
Thinking how to make the design of the hallway in the house without the hands of others? Tips from experienced designers to help you with the repair.
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Why it is necessary to make out correctly a hall?
The first thing that a person sees in a strange house is the entrance hall, and for many people only the first impression of the whole apartment and the owners is formed in this room. What your entrance hall will look like will be the reason for how your guest is tuned. Therefore, designers pay special attention to this particular part of the apartment, trying to think through the interior down to the smallest detail.
Here are a few highlights that you will have to pay attention to when designing the zone next to front door.
Highlights
Do not be afraid to experiment
Are you still not afraid to do the repair of the hallway without the help of a designer? Of course, in the Internet age it is not as difficult as before, because on the forums now you can find the answers to everything, but we advise you to immediately prepare for the difficulties associated with the repair. The most important advice will be to hire a knowledgeable interior designer, who with great diligence will draw the zone of the beginning of the corridor so that you do not have any problems.
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To make repairs that will last more than a dozen years, it is necessary from the very beginning to approach this case with a cool head. We'll have to act on a pre-designed design project that you develop yourself. Everything in it should be thought out to the smallest detail, described in the drawing.
When organizing work before repairs, you should do the following:
- Measure the desired territory, make a drawing according to the measurements.
- Create a design project directly based on your wishes and possibilities.
- Make a plan for dismantling existing items.
- Consider the installation plan.
- Make an approximate layout of finishing materials, purchase them.
- Take into account the communications that are located in the zone: alarm, intercom, lighting, electric meter.
- Think through the arrangement of furniturelighting arrangement
- To repair the hallway according to the plan.
Obviously, when finishing the room you have to take into account every little thing, starting with the size of the door opening, ending with the humidity in the apartment. Only this approach will allow to get a quality result, skillfully hide all the flaws of the room.
return to menu ↑Small entrance hall
Let's start the analysis with the option when in your house there is a hall of very small size. In this case, you can not do without a wall of several elements: it will fill the entire height, fitting all the necessary on their shelves, and especially lucky if it is angular. What is important, it solves the problem with the mirror, and also helps to achieve a visual expansion of the space due to it.
If you do not need a lot of space for clothes, replace the closet with a dresser, and you can also put a separate mirror with hangers for outerwear. Do not overlook shelves for accessories like hats and scarves and separate bedside tables for shoes with a soft seat.
Narrow
Narrow does not mean small, so some other design techniques should be involved here that can increase the width, even if illusory. Here we must try to visually make a square the room itself, using various effects from the contrast of colors, furniture arrangement. For example, the floor and ceiling it is necessary to do it in one color, you can see how appropriate the created effect of “sliding walls” will be.
Another popular option for expanding a room is the choice of striped colors on the floor.
Think through every detail.
Also be sure to use the mirror, but do not hang mirrors opposite each other, so as not to get the unpleasant irritating effect of the “corridor”.
Bright coral, yellow and indigo are best used as certain accents that harmoniously complement the interior. By the way, the airiness will also add smooth lines - make arches instead of the usual doorways to every room.
Dilute lighting
Do not forget about the lighting, because it will allow to dilute the existing cramp with light spots. It is necessary to put diode lamps on the ceiling and near or above the shelves, and refuse any chandeliers in favor of built-in lights. Leave separate light sources above the heads of other rooms in the apartment, it is better to even embed a few small ones in the walls in order to achieve the desired atmosphere.
What is the difference of design in the apartment?
If you live in a big city, then you should be familiar with which path you have to travel not only along the street, but also along the house itself, from the door of the entrance to the apartment. Only the threshold of the house becomes a reliable protection from the outside world, so it is there that all the city’s dirt from the shoes accumulates. You need to think about how to equip the threshold of the house so that you can not only keep all the street dirt there, but also quickly clean this surface.
If you have enough space, try to distinguish the hallway into several zones:
- for shoe and shoe storage;
- for the clothes that the owners use this season,
- for the rest of the clothes;
- for fees to the street.
In the last zone it is appropriate to place a dresser for cosmetics and accessories for hair. The entrance hall in the apartment is always close to the living rooms or the kitchenso you need to try to remove all potentially dirty areas away and closer to the front door.
return to menu ↑Entrance hall in a private house with a staircase
Private houses are really very different from city apartments, especially the size of such rooms. Large areas create a huge scope for your imagination in terms of design, which gives incredible pleasure in the repair. Another important difference is the presence of windowgiving natural light, but this is not always the case.
