The hallway affects the first impression of the dwelling, so I want to make this room beautiful and cozy. But often in apartment buildings, the entrance hall is very small, and the functional load on this room is huge. Here are some tips for arranging a small hallway.
Functionality
Even if you are not ready for redevelopment, there is a way to add a little more room to the small hallway. Doors in adjacent rooms can be removed or put easy sliding. This will allow the most and with great potential to use the available space.
In any hallway everything should be at hand, convenient and comfortable. At the same time, you should not overload it with unnecessary interior items - this is not a closet.
Space
Having won a few dozen additional centimeters by changing adjacent doors, think about how to visually expand and increase the hallway space. For example, a glossy stretch ceiling or a special ceiling tile would be appropriate for a high room. For low hallways just light matt paint is suitable, but before covering it is necessary to achieve maximum smoothness of the ceiling. For the floor, too, should choose a glossy finish. It will be perfectly combined with the ceiling.
Color and light
A small hallway for visual increase should be made in bright colors. Cold shades push the walls, the floor and the ceiling apart. Choosing wallpaper, give preference to washable. Immediately give up large drawings and ornaments. If you need to visually raise the ceiling, well suited wallpaper with a low-key vertical strip. If, on the contrary, the ceiling is too high, to correct the situation, use different types of wallpaper, pasting the first view to a height of 2.5 m, and then the second.
Lighting in the hallway of an ordinary apartment is almost always lacking, so several light sources do not interfere. When planning the overhead light, don't forget the walls. Pay attention to the highlighting of niches and all kinds of sconces.
Mirrors also add light and space, but do not overdo it. Too many mirrors will create psychological discomfort, it will be unpleasant to be in the room. Transparent doors to neighboring rooms or the lack thereof will allow natural daylight to penetrate into the hallway.
Furniture
A small hallway does not need to be forced from top to bottom with pieces of furniture, trying to use every corner. The best solution, if the size and configuration of the hall allows, will be the wardrobe. Lots of things are usually kept in hallways: outerwear, shoes for all seasons, sports equipment and so on. It is convenient to hide all this in a closet. The doors for him, too, would be suitable mirror.
You can use open shelves that do not have the effect of bulkiness.
Details
The highlight of your hallway can be woven baskets and drawers on the shelves. They carry additional functional load - they hide things. At the same time, not being furniture, leaving the room light.
Do not get too carried away decorating. A large number of cute little things and figurines set for beauty, even if they fit into the interior in style, will create the opposite impression. To decorate a small room, a picture under glass and a vase of flowers will do.
Another important point - equipping the hallway, remember the interior of the entire apartment. The hallway should not only correspond to the design of the dwelling, but also as it were to anticipate it.
