Hallway design 2022: photos of the best modern options

Whatever your hallway is, small or large, narrow or wide, light or dark, its design should be given no less attention than other rooms. After all, it is the hallway that first welcomes guests and household members, and its design speaks volumes. But not only the outer shell is important, the functional aspect plays a significant role. Practicality, convenience, comfort together with a beautiful and stylish interior are the key points in arranging a hallway.

Rules for designing a modern hallway

The fact that the hallway is the main face of the entire home of its owner is an indisputable fact. Indeed, this room is the first one that catches the eye of everyone who comes to visit.

In order to beautifully and originally decorate the interior design of the hallway, absolutely nothing should become a hindrance. And all because it is much easier to arrange than, for example, a living room or bedroom.

In the video review, our designer Marina Svetlova will talk about the main points that you should pay attention to first:

To keep up with the times and your hallway to be stylish and fashionable, follow just some basic rules that are determined by the 2022 season, namely:

• Choose furniture, as well as materials from which the finishing is made, that are as moisture resistant as possible. The most important thing this concerns is the lower part of the walls and floor.
• Ease and simplicity of cleaning. Well, of course, everyone already understands why.
• Resistance to mechanical influences. After all, in fact, through the hallway we constantly not only carry bags of groceries, bags, strollers, umbrellas, but also a lot of other things. Something rests on the wall or is placed on the floor. All these factors should in no way affect the wear rate of finishing materials.
• The issue of environmental friendliness is the most important nuance, which is a trend in the modern world of design art.

These are the most basic trends that must be followed when designing a hallway to make it stylish and original.

Liquid wallpaper

Unusual liquid wallpaper does not create any problems during application. Even children can cope with this task, especially since the material has incredible repairability: failed areas are simply moistened with water and redone. Moreover, this procedure can be performed after the repair is completed.

The advantages of liquid wallpaper are:

• seamless coating;
• the ability to finish the most difficult areas;
• unusual appearance;
• durability;
• environmental friendliness;
• no preliminary rough finishing.

The downside may be the rather high price, but thanks to the advantages of the finishing, it will not be decisive.

Stylish design is based on proper finishing

As already mentioned, the finish is a canvas to bring the most daring and original design ideas and decorative touches to reality.

Wall decoration

In the design of the hallway 2022, the most important trend is combination. Moreover, we are talking not only about paint or wallpaper, which can be combined in color, but also about the materials used for finishing.

For example, for walls you can use wallpaper in the upper part, and decorate the lower part of the wall with special wall panels.

Yes, yes, wallpaper is still used to decorate hallways, compared to living rooms, which designers have long recommended simply painting.

If we talk about choosing wallpaper, then you should still choose non-woven, vinyl, glass wallpaper, or acrylic. Such options are not something that would be good to wash, but they need to be washed regularly and kept clean – always.

You also need to create an accent wall. It can be decorated with a completely different color (wallpaper or paint), and it can also be decorated using wall panels.

By the way, now there are wall panels with imitation wood! And this is one of the important and modern trends. Also, no less modern finishes in the style of raw stone, concrete or brick are also popular.

Floor decoration

Hallway design ideas can be absolutely anything. The main thing is that you need to adhere to the basic rules in the design of the entire interior. The main and very important thing for any hallway is the maximum resistance of coatings (materials) to moisture, dirt, damage, because in this matter coatings can manifest themselves absolutely to the fullest.

The best solution for floor decoration is stone or ceramic tiles. This is a magnificence that decorates every room with its appearance, suitable for any style, and it also has a very long service life, and it is quick and easy to clean.

Designers also use laminate, which is a stylish and practical option for flooring. You can view photo designs of hallways, including decorating floors in a variety of ways, in a special catalogue.

The modern principle of combination is a wonderful way for both walls and floors. For example, at the entrance to a home, you can lay some part of the floor in the hallway with moisture-resistant tiles, and the rest of it with laminate. Such a combination will be a stylish solution for the room, provided that the materials, layout methods and color scheme are correctly selected.

Parquet is also popular. True, in that part of the hallway that is closer to the front door, it is not entirely practical to use this coating. But it can also be combined with tiles! The part of the floor that is decorated with parquet will look chic and luxurious.

One of the new modern trends is 3D flooring! And, if you are an extraordinary person, this will be a very bold step in the interior design of your hallway.

Below are the approximate cost limits for different floor coverings, in prices per square meter

Ceiling finishing

When designing a hallway, take into account the fact that in modern times they are trying to move away from complex designs, including decorative ones, using simple and minimalist options. Modern people choose simple white ceilings, without anything extra!

