Despite the fact that many people treat the interior of the hallway with disdain, it is the first room that is seen when entering the apartment. Most often, it is by finishing the corridor that guests judge the owners of the apartment. There are a lot of design options for the hallway, it all depends on the material possibilities, personal wishes and the size of the room.
Narrow hallway
Most of the apartments that were left as a legacy of the Soviet Union have small narrow corridors. Using some design techniques, you can visually expand a narrow space. How to do it?
- It is recommended to use only light shades in the interior and to abandon dark finishing materials, as they visually reduce the already small space of the room.
- Since the entrance hall has no sources of natural light, you should take care of a large number of lamps.
- If there are animals in the house, you should refuse to decorate the room with wallpaper, as the dogs, returning from a walk, can irrevocably ruin them. Preference should be given to such finishing materials as artificial stone, tiles, paintwork.
- Built-in furniture will help save space, and a large mirror on the closet door will visually expand the hallway.
- Since the room most often looks like a tunnel, you should abandon decor items that clutter up the space too much in favor of photographs or paintings on the walls.
Even at minimal cost, you can create a unique interior of a narrow hallway.
Corner corridor
Corner hallway options are often found in two-room apartments. Designers consider this option for the location of the room the most difficult, since the room is small and uncomfortable. Corner hallway can have this interior:
- Since standard large-sized furniture will not fit in a small corner, designers recommend equipping a corner niche for clothes there.
- Tile is considered ideal as a floor covering, as it is the easiest to wash from dirt and dust, which in any case will accumulate in the hallway.
- When choosing furniture, you should give preference to light colors and simple shapes, as too bright and original will noticeably "eat" the space.
- In addition to standard fixtures on the walls or ceiling, you can equip floor lamps or place them at the bottom of the cabinet. Thus, the ceiling will look higher and more voluminous.
Especially advantageous in a smallthe corridor looks like a glossy stretch ceiling, which, in combination with lamps, visually expands the space.
Interior of a large hallway
The entrance hall in the apartment is large if it is a studio apartment, three-room housing in a new building or a private house. In such a room there is space for experiments. Often designers offer hallway options with figured plasterboard ceilings, arches, niches, and unusual furniture.
Usually, the interior of such a hallway is arranged in the style of the entire apartment in order to create a single space. Massive wardrobes, large mirrors, armchairs or pouffes for sitting are used.
Long corridor design
Variants of hallways that do not have a lot of space, but are of sufficient length, are often designed like narrow corridors. The lack of space does not provide room for large furniture, so it is recommended to still choose built-in items.
It is important not to litter the narrow gap of the apartment with unnecessary details, therefore such a corridor is visually divided into zones. For example, at the entrance, you can put a compact locker for shoes, and then a hanger or wardrobe for outerwear. It is also recommended to stick to light shades in the design of the room.
Corridor design with stairs
The interior of the hallway in the house can be in close contact with the stairs that lead to the second floor. In rare cases, the stairs are remade to fit the general style, rather, it happens the other way around, so when building a house it is importantmake it as neutral as possible.
Often such corridors also do not have much space, so designers strive to fill even the space under the stairs, for example, for equipping a wardrobe or shoe cabinet. If there is space left in such a corridor, then it is filled with furniture - a small sofa or bench, an additional wardrobe.
Wall finishing options
Taking into account the characteristics of the rooms, you should choose the decoration for the walls. The most commonly used materials are:
- Tile. It can be matte, glossy, with imitation of white brick or stone. This finishing material highlights practicality, since it can last for many years without changes in appearance. In addition, the tile is easiest to wash from street dust, which, one way or another, will fall into the hallway.
- Finishing the walls of the hallway with decorative stone in light colors gives originality and sophistication to the room.
- Wallpaper in the interior of the hallway can be washing, which will significantly prolong their attractive appearance. With the help of a variety of textures, ornaments and images, you can create almost any interior in the room. In any case, the wallpaper in the hallway in the apartment should be not only beautiful, but also practical.
