White hallway: features and design options

Many people dream of decorating the interior of their hallway in light colors and often prefer white. This shade can be embodied in various ways in such a room, but not everyone knows how to properly incorporate it into the interior, what white finishes and furniture can be, how to organize lighting, and what design concepts look best in white. All these nuances will be discussed in detail in this article.

Like any room in an apartment, a white hallway has positive and negative qualities. The pluses of having such a room include a number of factors.

• The pleasant impression that the light color makes on the guests. Once in the aesthetic entrance hall, decorated in white, you can immediately feel the pleasant atmosphere and comfort of your home.
• Due to the white color, the space of the corridor visually seems more dimensional. By combining white finishes, furniture and lighting, you can add volume to this part of the house.
• This color in the corridor is relevant both for lovers of classic interior styles and for adherents of modern design.
• Using this color, you can hide some of the architectural imperfections of the room. The surface will appear smoother.
• This tone is inherent in versatility. It can be combined with various other shades to make the setting appear more vibrant.
• This color never goes out of style. It can serve as an excellent backdrop for various decor and accessories, such as paintings.

There are not so many disadvantages of this shade for the corridor, but they are still there.

• The surface of the white furniture and finishes is quite branded, and the entrance hall is one of those places in the house that is most susceptible to dirt. Therefore, the white corridor needs more frequent maintenance.
• In a small space, white furniture can look quite bulky. At the same time, there is a need for additional work on lighting in order to smooth out this disadvantage.

So that there is harmony not only in the furniture, but in the whole room as a whole, and the chosen style is not disturbed by anything, take care of the finishing of all three surfaces of the hallway, having considered various options for their design.

The surface of the walls can be just plain. To do this, it is trimmed using painting or wallpaper without a pattern... However, for those who want to bring originality to a white hallway, material such as ceramic tiles as well as mosaics, with which you can successfully dilute the light tones of the entire room and give it a luxurious look.

The color of the floor depends on the coating and the chosen design concept. In most cases, it is not as light as the surface of the walls or ceiling. If you chose as material laminate or parquet, then it can be made under a light wood. Stone floors often include inserts of a different color. Sometimes the surface of the floor is decorated according to the principle of contrast, and its color is even close to black.

The simplest design of the ceiling surface is applying plaster. Alternatively, however, or if you don't want a boiling white hue on your ceiling, paint or wallpaper can be used. The actual option for many styles are stretch ceiling... If the area and height of the hallway allow, they can be made multi-level by adding an additional shade to white. Some also apply to false ceilings wallpaper of vinyl or paper type.

And also it is worth paying attention to structures such as doors. In most cases, they are selected match the furniture and are white. However, in some cases, it is permissible to choose these interior elements based on the principle of contrast, and they will be painted in dark wood tones. Usually on light door surfaces there is at least a minimal relief. Depending on the style chosen, it can be more complex, or there may be decor such as patina or glass inserts.

Furniture is one of the main components of the white corridor, and at the same time it is better that it was decorated in this particular color. It is worth paying attention to the main elements of the furniture in the hallway.

• The wardrobe usually takes center stage in the interior of the hallway.... Depending on the size, it can be large or small. The main materials for a white cabinet are wood or wood raw materials, which can be painted with acrylic white paint, plastic, glass. Many cabinets include mirror panels in their design.

• Upholstered furniture may include ottomans or small sofas. The materials for them are natural or artificial leather. Sometimes you can see small light sofas with fabric upholstery and ornaments. In certain styles, wicker light chairs are sometimes present, as well as benches made of wood. Due to the high risk of contamination, some believe that it is impractical to keep white upholstered furniture in the hallway, but if you purchase special removable covers for it, you can easily keep it tidy.

• If space permits, then open shelves or even a narrow table along the wall can be placed in the corridor.

It is important that the white color in the hallway looks as beautiful as possible, and this can be achieved by properly organizing the lighting in the room. Various options for the placement of lamps are possible.

