The hallway is the room that sees us off every morning and greets us in the evening; it is the first space that everyone sees when they come to our home. The business card, the first introduction, the very “hanger” from which it all begins. That is why any owner of an apartment or house wants to see his hallway comfortable, practical, functional, fashionable, made in the general design style of the entire home. But most hallways in Russian apartments, especially those built during Soviet times, are so modest in size that you have to carve out not meters, but centimeters of usable space. But even in small utilitarian rooms you can create a comfortable, aesthetic and modern design.
Fashionable design trends for the hallway
The design of the corridor in the apartment uses the directions presented below. We look at the photo and choose a style. Modern style uses white brick, light colors, lots of light. You can add white upholstered furniture and wooden objects.
The classic style chooses openwork attributes, beautiful accessories, and durable materials.
The high-tech style for the hallway primarily involves clearly defined lines and the use of spotlights.
The loft uses decorative brick and wooden details. Gives the impression of a spacious garage.
Provence will make the hallway soft and cozy.
Scandinavian style loves solid colors combined with patterns in certain areas. For this direction, functional furniture, open spaces, and bright inserts are used.
Minimalism likes to push everything unnecessary out of the room and let in more light.
Modern ideas for a hallway with tiles: emphasis on the floor
If bright wallpaper accentuates the walls of the room, then floor tiles will make visitors to your home look at their feet. In 2018, the trend is ceramic floor tiles with rich multi-colored patterns in Moroccan and oriental styles. Combine it with light, plain walls and small decor in matching tones for a finished look.
What color should I use for the hallway?
Next, let’s take a walk through the photo gallery and look at the current colors:
The white hallway is the most popular trend this year. White, used as a base for walls, the color of furniture, cabinets.
The gray corridor, due to its practicality, has long been used in apartment interiors. Read how to combine gray color correctly here -
Red is chosen by lovers of originality.
The blue color also speaks of extraordinary taste. It can act as a highlight of the interior of the apartment as a whole.
The beige hallway is a classic option and the choice of many people.
Black will become a mechanism for conveying high prices, with a touch of brutality.
How to choose wallpaper for the hallway?
Today there is a huge selection of different wallpapers on the market. Read about how to choose them, tips, practical recommendations in our article here.
Below are some interesting options.
The golden rule of ergonomics
Regardless of the style chosen, furniture should follow a simple set of rules.
- Contain all necessary storage items . Choose a set of sufficient volume so that all sets of everyday outerwear fit into it. If you plan to store any other items in the hallway, then provide enough space for this. The classic option is a wardrobe.
- Leave enough space so you can walk freely. The minimum safe distance is 90 cm.
- Give freedom to the movements you perform when changing clothes and shoes . It all depends on the health and complexion of family members. Do they need a seat to change shoes? Can a broad-shouldered man take off his coat without constraint in his movements? How much space does everyone need to take off their shoes?
- Ensure the unhindered exit of people from any room in an emergency. Even the most beautiful and expensive furniture should under no circumstances interfere with the opening of doors from bathrooms, kitchens and living rooms. If the path of people passes through the corner of the headset, make it rounded to avoid injury.
- Be safe for users . Provide reliable fastenings for mezzanines. Take care in advance of durable embedded elements in plasterboard walls during repairs. Buy furniture made from quality materials. Ask for certifications to ensure you don't inhale toxic fumes.
DIY corridor design: choice of materials and techniques
Resistance to moisture, damage, and scratches is especially important in relation to the floor and areas adjacent to the front door. It is desirable that after contact with wet, scratching and hitting objects, the surfaces do not lose their aesthetic qualities. The best materials for the floor in the hallway are tiles or porcelain tiles. The second option is preferable because porcelain stoneware is stronger and more wear-resistant. Both coatings will cost more than linoleum and many other materials. However, when used correctly, they last longer.
For the walls of the corridor it is better to choose a certain combination of materials. The lower part, the area near the front door or other place with a high risk of contamination is finished with ceramic tiles and wall panels. You can choose decorative plaster, washable or liquid wallpaper. These are practical, cheap materials, easy to care for and easy to clean.
Advice. For these purposes, only vinyl ones with a non-woven backing can be used. When finishing with liquid wallpaper, make sure that it has a wet cleaning option.
