Maria Bezrukova: small apartment for young man. Apartment design 43 sq. meters. Hallway. Wardrobe based on the designer's sketches, made by Zenzerosso studio, photo by Boris Smelov, H&M Home rug.
Aesthetic and functional design a small hallway is a problem not only for compact housing, but also large apartments. The first impression of the interior is the most important and it begins with the hallway. Traditionally, storage systems are placed in this room, the choice of which depends on the budget, area and chosen interior design.
Built-in closet, most often floor-to-ceiling storage outerwear, sports equipment, seasonal items, suitcases;
The adjacent dressing room, which also accommodates all of the apartment owner's clothes, not only seasonal storage;
Freestanding furniture: floor or wall hanger for clothes, banquet, compact, etc.
Designer Renata Kukryakova, Renata Kova, designed an apartment of 45 sq. m. meters in spirit fashion trend Boho. The hallway is minimalist, budget-friendly, but functional: the author of the project has provided places for storing clothes, shoes and changing shoes.
Built-in wardrobe
Maria Pilipenko designed an apartment in St. Petersburg. On an extremely small area of 27 sq. meters, the designer didn’t just place everything necessary functions, but created comfortable and stylish housing. An impressive storage system has been created in the small hallway - a built-in closet 2.5 m long, which has compartments for different types clothes and a large utility compartment.
The customers came to the designer with the idea of a loft - as they understood it. The designer suggested materials typical for a loft: concrete, metal, leather, wood, cement tiles. But the interior turned out to be more neutral - a modern monochrome apartment with Scandinavian notes.
Maria Pilipenko: apartment 27 sq. m in St. Petersburg. Design of a small hallway. You can see in the reflection capacious system storage
“Design point”: apartment 70 sq. meters with natural motifs. Hallway. The built-in wardrobe and console are made according to the designer’s sketches. Poof, Ikea. Ceiling lamps, Arte lamp.
Tatiana Stratu came up with a comfortable and rational layout for an apartment with an area of 48 square meters. meters. The apartment has a lot of individually made wooden items, which became the main decoration of the interior. These include sliding doors and a closet in the hallway. To the right of the built-in wardrobe is a coat panel that hides the electrical cabinet.
Tatiana Stratu: 48 square meters for rent. Built-in storage systems are custom-made in the carpentry workshop according to the designer’s sketches.
Igor Kurkin: 32 sq. meters in a panel house. Built-in wardrobe, Viktoria.
Architect Vladimir Berezin designed a miniature apartment in St. Petersburg. Fits everything you need into an area of just 28 square meters. meters. The interior of the hallway included a built-in wardrobe in which washing machine and household equipment. There was even room for an air conditioning and ventilation system - it was placed by reducing the height of the ceilings in the hallway. To fill the space with light, the architect used white paint With warm shade, and in the hallway I added a full-height wall mirror.
Vladimir Berezin: 28 sq. meters in St. Petersburg. Studio apartment design.
INT2architecture. Anastasia Sheveleva and Alexander Malinin designed an apartment (56 square meters) in the Krasnaya Presnya area. Hallway area. Gubi mirror (left) above the console. A vintage floor mirror is installed opposite the window.
Designer Olga Rozina, studio Concept58, designed an interior for a young man working in the IT field. area 43 sq. meters is located on the 23rd floor of a Moscow new building. The customer requested a minimalistic and functional interior, without unnecessary details, but not too ascetic. The design of the small hallway was based on a monochrome palette: white, gray and black, plus natural shades such as wood. The main criteria for selecting furniture were the laconic design and the project budget. The main thing here is built-in furniture, in particular, a closet in the hallway interior.
Olga Rozina: small apartment in a new building. Apartment design 43 sq. meters.
Studio Ruetemple created a minimalist and practical interior, without unnecessary decor, for a young man working in the field of IT design. Owner of an apartment of 40 sq. meters in a new building, I wanted to keep the space open and not clutter it with additional walls and doors.
When creating this interior, the designers first of all thought about the organization of space and ergonomics. The basis was white - a color that expands space and reflects sunlight. At the same time, natural wood against a neutral background looks very expressive.
A bathroom was installed in a wooden volume. All built-in storage spaces fit seamlessly into the space. turned on white cabinet in the hallway from Mr.Doors and shelving integrated into wooden volumes. There is also a dressing room for storing clothes in the apartment.
Ruetemple: 40 sq. meters in Strogino.
Apartment from Olga Chernenko: small, budget, bright. Apartment design 44 sq. meters. In the hallway there are two built-in wardrobes: for clothes and a utility closet, in which the washing machine is hidden.
Architectural group Chado: family apartment in Moscow. The entrance hall, despite its isolation, is not separated into a closed vestibule, but forms a wide front hall, which organizes the main blocks: the kitchen-living room, bedroom, children's room, and office are grouped around it.
Wardrobe
Yuliy Cherevko and Tanya Filipenko, architectural studio Paintit, developed two interiors for rent in Kyiv. Both apartments are located in the same building and are intended for long-term rent. The area of each is 47 sq. meters. The goal was to create comfortable space for future residents and not go beyond the budget. The apartment is minimalist to the extreme - on the right is the entrance to the dressing room with plywood trim. On the left is a bathroom with a transparent wall.
