When we come home, we are greeted by an anteroom and she accompanies when we leave. Therefore, it should not be a cluttered, faceless corridor, but a room that creates a joyful mood. When the hallway has the right shape and it is quite spacious, its decoration is a simple task. And if it is a long and narrow corridor, then there is a need for visual illusions that will visually expand the space.
Design of a narrow hallway
Open space
In most apartments, the darkest and narrowest room is the entrance hall. And from this feeling "crypt" you need to get rid of, and for this you need to remove unnecessary bulky furniture and eliminate the mezzanine.
Architectural "tricks"
Through openings by the type of false windows, stained-glass windows, niches with an insert of mirrors and with illumination. When choosing finishing materials, one should abandon such opaque textures as volumetric plaster, stone, wood. It is better not to use wall panels, they will "eat" precious centimeters. The best option for a small hallway will be high-quality non-woven or vinyl wallpaper.
Let there be light
With the help of lighting you can change the perception of a small hallway. In addition to the traditional overhead light, use the backlight niches, sconces, floor lamps, shelves, this will make the hallway room more interesting. And such surfaces that reflect light, this stretch glossy ceilings, stained-glass windows, mirrors, will help at least visually increase the hallway.
"Smart" fixtures
If the hallway is overhauled and there are no changes to the wiring, you can advise such a novelty as sound fixtures. On the sound of your footsteps they are lit and thus the space in the hallway is illuminated. For the installation of fixtures, no attachments are needed, they are fixed in the necessary places, the lamps themselves work from batteries. The built-in intensity controller will allow using them instead of a night light.
The lighter, the better
A small space can be enlarged visually using color. For the main surfaces - ceiling, floor, walls, you need to use gray, coffee with milk, white, beige. If you want brightness, part of the open space should be painted in a contrasting color. It is better to make the ceiling white, this will give your hallway an effect of greater volume.
The Sexual Issue
If you erect a floor covering correctly, it will make the entrance hall visually more spacious. To do this, flooring, you need to take it outside, so "go" to the territory of the living room or kitchen. Or you can proceed as follows - put a carpet path that will seamlessly pass from the hallway to the room. And the idea is this: when a person enters the hallway, his gaze is directed to the floor and the more the floor area in the hallway is, the more the hallway will appear larger. And the "language", which will form a floor covering, will give the house an extra "zest". For example, you can arrange a podium in a narrow hallway, raise the floor level by 10 cm or decorate the joints of floor coverings such as a broken line, a semicircle, and so on.
Cupboard
In the small hallway will be appropriate closet and only if it is installed in a niche. If the hallway is an elongated narrow corridor and the footage is small, then you do not need to use the furniture, then the room will look like a junk warehouse. Better in some room to fence off the dressing room.
Gentlemen's set
Laconic version of the furniture - a hanger, which is strengthened on the wall in the form of a plank with hooks. For children, you need to install hooks at the level of their growth, for umbrellas - a floor stand, a shelf for headgear and a shelf for the phone. The more large things are visible, the more spacious the room looks.
A long and narrow hallway for interior design is not an easy option. But with a competent approach, you can choose a good design of the hallway and make a spectacular and cozy room.