Narrow long hallway is quite difficult to properly furnish. To do this, you need to decide on the wall that you are ready to occupy. The choice should be made in favor of the one on which there are no doors, or they are located as distant as possible from each other. It is along it to place the necessary items.
In the second embodiment, you can use the angle of the adjacent walls. It takes up less space and looks beautiful. For example, on the one hand place a storage system, and on the other - a hanger.
Do not place furniture on both sides of the room, there will be too little space for passage. To refine an empty wall, you can use a large mirror, photo wallpaper or photographs within the same color, but of different sizes, making up the composition.
As for the furniture itself, the best option would be a custom-made cabinet, according to the size of your hallway. If finances do not allow, then you can find a more economical solution - modular furniture or a corner cabinet. If you have space, you can buy a dressing room, its price is not much higher, but there is more storage space due to depth.
Square shape
The square hallway in Khrushchev generally does not exceed 4 sq.m. this is very small, and when you consider that part of the walls are occupied by interior doors, then there is very little free space.
To equip such a room, it is required to use each free centimeter functionally. The best way to do this is custom-made furniture. Since the area is small, it will not be very expensive.
Initially, it is necessary to determine the place for the hanger: it is under it that the shoe rack with the seat will be located.
A small room dictates its conditions, so you have to use the entire available area: a closet to the very ceiling, a hanger with a shelf above and below. Near the door you can install a stand for umbrellas, hang a narrow shelf, and attach a key holder above it.
Furniture selection
Even if you have a small hallway, you want to get a cozy and comfortable atmosphere. To do this, you should responsibly approach the acquisition of furniture:
- A sliding wardrobe, installed along one wall, will accommodate the entire storage system and will save space thanks to sliding doors,
- If the first option does not fit, a wall hanger, a rack with a bar or an angular model of the cabinet will come to the rescue,
- For a small space, the built-in version of furniture is well suited, which takes up less space and allows you to place a large number of things. Do not forget about the shoe shelf or galosha, otherwise the shoes will clutter up the already small space,
- Visually expand the corridor and make it more functional using furniture to the ceiling with glass facades,
- Another piece of furniture is a high shelf. Spacious and compact, it is suitable for placing shoes and accessories on the upper compartment,
- Since the area of the Khrushchev’s hall does not allow you to put a sofa or padded stool, it can be replaced with a low pedestal in which things and accessories will be stored,
- An open storage system looks less attractive, but more compact. The hooks on top are for outerwear, and the bottom ones are convenient for hanging brushes, keys and handbags,
- Manufacturers offer modern options for modular furniture, which is compact in size and allows you to arrange it as you wish.
- If the purchase of furniture is not included in the plans of the owners, you can do with hanging shelves for storage, under which it is possible to place hooks for outerwear,
- A coffee table, shelves with wall mounts will help to place the necessary accessories and will not take up much space.
If you competently approach the selection and arrangement of furniture, then even a small area can become quite functional and comfortable.
Narrow hallway in Khrushchev: design features and nuances
The narrow hallway problem can be solved with the help of a properly selected style and arrangement of furniture. Using several design tricks, you can visually increase the corridor. When choosing a stylistic direction, it is worth making a choice in favor of minimalism and take into account a number of features of such a room:
- Do not place furniture near two walls. In this case, there will be no free space to move,
- When choosing a setting, you need to dwell on models with a shallow depth and place them along the longest wall,
- An important role is played by the number of lighting fixtures. In the dim light, the narrow entrance hall looks gloomy, it creates the feeling of being in a tunnel and people will be uncomfortable there. A sufficient amount of light can be obtained using spotlights, luminous ribbons and wall sconces,
- Standard swing doors steal an already small area. The best option is a sliding structure or arched opening. They demarcate a room without cluttering it. If this is not possible, you can replace the standard door leaf with glass,
- As a decorative material for the walls, light wallpapers with a fine pattern, decorative plaster of warm colors or wood finish, are well suited.
- Particularly noteworthy are dressing rooms and cabinets with a built-in full-height mirror. It carries a functional load and visually makes the room more spacious,
- Photowall-paper with the three-dimensional image of the street or the nature will help to visually erase borders of a small-sized hall. It’s important that the image is not dark,
- A note of sophistication in the interior will make vertical lines on the wallpaper or artificial columns. With this technique, you can visually stretch the room and make the ceiling higher,
- If you have permission, you can demolish one of the interior partitions by installing a large spacious sliding wardrobe instead, or replacing it with thin sliding doors.