Architectural studio Paintit: twin apartments in Kyiv.
Dressing room in an apartment of 47 sq. meters.
Tatiana Alenina completed the design studio apartment in the Union Park residential complex. Area - 36 sq. meters. The designer rationally used both the allocated budget and the tiny space: the fight was literally for every millimeter.
A competent layout and a sufficient number of storage spaces in the bedroom made it possible to implement the design of a small hallway in a very minimalist way: a mirror, a couple of paintings and a banquette for changing shoes. Behind the door there is a small dressing room - and all on 36 square meters. meters.
Project by Tatyana Alenina: 36 sq. meters in a new building. Hallway. Bolia bench, Gubi mirror. The doors were made according to Tatyana Alenina's design in a carpentry workshop. Ceramic tiles Mutina.
Architect Vladimir Berezin designed laconic interior, where you can relax after a busy day. Apartment with an area of 40 sq. meters. The customer is a business woman, a high-ranking manager. She wanted to see her interior as calm, neutral, not overloaded with decor and complex textures conducive to relaxation.
The owner did not have enough space to store things, so the niche in the living room, where there used to be a small bed, was converted into a spacious dressing room. The dressing room was separated from the living room area by partitions made of white frosted glass, as was the storage area in the small hallway.
Project by Vladimir Berezin: fast, beautiful and functional. Apartment design 40 sq. meters.
Project by Tatyana Alenina: apartment 50 sq. meters. Adjacent to the hallway is a spacious dressing room, which is accessed by a sliding door. Sconce from the American factory Arteriors. The console was custom made by the Attribute workshop.
Freestanding furniture
Designer Maria Pilipenko with apartment owners Konstantin Gudkov and Alexander Dudnev renovated an apartment of 35 square meters. meters in the NKPS house. We restored architectural elements and filled the interior with authentic furniture based on avant-garde designs, which was recreated by the Vologda design studio LESS. We squeezed the maximum out of every meter. The hallway and its design are very ascetic, made in the spirit of the times - a simple wall hanger and a restored stool for changing shoes.
“Railroad worker’s apartment” in a house designed by Ivan Nikolaev. Hallway. Bakelite sockets and switches are replicas of samples from the second quarter of the 20th century.
On an area of only 18 square meters. meters, designer Elena Fateeva was able to fit everything necessary for a student tenant. In the tiny hallway, the designer provided a storage system and placed a compact console with a mirror.
The work of XS Studio proves that ergonomic design allows 100% utilization of even very modest space. Design 44 sq. meters of this apartment was complicated by the design features of the building. Habitual white, which is known to visually increase the size of small spaces, works even more effectively when contrasted with dark surfaces.
An interesting solution was the rotating section that separates the hallway from the living area - on one side there is a wardrobe for outerwear, on the other there is a mirror. The reflective surface facing the kitchen area further enhances the visual scale. Facing the front door, it has a familiar utilitarian function.
XS Studio: ergonomics for 44 sq. meters.
Projekt Prague and scandinavian design in Lublin. In the hallway there is a laconic hanger for outerwear.
Victoria Volkova: apartment in a new building. Bright interior in Scandinavian style with bright accents for a young family with a child. Thanks to the dressing room in the bedroom, the designer abandoned the bulky cabinets in the hallway and made the space as laconic as possible.
Ulyana Skaptsova: apartment for rent. Entrance hall in an apartment of 50 sq. meters. Despite the small budget, the designer made the space functional, and also decorated the wall near the front door with a mirror to visually expand the room.
To visually increase the space of a small hallway, the most popular design techniques are:
A built-in or free-standing storage cabinet is painted in the color of the walls to dissolve large-sized furniture in the space;
In the hallway, one wall is decorated with a mirror cloth or a built-in closet is equipped with a mirror facade;
Small spaces are not afraid of bright colors - compact hallway can also be highlighted using color.
Wardrobe in the color of the walls
Studio apartment with an area of 31 sq. meter in a new building in the South-West - a project by designer Svetlana Selivanova. Despite the compact size, the owners wanted to get comfortable, functional and modern housing.
For small hallway The built-in wardrobe was made to order according to the designer’s sketches. At the same time, they decided to dissolve cabinet furniture in space. To do this, the cabinet fronts were covered with plaster in the same color as the walls with a suede effect. This solution also makes the surface visually softer and the room more comfortable.
Svetlana Selivanova: small studio apartment for a medical student. Hallway. The built-in wardrobe was made to order according to the designer’s sketches, The Derevo carpentry workshop. Paint, Little Greene. Pouf, Barcelona Design.
Apartment 45 sq. meters in the southwest of Moscow was intended for a girl. The young customer invited designer Alexandra Karabatova to decorate the interior and expressed her main wishes. It was necessary to create a stylish modern interior in a restrained color scheme without stereotypical feminine excesses with a large number hidden storage systems. The designer wanted to make the interior as complete as possible, so the facades of the built-in cabinets were painted to match the color of the walls.
Alexandra Karabatova: 45 sq. meters in the southwest of Moscow. Hallway. The built-in wardrobe is custom-made according to the designer's sketches. Umbrella stand, Designboom. The closet is divided into two parts - for storing clothes and household equipment.