Also, regarding the choice between a suspended or suspended ceiling, it depends on the lighting that you would like to have in the hallway. If you prefer built-in lamps, suspended ceilings are an ideal option. If you prefer to decorate with pendant lighting, such as chandeliers or lamps, then choose suspended ceilings.

If the hallway is small, a glossy stretch ceiling will look great in it. After all, it is able to reflect light, which means that visually it will help to increase the space.

Basic requirements for wallpaper

Modern wallpapers are available in a wide range of colors, patterns and textures. But, before buying the rolls you like, you need to once again evaluate the features of the hallway. This is the place where:

• There is almost no sunlight, so you should not buy too dark canvases;
• there is a lot of dust and dirt, so you should not buy wallpaper that is too light;
• the walls are exposed to moisture from jackets and coats, so the finish should easily tolerate moisture;
• People and all kinds of objects often lean against the design material: bags, sleds, bicycles.

In addition, wallpaper should not attract or accumulate dust. They must have sufficient breathability to protect the walls from mold and mildew. The design of the wallpaper should match the design of the rest of the rooms.

Non-standard hallways

Any hallway can be decorated very beautifully, cozy, stylish and original. But in order to do everything as it should, especially when it comes to non-standard options, you should first look at the photo design for the hallway, which can be seen in a huge variety in a special catalog.

Then everyone will be able to determine for themselves exactly what they need!

Narrow rooms

If the room is narrow and rectangular, it is worth decorating the walls with light colors (beige, white, cream or sand tones). Such color solutions, of course, are very easily soiled. Therefore, when choosing materials for finishing, think about their wear resistance, as well as moisture resistance.

As an option, design in a combined style would be excellent. For example, wallpaper or other materials for wall decoration can be made darker at the bottom and lighter at the top. With this design, pollution will not be so noticeable.

To visually expand the corridor, it is best to use glossy surfaces of the wardrobe or ceiling. And our partners have already prepared a review of new products for 2022, look here everything is already in the public domain.

When choosing lighting, the best option would be spot lighting. Also, do not forget about the important role of placing a mirror in the hallway!

Neutral shades

The colors most suitable for creating an attractive room are white, gray, and sand shades. They combine well with each other, give rest to the eyes and do not excite the brain. Neutral shades will allow you to use any decorative items and textures of finishing materials.

To ensure that modern hallways 2022 do not look boring and dull, they use a combination of matte and glossy surfaces.

Square corridor shape

This is an excellent option for housing everything, including in terms of functionality.

The best option here would be corner furniture. For example, it could be a corner wardrobe (and quite spacious), or maybe a sofa with a bedside table, which will also fit original into the corner of the hallway.

The best lighting here will be a chandelier. And modern stylish chandeliers, which have an original design design and a variety of decorative elements, can radically change any room! The only important condition for placing chandeliers is the height of the ceilings, which should be slightly different (i.e. higher) than the standard.

Drawings and patterns

Plain wallpaper is perfect for the entrance area. They do not attract attention, so they will make the room optically more spacious.

If you want to add a little more originality to the hallway, then use:

• vertical stripes to increase ceiling height;
• horizontal stripes to expand the wall space;
• geometric patterns to give the room additional energy;
• abstract patterns to hide small defects of builders;
• floral ornaments to create home comfort.

Checkered wallpaper, canvases imitating brickwork, stone, and wood are also popular. But the latest options must be embossed and of high quality. Cheap imitations will look too poor.

Small hallways

In truth, spacious corridors are not very common. But what can you do?! Since there is no way to make the corridor larger in square meters, the only option left is to equip a small hallway. But it can be done! Moreover, it will turn out very cozy, original, stylish and functional!

To organize a modern hallway interior design, you must follow several important rules:

• Minimalism style is fashionable and stylish. There is nothing superfluous or “bulging” in it (the same fittings), the facades are designed smooth, all the forms are quite simple. Thanks to all these qualities, it is visually very good to make the room “lightweight” and not cluttered.
• Choose light colors for decoration. Light gray or white colors are not only fashionable for a very long period of time, but also a trend for 2022!
• Don't buy oversized furniture. After all, you can install a sliding wardrobe, quite compact in size, which will perfectly cope with the main task - storing shoes, outerwear and accessories.
• There must be a mirror! It will simply perfectly fulfill the function of expanding the room. In addition, depending on which one you choose, it can give the hallway a rather rich look!
• It is very important to think about the arrangement of lighting fixtures.

