How to arrange a small hallway: useful tips

Even a small hallway can be made practical, comfortable and beautiful. How to place furniture and other interior items depends on the shape of the room. Designers advise to try to bring the perimeter of the hallway closer to the square. This will allow you to perceive it as the most voluminous and spacious. Consider a few principles of how to arrange a small hallway.

Of the furniture in a small hallway usually use a small closet (can be a closet), a place to sit, a cabinet and a rack for things. The latter takes a special place because of its practicality and compactness.

Add space in the hallway

Visually expand a small hallway can be done in the following ways:

• On one of the walls to place a picture of deception in the style of hyper-realism from floor to ceiling. This can be nature or a cityscape with a perspective.
• For wallpaper or paint use materials of light colors or white, milky shades. Then the small hallway will seem brighter and more spacious. If a dark color is used in the basis, it is combined with light patterns or inserts, so that the room does not look gloomy and therefore more cramped.
• Install doors to rooms with glass.
• Make arches and openings to add more light and visibility from the hallway.
• Use a minimum of furniture, make it in the tone of the walls, so it does not stand out, hiding the space.

Make a small hallway room roomy

If there is a closet, then in the hallway can be very little furniture - a shelf for shoes and a wall rack or a small closet. If you need to store a lot of things, a small room is equipped as rationally as possible:

• In a square hallway you can use corner cabinets. They do not reduce the area as much as the classic rectangular cabinets, and are roomy. You can also place shelving units in the corners.
• A chest-like bench with a flat hinged lid will combine the functions of seating and storage. You can build seats between the closet and the wall, make shelves or niches under them for shoes and belongings.
• Shallow closet to the ceiling in a long narrow hallway can be placed at the end wall, if the location of the doors leaves room. On top you can store things that are rarely needed or are not in season.
• You can place hanging shelves on the wall for umbrellas, hats, scarves and other items.
• A mirror to save space can be attached to the door to the room or install a mirrored cabinet.

Add comfort to a small hallway

The hallway is the first room that greets residents and guests of the apartment. It can immediately give the feeling of home comfort. To do this, you need to:

• Use harmonious combinations of colors, textures and shapes. Make color accents that would echo in several items. For example, white walls and ceiling, green leather door with soft filler, the same colors in the rug, in a small picture on the wall.
• You can use the original chandeliers as one of the accents in the hallway.
• Add to the interior gentle to the touch items: a rug, soft seat covers.
• Use decorative items: a small panel, a selection of family photos. If there is a landline, it can be in retro or ultra-modern style, depending on the overall design.

Although in the hallway we are the least to enjoy in those moments, it should definitely have at least one favorite thing. It can be a wood panel, a drawing or an old dresser that has been in the family for more than a generation.

It is important to think about the design of the room and choose suitable ideas to save space before you buy finishing materials, furniture and decorative items. Then it will be possible to arrange even the smallest hallway rationally and comfortably.