Alexandra Karabatova: 45 sq. meters in the southwest of Moscow. Hallway. The console is custom-made according to the designer’s sketches, “Ankon”. Decor, Happy Collections and Zara Home.
Alexander Malinin and Anastasia Sheveleva, St. Petersburg studio INT2architecture, remade new apartment"from the developer" with an area of 40 sq. meters. The small space was planned specifically for rental.
Investments in finishing (both in materials and work) were minimal. In order to save money but still get all the functionality, non-standard items were used as furniture. For example, in the design of a small hallway there are metal cabinets for changing rooms and household equipment instead of a wardrobe. The cabinets were repainted on site to match the color of the walls. A laconic design completes the look.
INT2architecture: studio apartment for rent. Design of a one-room apartment of 40 sq. meters
Mirror wall
Compact studio apartment in Moscow with an area of 28 sq. meters - Yana and Yuri Volkov’s own home, which the designers designed for themselves. The designers were especially responsible when it came to organizing storage spaces in the interior.
Built-in wardrobes were placed in the two-level hallway. They store shoes, clothes, everything needed for cleaning, an ironing board and even a refrigerator. The upper sections are accessed using a mobile ladder.
To visually expand the space, the block with a bathroom was decorated mirror panels, the ceiling was painted to match the color of the walls with Little Greene washable paint. They did the same with the air conditioner and the front door from the developer - they didn’t change it, but they disguised it.
Yana and Yuri Volkov: small apartment 28 sq. m. meters for yourself.
Bohostudio: small bright apartment in Kyiv. Apartment design 44 sq. meters on a limited budget.
Designer Pavel Volovov, a graduate of Milan's Marangoni Design Institute, is known for his elegant, large-scale projects. His new experience is on a different plane. He recently completed an apartment in a new Moscow building: an area of 37 square meters. meters, budget - about 1 million rubles. The most important thing: this is an apartment not only for going to bed in the evening and getting ready for work in the morning. It’s a pleasure to spend time here and receive guests.
Mirror panels in the hallway area visually expand the space. Unusual decor with a gradient begins in entrance area and stretches along the entire wall. Roomy ones were installed in the hallway.
Pavel Volovov: project in the Mini Living trend. Unusual decor with a gradient starts in the hallway and stretches along the entire wall.
Pavel Volovov: project in the Mini Living trend.
A girl student purchased her first apartment in the Technopark residential complex on Nagatinskaya embankment. The owner had no specific wishes for the future interior, the only thing was that the space should be bright, positive and with a lot of indoor plants. The customer enthusiastically accepted the idea of designer Daria Vasilkova to build an interior in the American spirit, based on the tastes of the generation of Barbie doll fans. This is how the color scheme of the interior developed - bright, with small accents in the spirit of anime.
The designer settled on a circular layout with thoughtful ergonomic routes. If you start moving from the entrance, then through the kitchen-living room and bedroom you can again get to the original point. The design of a small hallway in the interior included spacious closets and installed a full-wall mirror for visual expansion space.
Daria Vasilkova: 53 sq. meters for a student.
Dmitry Sivak, Sivak+Partners, created a simple and comfortable space in an Odessa apartment. Within a small area - 50 sq. meters - Dmitry didn’t want to use a lot various materials and colors to make the interior look seamless. “But meanwhile, I was afraid that the customer would be upset by the overabundance of gray shades. That's why I added a few bright details, for example, an orange wardrobe in the hallway,” says the designer. Due to a limited budget, the furniture was made to order.
Dmitry Sivak: small apartment in Odessa.
Olga Rudakova: small apartment with a small budget. Design of a one-room apartment 39 sq. meters in the Moscow region.
Bright accent
Architects Boris Denisyuk and Angelina Malysheva, buro5, designed a vest apartment with a complex layout and an area of only 42 square meters. meters. Conceptually, the interior is very minimalistic. When entering the apartment, the design is in full view - everything is extremely functional and ascetic. In the small hallway there are two small niches with hooks for outerwear, compact benches and built-in shoe racks underneath. The decoration uses only a few shades of paint and square tiles.
Buro5: layout of a small apartment
Sveta Khabeeva decorated an apartment of 50 square meters. meters specifically for rental. The space had to be bright, memorable, interesting. The designer decided to create an interior with allusions to the Soviet era, but in a modern interpretation. The main challenge was to fit within a small budget without sacrificing aesthetics.
Cabinet furniture for the hallway included everything you need - a small wardrobe with hooks for outerwear, storage shelves and space for shoes. The entire group, including the front door, is painted in a delicate coral shade.
Sveta Khabeeva: apartment for rent. Porcelain tiles, APE Ceramica. The cabinet is made to order according to the designer's sketches. The front door is covered with a coral-colored panel.
Natalya Maslova: green apartment in London. The designer brought the greenery of the park outside the window into the interior. Thanks to the chosen shade, the small hallway space looks very cozy.
