Buying new housing or wanting to make overhaul in already existing, many are faced with various difficulties in the design of the hallway. In particular, it concerns the choice of the style of the interior, the combinance of the concept with the layout of the room, as well as colors, finishes and decor. To understand all directions of design for the corridor and choose the most suitable, study various finishing coatings, familiarize yourself with the nuances of the furniture selection, lighting and accessories, study the material submitted in this article.
Planning options
First of all, the choice of the design of the corridor has the impact of its layout, which can differ significantly in a regular apartment, non-standard dimensional apartments, Khrushchev, or in a private house. Several possible projects are distinguished, for each of which there are special techniques for interior design.
- In small apartments, especially one-room, the corridor is usually quite small. Therefore, the best way to preserve space in such premises is the creation of an arched opening instead of the door.
This technique will not only save precious centimeters, but also complement the selected design concept, since the arch can be issued in various ways.
- In some apartments, the corridor is narrow and quite long . So that he did not look like a cluttered tunnel, it is important to take care of the lighting of space, as well as about built-in furniture. It is also important to fill the emptiness on the long wall, and for this purpose, various paintings and wall accessories are perfect, suitable for the selected interior style. For visual expansion of such a layout, mirrors are also placed on the walls.
- If the hall has a square shape, That make it best in classic style. For such a room, it is permissible to use wallpaper with unobtrusive ornament or vertical pattern, such as stripes. It is better if the furniture located along the walls will be narrow, and also permissible to use built-in accessories.
- In the case of a spacious corridor, you need to remember that, despite the opportunity to place in it many places to store things with different functions, Do not overload the room with decor. The room should also be framed in a single style so that there is no common disharmony in the atmosphere of a large hallway.
This room is good because it has a place, in addition to various cabinets and dresser, for upholstered furniture.
- If your hall has an angular shape, then The basic principle of its design is emphasis on multifunctionality. . This furniture object is suitable as an angular cabinet that combines compartments for various items and mirror doors. You can also organize such space by placing wall lights on the sides of the mirror.
- The planning of the corridor with the staircase is very often found in private houses. . In such premises, it is important that the design of the staircase and the style of the corridor harmonized with each other. The staircase itself performs an emphasis in the interior, so it makes no sense to overload the corridor attracting the attention of furniture, the main thing is that it is functional.
- In Khrushchev, Where the corridors are small and narrow, it is important to pay particular attention to the finish, due to the color of which you can make such a room visually more. Prefer the light range in the design of the walls and the ceiling, also replace the bulk cabinet on the shelves and take care of the presence of point lighting, as well as mirrors.
Style solutions
When a question with nuances of planning is resolved, you should think about what style you can issue your corridor. For each possible concepts, a set of unique characteristics is characteristic.
- Classic style It assumes the presence in the hallway of cabinet furniture made of natural wood with elegant silhouettes. The raisins of such a style are stucco, the use of natural fabrics in textiles, massive luxury chandeliers from crystal, as well as reproductions of famous paintings.
As for the color solutions, the pastel palette will be the most relevant for this style.
- A much simpler design inherent in the corridor decorated Minimalism style. The basic principles of this concept are the preservation of space and clarity of lines. An ideal furniture in such design will be a wardrobe, rectangular stands and a simple shelves. The concept involves lighting a scattered type without bulky lighting devices, and also allows the presence of a gloss on the surface of furniture, as a material for which can be used both natural and artificial raw materials.
Special furniture items can be the accent elements, such as the ottoman with colorful upholstery, as well as accessories represented by one abstract picture.
- Another concept requiring the maintenance of the corridor space is loft. It is most harmonious, it looks in those rooms where the hallway is separated from other parts of the house zonally, however, you can embody such an interior in more familiar layout. Its important features are the design of the walls of the walls under concrete, brick, or plaster, the presence of beams on the bright ceiling and floors that imitate wood laying.
It is important that the lamps are decorated in an industrial style, for example, stylized under pipes, an additional plus will be such elements such as hanging wires, posters, as well as massive mirrors.
