Corridor design: colors, styles and beautiful examples

When buying a new home or wanting to make major repairs to an existing one, many face various difficulties when decorating a hallway. In particular, this concerns the choice of interior style, the compatibility of the concept with the layout of the room, as well as colors, finishes and decor. To understand all areas of design for the corridor and choose the most suitable one, study various options for finishing coatings, familiarize yourself with the nuances of the selection of furniture, lighting and accessories, study the material presented in this article.

First of all, the choice of the design of the corridor is influenced by its layout, which can differ significantly in an ordinary apartment, non-standard large apartments, Khrushchev buildings or in a private house. There are several possible projects, for each of which there are special techniques for interior decoration.

• In small apartments, especially one-room apartments, the corridor is usually quite small. Therefore, the best way to save space in such rooms is to create an arched opening instead of a door.

• In some apartments, the corridor is narrow and rather long.... So that it does not look like a cluttered tunnel, it is important to take care of the lighting of the space, as well as the built-in furniture. Filling in the void on a long wall is also important, and a variety of paintings and wall accessories are perfect for this purpose, to match your chosen style of interior.To visually expand such a layout, mirrors are also placed on the walls.

• If the hallway is square, then it is best to arrange it in a classic style. For such a room, it is permissible to use wallpaper with an unobtrusive ornament or vertical pattern, for example, stripes. It is better if the furniture located along the walls is narrow, and the use of built-in fittings is also permissible.

• In the case of a spacious corridor, you need to remember that, despite the ability to place in it many places for storing things with various functions, do not overload the room with decor. Also, the room should be decorated in the same style so that there is no general disharmony in the atmosphere of a large hallway.

• If your hallway has an angular shape, then the main design principle is the emphasis on versatility... A piece of furniture such as a corner cabinet, which combines compartments for various items and mirrored doors, is suitable. You can also organize such a space by placing wall lights on the sides of the mirror.

• The layout of a corridor with a staircase is very common in private houses.... In such rooms, it is important that the design of the stairs and the style of the corridor are in harmony with each other. The staircase itself performs an accent function in the interior, so there is no point in overloading the corridor with attention-grabbing furniture, the main thing is that it is functional.

• In Khrushchev, where the corridors are small and narrow, it is important to pay special attention to the decoration, due to the color of which you can make such a room visually larger. Give preference to light colors in the design of the walls and ceiling, also replace the bulky wardrobe with shelves and take care of the presence of spotlights, as well as mirrors.

When the issue with the nuances of the layout is resolved, you should think about the style in which you can arrange your corridor. Each of the possible concepts has its own set of unique characteristics.

• Classic style assumes the presence in the hallway of cabinet furniture made of natural wood with graceful silhouettes. The highlights of this style are stucco molding, the use of natural fabrics in textiles, massive luxury crystal chandeliers, as well as reproductions of famous paintings.

• A much simpler design is inherent in the corridor, decorated in the style of minimalism. The main principles of this concept are the preservation of space and clarity of lines. The ideal furniture in this design will be a wardrobe, rectangular cabinets and simple type shelves. The concept assumes diffused lighting without bulky lighting fixtures, and also allows the presence of gloss on the surface of the furniture, for which both natural and artificial raw materials can be used as materials.

Individual pieces of furniture, for example, an ottoman with colorful upholstery, as well as accessories represented by one abstract picture, can act as accent elements.

• Another concept requiring the preservation of the corridor space is loft. It looks most harmonious in those rooms where the entrance hall is separated from other parts of the house zonally, however, such an interior can be embodied in a more familiar layout. Its important features are the design of the surface of the walls for concrete, brick or plaster, the presence of beams on the light ceiling and floors that imitate wooden masonry.

It is important that the luminaires are decorated in an industrial style, for example, stylized as pipes, elements such as hanging wires, posters, as well as massive structures of mirrors will become an additional plus.

• The actual modern style for the hallway will be high tech, which is based on a mix of blacks, whites and grays, as well as simple bright colors such as red or blue. The peculiarities of the style are the absence of traditional wooden surfaces and the predominance of plastic textures. Also, this direction is characterized by complex shapes, which are often called space, in furniture, lighting fixtures and accessories.

Furniture and lighting are usually built-in, and fittings are often complemented by LED lighting, mirrors can be polygonal, and shelves can be complemented by fancy figurines. Surfaces can be either glossy or matte.

• Hallway decorated in eco-style, implies the presence in furniture of materials such as natural wood of light colors or stone. Live plants will become an indispensable element of such a corridor. The walls themselves are painted in light colors and can also be trimmed with wood paneling. At the same time, there should not be a lot of furniture in the room.

When choosing shades for decorating a corridor, it is worth remembering that each element of this room has its own color options.

• Ceilings in corridors are most often decorated in white or other light color. Even two-tiered and beamed options sometimes do not create contrast. However, in other cases, small areas of a multi-tiered ceiling can be painted in a dark or brighter tone.

• Most of the walls in the corridor space are usually painted in light or neutral colors, such as beige, milky, gray, pastel colors. In this case, one wall or part of it can be decorated in a noble dark shade, such as coffee. The same color should be present in several more details of the interior of the corridor. Sometimes on the walls of the hallway, decorated with two different finishing materials, there may be harmonious shades, for example, pink and gray, beige and brown.

• Some decorate the corridor in black and white. With such a combination, you need to be careful not to visually reduce the space due to the black color. In most cases, white color dominates, while black can be present on one of the walls (if we are not talking about a narrow hallway), as well as in the pattern of flooring and furniture. The predominance of black or its equal ratio with white is acceptable if your apartment has a spacious corridor.