• Built-in ceiling lamps are usually mounted in a stretch ceiling. They save room height and create spot lighting.
• If the ceiling surface is multi-level, then the transition between levels can be decorated with an LED strip.
• In a long corridor, the same ceiling-type luminaires can be positioned evenly along the entire length of the space.
• In some styles, wall sconces are also used, thanks to which it is possible to illuminate those corridors that do not affect the overhead light.
• As for the light spectrum, it is better to make it warm. Otherwise, a not very pleasant hospital atmosphere may arise.

The harmony of the white tone with many other colors is not enough to decorate the corridor as aesthetically pleasing as possible. It is important to consider the most relevant options for color combinations, as well as the proportions of colors in different parts of such a room. Let's consider the most successful color schemes.

• The combination of white and gold tones in furniture. A wooden surface painted in white and having a relief will sparkle in a new way if you add a little golden hue to it along the lines of the relief. This technique is called creating a patina - artificial aging of the furniture surface with the addition of color. Gold can also be found in mirrors and door handles.

• A black and white hallway suggests a combination of these two contrasting tones.... A black geometric pattern may be present on a white floor. Doors can be painted in a dark color, for example, the shade of wenge wood, while the walls remain light. Sometimes in the furniture of the hallway, black and white tones are contained in equal proportions.

• Depending on the direction of design you can dilute the white composition of the hallway with bright accents or pastel colors.

• So that the environment does not look too sterile, it is better to add neutral colors such as beige or gray to itthat can appear on walls or furniture.

Some interior styles are perfect for rooms, most of which are planned to be decorated in white. Each of the directions has characteristic features.

Several options are most relevant for the white corridor.

• Classic, which combines rigor and grace. In the finish, white can be present both on all three surfaces, at least one of which has an ornament, or on two or even one surface, while the rest are painted in pastel colors. Distinctive features of the classics are massive cabinet furniture, the doors of which are often fitted with mirrors, as well as stucco and patina. And also the classic concept does not accept gloss, therefore it is better to use matte textures both in furniture and in finishing materials.

• White - a favorable color for the decoration of the hallway in the Scandinavian concept. This style does not like piling up furniture, and both walls and furniture can be covered with white in it. However, so that they do not merge, there must be at least a minimal difference in shades. Among the favorable color combinations for white is gray, which can be found in walls, door rugs, or some furniture. Instead of wardrobes, chests of drawers often appear with paintings or mirrors located above them. If this piece of furniture is not enough, then a cabinet with frosted sliding doors can be built into the wall.

• For the hallway loft style the main features will be white walls, made with imitation of brickwork. They can be decorated with series of paintings or shelves of unusual shapes. The floor is usually made under whitewashed wood, and it is better to make cabinets built-in to maintain the much-needed space in this direction. Doors can be mirrored sliding doors or wooden hinged doors. In white hallways of this type, low dressers and chairs, made to match the white walls, will also look good.

• White minimalism - ideal for narrow corridors. A built-in wardrobe with glossy doors can take up an entire wall on one side, while the other wall can be decorated with large mirrors. You can place a furniture structure with a bottom cabinet for storing shoes and an open hanger in the form of hooks near the entrance to the apartment. Often in such corridors there are square or round ottomans, different in color from white.

• In style art deco white color becomes, if not the main one, then one of the main ones in the hallway. It is present on the surface of walls, doors and ceilings, while the latter can be multi-level and equipped with lighting. Light-colored surfaces may have patterns in dark, gold, or other saturated colors. In such a hallway, white is reflected in round or rectangular mirrors with exquisite frames.

There are many successful ready-made examples of the design of a light hallway:

• wooden molding on the walls goes well with monochrome black and white furniture without relief;

• the space of the corridor will be even more aesthetic due to the preservation of symmetry;

• due to beige inserts on the walls, the decor in the hallway will look more cozy and warm.