In such a corridor, in addition to the built-in wardrobe with wooden facades, a simple shape bench can also be present and open shelves.
- Actual modern style for the hallway will be high tech which is based on the combination of black, white and gray tones, as well as simple bright shades, such as red or blue. The features of the style are the lack of traditional wooden surfaces and the predominance of plastic textures. Also, such directions are characterized by complex forms, which are often called cosmic, furniture, lighting devices and accessories.
Furniture and lighting are usually built-in, and accessories are often complemented by LED backlight, the mirrors may have a polygonal shape, and the shelves are complemented by fancy statuette. Surfaces can have both glossy and matte texture.
- Entrance hall, decorated in ecostel It implies the presence in furniture of materials such as natural wood of light tones or stone. Live plants will be a mandatory element of such a corridor. The walls themselves are painted in light colors and can also be decorated with wooden panels. At the same time there should be many furniture in the room.
Color gamma
Choosing shades for the design of the corridor, it is worth remembering that For each element of this room, special variants of the color scheme are inherent.
- The ceilings in the corridors are most often drawn up In white or other bright color. Even two-level and beam options sometimes do not form contrast. However, in other cases, small sections of a multi-tiered ceiling can be painted into a dark or brighter tone.
- Most of the walls of the corridor space are usually painted In bright or neutral tones , such as beige, dairy, gray, pastel gamma. In this case, one wall or part of it can be framed in a noble dark shade, such as a coffee shop. The same color should be present in several details of the interior of the corridor. Sometimes on the walls of the hallway, decorated with two different finishing materials, the shades, for example, pink and gray, beige and brown may be present.
- Some draw up the corridor In black and white gamme. With this combination you need to be careful to visually do not reduce the space due to the black color. In most cases, the white kel dominates, while the black may be present on one of the walls (if it comes to a narrow hallway), as well as in the flooring pattern and furniture. The predominance of black or its equal ratio with white is permissible if the corridor is spacious in your apartments.
Sometimes these colors are present in the form of such prints like a strip or chessboard.
- Furniture should not merge tone with walls . It has beige, brown, gray and other similar shades in many versions. If it is made of plastic, then they can appear and juicy colors, such as yellow, red, pink, green.
Finishing options
Finishing is a very important element that creates the basis for the atmosphere in any room at home, including in the hallway. Each surface can be issued with the help of different materials, so all three components are considered separately.Floor
The design of the floor should be responsible because The finish of this part of the apartment will be exposed to high mechanical load. It should also take into account the ease of care and purifying such a cladding. As the most successful coating option, there is a ceramics tile, which is famous not only for its excellent aesthetic characteristics, but also a long service life. Very popular for many styles are also Laminate and parquet board. The more budgetary finishing materials for the floor applies linoleum.
However, it is worth remembering that it is impossible to combine two types of floor covering in one room, because in any case they will not look harmoniously.
Walls
In the role of the most popular coating for walls wallpaper which can both be monophonic and combine different patterns. Such options are suitable if the level of humidity in the room is not too high, otherwise they can come into disrepair with time, especially after the autumn-winter period. An excellent alternative is Staining of walls Thanks to which you not only be able to give the surface the desired shade, but also avoid excess spending.
Such material is popular for wall decoration, as panels which create on the surface of the imitation of wood, bricks and other materials.
Such structures are drawn up not only all the walls, but sometimes their parts.
Ceiling
The ceiling surface can be finished using plaster, which requires minimal costs. It can also be painted or saved with wallpaper (taking into account that it is leveled before that). A series of styles assumes the presence of wooden beams located on a monophonic ceiling located rows.
However, the installation in the corridor has also been popularly popular Stretch ceiling structures. They imply a rise of height by an average of 10 cm and the creation of a smooth glossy or matte surface into one or more levels. Due to the presence of two or more tiers, such a ceiling can be given an emphasis role, creating interesting forms, color combinations and additionally emphasizing them with mounted lighting devices. However remember that For apartments with low ceilings, this method of finishing is not the most suitable.
