Hallway in Khrushchev: zoning, layout, ideas for design in a small hallway (110 photos)

Rules for designing small hallways

• In the design of small corridors it is necessary to use light colors, which can be present both on the walls of the room and on the floor covering. Also, in the interior of small hallways, glass and mirror materials are often used against a background of light shades, with the help of which the hallway space visually increases.
• A beneficial solution in the hallways of Khrushchev-era apartments would be to use a minimalist style: fewer decorative elements that burden the room, more functionality.
• It is recommended to equip the space of Khrushchev's hallways with built-in furniture, since it occupies a minimum area and is very functional in use.

Below are photos of a hallway in a Khrushchev-era building using the above techniques for proper room design.

Lighting

The hallway is one of the darkest rooms, so lighting is of great importance for it.

For hallways in Khrushchev, wall lamps with light directed upward are suitable, for narrow ones - the light is directed in one direction, diffused light will visually make the hallway larger.

Ideas for renovating a hallway in Khrushchev

The entrance area of ​​a room, which does not have a large area or windows, can become gloomy and inconvenient to use without the use of special techniques in interior design. Therefore, you should consider ways to transform a small-sized Khrushchev-era apartment into a full-fledged apartment area, where all the necessary elements will be located.

• In order to increase the space of a small hallway you can:
• Avoid swing doors and decorate the openings with arched structures.
• If arches are not acceptable, the openings can be framed with sliding doors with translucent glass inserts (shock-resistant acrylic glass works well).
• The most time-consuming way is to replace the interior partitions with a built-in wardrobe from floor to ceiling. It will serve as both a storage place and a partition in a narrow room. Volumetric decorative elements should be excluded.

Furniture selection

Even if you have a small hallway, you want to get a cozy and comfortable environment. To do this, you should approach the purchase of furniture responsibly:

1. A sliding wardrobe installed along one wall will house the entire storage system and save space thanks to sliding doors;

2. If the first option is not suitable, a wall hanger, a rack with a rod or a corner cabinet model will come to the rescue;

3. For a small space, a built-in furniture option is well suited, as it takes up less space and allows you to fit a large number of things. Don’t forget about a shoe rack or shoe rack, otherwise shoes will clutter up an already small space;

4. You can visually enlarge the corridor and make it more functional using furniture up to the ceiling with glass facades;
5. Another piece of furniture is a high bookcase. Roomy and compact, it is suitable for placing shoes and accessories on the top compartment;

6. Since the area of ​​the Khrushchev hallway does not allow for a sofa or pouf, it can be replaced with a low cabinet in which things and accessories will be stored;
7. An open storage system looks less attractive, but is more compact. The hooks on the top are for outerwear, and the bottom ones are convenient for hanging brushes, keys and handbags;

8. Manufacturers offer modern options for modular furniture, which are compact in size and allow you to arrange them at your discretion;

9. If purchasing furniture is not part of the owners’ plans, you can get by with hanging storage shelves, under which you can place hooks for outerwear;
10. A coffee table and shelves with wall mounting will help you place the necessary accessories and will not take up much space.

If you choose and arrange furniture wisely, then even a small area can become quite functional and comfortable.

Wall decoration

The walls should be decorated in warm or cool light colors. There is no need to use dark and colorful shades in the interior, which will narrow the space. If there is a need to combine contrasting colors, then it is better to arrange the color scheme from dark to light in the direction from floor to ceiling.

All dark designs, ornaments and decors should be placed in the middle zone, at the level of human height. The ceiling and ceiling area should always be decorated in light colors with the addition of additional lighting.

The design of the hallway in Khrushchev should begin with the choice of material. The walls in the hallway can be painted. You can use basic colors: white, beige; they go well with gold, yellow, silver, gray, green and woody colors.

To prevent contamination of the walls and an original combination of finishing elements, you can use tiled material or decorative bricks, which are usually laid on the lower part of the wall, in the corners of the room, or with the help of them one relief wall in the corridor is highlighted.

A narrow hallway in a Khrushchev-era building can also be decorated with PVC panels, liquid or vinyl wallpaper, which tolerate wet cleaning well. You should not use plasterboard structures for finishing, as it will only reduce the area of ​​the already small hallway.

Project

Planning any design, including for a small hallway, begins with a project. When developing it, it is important to take into account that space is limited, which means that every square meter must be used with maximum efficiency, without overloading the interior.

In order to achieve this, you should remember:

• zoning - it is done using color design, lighting, furniture;
• ceiling height - often this is another major drawback of Soviet standard buildings of the Khrushchev era;
• finishing - in this case, bulk materials are not appropriate;
• adjusting the shape - the desired visual effects, as with zoning, are helped to achieve by color, light, as well as the skillful use of mirrors;
• furniture - installing only what is necessary, using transforming structures to save free space;
• stylistics - the hallway should be in harmony with the other rooms.

Ceiling finishing

The best solution for finishing ceilings in Khrushchev-era apartments would be a suspended ceiling. It will hide all the unevenness and imperfections on the ceiling. If the ceiling is glossy, the effect will be enhanced: the room will become larger and filled with additional light due to mirror reflection.

A multi-level plasterboard ceiling would also be a good solution. The only disadvantage of this ceiling design is a reduction in height by 8-10 cm, but the use of additional lighting sources: spotlights, hanging sconces or LED strip makes this reduction unnoticeable.

Doors

With doors, everything is quite simple: it is customary to choose the same material for them and keep them in the same style. The color of the skirting boards will depend on the color of the door, because they are usually made to match. Less commonly, skirting boards are made in the same color as the floor. Depending on preferences, the standard type of doors can be abandoned in favor of sliding or arched ones, which also gives a benefit in the visual expansion of the hallway.

