The threshold of the house... What awaits us behind it? There is no doubt that when we open the door, we will definitely find ourselves in a corridor, but what will it be like: boring and gray, spoiling the mood not only of the owners, but also of the guests, or bright and hospitable, inviting us to proceed deeper into the house?
It all depends on the design features. It is very important that this small space conveys the whole essence of your being, and for this it is best to decorate the hallway with your own hands. The work won't be too difficult. The main thing here is to maintain proportions and functionality. We will ask specialists to tell you how to do this.
You can decorate the hallway with your own hands
Hallway ideas
When decorating a hallway, first of all, the shape of the room, the distance between the walls and the height of the ceiling are taken into account. Hallways can be rectangular, square, elongated, with niches. The most important characteristic of a room is functionality: this is what you should start from when choosing materials, colors and furniture.
Simple design solutions will help make the room convenient to use and aesthetically attractive:
- Light shades of walls and furniture, as well as glossy surfaces, visually expand the space and make it airy.
- Lighting can be combined, with a complex arrangement of lamps, or limited to one chandelier.
- Mirrors not only perform their direct function, but also add volume. If mirrors have an unusual shape or frame, they become an independent element of the decor of the hallway in the apartment.
- A textured surface is used for an accent wall or part of it (only for spacious rooms).
Simple design techniques add personality to the hallway, turning it from an auxiliary room into a calling card of the home.
Modeling and decorative stone in the hallway
When decorating your hallway with your own hands, you can try to bring luxury back into its decor with the help of decorative stone and stucco elements. Such finishing will allow you to completely hide even the most serious defects of wall surfaces and radically change the image of the room itself.
Artificial stone will hide all wall defects
There are many varieties of design, since the stone is presented in a wide range. You will have plenty to choose from, so don't limit your imagination. Often only one wall is hidden under the stone, and in other areas it is present in a zoned manner. Don't take advice for granted. This is just one example.
Placing accents in the hallway using artificial stone
Molding elements are an excellent addition to masonry. They are offered in lightweight versions that are attached to liquid nails. Columns will help emphasize the beauty of the arch in the hallway. They are appropriate in Roman, Gothic, Greek style.
Columns will decorate the hallway in a classic style
Animal heads will decorate aristocratic trends. Moldings can be considered a universal decor. Being beautifully designed, they will decorate the hallway in any interior design.
Moldings are a universal way to decorate a hallway
To prevent the stonework in your DIY hallway decor from looking cheap, initially place the stone slabs asymmetrically. To decorate corners, stock up on corner elements. They will allow you to accurately display the geometry of not only the outer protrusions, but also the inner corners.
Original stone decor for the hallway
It must also be said that frescoes look great in combination with stone. The combination of both design methods in one interior makes a lasting impression. Try making a half-meter stone panel on the wall in your hallway and placing a wildlife-themed mural above it. The finishing touch will be a stripe of blue paint over the landscape, symbolizing the heavenly distance. It seems that you are looking at the natural landscape from behind a fence. The space expands, and the small hallway ceases to irritate with its cramped space.
The combination of fresco and stone will visually expand the space of the hallway
Storage organization
The furniture in the hallway is the most important and largest, voluminous element of the room. For outerwear, hats, gloves, bags and umbrellas, closed cabinets and open shelves are used. Properly selected furniture will solve storage problems and become a stylish element of hallway interior decor:
- modern modular furniture is an excellent solution for the hallway: modules allow you to properly organize the space, and also set the general tone for the entire design of the house (in the living room, for example, you can place furniture sections from the same collection);
- full-wall mirrored wardrobes are installed where space allows: the compartments are spacious, and thanks to one such wardrobe you can easily maintain order in the hallway;
- special furniture for the hallway: wall hangers with hooks and built-in shoe racks or closed two- or three-leaf cabinets;
- narrow corner hallways with hooks and several shelves for efficient use of corners.
There is an opinion that mezzanines are a relic of the Soviet style of decorating hallways. However, shelves under the ceiling with two doors or sliding doors, made of modern materials in the same style as the hallway, make the room very attractive. In addition, installing a mezzanine is a smart use of space.
Wall decoration
The decor of the walls in the hallway should be given special attention. It is recommended to use practical materials that will minimally suffer from dirt and moisture, for example, moisture-resistant interior paints and plasters.
If the choice fell on decorating the hallway with wallpaper, then you need to use paintable wallpaper, which can be repainted many times, washable wallpaper.
As an accent on the walls, they use carriage screed and structured wallpaper, but decorating with stone in the hallway is allowed if the room is really spacious, otherwise such decoration will make the space heavier.
It is advisable to use blue, any shades of beige, gray and white as the main colors for the hallway. The brown palette is a classic of the genre, but when decorating small or narrow rooms, it is better to avoid dark brown and black.