You can decorate the upper part of the wall in the corridor with more refined, noble and expensive materials:
- cover with classic wallpaper;
- create a pattern from decorative plaster, including a 3-dimensional one;
- decorate with photo wallpaper;
- decorate with natural or imitating materials.
For the ceiling you should not use multi-level structures, photo prints, bright colors, stucco, especially in small rooms. The designers' recommendation is a simple white ceiling. If you want originality, decorate your decor with unusual lamps.
How to hide furniture in a small hallway?
To visually expand the space, you can use a simple design technique. Even bulky furniture can be hidden, making it easier for visual perception. There are several simple techniques for this.
- Place volumetric elements above or below eye level . We usually estimate the size of a room by the free space that is at head level. At the same time, a long row of mezzanines can accommodate the contents of a large closet. The same goes for chests of drawers. At the same time, sliding facades do not take up space when opening, and with them there is no risk of hitting your head on the sharp corner of the door.
- Floating bedside tables . Not every wall can withstand this. However, if it is possible to hang the chest of drawers, the impression of levitation is created. The free space underneath provides convenient cleaning with one sweep of the mop and additional space for storing shoes.
- In the color of the walls. Mimicry is a favorite technique of designers when they need to hide the volume of a large closet. Let it blend into the walls. Highlight only the part that is easy to perceive with color. This will help to visually reduce the size of the set and “spread the walls” of the hallway.
- A game of contrasts . Light shades are perceived by the eye as closer. And dark ones create a niche effect.
- Mirrors . Any mirrored surface can double the space. The only rule is not to place mirrors opposite each other. Avoid the corridor of reflections.
Corridor interior design 2022: furniture
Not all people can imagine a large and spacious closet in a small hallway. But it's quite possible. For example, a built-in system is perfect for a large family. The design will allow you to store not only shoes, but also hats, as well as other accessories.
The hallway will become practical and comfortable if it contains a beautiful and functional furniture set
For a small corridor, designers also recommend choosing furniture in light colors.
In addition to the closet, you can choose special spacious shelving for a small hallway. They do not take up much space, but allow you to store a large number of things.
Hallway furniture 2022:
- Closet;
- Shelving;
- Furniture with smooth fronts.
In the process of decorating the corridor, do not forget about the light. Since there are no windows, then it is recommended to install bright, or even better, multi-point lighting. In addition to the central lamp, install additional sconces or small lamps in the mirror area.
What to do to make the hallway look light and spacious?
If possible, you should abandon the usual cabinets. They create an impressive volume, which is quite difficult to disguise in narrow corridors. All visual effects are neutralized by the narrow passage. For this reason, it is desirable to use open systems.
What to do to prevent clothes from cluttering the hallway?
- End rods . With a depth of 40 cm, they can accommodate up to 6 coats and jackets. At the same time, all clothes will hang compactly and beautifully. And to level out the depth of the structure, one single façade with a full-length mirror will be useful. Since the clothes are open at the sides, you can easily find the item you need.
- Shelves. Replace the usual chipboard shelves with glass. The hallway will instantly become more spacious, and you will save the necessary space for gloves and chargers.
If you are afraid that the glass will break and injure children, place the shelves not along the walls, but across them. If you combine the end shelves with an end hanger, you will get a super-compact set about 1 m long. At the same time, it will also fit a seat, a shoe shoe and several boxes for cosmetics and keys. - Frame. An ordinary wooden frame can become a stylish element in the interior of the hallway. Especially when combined with a hat rack. Place 6-8 hooks and a barbell on it. And at the bottom, place a board under your shoes. As a result, you will get a compact and roomy hanger that takes up no more than 80 cm of space. It can easily fit 6 coats, 4 jackets and a couple of handbags.
- Step-ladder hanger. Modern styles value free space and slight negligence. Therefore, stepladders and ladders are often used as furniture. The bottom shelf for shoes is the widest place in this design. At the top it narrows in the form of a frame leaning against the wall. If necessary, you can make a small shelf at the top. And hang a mirror or a writing board above it.
- Jackets down . If you do not wear long coats and raincoats, for short down jackets and jackets, place the hooks below eye level. This will give the necessary space. Especially when the walls are decorated in light colors. Even better is to hang a large mirror in the vacant space.