In every home, renovations serve as an indicator of a pleasant atmosphere, individuality and style. The hallway is the first thing a guest pays attention to when entering an apartment. Very often it is not easy for owners to decorate a miniature hallway. However, this is not a death sentence for the interior of an apartment or house. Many people face certain problems when styling standard Soviet buildings. Soviet-era premises are famous for their small in size. In such areas of one, two or three square meters, you want to put a spacious closet for clothes, hang a mirror, equip shelves for shoes, hats, and much more.
There are many techniques for saving space and increasing it visually.
Creating a functional and comfortable interior for a small hallway is not an easy task. However, listening to advice experienced designers, taking into account your own fantasies and imagination, it is possible to obtain a unique, comfortable result.
Stages of work
The design of a small hallway must begin with clear planning of all subsequent types of work:
- First, let's calculate the area. There are two options: leave the area untouched or expand by borrowing space from the next room.
- The idea, the style of decorating the room. It is important to decide what you like – functionality or interior.
- Subsequently, the designer or foreman draws up an estimate of the cost of the initial work - increasing the area (demolition of the wall), leveling the wall, installing drywall, installing electrical wiring, etc.
- Selection and purchase building materials It is advisable to produce with an average pricing policy. Firstly, you can choose good quality materials at affordable prices. Secondly, you save money for the further purchase of furniture and interior elements.
- During repairs or redevelopment, it is possible to encounter some difficulties that arise in old houses. Some jobs may entail a number of subsequent ones, which can seriously hit family budget. In new buildings, such consequences may not occur. It all depends on the layout of the room as a whole.
- The final step is decoration. Selection of furniture, accessories for beauty and comfort.
To decorate the hallway, it is better to choose materials with a smooth surface - those that are easier to wash and clean
Hallway in Khrushchev
In every hallway, the obligatory elements are a wardrobe for outerwear, shelves for shoes and hats and a mirror. If there is no possibility of technically expanding the space, you can resort to the advice of designers:
Important advice. Store the things you wear in your closet. You should not load the space with “unwearable” clothes and shoes. Firstly, saving space. Secondly, aesthetic appearance.
A wardrobe for outerwear can be installed instead of an interior wall
Long and narrow hallway
Narrow and long hallway brings a lot of difficulties. This option does not allow you to fully realize your functionality needs. But even in such situations, designers have found a way to achieve the required aesthetic appearance and great functionality.
Even a small hallway should have several functional areas
Let's look at some techniques:
Decorating small hallways
The design is not recommended to stand out strongly in the setting general interior houses or apartments. In the decision taken to replace the doors of adjacent rooms with decorative arch, you should make a design similar to these rooms in order to visually enlarge the hallway, making a natural continuation of these rooms, despite the fact that different rooms have an individual set of functions.
First of all, the interior of the hallway should be attractive
In a situation where all the doors in the house lead to the hallway, it is useful to select them same shape and pattern, with glass elements. If the doors open into the corridor and there is a chance that they will hit each other, a rational solution is to install sliding sliding doors. This way you can save space for installing additional furniture and decorative elements that perform certain useful functions.
Original ideas will make the hallway interior memorable and exclusive
It is necessary to calculate and prepare places for the electric meter, switches, sockets, intercom, etc. in advance. When decorating an interior, there are often situations when people simply forget to do this. In the future, it may happen that you will have to “sculpt” them, spoiling the aesthetic appearance.
Hallway furniture
In a long hallway, when the end goes into the wall, you can create a mini-dressing room or storage room. It is likely that you will need to move the door openings a little, but the room will take on a square shape and will be more active.
In a narrow hallway it is necessary to make maximum use of the space near the front door
For narrow corridors this option is suitable - the furniture is placed near one big wall. Opposite it, it is recommended to hang a huge mirror, which visually enlarges the space. The furniture is selected in a light shade with a shiny glossy surface. At the entrance it is recommended to place a shoe locker or pouf with appropriate compartments. At the end there is a main wardrobe or chest of drawers.
A mirrored cabinet door will successfully replace a bulky dressing table
With a fairly shallow hallway, there is no option for placing cabinets and chests of drawers. In this version, a banal shelf is hung for hats, with hooks for outerwear. Small shelves and a transforming ottoman are installed. At the same time, there is a hanger near the front door, and then a pouffe and so on. This sequence is aesthetically important for a particularly small hallway!
For the hallway non-standard shape It is better to order furniture according to individual sizes
White color for the hallway
White color fits perfectly into the interior of small hallways, as it has the property of visually increasing the volume of the room. Gray and black inserts or decorative elements are recommended for the perfect complement bright interior. Other multi-colored inserts will fit gracefully against a white background. But do not forget that such a color scheme requires constant care. After all, everyone knows that a house begins with a hallway, just like the idea of the owners creating coziness.
White color is ideal for a small space, as it visually pushes the walls apart and raises the ceiling
A snow-white room will become a model of order and cleanliness, and dark elements will dilute the cold interior
Gray tones for the hallway
Calm and neutral gray the color will suit for interior laconic design. Properly designed lighting and chrome inserts will remove unnecessary monochrome and give a more lively style. Inserts and decorative elements in white will also help remove the presence of gloom.
