Corner wardrobes in the living room: types, choices and options in the interior

One of the most relevant decisions when choosing cabinets for a hall is buying corner-type products. These designs are presented in the modern furniture market in a huge variety. However, not everyone knows what types of such cabinets exist, what are the features of the location of such structures in the living room, and what raw materials they are made from. All these and other nuances of corner cabinets will be discussed in detail in this article.

As with any furniture, corner cabinets have advantages and disadvantages. Before choosing a wardrobe for the living room, you need to analyze the pros and cons of these designs. The main positive characteristics of the corner cabinet are the following points.

• Such furniture does not interfere with movement around the room. It occupies only one corner and sections of adjacent walls, due to which a lot of free space is saved in the central part of the living room.
• Corner structures have a fairly large indicator of spaciousness. These cabinets are equipped with various compartments that allow you to store a variety of things. This factor also prevents clutter in the room, as there is enough space for everything in the corner cabinet.
• The variety of presented corner-type models will allow you to choose a wardrobe for a living room, decorated in both classic and modern concepts. This will not only make it easier for you to select a cabinet, but also allow you to make an individual design to order.

Among the disadvantages of such designs stands out low mobility... Corner models are extremely rarely possible to rearrange to another part of the hall, since they are chosen to be located along certain walls.

Corner cabinet designs can be divided into two types - cabinet and built-in. Each of them has a set of unique characteristics that must be considered when choosing a product for the hall.

• Corner cabinet is a complete piece of furniture. It has front, back, side, top and bottom edges, located in a certain way depending on the shape of a particular model. As a rule, such units hide the corner space, but they can look very original, and their side walls can be used as additional areas for storing items. An example of interesting cabinet structures is a corner bar cabinet.
• Built-in option useful if you want to save as much space as possible in your living room. Due to such furniture, this example is feasible, since such a cabinet has only a facade edge serving as a door, a ceiling and sometimes side edges. The shelves and compartments inside the product are created directly on the surface of the adjacent walls.

Also, corner cabinets are divided according to the type of door mechanism.

• Products with swing doors, which are opened by pulling the door leaf towards you. In such designs, the doors are usually hinged.
• Sliding analogs implies the location of doors on a monorail or roller mechanism.

The material is a very important component that determines not only the aesthetic appearance of corner furniture in the hall, but also the durability of its service. The following types of raw materials are used to create corner cabinets.

• Natural wood is a very durable material, from which corner cabinets will truly decorate your living room. It is mainly used for products in rooms that are decorated in a classic style. Solid wood products serve for quite a long time, but they are not particularly susceptible to high humidity and need special impregnation.
• Wood analogs for corner models are materials such as Particleboard and MDF. They are not as expensive as wood, but they are quite strong and durable. MDF is moisture resistant and also environmentally friendly.
• The most budgetary type of raw material is Fiberboard, which usually contains wood dust. The quality characteristics of the material are not as high as those of the aforementioned options. However, it is used to create some corner structures such as back walls.
• Some models include combination of woody areas with glass. Glass elements are included in the door or are used as a decorative element.

One of the essential features of the difference between corner cabinets in the living room is their shape. According to him, the following varieties are distinguished.

• Trapezoidal product, which is a corner furniture with a slightly sloped silhouette of the side walls, due to which it resembles a trapezoid. Such cabinets have good capacity, which can be used even more profitably by equipping the product with various compartments. On the side faces of such a cabinet, there may be open shelves, which will allow you to decorate the living room interior with beautiful souvenirs.

• One of the most popular forms of a corner cabinet for a hall is triangle. Products with such silhouettes are not as large as trapezoidal designs.They are installed in one of the corners, while the side edges of the cabinet fit into the outlines of the walls, being located along them, and the central partition, which serves as a door, is designed in a style suitable for the living room.

• If it is necessary to store a really large number of things in the living room, then it is advisable to use five-wall wardrobe... Its rear part will fit perfectly into the corner space, and due to the side walls, the structure will be more functional. This shape allows you to equip the cabinet with many compartments for storing a wide variety of things.

• The traditional design of the corner cabinet is considered L-shaped model. It looks like two compartments located perpendicular to each other, which are connected into one cabinet. An additional compartment can also act as a middle element, due to which the corner of the product looks smoother. In the living room, these products are very often equipped with open side shelves, located in several tiers on one of the sides of the cabinet.