With a complex geometric pattern
From simple forms, design gradually returns to complex ones. But not to monograms and stucco, but to geometry. The trend has already reached wallpaper. Therefore, pay attention to models whose design resembles a complex cipher.
Classic rhombuses are still in fashion, only now they are made with an interesting visual effect. When the pattern is applied with paint with shimmer, and it is visible only if you stand at a certain angle. And the appearance of such wallpaper changes depending on the lighting and time of day.
Floor hangers - can they be used in narrow hallways?
Racks with hooks can look very compact. It is not at all necessary to line up the hangers around the holder. They can be located on both sides. In this case, the hanger will take up minimal space.
Banquettes with built-in hanging space are ideal for small families. If you have guests, a rod under the hat rack will be useful for their clothes.
With different lengths of outerwear, there is no need to make one tall closet. It is enough to install a floor structure made of pipes. At the same time, you can independently adjust the height of the bar. This makes it possible to lower clothes to an acceptable level and free up part of the wall.
These options look especially good in loft style. Suitable for urban interiors like grunge. In this case, the material will be water pipes.
Combination of wallpaper with wood panels
In the hallway, such decor performs not only an aesthetic, but also a practical function. After all, this is the first room we enter from the street, which means it will be subject to quite heavy pollution.
Additionally, wall panels are a great way to support a classic style design concept. In this case, it is worth choosing light colors for both panels and wallpaper. An easy way to make an interesting accent: place in a vase the same flowers that are in the pattern. An attentive guest will be delighted with your ingenuity.
By the way, decorative panels can be made from the wallpaper itself. Who said wallpaper has to be on top? Play by your own rules: place wood panels up and wallpaper, preferably dark colors, down. Not too practical, but how non-trivial.
Transformable shelves and hooks
The smooth surface of the wall creates a feeling of order and cleanliness. In addition, the protruding elements do not create additional volume. When the hanger is free, it is a flat module.
If necessary, any hook can be brought into working condition, and it will take up space
Such designs fit perfectly into any style from high-tech to log house. The main thing is to choose the right material from which the hanger is made.
If you store a maximum of a couple of coats and the same number of handbags in your hallway, use luminous lamp hooks. They are plastic or wooden handles like door handles. Only on an enlarged scale. LED lighting is hidden under the decorative cap.
This model will preserve your clothes and serve as a night light.
If we develop this idea further, then instead of ordinary round pieces, mirrors of different sizes can be used as a decorative element. This way the issue of placing a mirror surface will be resolved and the boundary of the hallway will be blurred due to reflection.
Models with built-in glass are suitable for minimalist interiors. They can be mirrored, transparent or colored. The main thing is to achieve visual lightness.
The unusual shape of the wire hanger eliminates the volume and helps make it almost weightless.
If you desperately need a large number of hooks, then turn the hanger into an art object. For example, a stylized deer or elk head. Antlers are a great way to fit a lot of clothing into a small area.
Narrow slats with built-in hooks take up little space, allow you to store clothes in tiers and look stylish.
Do you have outerwear made of delicate fabrics that do not like contact with hard surfaces? In this case, cover the chipboard sheet with soft material and cover it with leatherette. Give your hanger a royal look. This option will fit perfectly into a classic interior. Especially if you complement it with a beautiful frame with a gilded baguette.
If you still really need a large number of open shelves, approach this issue creatively. The zigzag looks much lighter than a regular comb of parallel lines.
Use images with perspective. This can be photo printing, painting, stencils or vinyl stickers. Anything. Just to make guests believe that the walls have no boundaries, and behind the facade of the closet there is a whole world with waterfalls, quiet streets and beautiful landscapes.
In 2022, spacious, stylish hallways are in fashion, which can be comfortable and beautiful, regardless of the number of square meters.
For lovers of luxury: hallways with dark furniture and shine
This is not even a trend, but an eternal classic. Who doesn’t want it to immediately become clear upon entering their home: “wealthy people live here”? In 2022, designers are achieving this effect by combining dark wood tones with softly shiny surfaces and decor. As an alternative to chic dark furniture, dark wall coverings can serve, and lamps, chandeliers, mirrors, metal fittings, etc. can serve as luxurious decor.