• Furniture should not blend in tone with the walls... In many versions, it has beige, brown, gray and other similar shades. If it is made of plastic, then juicy colors such as yellow, red, pink, green can also appear.

Decorating is a very important element that creates the basis for the atmosphere in any room of the house, including the hallway. Each surface can be decorated with different materials, so all three components of the room are considered separately.

The floor design should be taken responsibly, because the finishing of this particular part of the apartment will be subject to high mechanical stress. You should also consider the ease of care and cleaning of such a cladding. The most successful coating option is ceramic tiles, which are famous not only for their excellent aesthetic characteristics, but also for their long service life. Also very popular for many styles are laminate and parquet board. More budget finishing materials for the floor include linoleum.

The most popular wall coverings are wallpaper, which can be either monochromatic or combine various patterns. Such options are suitable if the humidity level in the room is not too high, otherwise they may become unusable over time, especially after the autumn-winter period. An excellent alternative is painting walls, thanks to which you can not only give the surface the desired shade, but also avoid unnecessary expenses.

Popular material for wall decoration is panels, which create an imitation of wood, brick and other materials on the surface.

The ceiling surface can be finished with plaster, which requires minimal costs. It can also be painted or pasted over with wallpaper (taking into account that its level was leveled before that). A number of styles suggest the presence of wooden beams on a single-color ceiling, arranged in rows.

Recently, however, installation in the corridor has also become popular. stretch ceiling structures. They imply concealing the height by an average of 10 cm and creating an even glossy or matte surface in one or several levels. Due to the presence of two or more tiers, such a ceiling can be given an accent role, creating interesting shapes, color combinations and further emphasizing them with the help of built-in lighting devices. However, remember that for apartments with low ceilings, this method of decoration is not the most suitable.

Furniture is the main tool for filling the corridor space and the storage place for basic things. Therefore, her choice must be treated especially carefully. The number of products may vary depending on the area of ​​the corridor and the style in which its interior is decorated.

The wardrobe is necessary to accommodate outerwear that is currently in use. It can also contain clothes and shoes for other seasons. Depending on how many things you should store, the size of the corridor cabinet is chosen, and its design is designed taking into account the chosen style.

Very popular are built-in structures that are mounted in a wall niche and take up a minimum of space, among the cabinet furniture there can be corner, classically models with swing doors, sliding wardrobes, as well as modular products that can be designed at your discretion.

Materials for the manufacture of cabinets in the corridor are as follows: solid wood, chipboard, MDF, plastic, glass, as well as mirror elements. Based on the parameters of the corridor, the size of the cabinets is different. For the narrowest rooms, such designs are suitable the width of which does not exceed 40 cm. Also, in the corridor walls, in addition to the main cabinet, there are often open compartments.

In some styles, the corridor is also equipped with narrow dressers. These products have either a simple square shape or a smoother shape. Very often there are shelves or mirrors above them.

From upholstered furniture to the corridor, you can install ottoman or even a small sofa. Such attributes will add coziness to the room, but they are suitable mainly for spacious hallways. Ottomans can be round or square, often equipped with special covers that can be easily removed from the product to remove dirt.

Open hanger present in the hallway either as a panel with hooks attached to the main cabinet, or as a stand-alone structure. The shape of such a product can be complex and ornate, or it can be based on very simple lines.

It is important that the corridor, which usually lacks natural light due to the lack of windows, was competently and interestingly decorated with lighting fixtures.

• For diffused lighting, select single luminaires or a light panel. These devices do not hide the height of the room, creating a pleasant atmosphere in it due to the uniform illumination of all parts of the hallway.
• In corridors with a simple layout and high ceilings, it is permissible to place a pendant chandelier that matches the interior design.
• Ceiling structures are in great demand, which are often arranged in a row when illuminating a narrow or any other corridor.
• Often in the hallway, it is necessary to create a light accent on specific pieces of furniture or areas. For this purpose, spots are best suited, the light of which illuminates a small part of the space.
• With the help of LED strips, you can create interesting decorative lighting on the two-level ceiling of the corridor, as well as highlight specific elements of the decor.

Decorative elements in the interior of the corridor are usually completely determined by the style in which it is decorated. Some of the most relevant accessories found in many of the above styles are houseplantsthat can stand both on the floor and on the shelves. You can place on the walls single paintings, photo collages, and posters.

Particularly noteworthy is the detail inherent exclusively in the hallway - a rug at the entrance, which may have a non-standard shape and prints. If we consider the upholstery on furniture as textiles, then most often you can notice monochromatic solutions that either slightly differ from the shades of the general finish, or, on the contrary, contrast with them as much as possible.

Pay attention to a number of ready-made beautiful examples of the design of the corridor. It is likely that among them you will find ideas for the design of your hallway.

• The comfort of the corridor is given not only by a successful combination of colors, but also by the presence of an accent textured section on the wall with imitation of masonry, as well as built-in lighting. The space is maximally saved due to the cabinet built into the wall with mirrored door surfaces.

• The entrance hall will make an indelible impression on the guests, a part of the wall of which is decorated with a fresco or photo wallpaper with its imitation.

• You can make all the furniture and decoration of the hallway light and accentuate the room with the help of bright colors in decorative pillows and paintings.

• The space near the hallway cabinets can be framed using panels. Such a technique will look doubly harmonious if it is repeated in one more detail of the room, for example, in the design of a mirror frame.

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