Furnishings
Furniture is the main tool for filling the corridor space and the storage location of the main things. Therefore, it is necessary to take it particularly carefully. The number of products may vary depending on the area of the corridor and style in which its interior is decorated.
The cabinet is necessary for the placement of outerwear, which is currently used. It can also be clothes with shoes for other seasons. Depending on whether you should store so many things, the size of the corridor cabinet is selected, and its design is designed already taking into account the selected style.
Very popular are Built-in structures that are mounted in a wall niche and occupy a minimum space Among the cabinet furniture can be angular, classically models with swing doors, wardrobes, as well as modular products that can be design at their discretion.
Materials for the manufacture of cabinets in the corridor are such: Array of wood, chipboard, MDF, plastic, glass, as well as mirror elements. Based on the parameters of the corridor, the size of the cabinets is different. For the most narrow premises such designs are suitable, The width of which does not exceed 40 cm. Also in the corridor walls, in addition to the main cabinet, there are often open compartments.
If spaces in the corridor, on the contrary, too much, then it is advisable to make a spacious dressing room in it.
In some styles, the corridor is also equipped with narrow chest. These products have either a simple square or more smooth form. Very often there are shelves or mirrors.
Open shelf designs serve as a rule, to store accessories. They are made of the same material as the main furniture, so they harmonize with it.
Mild furniture in the corridor can be installed Puff or even a small sofa. Such attributes will appear to the coziness, but they are mainly suitable for spacious vests. The otfiki can have a round or square form, often they are equipped with special covers that are easily removed from products to remove contaminants.
Open hanger Present in the corridor or in the form of a hook panel attached to the main cabinet, or in the form of an independent design. The form of such a product can be complex and suitable, and may basically have very simple lines.
Choosing lighting
It is important that the corridor, in which there is a shortage of natural lighting due to lack of windows, It was competent and interestingly decorated with the help of lighting devices.
- For multiple lighting, single lamps or light panel are selected. These devices do not twist the height of the room, creating a pleasant atmosphere in it due to the uniform illumination of all sections of the hallway.
- In the corridors with an easy layout and high ceilings, the suspension chandelier combined with the interior design is allowed.
- The ceiling structures are in great demand, which are often located in a row when illuminating a narrow or any other corridor.
- Often in the hallway it is necessary to create a light accent on specific objects of furniture or areas. For this purpose, spots are best suitable, the light of which illuminates a small part of the space.
- With the help of LED ribbons, you can create interesting decorative lighting on a two-level corridor ceiling, as well as highlight specific elements of the situation.
Decor and textiles
Decorative elements in the interior of the corridor are usually fully determined by the style in which it is decorated. Among the most relevant accessories found in many of the above-mentioned styles are houseplants which can stand both on the floor and on the shelves. On the walls can be placed Single paintings, collages from the photo, as well as posters.
If the corridor is not a narrow, then an excellent decoration of the wall will be interesting clock on design, and in the case of a narrow layout, it is possible to describe the walls with a mirror composition and light instruments.
Separate attention deserves the detail inherent exclusively by the hallway - The rug at the entrance that may have a non-standard form and prints. If we consider the upholstery on furniture as textiles, then most often one can notice one-photon solutions that can either be unsolved with shades of general finishing, or, on the contrary, contrast to them as much as possible.
Interesting examples
Pay attention to a number of ready-made beautiful examples of the corridor. It is likely that among them you will find ideas for the design of your hallway.
- The cozy corridor attaches not only a successful combination of colors, but also the presence of an accent textured area on a wall with a masonry imitation, as well as built-in lighting. The space is maximally stored due to the cabinet mounted in the wall with the mirror surface of the doors.
- The indelible impression on the guests will produce an entrance hall, part of the wall of which is decorated with fresco or photographic windows with its imitation.
- You can make all the furniture and decoration of the hallway with light and make an emphasis in the room with bright colors in decorative pillows and paintings.
- The space near the hallway cabinets can be issued as a frame using panels. Doubly harmoniously, such a reception will look if it is repeated in another detail of the room, for example, in the design of a mirror frame.
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