The problem can be called a greater amount of dirt, because here we do not go all the way from the entrance to the front door, and, therefore, the dirt will accumulate on the threshold. That is why you have to install really roomy furniture for storing shoes and leave a significant area for shoes.
Separately, I want to note the presence in the corridor stairs: you can use it as an extremely convenient place for storage and additional decoration of the room. As an option, it is worth making the storage area right inside the steps, necessarily covering them with a special moisture-resistant coating.
Individual measurements
It should be obvious that many private houses are built according to their individual layouttherefore, it’s impossible to follow someone else’s project or some of their advice.Also, there is a need to order furniture according to their individual dimensions, for which additional funds will have to be spent. But in this case, the furniture will look harmonious.
That is why it is better to abandon the installation of the door of metal and wood in favor of just metal, possibly thicker. It looks quite stylish and elegant, in addition, metal inserts can be added to the interior trim to complete the design harmoniously.
Repair and Finishing Tips
When you have already decided for yourself in which direction you need to work, the time will come to choose finishing materials, and this is best done for all surfaces at once. Of course, it is necessary to take into account not only color and texture, but practicality and reliability of materials. The need for a competent approach is obvious: the hall is visited daily and possibly by a large number of people, so it is important to solve such issues in advance.
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With the advent of new technologies for the walls for a long time, no one uses paint or ordinary plaster. Now most often in the course meet wallpaper, decorative plaster or a completely different material like wooden bricks. Different options have their advantages and disadvantages, so it is worth at least a little light each:
Textile wallpaper
It is not suitable in this case due to its low wear resistance. Besides the fact that such wallpapers are quickly wiped, they also absorb dust and dirt, which later is extremely difficult to clean.
Vinyl wallpapers
This option is resistant to mechanical damage is much higher, in addition to the sale there is a very rich selection of colors for them. This will allow you to choose a light color and an interesting pattern to taste. Also, this wallpaper is much easier to clean than vinyl, so they are not afraid of dirt.
Cork wallpaper
Eco-friendly type of wallpaper, which is also easy to maintain and not demanding to care. A significant plus for residents of high-rise buildings will be a texture that helps to slightly isolate the room from unnecessary sounds. But get ready for the fact that cork wallpapers in the markets cost a significant amount of money, and they also do not have much of a variety of colors.
Bamboo wallpaper
This wallpaper will help you to try different ideas of coloring walls in the house. They absorb paint quite well and can be glued along the entire length of the wall for painting. An unusual idea for a city apartment would be the idea of sticking such wallpaper in the original color.
Liquid wallpaper
If your blast is not too smooth walls, then you should just pick up a liquid wallpaper. They are best applied on complex surfaces, leveling them, and sometimes becoming the canvas for interesting convex drawings. In addition, liquid wallpaper can be restored even with their own hands.
Decorative plaster
Approximately the same option as the liquid wallpaper, but used mainly to create volumetric patterns or simulate some material. Most often, it is also additionally coated with lacquer or mother of pearl to look elegant and feel secure. Although the plaster is deprived of bright and rich colors, it is precisely rich in shades, and its constitution makes it possible to imitate the texture of different materials.
Wall mural
Not the most commonly used type of wallpaper for apartments, which also has the right to exist due to the simplicity of decoration and efficiency. Of course, it’s worth choosing not a photograph, but some abstract pattern, in order not to draw attention to yourself too much, but to become a background for cabinets, bollards and hangers. This option is well suited for narrow corridors and small hallways, because it does not have any convex parts.
Separate panels
It all depends on what material you select. Most of the time, people trim wooden walls with thin bricks, but many people like the brickwork itself, although it is suitable only for large rooms. This option is undoubtedly stylish, but not suitable for many.
If you have enough money and space, try a combined finish. It not only makes it possible to create a unique and special design, but also helps to use different materials in places where they are needed. It will not be a secret that the best location for the separation line is horizontal, and the lower part must be made darker.
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When it comes to floors in the house, the main criterion is the strength and reliability of the coating. But in the course are a variety of options, as is the case with wall decoration, so you need to disassemble them.
Porcelain tile
The most resistant to mechanical impact material used to cover the floor, not afraid of either moisture or dirt, and having a rich choice of textures. Best for hallways are suitable rough models, especially imitating stone, although in a small corridor it is better to put a smooth and wide. By the way, stone tile especially harmoniously looks with a tree and live plants.