Painting walls in gray switches attention from form to content and a small room seems larger than it actually is
Bright decorative items will relieve the feeling of darkness
Beige color for the hallway
Many designers consider cream, milky coffee and almond shades of beige to be very cost-effective and practical. Furniture and decorative elements in beige tones harmonize perfectly with any modern or retro style. A warm, cozy, unobtrusive color will create a comfortable atmosphere and at the same time increase the space. Ideal with beige tones inserts in light green, burgundy, dark brown tones.
Beige shades are loved for their practicality.
Milk coffee tones are suitable for any interior style
Wallpaper selection
In this case, you should choose wall covering, based on the size and shape of the hallway. At any individual moment the effect is given different options. For example, a design for a square-shaped hallway will look awkward in narrow and long corridors. This is an important aspect when choosing an interior.
To decorate the walls in the hallway I often use paintable wallpaper.
Too bright or dark wallpaper colors. They will highlight the small size to the maximum. At the same time, all cabinets and decor will give the effect of clutter. Large, pronounced designs and ornaments are also not recommended. This option creates an effect similar to that described above.
Rhythmic pattern on the wallpaper expands the narrow space
- Plastic panels. Although this coating is a solution for hiding uneven walls, it also greatly reduces in this case Small space after installation.
- Imitation stone. This coating will simply turn narrow hallway into a kind of cave passage, which will be very ugly and unconstructive.
Conclusion
If you approach the design of a small hallway wisely, it will have enough space for storing things, and the interior will delight you for many years
Each hallway is individual in its own way. And some miscalculations and shortcomings are inherent in any room. It is important to know that in any situation one or another solution can be found. Based on the experience and advice of designers, you can rationally use the available space and create a unique interior design.
Video on how to plan a small hallway
In the design of the hallway, it is important to take into account not only storage areas, but also visual effects in the design, allowing you to make it brighter and more beautiful, and the first impression of your apartment as positive as possible. Let's see how to do this.
It's worth thinking about one or two bright accents in the interior of the hallway. This could be a fuchsia shoe cabinet, a colored front door, a bright pink rug, or a defiant yellow upholstery on an ottoman.
Large format porcelain tiles
Large-format porcelain tiles have a surprising effect on the appearance of a small hallway or narrow corridor. Use tiles larger size than ordinary ceramic, with imitation wood, marble or stone.
Narrow console tables, cabinets and cabinets
If you have very little space in the hallway, use console tables, cabinets for shoes and clothes, cabinets and wardrobe systems with shallow depth. Wherever possible, instead of 50-60 centimeters, choose models with a depth of 25-35 centimeters.
Furniture in the hallway: which one to choose?
Give preference to furniture with mirror finishes
Mirror finishing allows you to make large cabinets, cabinets and even shelves more weightless; besides, mirrors reflect light, making the room brighter and more spacious.
Shoe racks
Shoe cabinets can fit even into the narrowest spaces. And if you have very little space, this is practically the only chance to organize shoe storage in a laconic, modern way.
Use console tables and shelves, drawers and bright ottomans
Console tables, shelves and drawers will fit perfectly into a narrow space. They look beautiful in narrow and long corridors, on loggias, at the entrance to the bedroom.
Bright ottomans will allow you to create a spectacular accent in the hallway in a very simple and glamorous way. For example, in an eggplant shade, bright green, fuchsia or yellow sorbet. Choose according to your taste!
Color schemes for a small hallway
As we already mentioned, when choosing, it is best to use as many light shades as possible. For example, beige or white hallway– this is always a good decision!
White and gray color scheme with and without dark spots
If you use white and gray as the main finishing colors, you will definitely get a light, modern interior. All that remains is to add a drop of shine and a few accent details.
For contrast, you can use black gloss, and for a feeling of luxury - gold or silver. Mirrored furniture will fit here just perfectly! Such option will do for neoclassical and art deco and minimalism.
Black and white color scheme with added wood tones
In modern style, it is better to stick to a neutral palette. For example, choose a black floor, white furniture and very little wooden furniture or shelves. It is best if there are no red, red, orange shades, it is preferable to turn to blue-violet tones if you want to add accents.
Subtle creamy white palette with black accents
This palette is ideal for neoclassical and classic styles. Delicate cream colors will work perfectly for a presentable appearance your hallway, and decorating the walls with beveled mirrors will emphasize the geometry of the space.
In white and gray interior Turquoise accents such as teal, petrol, turquoise and cyan will look great. They are typically used to create either a seaside or bohemian atmosphere. And they can also be found. And in general, any interior in a white-gray, gray or white palette in a minimalist or modern style will respond positively to such additions. The shade of teal, for example, can be an ottoman, rug, door or small bedside table.
Color table with names
Pay attention to other fashionable ones.
Fashionable design ideas for the hallway
Suspended ceiling illuminated with neon thread and spotlights
Various false ceiling options will help you make your hallway much more beautiful with the help of a built-in one. These can be spot spotlights, LED strips, chandeliers and spotlights and many other options, including illuminated stained glass windows.
Built-in wardrobe system from wall to wall
There are two types of such systems - walk-in-closet and a regular built-in wardrobe. The first option provides the opportunity to go into the dressing room itself and take off shoes and clothes there. The second is simply a storage option in a closet.
Hanging cabinets and console tables under which shoes can be placed
This idea is modern and convenient for a hallway where you would like to leave some of your shoes in plain sight, under some cabinet that can accommodate several pairs at once. The same can be said for hanging console tables.
