Shoe racks with a mirror in the hallway: types and tips for choosing

The mirror in the hallway has been considered an integral part of the interior since time immemorial - it is very important to evaluate your exterior before going out. In addition, an important element in this room is a cupboard or a wardrobe for shoes, which will allow you to compactly place a significant number of couples, because the impression of the owner from the guests is formed from the first minutes, as they crossed the threshold of his house. If "the theater begins with a coat rack," then the living quarters - from the hallway. And if disorder reigns in it, then what opinion can there be about the owners ?!

So the designers decided to combine the two necessary things for the table and have developed many varieties of shoe racks with a mirror for the hallway. Exactly such furniture allows you to organize the space most rationally and conveniently place all the necessary things even in a small room. For large hallways, you can pick up a wardrobe with a shelf for shoes or a whole set, but in a limited space, a mirrored shoe box is simply irreplaceable.

There are quite a few varieties of shoe cabinets that also include a mirror in the kit.

All mirror shoe racks can differ in size, type of construction, material of manufacture.

Depending on the size, there are three types of mirror furniture for shoes:

• narrow shoe racks, which are nothing more than slims, with a shelf for a phone and a mirror section;
• wide pedestals are the most spacious and, as a rule, have not only additional sections, but also a soft seat;
• deep shoe boxes of open or closed type, allowing you to store shoes horizontally without deforming the socks.

The type of construction is distinguished:

• corner shoe cabinets with a mirror are compact, take up a minimum of usable space, and look very impressive;
• swivel models with a mirror, where the whole structure resembles a "floating cabinet", the back wall of which is used directly for its intended purpose - for storing shoes, and the front wall is an ordinary mirror surface;
• mirrored cabinets with a drawer are systems consisting of a storage space for shoes, a drawer for various little things, a soft seat and a mirror, usually located above them;
• mesh structures, the shelves of which are attached by means of special brackets, and the mirror is located on top;
• sliding shoe racks - compact furniture with sliding doors;
• a cabinet consisting of several boxes, on the upper surface of which a mirror is attached;
• a narrow mirrored shoe cabinet with a full-length front mirror mounted in the door.

Based on the material used in the manufacture of shoe racks:

• from LSDP - a budget option with a short service life;
• from MDF - a practical solution for people of average income;
• solid wood is an expensive material that is ideal for Art Nouveau furniture.

The choice of a cabinet / shoe cabinet should be based on the interior design of the room. In addition, it is worth considering the size of the hallway, as well as the functionality of the selected furniture.

It should be noted that shoe racks with a mirror will fit well into a bright or well-lit hallway, in a gloomy and dark room, they will simply look out of place.

If you want guests to be able to linger in the hallway, then choose a shoe cabinet with a soft seat. Such furniture will allow the owners of the house themselves to put on their shoes, sitting and sitting comfortably.

When there are animals in the house, then in order to avoid damaging your shoes, choose closed-type designs.

A narrow mirrored shoe cabinet with a full-length front mirror will visually expand the space, giving it a special charm.

The structure of open shelves, often called a shoe rack, can be supplemented with a mirror by placing it on the wall. Its design can be completely different: from the simplest and most budgetary to the extravagant. This type of furniture allows you to conveniently place shoes of any size, but all of it will be constantly in sight.

Bon's closet is good for spacious hallways, and it contains many shelves for shoes. Outwardly, it is a fairly voluminous structure, usually with a mirrored door. Internal shelves can be angled or strictly horizontal.

For small hallways, a slim shoe rack will be a real salvation - a compact cabinet equipped with folding shoe shelves. Such structures take up little space, but they also accommodate a minimum of pairs of shoes, which are placed vertically.

A small hallway can be decorated with the so-called benches, which are a cross between a curbstone and a shoe rack: shoes are stored on open shelves, but the design provides for a seat and a mirror.

Shoe racks with a mirror have firmly entered into everyday life and have become almost irreplaceable due to a number of advantages that they have:

• multifunctionality - allow you to evaluate the appearance, comfortably change shoes, compactly store shoes and various little things;
• compactness - occupying a minimum of usable space, they make it possible to practically organize the order in the hallway;
• have an avantage - such furniture will complement the interior of the "visiting card" of the whole house - the hallway, harmoniously occupying the empty space in it;
• the ability to visually expand the space thanks to the presence of a mirror;
• profitability - the cost of such a design will be much cheaper than buying all the items separately.

Among the shortcomings, it is worth noting the fact that mirrored cabinets and cabinets are designed for voluminous and well-lit spaces; in a limited area or in a dark room, they look inappropriate.

How to make a shoe rack with your own hands, see below.