Wallpaper options for hallway decor
Designers often suggest decorating the hallway with wallpaper. Fortunately, today there is a huge choice.
The most practical and common types of this coating are:
- vinyl;
- cork;
- glass wallpaper;
- photo wallpaper.
These types of wallpapers are worth paying attention to.
Examples of wallpaper decoration
The photos provided below will help you choose the latest idea for decorating your hallway with wallpaper.
Photo of the corridor in Khrushchev:
Ceiling and light
Acrylic super-white matte paint is excellent for the ceiling in the hallway, but it is advisable to apply it on a flat surface without obvious defects. Glossy stretch ceilings are suitable for square and rectangular rooms.
In the hallway of 5-6 square meters. m. you can install general lighting plus a couple of sconces on the wall. Another option is spotlights with white light. If the room allows, the lighting scheme can be complicated and spots can be added.
Creating lighting in a room
You should think carefully about what the lighting in the hallway will be like. If you choose lamps that match the general atmosphere of the corridor, they will also become one of the decorative elements.
The hallways have no windows, so you need to select lighting fixtures carefully.
Important! Lighting design is interesting when the shape, appearance and placement of lighting devices is a whole art.
One of the interesting solutions is to decorate the hallway with spotlights, which are often placed in several places on the ceiling. This creates a pleasant diffused light.
You can also hang a chandelier or attach several sconces to the wall near the mirror.
A stained glass lamp will become a spectacular accent.
Design styles
Most often, hallways are decorated in a modern style: sliding wardrobes, glossy surfaces, lamps and sconces in the high-tech style. Modular furniture made from modern materials is another modern trend that is increasingly gaining popularity due to its flexibility and individuality.
The interior decor of the hallway in the style of minimalism with elements of Scandinavian design is very popular. Restraint, conciseness, light shades and environmentally friendly materials are the main characteristics of the design.
To add loft elements to the hallway, you can leave the walls of the room brick and put gray porcelain tiles on the floor.
Accessories
An original rug with a geometric pattern by the door, a vintage key holder, a floor hanger in a retro or hi-tech style will be pleasant additions to the hallway.
A couple of interior paintings, posters on fashionable themes that take up little space but add originality are suitable wall decor in the hallway.
Small hallway
Tiny hallways are not at all uncommon. For example, you can take a square-shaped room, all the walls of which have doors: the entrance, the bathroom, the kitchen and the living room. The doors are positioned in such a way that only two corners remain operational. The sides of each corner are about 45 cm.
How to decorate a room:
- Floor: porcelain stoneware (you can put the same one as in the kitchen or bathroom).
- Ceiling: glossy stretch ceiling or painted with white water-based paint.
- Walls: fashionable interior paint in blue or beige.
- Lighting: general or two spotlights.
- Corner by the front door: an ottoman with a folding lid-seat, and a key holder on the wall.
- Corner at the opposite wall: a high hanging corner with shelves for shoes and hats.
For a hallway up to 4 square meters. It’s more difficult to choose furniture and decor, but the process becomes exciting. In addition, for such a small room you can choose expensive materials.
Photos of hallway decor will help you navigate the styles and design options.
Decorating your home in accordance with ancient teachings
To ensure that the entire space of the apartment has maximum comfort, most designers recommend turning to minimalism.
In accordance with the teachings of the East, home owners themselves are to blame for the emergence of problematic life situations, including in the field of finance. In order to completely get rid of emerging troubles and problems or to be able to control them, you should correctly redirect energy flows in space, for which, when decorating an apartment, you must adhere to strict rules and comply with certain requirements.
In accordance with the teachings of the East, home owners themselves are to blame for the emergence of problematic life situations, including in the field of finance
The main rules are the following:
- There should be no clutter of objects in the room. In the space of the entrance corridor, only those things and objects that may be required in the process of changing clothes should be located.
- A mirror is a mandatory element of the hallway and should be placed away from the front door. It is strictly prohibited to place reflective surfaces opposite the entrance to the apartment.
- The presence of fresh flowers or animals in the room is desirable. An aquarium populated with fish can become such an element of the interior. If there is no free space to place an aquarium, it is advisable to hang a photo of a painting with fish in the hallway, decorated according to Feng Shui.
- In the hallway decorated according to Feng Shui, you need to place paintings in rich and bright colors.
- It is advisable to hang bells made of glass or metal above the entrance to the apartment.
- The lighting of the room should be bright, this is due to the fact that dim light attracts negative energy.
- A pendant with a crystal should be placed on the chandelier installed in the hallway.
In accordance with Taoist teachings, following these rules will attract positive energy into the room and prevent negative energy flows from entering the house.