Transparent furniture
Acrylic and transparent furniture (and storage boxes for cosmetics and perfumes for console tables and cabinets), as well as mirrors will help make your hallway attractive and visually more spacious.
A small hallway is a problem in many apartments. To a certain extent, this is true, because the least time is spent in this room, and it is better to use the extra squares for the bedroom or living room, but do not forget that the face of the apartment is set by the first room in the apartment, its beauty and style. And even the smallest room can be cozy and comfortable. What interior design for a small hallway in an apartment will be optimal?
Correct design of a small hallway in an apartment
To take advantage of all the benefits small room as efficiently as possible, you should adhere to three principles:
- a minimum of things
- maximum space,
- maximum benefit.
Remove everything unnecessary. This applies to furniture, clothing and even shoes. Only an uncluttered room will seem larger than it actually is. And vice versa, the largest one, littered with all sorts of rubbish - a cramped closet.
Furniture for a small hallway 2020
Use a minimum of furniture, although stores and catalogs are full of fantastic abundance:
- ottomans,
- sofas,
- cabinets,
- shelves,
- hangers and
- nightstand.
If possible, one closet, spacious and comfortable, with a hanger, without hangers, since hangers are not very convenient for daily use.
If you have space, you can put a hanger rack or hang a wall hanger in a small hallway for everyday outerwear. This is much more convenient than hanging it in the closet every time, and you can’t hang it wet in a common pile, but on an open hanger it will dry faster and safer.
You can also store all the shoes there that are not intended for daily wear, because mountains of boots and shoes standing uselessly in the room will ruin the design of any, even the most stylish room.
How to arrange a small hallway in an apartment
Increase space. If possible, this should be done physically, for example, by using the area of the adjacent room or removing all doorways, replacing them with beautiful, spacious arches.
Or, by removing everything up to the walls and ceiling in the passage, and separating the modern hallway itself in a small apartment from the living room using different flooring, multi-level ceilings and floors, decorated with built-in spotlights.
Raises the ceiling very well suspended ceilings, light color, glossy - like a mirror surface, reflecting the entire room in its surface, they make it 1.5-2 times taller. See examples of hallways in small apartments 2020, real photos:
If, after demolishing a wall with a door, the transition between rooms seems too empty, a decorative gazebo or arch with shelves would be a good solution. Large shelves will allow you to place indoor flowers on them, as well as make the hallway lighter, thereby increasing it visually.
Ideas for a small hallway
A good solution would be sliding sliding doors to the entire height of the wall. But they should have two to four doors, so that when family members usually arrive, one door can be opened, and when many people are planned at the same time, the entire door can be opened completely.
Such a simple technique will allow guests not to crowd a couple of squares, undressing to easily enter the apartment, and the owners will warmly welcome their dear guests.
The right solution would be to use mirrors or translucent glass for such doors:
- the first will allow you to make the hallway larger, more spacious, reflecting the room and doubling its area;
- the latter will add a little light from the remaining rooms, also visually expanding the room.
Make the most of it. Whatever one may say, you need to undress and take off your shoes in the first room of the house. Therefore, it is good if it has a place for shoes, a closet or a clothes hanger. It wouldn't hurt to have an ottoman to make it comfortable to take off your shoes. A key holder and an umbrella stand will come in handy.
What to do if the design of a small hallway in an apartment only allows you to place a shoe mat in it?
Built-in furniture or niches in the walls will come to the rescue. No need to try to push it into the wall as much as possible larger closet. If the wall allows, you can make a 1.0-1.5 m cabinet, with wall hooks, shelves for shoes and hats. If not, then a wall hanger 0.5 m deep will be fine. Here are photos of options for a small hallway 2020 in an apartment:
Sliding wardrobe in the hallway
A sliding wardrobe can be an excellent option, and custom-made furniture will allow you to successfully use every free centimeter. It is better to make a sliding wardrobe up to the ceiling, so that the space under the ceiling can be used as a mezzanine.
You can also store winter clothes or those clothes and shoes that are rarely worn there.
A mirrored door in such furniture will noticeably increase the space of a small hallway, but if the shelves are very high, it is better to make the upper part of the door matte so as not to “stretch” the room even more.
Except general principles When arranging a hallway in a small apartment, there are several approaches to make the design as stylish and beautiful as possible.
Color range
Don't underestimate the power light colors in decor small rooms. Successful combination various light shades allows you to make a room:
- Above - light shades are best used in decorating the upper part of walls and ceilings.
- Wider - a wide, light central part of the wall will visually expand the walls, making a small hallway more spacious.
- Longer - more light walls the narrow part of the room (not much, a tone or two softer than the rest) will be lengthened, the room will be extended.
Of course, in order to use the play of light and color as correctly as possible, you need to have good imagination and taste, but computer programs by design they allow you to “try on” this or that painting or furniture even before renovation.
Decorating the hallway with furniture
As already mentioned, built-in furniture, wardrobes, and wardrobes save space well and do not clutter up the space. wall hangers, niches in the walls, etc. It’s good if the furniture is also in light colors, preferably warm (beige, yellow, pink, green, blue).
