Choosing a wardrobe in a small hallway

There are several approaches to arranging a small hallway, and each is based on good reasons. Some believe that the principle of minimalism is indestructible, and nothing better has been invented for such cases. Someone is sure that little things, details, thoughtful decor distract from the footage, and therefore a detailed space is opposed to minimalism. But rare ideas do without being included in the cabinetry plan.

Not every wardrobe is suitable for a small hallway: even one that looks rather miniature in a store or on a website page may look unconvincing in the context of a particular room. It is necessary to consider the option in the complex of the prevailing conditions.

It is practically impossible to do without them if a niche is provided in the hallway. Sometimes the hallway itself is a small patch, but it has a door to the pantry, which can just be arranged under a wardrobe. That is, it will be the door from the cabinet, and inside the shelves and other storage systems.

But to say that built-in wardrobes are often found when arranging a small hallway is not necessary. The fact is that stationary objects can have hooks for outerwear, a plane for hats, a mirror, a bench, a shoe compartment and much more. That is, one wardrobe can replace all the furniture that is intended for the hallway. This rarely happens with inline models.

Often used in small square hallways, when every corner needs to be used somehow. It is, indeed, both beautiful and ergonomic, because corner cabinets are often very deep. Another question is what they will need to look for a companion - what will happen in other corners, whether it can be in harmony with the closet.

It is difficult for a layman to choose furniture so that the space is not overloaded, and that all furniture elements are allies in the interior.

Another name is a rotating cabinet. Until this idea became too popular to seem like a trivial solution. Such a wardrobe will look original, and it is really very comfortable and roomy. Rotating elements are provided in this design. The rotation of the cabinet helps both adults and children to use it confidently.

Why this is a cool idea: if the cabinet did not rotate, then everything on its sides would have to be placed in one line. And this takes up space, the most valuable meters for a small hallway. The cabinet is usually made on castors - this is both convenient and safe for the floor surface.

The quality and durability of furniture depends mainly on the materials used. Leaving is also important.

Here's what the manufacturers offer.

• Chipboard. It is considered a budget analogue of wood, its operational properties cannot be called particularly high. Afraid of moisture and mechanical deformation. Such furniture will last an average of 7-9 years. But it is cheap.

• Chipboard. An improved version of the previous sample. The plates are covered with a protective film, which means that this furniture will be more reliable.

• MDF. The sheets are even more durable. They are made using dry pressing technology; toxic resins are not present in the composition. The performance characteristics are quite high.

• Natural wood. Premium type of furniture, high cost of models.

Combined options are also often bought: for example, an MDF cabinet with veneer. Those who make furniture themselves, buy the components on the "cut" and build their own structure - for example, a profitable and beautiful cabinet with slatted doors. Recently, the decision to include rattan furniture in domestic interiors has become more and more interesting. It looks more light, gentle, and creates an interesting hallway design.

Since the main goal when choosing a cabinet is to find a convenient model that saves space, narrow cabinets are considered the most preferable. These are, as a rule, models, the width of which is from 40 cm to 1 m, and the depth is 30 cm. Of course, it is important how the manufacturer thought about the storage system, because, despite the overall dimensions, the "filling" of the cabinet can be far from really convenient use.

This may concern the style of the furniture and its color. There are, of course, complex design solutions that cannot be called obvious and typical. But most people today furnish a house using photos from social networks and Internet tips, and therefore try to withstand some more cited images, in which it is difficult to be mistaken.

Let's see what is fashionable today.

• The mood of home right out of the door. This means that if the style reigns in the apartment, for example, mid century, then it will be visible already in the hallway. These are retro furniture or even vintage designs that return to other eras, memories, aesthetics. But all this does not look like a museum, but fashionable and in tune with the times.

• Laconic scandi models. These are light cabinets of milky and white colors (the gray range is also very popular), which definitely do not take up much space and look neat, do not require additional decoration.

• Renovated furniture. This is really incredibly fashionable, and there is a lot to tinker for. On sites from the category "from hand to hand" you can find an old cabinet for a small price, still very strong and beautiful, but in need of "reincarnation". He will become the face of the hallway, show that such a small space can have character.

• Colored wardrobes. Red, blue or green - today it is not an exclusive, but a fashion that successfully takes root in typical hallways, is also suitable for "Khrushchev". Such a cabinet looks accentuated, which is also good, because you need to visually distract something from a small footage. It is necessary to pair some element with a bright color, but not very large. This can be, for example, a picture frame, a landline telephone, a vase, slippers or a lampshade.

What is the basis for choosing a cabinet - price, quality, fashion or something else - is not an uncommon question.

When choosing a wardrobe in the corridor or hallway, a number of criteria must be taken into account.

• Convenient storage system inside. If the shelf for hats seems to be too tall, do not delude yourself that it will not be too lazy to go for a stool. A person will get tired of such actions, he will curse a bad choice of a cabinet a hundred times.

• High quality fasteners. Alas, there is furniture where everything flies after a year of operation. In appearance, no fastener should appear fragile.But if you are delighted with the cabinet, but you do not like the handle, you should not refuse to buy: the accessories can be changed, it will not be so expensive.

• The ability to fit into an existing interior. Whether the wardrobe is suitable for decoration, other furniture in the hallway, lighting is all very important. Sometimes you like a thing so much that an impressed person pulls it home, and it seems like a stranger there. It covers the entire space, makes the rest of the objects in the corridor faceless.

And you also need to find out what the seller's reputation is: suddenly the cabinet will have to be changed or taken for repair. There are many unscrupulous firms that will diligently avoid exchanges and other services, so it is better not to get caught.

Finally, you need to think about exactly where to put the cabinet. The first option is the corner of the hallway. The construction will take up little space and, perhaps, even visually expand it.

Other solutions of interest to consider.

• Wardrobe around the front door - it is noticeable only when leaving the apartment (which is convenient), and the space along the walls is freed up. For a narrow corridor, maybe not an option, but for a square hallway, the solution is good.

• Closed cabinet built into a niche, the surface of which is actively used... That is, there is a storage system inside the niche. It is closed by a compartment door, on which there can be hooks for clothes, an umbrella stand and more.

• Niche with slatted doors. And besides them - nothing, only the walls themselves and the recess in the hallway, where things will be stored. In addition, the doors should not be up to the ceiling, and may not even reach the floor if you want to visually lighten the interior.

However, you can peep how others are doing it, and try on someone's excellent option for your situation with the arrangement of the hallway.

These models are up-to-date, stylistically accurate, and can be considered by a family that cannot agree on a suitable wardrobe in any way.

• Corner construction that can replace all furniture in space at once.

• A very laconic composition for the hallway in calm beige tones.

• A calm scandi space in which the cabinet does not solo, and therefore adds air to the room.

• Scandi shapes and designs that look very precise, stylish, especially cozy.

• For a long but narrow hallway, such a cute dairy-colored wardrobe is a godsend.

• Slatted doors, color at the intersection of gray and coffee, good equipment - a good solution for a very small hallway.

• Black and narrow designs don't always weigh down the space, as this example shows.

• And here is the mid century, and cool retro cabinets on legs, very accentuated, very expressive stylistically.

• Sometimes the hallway is one solid wardrobe. Such a nice blue color, with a very well thought out storage system, where everything can fit.

• The combination of white and woody, very pleasant and unusual shapes is one of the warmest and laconic solutions.