Small hallways in the corridor

A small hallway, smoothly turning into a narrow corridor, requires special arrangement and design. Such a zone should include a small, but roomy furniture, to have exactly the sustained style of the interior. Following these rules will help to easily create a comfortable environment and easily choose a small hallway for the corridor. Owners can find suitable modules or individual elements among ordinary and designer products or popular Ikea models. Also, non-standard hallways can be made by hand or ordered from a furniture manufacturer. To do this, you need to determine the exact dimensions for each element of the headset, choose the best materials for manufacturing. Selection of models for a specific style will also be useful: this will help owners to quickly arrange the arrangement of the corridor hallway.

Features of the layout and stylistic direction

For a compact and convenient arrangement of a tiny corridor, it is recommended to embed furniture into walls or existing niches. The absence of wall grooves will lead to the need to select models with low depth and their placement under one wall or in a checkerboard pattern (to preserve the passage). The layout should always take into account the location of the entrance and the opening angle of the doors to the rooms. As for the best options for styles used for small corridors, these include:

ClassicalA universal solution in warm and light colors emphasizes the comfort of living.
UrbanPastel and gray tones of style will ensure minimal piling of the corridor-hallway space.
ProvenceThe prevailing light colors and minimal patterns in this direction will help to easily arrange even a tiny corridor.
LoftEmphasize the unusual interior housing and the hospitality of the owners themselves.
Hi-tech and modernThe conciseness of the styles will allow modern and restrained interior design of any corridor.


    

Pros and cons of compact hallways

Small and laconic hallways look really modern. Mini-kits have a special appeal, even if made from materials of economy class. The simplicity of their selection is also important: a variety of models with different dimensions, design features will help you easily find the right option. In addition, choosing a small hallway, you can compactly and practically equip any corridor. The disadvantages of small furniture sets include their negligible capacity. For the correct selection of products, owners need to accurately measure the corridor to be set up and determine the allowable dimensions of the hallway. After all, she should not interfere with the ease of moving households, and must ensure the convenience of dressing up the owners before going out and after coming home.


    

The main attributes of a small hallway and their dimensions

When choosing the appropriate furniture for a small corridor, the hallway should be preferred combined products. For example, a bench with a hanger and a shelf for hats. Determining exactly what elements of the headset for the hallway owners need, will help and account for the products that they will store in this part of the apartment:

  • for outerwear, accessories, hats and shoes: a wardrobe with all possible compartments or a separate hanger with a shelf and shoe case;
  • for gloves, scarves: a small chest of drawers or a special branch of the stool (hangers);
  • for bags: ottoman (bench) or a spacious hanger with hidden compartments (under the seat).

We should also consider the possibility of mounting auxiliary shelves, mezzanines. Also, owners need to think: they will need a separate mirror, or they can get along with a mirror cabinet door.

Dimensions of the furniture being procured should be insignificant and leave sufficient free passage in the corridor.

    

Wardrobe and built-in furniture

Since the swing cabinet will take up a lot of space in a small corridor, a reasonable solution would be to replace it with a modern wardrobe. A roomy model can be straight if the hallway immediately goes into a corridor or corner, if the hallway is a small rectangle or square that goes into a narrow corridor. For a small wardrobe compartment, filling from a row of shelves, a compartment with a microlift, and drawers will be appropriate. The large wardrobe may additionally include compartments-baskets, hanger for belts, ties. A model with external shelves will be convenient: they are suitable for storing keys, bags and various decorations. If there is a niche in the hallway or corridor, it is recommended to choose built-in closets. Also in this niche, the owners can place a small hanging hanger, framed by a pair of cupboard cases. In the lower part it is recommended to place a large bench with an internal compartment for storing shoes.


    

Mezzanines and shelves

Additional mezzanines over interior and entrance doors were previously very popular in small panel apartments. Now it is recommended to locate the mezzanine not in narrow aisles, but in a large niche or indentation above the doors (with a width of about 1.5-2 m) or to choose cabinets with mezzanines immediately. Such a supplement with large size will not stand out, will allow compact storage of off-season items or any other items. Shelves in small hallways can be positioned above the dresser and coat rack. A long shelf allows you to conveniently store hats, scarves and gloves. Moreover, its unusual location will eliminate the problem of excessive pileing up of the central part of the walls in the corridor. At will, owners can replace one long shelf with three short ones located one under the other (possibly with a slight offset). This composition is suitable for storing hairbrushes, gloves, perfumes.


    

Obuvnitsa

The free-standing shoebox should be located as close as possible to the door. It is recommended to select the optimal model for storing shoes according to their specificity and design. So, in modern and high-tech styles, modern plastic or wooden products with numerous shelves or shoes with shelves-nets will be appropriate. For loft and classic it is recommended to select products with forged decorative elements. For the rest of the styles, wooden or MDF models with discharge compartments are fine. Before buying a favorite shoemaker, it is necessary to calculate the allowable dimensions of the product. The furniture located near the entrance door should not interfere with the free entry into the accommodation and easy access along the corridor.

Many modern shoes have small external dimensions and are very similar to dressers. Such models with low depth are complemented by numerous beveled compartments where it is convenient to place a large amount of shoes.