Modern

The dominant feature of all modern hallways is practicality. It seems that this trend will remain significant next year.

Style is a rather ephemeral concept, but when you see a design like this, all the veneer of uncertainty and blurred boundaries immediately disappears.

A distinctive feature of modernism in the interior decoration segment is a certain severity of forms and emphasized geometric harmony. Hallways made in this style have a characteristic angular design, but this is precisely the angularity that makes you fall in love at first sight.

Contrast is always in trend, and the design trends of the current 2017 are no exception. Black and white tones in the interior of hallways will continue to dominate. In order not to disappear into the stream of identical design projects, saturate your hallway with various details. For example, portraits of famous people can help highlight your taste and add a special flavor to the interior.

The peak of popularity of hallways decorated in high-tech style has occurred in recent years. Will this popular love for right angles, plastic and metal continue in the future?

The problem of a small and dark hallway can be solved by pasting bright wallpaper, which will set the necessary mood and help charge the space with vital energy.

The dictate of functionality and life-affirming pragmatism. The beige color never goes out of style.

Window in the hallway

This option is quite rare. But it’s very wonderful when there is a window in the corridor! This means:

• That the room is also illuminated by natural light.
• Additional space for decoration.
• The interior of the hallway can also be diversified with originally selected curtains! In this case, they will be directly a decorative element. After all, why darken the hallway? This probably wouldn’t even occur to anyone. Choose curtains that are not heavy, but also stylish and fashionable, in light colors. You can also add asymmetry by grabbing them on one side.

A private house

Here you will have to take into account not only access to the street, its temperature changes, etc., but also the size of the hallway. It is unlikely that you will come across standards; hallways in private houses, as a rule, are very different.

For this reason, you will have to stock up on a meter and go for furniture with the existing dimensions.

As for the flooring, it is best to choose linoleum, as well as tiles. Otherwise, the same rules apply.

Cabinet selection

Many people associate a closet in the hallway with the fact that it should be large and roomy, because it will need to store all the family’s outerwear for different seasons!

Of course, depending on how large and spacious the hallway is, you need to choose a closet. If you have a large corridor, you can choose a large sliding wardrobe, including a built-in one, which will be in height - almost to the ceiling!

When choosing a large closet, decorate its façade in white. As for washing and cleaning it, you don’t have to worry, since modern manufacturers, as a rule, cover sliding wardrobes with PVC film, which makes it very easy to remove dirt from the product.

Modular systems are very popular today. You can place the storage system in them in exactly the way that is convenient for you. Of course, for small corridors such systems may seem too cumbersome. But, firstly, you can always make it “easier” by choosing an open or closed type. And secondly, you can experiment with lighting (i.e. backlight).

If the hallway is very small, choose cabinets with a smooth surface that will not have unnecessary fittings.

Additional storage options

The storage system in the hallway should be thought out so that you can store not only the main, but also additional items (umbrellas, combs, care products and much more).

For all this you can also use:

• Cabinets.
• Tables.
• Shelves.
• Dressers.
• Shelving.

If the hallway space allows it, you can use it as an additional storage option. To avoid cluttering the room, choose low furniture or open shelving. For example, an excellent solution would be to place a low chest of drawers and an unusually shaped mirror next to it.

Upholstered furniture options

The hallway may contain:

• Small sofa;
• Bench or bench;
• Ottomans, and a wide variety of shapes;
• Armchair.

Moreover, using any of the options for such furniture is very convenient! After all, when you come home tired, it is much more convenient and comfortable to sit in a soft chair to take off your shoes than to “squirm” while doing it while standing.

In any case, upholstered furniture is an excellent solution for hallway design. The only question that remains is how exactly to place it and which one to choose?!

Hallway lighting

Unlike what lighting was like before, back in the days of the Soviet Union, today, designers clearly choose and explain to others that lighting can be selected in a variety of ways, for each individual interior in its own way. But, in any case, the same room can be visually made completely different by changing only the lighting variations in it!

But as for the hallway, there should definitely be maximum light here!

Thanks to a competent approach to the arrangement of lighting, it is able to separate different zones of the same room. At the same time, attention can be focused on certain delights of the designers, and shortcomings, if any, will be hidden.

In every modern hallway, lighting is made central and auxiliary. In the first case, built-in or pendant lamps are installed. Floor lamps, sconces or LED strips are used as auxiliary ones.

If the corridor is square in shape, it would be ideal to hang a central chandelier, and if necessary, it can be supplemented with spot inserts of an LED strip or sconce. If the hallway has a rectangular shape, it is better to decorate it with spotlight built-in or pendant lighting.

