terms of price-quality ratio. Thanks to the non-woven layer, they are easy to glue on their own, and the upper PVC layer is easy to clean and resistant to mechanical damage. A wide range of colors will even allow you to choose an imitation of natural stone, textiles or plaster and hide blemishes on uneven surfaces.
• Liquid wallpaper mixed with water-based paint is convenient for decorating walls in various colors. Their practicality is due to the specifics of the texture being created, when it is enough to replace a separate area in order to renew the contaminated surface without a full-fledged repair.
• Cork wallpapers are environmentally friendly and beautiful, they are easy to clean and do not require specific maintenance. The walls covered with such wallpaper create a feeling of warmth and comfort.
• Non-woven wallpaper for painting is interesting for the embodiment of design ideas, since they imitate different textures and withstand up to five colors. This down-to-earth approach means you can easily update your hallway walls as needed.

You can create a harmonious interior even in a small hallway, turning it into a cozy room. Put all things in a suitable closet, shoes in a special cabinet, choose the lighting design and colors, and then all the guests of your house will envy the beautiful design of the hallway.

Choosing furniture for the hallway

In the hallway, you need to place a lot of things that are usually not stored in other rooms.

If the dimensions of the hallway permit, you can put furniture for relaxation in it: an armchair, an ottoman or a bench.

Sometimes you just need to take a breath and sit for a couple of minutes, going into the house. And for older people it is more convenient to put on shoes while sitting.

What kind of furniture to choose? 10 tips for decorating a hallway:

Moreover, in addition to functional wardrobes for clothes, shelves and shoe cabinets, there are often auxiliary interior elements: shelves for small things, holders for keys and gloves, an umbrella stand.

The minimum set for a small hallway includes a wardrobe or hanger, a shelf for shoes, an ottoman and a mirror

Use multifunctional items, combining a mirror with a cabinet door, an ottoman with a shoe cabinet.
Pay attention to modular furniture. So you can purchase exactly those parts of the ensemble that fit in the hallway in size, and make your own composition

Replacement or addition of interior items in this case is solved quite quickly and painlessly for the owner's budget and the design of the room. Another plus of modular furniture is that you can independently update the interior, periodically changing the modules in places.

Hallway wardrobe ideas

• Focusing on the photo of the interior of the hallway with a wardrobe, choose a built-in or body structure for yourself:
• The built-in wardrobe belongs to stationary furniture, but it is stable and takes up the allotted space to the maximum.
• A cabinet wardrobe is more expensive than a built-in wardrobe, but it can be rearranged if desired.

Sliding cabinet doors are often fitted with mirrors to visually enlarge a small space. Choose this model in a small hallway.

For other cases, you can consider options for cabinets with frosted glass installed in the doors or various prints. This design gives character and originality to the room, setting accents and changing the overall perception of the interior.

Features of small hallways

In essence, the hallway is a very specific room. She must solve the issue of storing clothes, shoes and many necessary little things, in addition, it should be convenient to dress in the hallway before going out, and undress and take off her shoes after returning home.

Things in such a space can be simply hung on a bar with hooks.

Based on the above tasks, in the hallway you need to fit a wardrobe (or a hanger), a shoe cabinet and an ottoman so that it is convenient to put on shoes.

A small hallway will be decorated with discreet directions.

Of course, it all depends on the size of the particular hallway. Unfortunately, in most cases, the area of ​​the corridors in typical apartments is very small and the question of choosing a full-fledged large headset is not worth it. Someone generally decides to be content with a shelf for hats, a "set" of hooks on the wall and a small mirror.

Such minimalism in the interior will look stylish and conceptual, and the narrow corridor will turn from the disadvantages of the apartment into its advantages.

But today there is an opportunity to purchase stylish modern hallways for small corridors. Such kits have everything you need for a full-fledged existence.

Modern manufacturers provide models with a width of only 20 cm, while they have a place for storing shoes, bags, keys.

In any case, whatever you choose, before buying a set of furniture, measure everything carefully so that there are no unpleasant surprises later. Or perhaps you decide to make a plan of the corridor on paper, and already there "place" all the necessary items. Then you will have a clear idea of ​​what and how you need to arrange, and what you can do without.

Elegant functionality is the motto of modern design style. It is characterized by clear lines and smooth surfaces.

Lighting a small hallway

Hardly anyone can boast that there is a window in his small hallway. To prevent the room from looking like a dark closet, it is worth positioning the lamps correctly. There are several options for illuminating the corridor:

• General lighting can be selected. To do this, hang a small chandelier in the form of a plafond in the center of the hallway or mount several spotlights with soft diffused light.
• Work lighting allows you to highlight some of the functional areas. Since the hallway is not very large, one or two lamps on the sides of the mirror with a shelf for important little things (keys, combs) are enough. Built-in lamps on the top panel of the cabinet are also suitable: they will highlight its interior and the hall itself. See the design of small hallways in the corridor in the photo.
• Decorative lighting does not carry any functional load, but if you really want to bring a zest here, then why not. These can be LED strips located at the edges of the shelves, illuminated niches, a false window with an illuminated stained glass window, and the rest.

Unusual entrance hall in a private house

• When decorating a hall in a private house, it is necessary to take into account some specific features inherent in this type of dwelling:
• Typical furniture may not fit in size, since individual projects with non-standard room dimensions are usually used for the construction of private houses.
• The front door opens onto the street, and not into the entrance, as in a multi-storey building. At the same time, in the cold season, the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is more significant, therefore, the installation of metal doors is not recommended. Or use a double construction with internal wooden doors.

Do not use drywall and paper wallpapers: they are not resistant to moisture. To decorate the hallway, take more practical materials: paint or plastic panels for the walls, decorative tiles or linoleum for the floor.
Wood and chipboard also do not withstand moisture well, so it is better to prefer forged metal as a material for furniture. In addition to aesthetic beauty, such interior items are functional and durable.

A selection of photos of the design of the hallway in a private house will help to correctly assess the situation and choose a practical and beautiful solution.