The best option would be custom-made furniture for the hallway; this approach will save a lot of space by making a flat cabinet on the entire wall, taking into account all the nooks and corners of your tiny hallway.
Lighting in the hallway interior
How to decorate lighting in a small hallway in 2020? The hallway is almost always a room without natural light. Therefore, you can add natural light only with the help of an arch opening into the adjacent room with windows.
It is advisable to use in such small spaces all types of lighting. Directed wall lamps They allow you to advantageously highlight the necessary decorative elements - niches, corners, thus expanding the room.
Also, long wall lamps, whose angle of inclination is adjustable, can visually lengthen the room, raise the ceiling, and move the walls apart. This technique is called light stripes.
You can additionally illuminate the mirror with spotlights, making preening before going out more comfortable. Diffused light will save energy when there is no one in the hallway.
Fluorescent lamps, softly illuminating the space, enlarge a small hallway, especially if the light is directed at the mirror. The main thing is that, in general, the lighting should be close to natural and be pleasant to the eye and perception.
Decorative design of a small hallway
Quite unusual, decorative elements look beautiful, creating the illusion of a large room. First of all, this is always such a successful element as a large mirror, but it should be a light shade.
Imitation of a large aquarium built into the wall, best with colored lighting from bottom to top.
The pattern on the walls, floor and ceiling must also be chosen correctly - it is best to take washable wallpaper, decorative putty, with medium or large drawings, so that there are quite a lot of them, but so that the drawing does not flicker and does not merge into one background.
The direction of the pattern will help lengthen or expand the room. Thus, oblong pictures on the floor directed to the side make it visually longer.
Ideas for a small hallway - a pattern on the wall, directed upward, visually raises the ceiling. Such simple tricks help make a dark, tiny room light, spacious and very comfortable.
Using different textures, color range one material, different levels floor coverings, allows you to zone the hallway in a small apartment if the doors and walls are demolished, or if there is no hallway as such at all, there is only a large hall.
There must be a corner in the living room in order to throw off clothes and shoes with street dirt and dust.
In order for the design of a small hallway in an apartment to be successful, it is necessary to think through the complete design, including furnishings and the type of furniture used, even before the renovation. finishing materials and coatings, then the resulting result will be holistic and complete.
And using simple techniques of spatial illusions will allow you to create the impression of a large room in the tiniest room. Successful planning and successful results! Modern hallways in small apartments, real photos and videos in our selection:
The hallway is the first room that sets the tone for the rest of the apartment, serves as a kind of calling card for the owners, so its design deserves special attention. A small hallway is not a death sentence, even a few square meters entrance hall at the right approach can turn into a comfortable, stylish environment that surprises with its functionality and spaciousness.
When starting a renovation in a small hallway, you first need to evaluate the possibilities of expanding the space. In this case, combining the entrance hall with the living room by dismantling the doorway and a fragment of the wall can help out. So that the street dirt and cold air did not fall directly into living room, install decorative plasterboard partitions. A good solution would be to build arched vaults instead interior doors, as a result of which the space of a small corridor will become more open and bright.
Often the layout of hallways provides for the presence of niches, this is especially typical for apartments in Khrushchev-era buildings. The recesses in the wall can be used for arranging built-in wardrobes, where clothes, shoes or equipment will be stored (sometimes there is even a place for a washing machine).
Start off renovation work It starts with the complete dismantling of old finishing materials, leveling and cleaning of surfaces. Think ahead future system lighting, since even before the start finishing works It is necessary to equip the locations of lamps and sockets to disguise the electrical cable.
Before starting renovations, you should think through everything down to the smallest detail, from choosing the style and color of a small hallway to installing furniture, lamps and decor. It is better to draw a sketch on a piece of paper, following which step by step you will be able to carry out repairs without unexpected problems.
When decorating small rooms, designers rightly give preference to a light palette that can visually expand the boundaries of the room. In the hallway, where there are no windows and virtually no natural light, light decoration is most relevant. As a rule, a primary color is chosen, to which one or two additional ones are added to create contrasts and small accents.
Today, many people prefer a white palette, which is typical for many modern styles (minimalism, Scandinavian, classic). Decorating the walls and ceiling in the same snow-white palette will “blur” the boundaries between the planes, making the room seem much wider. There is no need to be afraid that the hallway will turn into sterile hospital rooms, because you will fill it with original contrasts, the role of which will be assigned to original finish floors, rugs, wooden furniture, wall decor in the form of paintings, photos or a beautiful mirror.
To get a bright, but more comfortable environment, you can use a beige color as the basis for the design, which looks great in any style. The best company will create for him brown, but you can add white and pastel colors.
Gray color is at the peak of popularity - it is neutral and laconic, therefore it is often the best solution for decorating rooms in modern, restrained styles. To enliven a monochrome environment, install multi-level lighting, mirror surfaces, use splashes of white, black colors and other contrasts.
Pastel colors such as light green, blue, pink, lemon, etc. will help create a soft, unobtrusive atmosphere in a small hallway. To avoid a chaotic environment, it is better not to mix different tones, but to choose one main one and add shades from its own spectrum to it, alternating light and dark stripes of the same tone or make it more saturated accent wall against the background of a general light finish.