Furniture must not only be correctly placed, but also chosen. Having made the wrong choice, all the efforts spent on repair can be reduced to zero. Even the most expensive interior can be spoiled by one incorrectly selected hanger.
A narrow, and also a small entrance hall is a real test for the owner. It is difficult to make a long room comfortable, but nothing is impossible. Going to a furniture store, it is worthwhile to decide in advance on the necessary items that should be present in the lobby. Having picked up a harmonious set, combining with the environment and finishing materials.
Room design
Original furniture with lighting for a small hallway
It is not easy to place the necessary in a limited space. Especially so that it looks attractive and harmonious. However, you will be surprised how much the space of the small hallway will change if you approach the selection of furniture correctly.
Small stylish hallway in the style of minimalism
To do this, you must adhere to the following simple rules:
- abandon traditional bulky wardrobes in favor of modern, compact, multifunctional furniture,
- make the most of the height of the room you have,
- abandon the swinging doors of the cabinets, which open half the corridor,
- use light colors and mirror surfaces, because they visually make the room more spacious,
- Provide a special shoe compartment
- adhere to a single style,
- Do not use massive fixtures cluttering the room.
- Do not forget about the place to sit down, and a small table.
Design a comfortable and functional hallway in the apartment
Furniture
When choosing furniture, you should pay attention to compact, practical designs. Follow the rule of ergonomics and rationality of the use of free space. When choosing each individual part, note its usefulness, functionality of use. Thus, in an atmosphere there will be nothing superfluous.
You can highlight several basic pieces of furniture that must be.
The closet in the small hallway looks the most aesthetically and ergonomically. In its absence, it creates the impression of an "unfinished atmosphere." Visually reduces the already small space using the hull structure. But, among the advantages of such a choice, a large capacity is noted.
Note! In the event that there is a niche in the hallway, you can optimally use this recess to place a wardrobe. When using mirrors, you will achieve visual expansion, even lengthening the space.
Take care of quality lighting. Shelf racks are also installed along the cabinet area, so free space appears.
Hangers
In the photo of a small hallway, the use of hangers is noticeable. This simple design is a hook with a shelf. Some models are distinguished by the presence of a horizontal bar for the shoulders. Depending on individual wishes, you can choose an interesting design, color, as well as the configuration of the product.
Stand
For convenience, maximum comfort of use use a curbstone. It can be a chair, or a stool. It is believed that it is precisely the curbstone for the hallway in a small apartment that will help to maximize the use of space.
In addition to the main responsibility - seats, the design performs a number of additional tasks. You can store gloves, brushes, keys, extra items, paper. The compactness of this product does not limit you in this.
Whatnot
In order to save money, equipping the hallway of the room, often use a bookcase for shoes. Thus, this option is suitable for a large family, for example. Putting shoes one after another with the help of shelves will make it possible to spread the shoes of all family members on a minimum area.
It is impossible to imagine the interior of the hall without the use of a mirror. Its use allows you to observe your own appearance, and also visually enlarges a small room. Combined with high-quality lighting, it hides flaws.
Recommendations
Using certain recommendations, you can achieve a really good end result in the design of the hallway of the room.
In order to create the interior of a modern small hallway, it is worth choosing the right color. Focus on light shades, pastel colors.
At the same time, dark accents, for example, individual pieces of furniture, may be present in the interior. In particular, a dark brown cabinet, or a black pouf, is often used. It is worth remembering harmony.
A small hallway with dark-colored wallpaper will look visually smaller than a pastel-colored wallpaper. When choosing individual elements of the ornament, you should avoid the use of large prints. In this case, small flowers, peas, or a small strip look more advantageous. The monophonic coating in this case looks more advantageous.
Separately, it is worth stopping at the lighting. It is important that the room is lit as much as possible. Having chosen several light sources for decoration, you can see how your design is transformed. Creating twilight, intimacy for this part of the room will look inappropriate. You can also use lamps.
Contribute to the visual blurring of the borders of the entrance hall mirror. If possible, you can arrange the entire wall in such a way that will affect the space of the room. The best solution is to use a mirrored front door. This is an original and economical solution.
Conclusions
If there is a small space in the hallway, do not despair. There are a lot of options, interesting solutions and combinations with which this site is transformed.
Use designer tricks. In particular, through the use of mirrors or high-quality lighting, the room visually increases.
Filling the hall with furniture, remember about their compactness, high functionality.