As for the LED strip, this is a multi-functional option to accentuate some details of your interior. For example, a mirror decorated with LED strip will look great and original. You can also use it to decorate individual open shelves.

Stylish decoration

There are several original ways to stylishly decorate a corridor.

Architectural decoration

If the size of the hallway allows, you can use false wall panels or special moldings. In accordance with fashion trends, the choice will be in favor of decoration with natural materials.

This method will allow you to emphasize the geometric nuances of the hallway in an original way. But if, for example, you create pseudo-arches, you can originally emphasize the taste and sophistication of the owner of the house.

Decoration with carpets

Of course, many may think that carpets in the hallway are not at all practical! After all, dirt from the street, moisture and other factors negatively affect the issue of cleaning them, moreover, they will very quickly not only lose their appearance, but will also become completely unsuitable.

But! The point is that the carpet should not be around the entire perimeter of the hallway!

It will be enough to put a small rug to create original decor and additional comfort in the corridor. For example, if you choose a carpet with transverse stripes, this option will even help expand the space of a narrow corridor!

Decorating with lighting

In 2017, interestingly shaped sconces, as well as grotesque floor lamps, are a hit. Such options are not only practical to use, but also quite decorative.

Moreover, the necessary version of such lighting can be selected for absolutely every style!

Mirrors

This is an essential attribute of any hallway! There can be one or several mirrors; this is a matter of taste and, naturally, the chosen interior design. In any case, mirrors are not only a wonderful decoration, but also a way to visually increase the space of a room!

In addition, in the hallway it is always important to use a trick with mirrors as an assistant light diffuser!

Decor on the walls

When decorating hallways, many designers refuse to decorate the floors. The main reason why this is so is that in small hallways there is no point in putting extra items that can only clutter the room and “steal” the already missing square meters.

But as for the walls, you can really decorate them with a wide variety of decorative elements!

Here the choice is yours! After all, the walls can be decorated with your favorite paintings, professional photographs, favorite collections, decorative plates that you brought from around the world and much more!

How to choose a style

Often people do not pay attention to the style of the room at all, guided only by the rules of practicality. However, this is a mistake. All interior items should be in harmony with each other: complement and support the overall direction. Styles with minimal decorative details are suitable for small rooms. These are the ones we will consider.

Modern style as a solution to problems

This style fits perfectly into a small space. Every detail is subordinated not only to beauty, but also to practicality. The laconic interior catches the eye due to its stylish implementation rather than pretentious details.

Concise Scandinavian style

The design of a narrow hallway can be done in a Scandinavian style. Powerful yet cozy, it will transport you to the natural world in your own home. Its main feature is natural materials. Cool shades and clear lines will transform your corridor, giving it space and comfort.

Provence - cozy and soft

The indescribable aura of Provence is based on little things with subtle notes reminiscent of childhood. Provence seems to be woven from many memories of the distant past. However, don’t overdo it with the little things; a couple of accents won’t hurt, but too much will kill the entire interior.

Timeless classic

The classical style has passed through many centuries, undergoing numerous changes. But it still remains one of the most common. It will bring nobility and elegance to your hallway. But be careful, style loves a lot of small details, and you can’t fill small spaces with them.

Loft - brutal and youthful

The style concentrates on a few large details, and the rest of the interior is laconic and simple. Such an interior will give the room a seeming creative disorder, which is still subordinate to neatness and practicality. In a narrow hallway, the loft will look harmonious and impressive.

Deciding on the color

The choice of interior for a small space is unfortunately limited. This also applies to the color spectrum. You won’t be able to use a lot of colors; you should limit yourself to a few basic ones with a minimum number of patterns or without them at all.

White color - maximum expansion

No color will visually expand a space more than white. In addition, it balances all interior details. However, don't overdo it: having only white can seem boring. You can play with contrasting colors or use one or two bright accents, this will add brightness to the interior.

Discreet gray color

You need to use gray wisely. In itself it is boring, some shades can even be called gloomy and unfriendly. Light or bright details will help to dilute the design. Use sunny shades to add warmth.

Dark colors

For those who don't like light shades, it won't be easy. But still, you can use dark colors. The main thing is not to use them as the main one. Choose rich tones: cherry, green. Although they hide space, their naturalness brings a certain unity with nature into the house, which affects your perception.

Pastel shades

There is plenty of room to wander when choosing. Delicate and soft shades, but not dull and boring. For a colored hallway, choose them. But in this case, the decorative elements should be made, on the contrary, less bright and conspicuous.