When choosing materials for finishing a small hallway, pay attention to the fact that pollution from the street, cool air flows and humidity can penetrate into this room, so you should give preference to coatings that are resistant to these conditions.
Floor
The hallway is a passage room where the floor surface is constantly under mechanical stress and quickly gets dirty. Therefore, you need to choose the most durable coating that is easy to clean.
The best option may be floor tiles or porcelain stoneware - the materials meet all the necessary operating requirements and have a huge range of designs.
More economical option- linoleum, which, although considered partly outdated, today also has many interpretations, is made from artificial and natural materials. Parquet and laminate are much less resistant to moisture and sand and can become deformed over time.
Walls
For hallway walls, the choice of finishing materials is quite large and they are often combined to create a unique interior. Having previously leveled the surfaces, the walls can be painted with acrylic or water-based composition, finished with decorative plaster, and covered with washable wallpaper.
An interesting option would be to cover one of the walls with photo wallpaper, where the images are selected to match the style of the room. Individual areas can be registered decorative stone, highlight, for example, doorways, corners or niches. No less relevant are PVC panels, which have a wide range of colors.
With the help of finishing materials you can visually increase the space of a small hallway. Vertical patterns on the wallpaper will “raise” the height of the ceiling surface, and horizontal patterns will expand the room. You should not get carried away with large patterns that can bring the surface closer - if you don’t like a monochromatic design, choose wallpaper with a small pattern that adds dynamics to the design.
Ceiling
In a small hallway, a light ceiling looks best. Smooth surface can be whitewashed or painted. A popular trend has become finishing the ceiling with plasterboard and stretched glossy or matte fabric. Such designs allow you to do without preliminary leveling of the surface and arrange curly designs and system spot lighting, hiding the electrical wires.
The choice of furniture often becomes the main problem of a small corridor. There is no place for bulky cabinets, so you need to choose the most compact storage systems. You should try to make maximum use of corner areas, for example, install a radius wardrobe or hanger. You can choose a modular hallway kit by placing individual elements in less traveled areas.
It is worth making maximum use of the space around the front door - equip a mezzanine in the upper part, and install compact storage systems on the sides. If there is a niche in the hallway, use it to create a built-in wardrobe - all you need to do is install shelves and sliding doors. You can buy a narrow shoe shoe, where folding shelves Allows compact storage of shoes.
In a small hallway you can get by minimum set furniture, for example, install a shoe cabinet-bench on which you can sit or put a bag, and attach a shelf with hooks for outerwear on top. All that remains is to add a wall mirror and a couple of decorative elements.
In most cases, there are no windows in the hallway and the room can seem quite gloomy if it is not equipped with high-quality lighting. It could be a small ceiling chandelier, spotlights, spots.
The area near the mirror should be additionally equipped with lighting in the form of one or two lamps (sometimes makeup mirrors equipped with many lamps are installed). Ceiling and floor surfaces with hidden lighting in the form of neon strips and luminescent elements look original.
In a small hallway, you shouldn’t get carried away with oversized decor, which will clutter up the already small space. Its role can be played by finishing features, color inserts, a couple of photographs or paintings, a mirror in a beautiful frame, a bright floor rug or pouf.
To make the hallway furnishings look beautiful and orderly, it should be decorated in one of the interior styles, which should be combined with other rooms in the apartment. We invite you to consider several good ideas for a small hallway.
Small hallway in classic style
For the hallway in classic style cream, milky, light gray tones are acceptable, so the design is perfect for small room. Here preference is given to white furniture made of wood, massive mirrors in luxurious frames, moldings and carved elements that decorate the decor.
Marble tiles or porcelain tiles are laid on the floor, and the walls are decorated with decorative plaster, stone or fabric wallpaper with small, discreet patterns. Classics do not get old and this is its main advantage - luxurious interior can be supplemented with more modern details, such as wardrobes, spotlights, etc., but stucco elements, luxurious chandeliers, expensive materials finishing will always emphasize the presentability of the design and good taste owners.
Small hallway in minimalist style
The design of a small hallway in the minimalist style involves a laconic design, practically devoid of decorations and useless elements. The interior contains strict geometric shapes, clear lines and angles. Preference is given to light finishing colors, built-in storage systems, and bright multi-level lighting.
Wall decoration is characterized by simple but high-quality materials without patterns - this can be paintable wallpaper, plaster or PVC panels. An integral element of the design are large mirrors of any shape, visually enlarging the space.
Small hallway in Scandinavian style
The style, which originated in the 18th century in Sweden, has resumed its relevance in our time thanks to its design features, where the desire for minimalism is perfectly combined with home comfort.
A small hallway in the Scandinavian style is most often decorated in a white palette, but this is not a dogma - gray, beige, and olive shades may well be present. Preference is given to wooden furnishings, of which there should be few: open hangers, a small sofa or pouf, a mirror in a massive wooden frame and a small bedside table - this is quite enough to accommodate the necessary things.
Plaster, painting, plain colors are used as finishing wall panels or design for brickwork. Decorative elements Vintage items often appear ( old chest of drawers, worn rug), living flowerpots, photographs, bright elements of furniture and clothing.