- Textured plaster and paint coatings are also popular finishing materials. The original appearance and ease of operation make them desirable on the walls of the hallway.
It is important that the finishingthe materials that were chosen for the hallway met three requirements:
- wear resistance, as there is constant contact with hands, clothes;
- practicality, so that the corridor can be washed from pollution;
- reliability.
Wall decoration is an important part of any interior, so it is important to pay enough attention to it.
Ceiling design
Since the entrance hall in the apartment often does not have large dimensions, residents tend to visually expand the space. The correct design of the ceiling can help in this matter. Here, as well as for other design elements, there is a clear rule - no dark shades.
Most popular designs:
- Stretch ceiling. It can be of various colors, textures, glossy or matte. This solution looks fresh and modern, at the same time, the right film for the ceiling can visually make it higher.
- Gypsum board constructions. With their help, you can round the sharp corners of the room, which also make it visually smaller.
- Textured or plain wallpaper in light shades. Thus, you can even save money by choosing ordinary paper wallpapers.
- Natural wood is ideal for decorating the ceiling in the hallway of a private house.
The joints of walls and ceilings are traditionally made using baguettes.
Choice of furniture
The number and dimensions of furniture are selected based on the dimensions of the room. For narrow and small options for hallways, you can limit yourself to a smallshoe rack, seating pouffe and built-in wardrobe if space permits.
The larger the space, the more furniture the hallway can fit. In some cases, it is appropriate to place a small sofa, a chest of drawers with a mirror for storing cosmetics, arches, niches. Sometimes, as decor items, you can put fresh flowers in outdoor flowerpots.
Mirror selection
A mirror in the hallway is an invariable attribute, because everyone wants to evaluate their appearance just before going out. Mirrors can be of several options:
wall-mounted can be of various shapes - rectangular, square, round, oval, often such mirrors frame beautiful frames that complement the interior;
- outdoor is always large and rectangular, has the ability to change position, convenient for placement in large hallways;
- mirror on the closet door repeats the shape and size of the door, can be decorated with patterns made by laser spraying;
- mirror on a chest of drawers is ideal for spacious rooms, unfortunately it is difficult to fit in the hallway of a standard apartment.
With the help of properly selected mirrors, you can visually expand the space of a small hallway, as well as the illumination.
Choice of fixtures
Since most often the entrance hall in the house does not have sources of natural light, you should take care of the presence of artificial light. Designers give backpreference for the following options:
- The chandelier in the middle of the ceiling is a good solution for square rooms. However, you should purchase a chandelier that will be proportionate to the hallway, as a large lamp in a small room looks ridiculous.
- Spotlights give a lot of light and also enliven the interior. They are often combined with drywall ceilings.
- Wall lights look pretty cozy in the hallway of any configuration. Moreover, there can be from one to several pieces.
- Illumination for the mirror in the hallway is also necessary. When choosing the right luminaire, you should focus on its compact size and appearance.
- A pendant lamp in the hallway in the form of a lantern, which is located above the door, can add some mystery to the interior of the home.
Do not forget that if the interior of the corridor has arches, niches and other three-dimensional elements, they should also be highlighted.
Cozy little things
No interior is complete without decor items, because most often they set the individual character of the room. It can be all kinds of carpets on the floor, soft pillows on the sofa, framed photographs, small paintings, wall souvenirs from travels, symbols of hobbies, for example, deer antlers as a sign of hunting.
Wall clocks that fit perfectly into the interior design, vases, compositions of artificial or living plants, candlesticks and other cute little things that create comfort in the house are also popular.
Conclusion
The interior of the hallway in the house is very important to think through to the smallest detail, because it must combine compactness and functionality. When choosing a color, preference should be given to light tones - white, beige, blue, gray, mustard and others.
Wallpaper in the hallway in the apartment or other finishing materials should emphasize the interior of the entire home. In addition, designers recommend choosing simple but elegant materials that can visually expand the space of a small room. When creating the interior of your hallway, you need to start from your own wishes and material possibilities.