Varieties of compact cabinets for your hallway
Cozy entrance hall with pull-out ottoman, cabinet, mirror and shelves
Let's take a closer look at how to choose furniture for a small hallway. First, determine the dimensions. To do this, measure your entrance area, evaluate its layout, think about where it is more convenient to install new interior items. This place can be any deaf piers. Then you need to think about which departments you will need. Would you like drawers for storing small items? Compartment for large travel bags? Closed shelves? Spacious compartment for outerwear? Look at the options on the site, think, consult with loved ones. A good solution may be a wardrobe, that is, a wardrobe with sliding doors. They are case or built-in. Cabinet - a freestanding cabinet. Built-in differs in that it is attached directly to the walls of the room. The pros and cons of the two main options are presented in the table.
Built-in closet for a small hallway
Light cabinet corner wardrobe
| Characteristic | Cabinet wardrobe | Built-in wardrobe |
| ease of shuffling | can be easily disassembled, rearranged, even transported to another apartment | disassembling and transporting certain difficulties |
| adjoining walls | does not adjoin walls closely, leaving cracks and gaps, often clogged with dust | leaves no cracks, can mask unevenness and wall defects, hiding them, provides more efficient use of niches and protrusions |
| price | a bit higher | more democratic |
Basic corridor design with wardrobe
Entrance hall from MDF in modern style
Mirrored closet for a beautiful and comfortable entrance in Provence style
After you have decided on the size and type of wardrobe, calm down and relax early. How successful the design of the small hallway will turn out will largely depend on the selection of materials, textures, colors. Even the shape and size of the pens is of considerable importance!
Even a very small entrance hall is eligible for original design ideas.
The main material options that you will most likely have to choose from are particle board (particleboard) and fiber board (MDF). To understand what their strengths and weaknesses are, check out the table.
| Characteristic | Chipboard | MDF |
| what is | dried and pressed technological chips and resin | dry pressing of wood chips with carbide resins |
| strength | not great | significantly higher than chipboard |
| aesthetic possibilities | usually imitates a tree | can imitate wood, metal, glass, stone, ceramics |
| price | democratic | slightly higher than chipboard |
An interesting solution for a small corridor - wood furniture
It should be noted that modern technologies make it possible to create MDFs devoid of such traditional disadvantages as, for example, low moisture resistance.
MDF corner entrance hall with mirror cabinet and comfortable shelves
The use of wood or its imitation is acceptable for most existing styles, while metal and glass are more characteristic of modern solutions, such as high-tech. The advantage of glass is that it can be easily applied to it. Remember this when choosing what will be present in your corridor.
Compact corner furniture of original design for a small corridor
Returning to the features of the hardware, it should be noted that the door handles of a simple, clear geometric shape are well suited for minimalist solutions. More traditional styles require more complex details.
Entrance without extra elements and with a minimum of colors in the style of minimaoism
Shoe storage
A useful idea for storing shoes with a minimum of space
As mentioned above, the attractiveness and convenience of a small hallway largely depends on how the place for storing shoes and shoes is organized. Firstly, neatly cleaned shoes will free up extra space in your entry area. Secondly, it’s much more convenient to store them. And finally, slippers that are not on display are no longer a potential victim for pets living in the apartment. Modern furniture provides several solutions - from the existing range of shoe compartments it will be easy to choose the one that suits you.
Original roomy and convenient drawer for shoes
The introduction of new technologies
Narrow wardrobe for the corridor with beautiful facades
Time does not stand still - new technologies are constantly being introduced into production, new materials and new design solutions appear.
A small hallway in a modern style complemented by built-in spotlights to the main lighting
For example, the most technologically advanced sliding systems used now for sliding wardrobes take up less space than the old ones. More compact and durable, they provide a smooth and completely silent door travel.
Sliding wardrobe in a small entrance hall with a convenient sliding system
The design of racks and load-bearing elements is undergoing change. They become more durable, lighter and easier to install. The development in the field of surface decoration goes in two directions:
-Artificial aging and the achievement of the effect of manual processing,
Handmade wooden hallway for narrow corridor
-Achieving maximum smoothness, resistance to external influences.
Hallway in a modern style in black and white
Gradually gets into mass use and furniture with LED backlight. It is beautiful, comfortable and allows you to visually increase the space. All this helps to make your home even more aesthetic and comfortable than before.
Beautiful wardrobe with LED lighting
The design of the corridor and wardrobe using Japanese motifs
