Well, when the entrance room of your house is a spacious room that can be decorated for every taste. However, not everyone can boast of such a privilege. Most of us have a small hallway. But, using some design tips, you can create a beautiful interior here.
Finishing a small hallway
Deciding to do repairs, it should be remembered that a very small hallway is most susceptible to pollution, which we carry from the street. Therefore, the materials for its finishing should be chosen especially carefully. In addition, it is important, using various methods, to achieve visual expansion of space. And then this room will become practical, functional and beautiful.
How to choose wallpaper for a small hallway?
One of the most popular types of decoration of this room are wallpapers. The market of finishing materials is oversaturated with their various kinds. However, a narrow small hallway needs wall coverings that have water and dirt repellent properties. Wallpaper should be strong, practical and resistant to washing. Best for these purposes are the following types:
- flizelinovye with the top vinyl layer can be stacked even on uneven walls, masking all the shortcomings due to the relief texture;
- Silk-screen printing, as one of the varieties of vinyl wallpaper, looks bulky and beautiful due to strong natural silk threads in their base. The wall covered with such material will beautifully shine;
- liquid wallpaper has a high sound and heat insulation and antistatic properties, they are easy to care for, and replace them with no difficulty;
- glass walls are very durable and can easily withstand any mechanical impact. They can be painted, and to change the color, you just need to remove the old layer;
- Cork covers are perfect for a small hallway, decorated in natural ekostyle.
For a small room, you should choose light wallpaper without striped drawings. In a narrow room you can use wallpaper-companions, the lower part of which should be slightly darker than the upper one.
Ideas for a small hallway - panels
The budget option for decorating walls in the corridor is wall panels. This material is easy to install, and care for it is simple. However, their design is not very different: it can be an imitation of marble or wood. Such coatings perfectly fit into the interior of a small hallway in a minimalist style. For the production of panels, plastic, MDF or wood is used. It is better to decorate the panels with only the lower, most polluted part of the walls, and top cover with paint or cover with wallpaper. Both parts of the finish should be in harmony with each other.
Furniture for a small hallway
Choose furniture for a small room is very difficult. It should be functional, compact and beautiful. Bulky furniture items should be replaced with a closet or a wall hanger. Hallway furniture for a small corridor can not do without the presence of a mirror. Useful here and a soft pouf or a small sofa. It should be remembered that all furniture elements must be made in the same style.
Small hallways-compartments
Furniture for a small room should be compact and at the same time roomy. A small hallway in a private house or apartment can be equipped with a sliding-door wardrobe with sliding doors. It will store outerwear, and on its internal shelves - seasonal things. You can order such a model by determining in advance which internal sections will need to be included in it. The doors of such a cabinet can have a mirror surface, which will contribute to the expansion of space. Such a kit can be made in any interior style.
Built-in small hallways
A small hall in the Khrushchevka will look great with built-in furniture. These structures should be light in color, which is in harmony with the overall design of the room. In the cabinet, occupying the entire wall in the room, you can put not only the outer clothing, but also various seasonal things. If there are mirrors on its sliding doors, this will visually help to expand the room. Such furniture will look great both in modern classics and in strict minimalism.
Corner small hallway
For a limited space in the entrance room, compact corner furniture can be a good option. Occupying a minimum of space, such models are very roomy. They can include such elements:
- closet;
- hanger;
- corner module - a high cabinet, a pencil case with shelves, a chest of drawers with a mirror;
- shoe;
- drawer with drawers;
- bookcase with open shelves;
- mirror.
Selecting those elements that are suitable for your entrance room, you can very rationally use even the most limited space. In addition to outer clothing, in the offices of such a kit, you can store everyday shoes, hats, and various necessary trifles in the form of keys or gloves. The corner cupboard in the small hallway should have a mirror in which you can look around before going out onto the street. Excellent will look a small hallway with LED backlight.
Mini-hallways for a small corridor
To optimize the limited space, you can use a furniture mini-kit. It can be a small cabinet with shelves or drawers, a chest of drawers with clothes hooks and a built-in mirror. If the hallway for a small apartment can not accommodate a cabinet, you can install in it a cabinet for shoes and a wall hanger for clothes. It is convenient to use the hallway mini-light, consisting of separate modules. Thanks to this, you can build any structure, depending on the size of the area of your corridor.
Decoration of a small hallway
Each of us has his own tastes and preferences in decorating the rooms. Some do not like pastel colors in the corridor, and someone instead of the built-in closet wants to install a comfortable chair here. Many owners wonder: how to equip a small hallway, so that it becomes cozy and stylish. Designers have some tips, using which you can beautifully and functionally design any small room.
Closet in the small hallway
In order to save space, the cabinet for such a room must have sliding doors that move along special guides. Retractable shelves or drawers will be useful for storing things in a folded state. And the side open shelves are designed for various small things: gloves, hats, scarves, etc. The depth of the cabinet should be no more than 40-50 cm, and the hangers inside will be located in the frontal position. For non-standard planning of the corridor it is better to buy a wardrobe on request.
In a small room, a cabinet of light color will look particularly harmonious, which will help visually slightly expand the space. However, it should be remembered that this furniture should not merge with the general shade of the walls. It will be beautiful to look like a closet in a small hallway, the facade of which is made in sand or beige. The doors of the wardrobe are decorated with glass or a mirror with different types of finishes. It can be applied sandblasted pattern, silvering, matting, the use of applique.
If you install a full rectangular cabinet does not allow a limited space, you can choose a corner structure. One side of it can be a small closet, and the adjacent one is a pedestal for shoes with a soft seat and a mirror on the wall. Whatever the design of the wardrobe and how it was decorated, an indispensable condition is its harmonious combination with the general interior of the room.
Small sofa in the hallway
In an anteroom small size is not possible to put a full sofa, on which you could relax when you get home. But you can buy a special compact model with a soft seat, in the side parts of which are built special boxes or nightstands for storing various things. There are sofas with side shelves, on which you can arrange shoes, which you use every day. A small hallway can be equipped with a corner banquet. This piece of furniture will save such a precious place in this room.
Mirror in the small hallway
If your entrance room ceilings are not very high, then the mirror for it is better to choose the vertical. The horizontal model is capable of visually expanding the room, but it needs to be used in a high room. Mirror can be fixed on the front of the cabinet, above the shoe or the console for bags. Very impressive mirrors with illumination look, which will make small hallways in a modern style more light and cozy. The interior of this room with a large mirror fixed on the entrance door looks original and practical.
Do not despair if in your apartment there is only a small hallway into which the closet can not fit. Putting your imagination and using the advice of designers, you can create in this room an original, beautiful and cozy interior. To help you in this modern decoration materials, as well as compact and functional pieces of furniture.