    

Choice of pouf or stools

In the stylish hallway, which is already equipped with a spacious shoebox, it is recommended to additionally install a small padded stool. It will allow owners to change their shoes comfortably and will not take up much space in the small-sized front. Puffs with a seat size of about 0.8-1 m are gaining more and more popularity. They can be in the form of a bench or be equipped with an internal storage compartment for shoes. Original and unusual look puffs made of wood, supplemented at the bottom of 2-3 empty compartments. In these offices you can install small baskets for storing shoes. As for a full-fledged bench, it is recommended to choose narrow models that occupy a minimum of space. Sitting in them can have a length of about 1.2 meters or more. Due to these parameters, inside shoes can be conveniently stored any shoes. Quite attractive in a small hallway will look a stool with open shelves and a closed shoebox.


    

Wall or stand hangers

The choice of hanging or floor hangers should fully rest on the place not reserved for it, the style of the small corridor design. In a small hallway, the best solution would be to install a floor model, combined with a stool. Such a module will be convenient, multifunctional and suitable for Khrushchev and other small apartments. Hanging hangers can give a finished interior both simplicity and great luxury and elegance. For example, in the Provence appropriate wooden hanging hangers, painted white. But forged hangers (combined with a stool or not) will become a competent addition to a loft or a classic. In the modern and urban interior, you can use full-fledged models from Ikea. Fully open hangers from Ikea are complemented by several sliding baskets, shelves for storing shoes. This option with small dimensions allows you to practically equip even the smallest corridor.


    

Do not forget about the mirror

The presence of a mirror door on a cabinet installed in the corridor eliminates the need to install a separate mirror. But it is with the help of such an element that one can make an unusual stylization of a tiny hallway. The most unusual layout options and the mirror models themselves are:

  • one small hanging mirror;

It can be a kind of addition to the mirror door of the cabinet. For example, such a product can be positioned above a shelf, table or dresser, supplemented with a neat backlight. If the mirror on the cabinet allows you to evaluate your appearance before going out, then a small mirror will allow you to gently make up or comb your hair.

  • a pair of different sizes;

Above the chest of drawers or a small table, the owners can hang one small mirror, and in front of it, install or mount a large full-length mirror. Such a composition will look unusual and interesting.

  • one big mirror.

The original hanging mirror or a stand-alone mirror in a frame with legs will allow owners to easily put themselves in order before going out and evaluate selected outfits. In addition, large mirrors will visually increase the corridor area.

    

Materials

Suitable materials from which modern hallways are made should be selected based on their appearance and the design style of the corridor. Because in a limited space, even a small cabinet or chest of drawers will attract a lot of attention. Each of the materials used will correspond to different types of areas:

  • natural wood;

Furniture sets from the massif perfectly will be suitable for classics and other reserved directions. Also suitable for loft and country.

  • furniture made of wood products (MDF, fiberboard, particleboard);

Complemented with special films for wood products will be appropriate in the classics, and in the urban or modern direction. Dark models can be used for modern, minimalism or high-tech.

  • plastic + metal.

Kits of such materials can be found among designer products and in Ikea catalogs. Non-standard models with glossy and matte facades (or sidewalls) will be appropriate in urban, modern style, hi-tech and modern.

Original hallways, supplemented with wrought iron elements, will give the interior unusual and sophisticated. But they should be used only for the loft, the classics (in white color they are also suitable for Provence).

    

Color solutions

In order to arrange the small corridor both in a stylish and practical way, special attention should be paid to the color range that is being created. The most popular options include:

  • light finish + light or dark hallway;

White or light cream decoration of the corridor is perfect for installing light or dark hallways. But it is worth remembering: a visual increase in space due to light colors will require frequent cleanings of the front from debris, dust.

  • neutral finish + light or dark hallway;

Cream, light coffee or sand finish will be beneficial to look with any hallway. And besides, it can be supplemented with non-standard inserts for brick or wood.

  • warm light finish + dark hallway;

Milky or light coffee colors of wallpaper or paint in the hallway will set off dark furniture and smooth out its gloom. For such a “background”, both popular wenge-colored furniture and black headsets are suitable.

  • light or neutral finish + warm entrance.

A light brown hallway will look good in a lighted corridor. It will easily emphasize comfort, will create a cozy homely atmosphere.

    

Features of making furniture to order or do it yourself

For the proper arrangement of the corridor, you must clearly plan its furnishings, come up with models of new furniture. So, the owners will be able to easily and without errors to equip the hallway. Making furniture to order or do it yourself should include the following preparation steps:

  1. Drawing up an approximate visualization of the finished interior (for ease of selection of models and style).
  2. Calculation of the permissible size of furniture that will be installed in the hallway.
  3. Selection of the best materials and accessories for the manufacture of a new furniture set for the hallway.

If possible, a modular design should be made. Such models may be “assembled” in a different order in the future, which will ensure the ease of moving individual blocks and achieve maximum usability of this headset.

    

Conclusion

Having drawn up exemplary drawings for arranging a long and narrow corridor as a hallway, it is not difficult to easily select the necessary furniture. First of all, the owners should pay attention to the optimal color and style design. They will allow you to create an original interior and achieve maximum comfort and comfort of the equipped zone. Not less attention should be paid to the number of selected elements of the hall. They should be enough for compact storage of clothes and shoes. But also they should not pile up the free space or excessively reduce the area of ​​the equipped hallway. Following simple recommendations and tips will help you easily find the best combination of furniture or choose the best modular kit.

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