Parquet
The choice of wealthy people, bringing to the house a warm and cozy smell of wooden boards. The most popular material for parquet is oak, because it is not only a real classic, but also practical. This type of coverage is also made to complement carpetshowever, it is worth doing away from the doorstep.
Laminate
More frequent guest of modern houses, popular due to its low cost and proximity with parquet in terms of characteristics. Do not save on the model laminate flooring, so as not to miscalculate with poor quality and fragile material. By the way, really high-quality floor will not yield to parquet.
Carpet
An extremely controversial option for hallways due to the perceptible absorption of dirt and dust, but it is this carpet that may be suitable. Carpet allows you to warm your floors, which is especially important for private homes, and not worry about any damage. The only thing you will have to think about is caring for the coating, but it is easy to make it regularly with a vacuum cleaner, brush and detergent.
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Choosing an interior style
Not everyone chooses a special style for the hallway, leaving it quite neutral in comparison with the rest of the house. However, there are several styles that will successfully fit into the very idea of the corridor as a room and even help it stylistically to exist separately from the apartment. We will examine in more detail each.
return to menu ↑Country in a wooden house
Why in a wooden house? Country - a purely natural style, consisting of environmentally friendly materials and mainly wood, as well as authentic and extraordinary. Best of all, it will look just in a private wooden house or in the country, organically fitting into the atmosphere of the building's surroundings and emphasizing the charm of such buildings.
This type is considered pleasant and harmonious, because it uses mainly natural materials: stone, clay, wood and everything that can boast of a rough texture. Often, wood is left on the walls, but sometimes the upper half is pasted over with the color contrasting with the lower part with textile wallpaper. By the way, a wooden house also allows you to save on finishing the ceiling - beams look very organic and warm.
Furniture is also worth taking in contrast, and therefore it is best to focus on dark colors.
Elements should not obey any special rules of placement, it is enough to arrange them and periodically move if the choice of location was wrong.
Natural should be not only materials, but also colors:
- strawberry;
- orange;
- olive;
- peach.
And other shades will be able to organically decorate the hall in country style best. These tones should be accent spots on woven carpets, textile patchwork curtains, elegant ceramics and accessories. The residual stroke will be hand-made and aged objects to decorate the room.
return to menu ↑Modern for modern
Here, too, you can find some love for everything natural, because the main materials of this style are stone and wood, but metal and glass are also used here in special quantities. Modern is a very stylish phenomenon that uses geometric sharp lines, but does not like sharp corners. It is also worth noting that in modernity the whole interior adheres to minimalism, but at the same time it does not use symmetry.
Glass in this style is an excellent decoration, so modern will really like those who have a hall with a window. Appreciate how organically and elegantly the stained-glass windows look in the window opening in the modern style!
The furniture should take the main attention upon itself, therefore it is important to choose simple, but refined models.. Perhaps it will be small cabinets without too much decoration, but on figured legs, or minimalist cabinets with carved handles. The simpler the object, the easier the space, and additional elements in the form of wavy patterns and forged handles will help to make the interior noble and expensive.
If we talk about the floor, here it is appropriate to choose nothing more than tiles, and it should be light pastel colors. For the modern, by the way, quite expensive and sophisticated colors are relevant:
- beige;
- burgundy;
- the black;
- chocolate;
- pale emerald.
It remains to add that modern is a style for large areas, therefore it will not work for small hallways.
return to menu ↑Scandinavian style for originals
This style is increasingly gaining popularity in modern urban apartments, because it looks really cozy and practical, as befits a homely atmosphere. It uses a lot of elements that literally help to warm the room:
- warm carpets;
- wooden furniture;
- durable and roomy cabinets.
The motto of the Scandinavian style is comfort and coziness.
That is why all the furniture that is located in the hallway should be as concise and comfortable as possible, and not occupying a large space. Needless to say, in the Scandinavian style, it is better to have strong and strong shelves with hooks than massive cabinets with dressers? If you want an obvious example, evaluate the furniture of the Swedish-Dutch company Ikea.
The main colors for the background here will not just be light, but practically white, because neither the floor, nor the walls, nor the ceiling should distract a person from his thoughts. To remove scarcity and add home comfort, all you need is to add cute and unpretentious patterns, authentic patterns and soft fabrics in pleasant shades of a warm gamut.