• Unlike the previous model, radius products differ in that their angular design has a more rounded silhouette of a convex or concave type. In larger products, it can even combine both of these features. Due to this, the shape of the cabinet becomes wavy.

In addition to the form, it is worth considering such an important feature as the design of the facade. Due to it, the external appearance of the cabinet is formed, which must necessarily correspond to the style of the interior of your hall. The design of the front edge of the product can be done in the following ways.

• Mirror inserts help to visually expand the living room area. They are usually supplied to one of the cabinet doors, but they can also be fully equipped with all doors of the corner structure.

• The surface of the cabinet can be matte or glossy. Gloss provides additional light reflection, but does not fit all concepts. For example, such a shiny surface of furniture is unacceptable in the classics.

• If you want to make your living room closet unique, decorate it with an exclusive pattern, which is applied using a special sandblasting machine.

• Lacobel can serve as a decorative element. This material is glass, which has undergone a special one-sided coloring with a dye mixture. At the same time, its strength is increased due to pasting with a special film.

• For a white corner cabinet, which is decorated in a classic style, a print such as patina - artificial aging of the surface with the addition of additional colors, for example, silver, gold or bronze.

• Among the exquisite decor of the cabinet is the application of skillful carving. This design is available to owners of natural wood products.

• A very interesting solution for the decor of the facade of the corner cabinet is photo printing... Thanks to this technology, you can apply entire pictures to the furniture body and create an individual design.

The process of choosing a corner cabinet for the hall is very important, as it requires a number of criteria to be considered before purchasing a product.

• The size of the room is fundamental. The choice of the form of the structure and its overall dimensions depend on it. In a small living room, for example, it is permissible to purchase only triangular models, and the choice for a larger room is no longer so limited.
• You should also think in advance about which walls the corner unit will be located next to.It is even better to take measurements of the walls in advance and be guided by these indicators in the selection process.
• The capacity of the model you choose is usually determined by what exactly you plan to store in the closet. If it becomes the main one in your apartment, then this sign is key.
• Compatibility with the style of the interior must be taken into account so that the cabinet does not imbalance the style of your room.
• The price factor is also important. It is usually determined by the material from which the structure is made, its size, as well as belonging to a particular furniture brand.

The corner cabinet filling includes a number of standard compartments that can be very relevant for the living room, especially if it contains most of the things of the owner of the dwelling.

• For bed linen, blankets or other large things, oversized compartments are built into the wardrobe.
• The top can accommodate shelves for storing seasonal hats.
• If you plan to hang clothes in such a closet, then equip it with a special pipe for hangers and / or hooks.
• For storing smaller items, for example, towels, open-type internal shelves are built into the corner wardrobe of the living room.
• If dimensions permit, the cabinet can also be equipped with a basket where umbrellas will be placed and a narrow shoe compartment.
• For the smallest items, drawers are designed, which are usually located in corner cabinets in a row one above the other.

To make the corner wardrobe look as harmonious as possible in the living room interior, you should take into account certain nuances of its placement, which include the following rules.

• The cabinet in the corner must not interfere with the operation of other fittings.
• Also, a massive structure should not overlap important sections of the wall on which accessories or appliances are located.
• The cabinet must be located at a sufficient distance from the window. A unit placed close to it or even overlapping the opening will not only look more cumbersome, but also prevent natural light from entering the living room.
• Determine the role of the product in the room. The corner cabinet can be made invisible, or, conversely, you can focus on it. Based on these goals, a more noticeable or distant corner is chosen for the location of the product.
• If the wardrobe is matched to the headset in the hall and the furniture is in harmony in material and design, then it is permissible to arrange the product in a row with the rest of the furniture units so that the angular structure becomes their continuation.

To make it easier to choose a wardrobe in the living room, check out the ready-made ideas for equipping the hall with corner structures.

• The unit looks very aesthetically pleasing, in which, in addition to mirrors, there is also a backlight.

• The radius model will not look cumbersome if it contains the colors of the hall decoration.

• Two-color corner cabinets with drawings on mirrored doors will become a real highlight of your hall.

For an overview of the corner cabinet for the living room, see below.