General recommendations

First you need to carefully measure all the parameters of your hallway. At best, you will get 3-4 squares, but you can use them wisely.

Avoid large furniture and massive structures, avoid unnecessary accessories and decorations, and use techniques to visually expand the space.

One of the common problems of corridors in Khrushchev's houses is a small narrow corridor and low ceilings, another common phenomenon is an inconvenient shape. These are small corner corridors of a strange configuration, a corridor letter “G” and other typical pictures.

Interior styles

When decorating a corridor in a Khrushchev building, there is no place for bulky and pretentious styles. Reflect different movements of minimalism or adapt other movements.

Minimalist hi-tech

The main advantage of high-tech in Khrushchev buildings is the lightness of the structure and the materials used in it. Although the style itself requires space, its elements will fit perfectly into a small hallway. These are mirror surfaces, shiny surfaces, glass, thin durable plastic, practical aluminum structures.

Eco-minimalism

Japanese minimalism

Eco-trends - natural materials, green color, lots of light. This style goes well with the familiar and cozy Scandinavian style. It will especially appeal to lovers of fresh flowers, handicrafts and textiles, which fit naturally into ecological interiors.

Scandinavian minimalism

The main materials in the interior are natural wood in light shades, bamboo, and light paper partitions. The lamps are made from paper or metal frames, producing a warm but abundant light. The principles of horizontality are actively used: stripes, lines, ornaments, furniture arrangement.

Contemporary

A fresh and interesting alternative to Japanese style. The design is done in creamy pastel colors with pops of orange, red, blue and purple as accents. Paintings, carpets and other cozy household appliances are appropriate in a Scandinavian interior.

Use of mirrors

A mirror is one of the required elements. It not only allows you to tidy yourself up before going out, but also visually enlarges the space and makes it deeper. For a narrow corridor in a Khrushchev-era apartment, it is better to give preference to a built-in mirror in furniture or a wall, but if you already have a table or small cabinet, you can hang it above the furniture. Built-in structures will be appropriate if you need to get a full-length reflection.

The design is selected based on the chosen interior style. It is desirable that the frame be simple and flat, made of wood or plastic. Forged elements and baguettes will only make the concept heavier and make the mirror out of place in a small room. For decoration, you can order a model of a non-standard shape (rhombus, mosaic, figure), as well as with sandblasting or photo printing.

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Price category: "Average"

For a person who both works and rests in an apartment, we will provide a maximum of zones with different functionality.
We combine the kitchen and living room - we get a spacious room for relaxing and receiving guests. We will choose a corner set - it will completely cover two walls, so you can dispense with the upper cabinets. The living room area is separated from the kitchen by a bar counter and a corner sofa. We will complement the interior with an armchair, a coffee table and a bookcase. We will place the TV on the wall opposite the sofa, which is formed by niches for storage systems. We will install two cabinets in these niches - on the side of the bedroom and the hallway. We will separate the bedroom area with a bed and bedside table with a textile partition. We will set up a work office on an insulated balcony.

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Brezhnevki: the main development of sleeping bags

Nine-story Brezhnevkas were built according to 1963 standards. Mass development has grown to nine floors. Elevators and garbage chutes appeared in the buildings. But at the same time, until the early 1970s, five-story buildings with improved characteristics continued to be built.

Kitchens increased from 4.5 to 6.0 square meters. m, combined bathrooms were now allowed only in one-room apartments. Combining rooms was allowed in three- and four-room apartments. But, oddly enough, it was the improved layouts that led to the deterioration of the living conditions of the townspeople: with the advent of Brezhnevka, communal settlement returned.

In addition to standard panels, brick houses were built during the Soviet period - according to serial or individual projects. “Brick” accounted for 15 to 30% of the construction in residential areas. Planning solutions are usually the same as in similar panels.

Cost of apartments in Brezhnevka

One-room apartments – from 2.8 million rubles.

Two-room apartments – from 3.6 million rubles.

Three-room apartments – from 4.1 million rubles.

Where are they located?

Brezhnevki - brick and panel - are found in all urban areas except Central, Admiralteysky and Petrogradsky. This is also the main development of residential areas in the second half of the 1960s: Frunzensky, Nevsky, Kalininsky, Vyborgsky, and the southern part of the Moskovsky district.

Advantages and disadvantages

Today, when the city is becoming overgrown with a belt of new buildings beyond the borders, the Brezhnevka neighborhoods are no longer the outskirts. The main problem of microdistricts (enlarged blocks) that were planned and developed at the turn of the 1960s-70s is outdated intra-block layouts: narrow dead-end driveways, difficulties with parking spaces in the courtyards. The designers of the times of stagnation did not imagine that every family would have a car.

The houses themselves, unlike Khrushchev buildings, are equipped with elevators and garbage chutes. In the vast majority of Brezhnevkas, as part of city programs for the overhaul of the common property of apartment buildings, elevators were modernized and water supply risers were replaced. In some areas, facades are being actively updated.

Visual increase in space

In order to visually increase the space in a small hallway, you can use the following techniques:

• using a color finish on the transverse wall that is a tone or two lighter than the longitudinal one, as shown in the interior and renovation in the photo below;
• use of wide mirrors on opposite walls, mirrored doors, glossy ceiling or floor tiles;
• if there are niches in the walls, they can be illuminated, thereby deepening the walls;
• placement of lamps along a long wall;
• design using photo wallpaper with a receding perspective on one of the walls;
• use of upward lighting.