Scandinavians love to use the space given to them rationally, without being sprayed on too much, but their houses do not look ascetic. Although the furniture is arranged wisely and without much frills, around the walls, shelves and countertops adorn the individual household items of the owners, which add to the atmosphere notes of liveliness and homely warmth. It is precisely this kind of contrast between the practical approach and the special love for your home that bribes many, which is why such beautiful hallways appear.
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Although you decided to equip your home by yourself, do not refuse the help of experienced designers. They are ready to offer several recommendations for repair, so that you can cope with the design of your hallway quickly and efficiently:
Choosing the right material
It is worth repeating that each material used in the decoration or layout must be moisture-resistant or have a moisture-resistant coating to eliminate the risk of damage to objects. You have to understand that you will begin to bring water and dirt from the street, so make sure that the repair does not “crumble” after the first rainy season.
Pay attention to the styles
If you do not have a very large entrance hall, you should not allocate it too much against the background of the other rooms in your house. But even if the room is spacious enough, it is also not recommended to choose unnecessary contrasting styles, so as not to lose the integrity of the apartment. If you cannot solve the problem of how to create a room, choose something neutral, but modern.
Preference for white color
A continuation to the previous one will be the recommendation to choose mostly white and gray colors, and the second has become a kind of favorite in design for seven or eight years. Now the gray color and its shades are not going to take positions, so if the main goal for you is timely and fashionable design, then this color is necessary. It looks simple, but elegant and not vulgar, and fits well with the most appropriate style of design of city apartments - high-tech.
Choosing light tones
Do not be afraid to prefer light tones to dark ones, for fear that they will quickly become dirty, it is more difficult to rub off and remain so for life. If earlier such problems could arise due to poor-quality washing "chemistry", now the artificial materials used for finishing are cleaned easily and without any damage with standard detergents.
We do everything to match each other
Choosing a particular style, do not forget that all the furniture should match it. You can not put a semi-antique carved wooden seat in a high-tech style, just as you can’t choose a glossy bright cabinet in the classics. If it is difficult to find a compromise, take something neutral, for example, an ordinary chair instead of a pouf, and add to it some kind of stylized decor, in this case, a seater with a pattern.
The main thing to put a coat hanger
You can not put any furniture due to the small size of the corridor or uselessness, but in any hallway should be a hanger under the outerwear. These can be ordinary hooks, which are mounted on a wall or a wall of a module, and hangers, which will be located in an open or closed cabinet, will be a good idea. Which of the ideas you would have arranged, in the final stages of the design, arrange the hanger so that you can comfortably quickly assemble on the street.
We are trying to purchase the whole set at once.
Do not try to look for different elements of the interior separately, when you already have the opportunity to purchase a whole set. You can buy not only a wall, but also individual modules from the same series that you can arrange in the corridor. So you can get away from the problem of "hash" in the design, although this option is not suitable for every apartment.
Place the lamps
With the lighting in the corridor, think about where you would like to have a source of natural light - artificial should replace it. In addition to the ceiling, luminaires are most often located at the upper edge or on the sides of the mirror, because it is the most convenient way to illuminate yourself during make-up or regular fees. Individual point lamps can be located in the closet above the storage areas, but decorative light is placed in places where it is important to make a visual effect with the help of shadows.
It all depends on the power of the lamps
It is quite difficult to call the moment with the calculation of the amount of light in the house - it is impossible to determine by eye, therefore, most often such cases are given to the masters of the world. Everything basically depends on the power of the lamps themselves, the form of the lamps, the presence of decor on them and their location in the room. Of course, after installation and a certain amount of time, you will be able to understand whether something was installed unsuccessfully, but this is not very convenient.
We arrange storage system
If you are a married couple or even a large family, then you need to arrange a storage system not only for clothes, but also for household items, especially keys. Also, all cabinets, including a shoe stand, should be spacious. It is important to think over everything so that you can reach the necessary things almost from the threshold of the house.
Planning hooks with hanger
Some room layouts allow only wall hooks, not a floor coat hanger. Do not be afraid to mount something on the wall, but will have to think about a few important points. In the case of hooks, you need to protect the surface to which they will be attached, from moisture from clothes, which can be done with wall panels, vinyl wallpaper and decorative plaster.
Of course, designers still have a lot of ideas for the design of such a room, but just do not tell in one article. We hope that the article has given you directions for fantasy on the subject of your own design for your home entrance. We tried not only to acquaint you with the main trends in the design of this room, but also to give important tips about the finishing and planning.
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