How to choose furniture for a small hallway

Bright furniture in a small hallway

Light furniture in a small hallway helps visually enlarge the space.

Large spacious apartments and houses, unfortunately, are accessible to few. But in the Khrushchev can create a high-quality and comfortable living space, coming to the point with the mind. Especially often difficulties arise with the corridor due to its often tiny dimensions and complex configuration.

High-tech entrance hall

Hallway, decorated in an unusual way in the style of hi-tech

Fragment of France in the hallway: Provencal style

A piece of France in the design of a small cozy hallway: Provencal style

Room design

Illuminated furniture

Original furniture with lighting for a small hallway

Not easy to place in a confined space necessary. Especially so that it looks attractive and harmonious. However, you will be surprised how much the space of a small hallway will change, if you correctly approach the selection of furniture.

Small hall in the style of minimalism

Small stylish hall in the style of minimalism

To do this, you must adhere to the following simple rules:

  1. give up traditional bulky wardrobes in favor of modern, compact, multi-functional furniture;
  2. make the most of the height of the room that you have;
  3. refuse swing doors cabinets that open occupy half of the corridor;
  4. use bright colors and mirror surfaces, because they visually make the room more spacious;
  5. provide a special compartment for shoes;
  6. stick to the same style;
  7. do not use massive lights that obstruct the room.
  8. do not forget about the place to sit down and a small table.
Hallway design in the apartment

Design a comfortable and functional hallway in the apartment

Varieties of compact cabinets for your hallway

Hallway for a small corridor

Cozy entrance hall with extendable ottoman, cabinet, mirror and shelves

Let's take a closer look at how to choose furniture for a small hallway. First decide on the dimensions. To do this, measure your entrance area, evaluate its layout, think about where it is more convenient to install new interior items. This place can be any deaf pier. Then you need to think about which branches you will need. Do you want drawers for storing small items? Compartment for large travel bags? Closed shelves? Spacious compartment for outerwear? Look at the options on the site, think, consult with relatives. A good solution could be a wardrobe, that is, a wardrobe with sliding doors. They are corpus or embedded. Freestanding is a stand-alone wardrobe. Built differs in that it is attached directly to the walls of the room. The pros and cons of the two main options are presented in the table.

Built-in wardrobe

Built-in closet for a small hallway

Corner Corner Wardrobe

Bright Corner Corner Cupboard

Characteristic Cabinet wardrobe Built-in closet
permutation convenience you can easily disassemble, rearrange, even move to another apartment handling and transportation are difficult
adjoining the walls does not close to walls closely, leaving gaps and gaps, often clogged with dust does not leave cracks, can mask irregularities and defects of walls, hiding them; provides more efficient use of niches and protrusions
price a bit higher more democratic

The main design of corridors with wardrobe

Entrance hall from MDF

MDF entrance hall in modern style

Sliding wardrobe for a hall in Provence style

Mirrored closet for a beautiful and comfortable hall in Provence style

After you have decided on the size and appearance of the wardrobe, it is too early to calm down and relax. Just how successful the design of a small hallway will largely depend on the selection of materials, texture, colors. Even the shape and size of pens is of great importance!

Original design ideas for the corridor

Even a very small entrance hall is entitled to original design ideas.

The main options of materials from which you most likely have to choose are chipboard (MDF) and fiberboard (MDF). To understand what their advantages and disadvantages are, read the table.

Characteristic Chipboard MDF
what is dried and compressed process chips and resin dry pressing of wood chips with carbide resins
strength not great significantly higher than chipboard
aesthetic possibilities usually imitates wood can imitate wood, metal, glass, stone, ceramics
price democratic slightly higher than chipboard
An interesting solution for a small corridor

An interesting solution for a small corridor - furniture under the tree

It should be noted that modern technologies allow the creation of MDFs that are devoid of such traditional disadvantages as, for example, low moisture resistance.

Corner entrance hall of MDF

Corner entrance hall of MDF with a mirror cabinet and convenient shelves

The use of wood or its imitation is permissible for most existing styles, while metal and glass are more characteristic of modern solutions, such as high-tech. The advantage of glass is the fact that it can be easily applied drawing. Remember this when choosing what will be present in your corridor.

Cabinet for a hall

Compact corner furniture of original design for a small corridor

Returning to the features of the furniture, it should be noted that the door handles of simple, clear geometric shape are well suited for minimalist solutions. More traditional styles require more complex details.

The hall in the style of the future

Hall without extra elements and with a minimum of colors in the style of minimalism

Shoe storage

Shoe storage idea

A useful idea of ​​storing shoes with a minimum of wasted space.

As mentioned above, the attractiveness and convenience of a small hallway largely depends on how organized the place for storing shoes and shoes. First, neatly tucked shoes will free up extra space in your entrance area. Secondly, it is much easier to store them. And, finally, slippers that are not exposed to public display cease to be a potential victim for pets living in an apartment. Modern furniture provides several solutions - from the existing range of compartments for shoes it will be quite easy to choose one that is right for you.

Original sliding shoe rack

The original roomy and comfortable sliding shoe cabinet

The introduction of new technologies

Narrow wardrobe for the corridor

Narrow wardrobe for the corridor with beautiful facades

Time does not stand still - new technologies are constantly being introduced into production, new materials and new design solutions are emerging.

Small hallway in modern style

A small hallway in modern style complemented by built-in spotlights to the main lighting.

For example, the most technological sliding systems used now for wardrobes, occupy less space than the old ones. More compact and durable, they provide a smooth and completely silent door running.

Sliding wardrobe in a small hall

Sliding wardrobe in a small hall with a convenient sliding system

Undergoes a change in the design of racks and bearing elements. They become more durable, lightweight and easier to install. Development in the field of surface decoration goes in two directions:

- artificial aging and achievement of the effect of manual processing;

Wooden entrance hall

Handmade wooden entrance hall for narrow corridor

- achievement of the maximum smoothness, resistance to external influences.

Modern style entrance hall

Hall in modern style in black and white

Gradually falls into mass use and furniture with LED lighting. It is beautiful, comfortable and allows you to visually enlarge the space. All this helps to make your home even more aesthetic and comfortable than before.

 

Wardrobe with backlight

Beautiful wardrobe with LED backlight

Making a corridor with Japanese motifs

Design of the corridor and wardrobe with the use of Japanese motifs

Video: Bold design ideas of a small hallway

50 of the most beautiful and cozy design options for a small hallway:

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