Private entrance hall design

The entrance hall is the first room that we see when entering the house. And the first impression of all households depends on how this utilitarian room is framed. But impressions are more important to guests, to the owners of a private house, first of all, the functionality, practicality of the room, the conformity of the interior to their understanding of beauty and comfort is important.

If you plan to repair the entrance hall, it means that all other rooms have already passed this stage and you have a general opinion about the interior of the whole house, its decor, color palette and furniture features. Perhaps you will proceed from the general design trends of the entire home ownership, or it may be that you decide to complete the interior of the hallway in a style that is fundamentally unusual for the entire building or choose unusual color schemes. It all depends on your personal preferences, sense of proportion, room size and financial capabilities.

We bring to your attention a small collection of recommendations for the implementation of repairs in the hallway - the choice of decoration, furnishings, decor and accessories. We hope that the real design projects of the halls located in private households will inspire you to your own accomplishments in the difficult task of arranging housing.

So, you have started creating a design project for the entrance hall and the first thing you need to decide on is to decide how functionally loaded your utilitarian room should be. Do you plan to store in this room only clothes and shoes that you wear daily or do you need a large storage system (this also depends on the number of household members in your home). Will you need a place to sit and how spacious (some homeowners even equip dressing tables for applying makeup in the hallway, it all depends on your lifestyle and capacity, the functional content of the rest of the premises).

Once the nuances of the functional fullness of your hallway are determined, you can proceed to the planning of finishing work.

Any decoration begins with the definition of materials for wall decoration. And the hallway hay, especially in a private house, is subject to increased exposure to moisture, dust, dirt and mechanical friction. While swelling, we can lean against the wall, raindrops (not always clean) fall from clothes and umbrellas to the walls and floor, metal objects on bags and shoes can scratch the surface. For houses in which there are children and pets, the problems of cleaning the hallway after slushy weather will be even more acute. Therefore, when choosing a material for wall decoration, remember about the possibility of cleaning and resuscitation of such surfaces after serious contamination.

We advise you not to choose expensive textile wallpaper or plain paper. It is necessary to choose durable and wear-resistant, preferably washable, options. It is important that the cleaning of the surface does not require special tools or devices, because cleaning will have to be done often.

1. vinyl wallpaper - the first and most important difference between this type of coating and plain paper wallpaper is that it can be washed. They are stronger and thicker, they are easy to apply independently, the choice of color palette is endless, and the price is reasonable;
2. liquid wallpaper - the main advantage of this type of finish is that you can use it to design surfaces of any complexity - with bends, niches, arches, etc. If the liquid wallpaper is coated with a special varnish, then subsequently, care for their condition will be a simple wash;
3. paint is a simple and inexpensive way to decorate the walls in the hallway, but requires an absolutely flat surface.You may have to spend more time, effort and money on plastering and wallpapering the walls with paint;
4. decorative plaster is a rather durable way of processing walls, the color scheme is extensive, the application process is simple and the result does not require special care;
5. MDF and PVC panels are a very effective way to decorate walls or part of them in the hallway in a short time. There are three types of such panels - square tiles, typesetting slat and sheet panels. This is an inexpensive and quite durable material that will be easy to mount yourself. But it is important to pay attention to the degree of moisture resistance of the selected type of panels.

Often in the hallway, the principle of combining wall decoration is used. With the help of MDF or PVC, a kind of apron is laid out from the floor to about the middle of the wall (it all depends on your preference and size of the hallway), and then the walls are painted or glued with moisture-proof wallpaper.

For example, it is typical for a country style (especially a Russified version) not to paint walls that are made of wood, but to treat them with antiseptics, various sprays against the effects of insect pests and moisture. And also varnish.

Perhaps such a load as in the hallway, they do not experience floors anymore in any room of the house. Heels, heavy bags, metal objects, in some houses - wheels of bicycles, scooters, rollers. And this is not to mention dirt, dust and moisture. To design the flooring, it is important to choose a durable, reliable material that will be easy to care for.

Linoleum is one of the most popular types of flooring in our country. This is an inexpensive and reliable way to cover floors, which is incredibly easy to care for. Linoleum is divided into household, semi-commercial and commercial, depending on the level of wear resistance. Household linoleum is not suitable for hallways because of the frequent exposure to sharp objects such as stilettos and heels.

Laminate - if you choose this method of flooring, it is necessary to give preference to moisture-resistant, durable and maximum wear-resistant options. Joints of laminate elements are exposed to especially strong moisture; use a special moisture-resistant grout.

Tile - a durable and reliable option for flooring, which does not require special efforts when leaving. If you choose ceramic tiles, then give preference to porcelain stoneware - it is stronger and more durable than ordinary tiles, protected from slipping. Stone tiles are not cheap (especially when it comes to natural stone), a method of finishing floors, but the most durable and reliable.

If your hallway is spacious enough, you can use a combination of floor coverings - in the most loaded part use tiles, then lay a laminate, linoleum or floor board.

In principle, the ceiling in the hallway is not much different from the choice of material for other rooms of the home. You can be guided by your own preferences and taste preferences, as well as financial opportunities.

• tension;
• suspension;
• ceiling decoration.

The stretch ceiling is easy to maintain, durable and represents an absolutely flat, smooth surface. But for its installation it is necessary to contact specialists, to carry out the installation independently without special training and the corresponding equipment will fail. For the hallway, in the design of which, as a rule, the ceiling is not the most key element of the interior, this option of decoration can be very acceptable.

False ceiling is made of drywall or plastic panels. This type of ceiling design implies the possibility of installing an integrated lighting system, possibly at several levels, all utilities will be hidden behind the panels. The ceiling made of plastic panels does not need additional processing.And drywall will still need to be plastered, painted or wallpapered. It is important to remember that installation of this type of ceiling will take at least 10 cm from the height of your hallway.

Ceiling ceiling finishing has several possible methods:

• painting;
• whitewash;
• wallpapering;
• decoration with decorative plaster;
• gluing with ceiling tiles.

Obviously, the surface of the ceiling, which will be painted or whitened, must be perfectly even and smooth.

The choice of colors for the living room depends on your personal preferences and in what style and color scheme the rooms adjacent to the hallway are made. The entire space of your home will look more harmonious and balanced if the shades in the decoration and furnishings overlap in all rooms. But there are no canons - someone wants to get into an atmosphere of peace and tranquility, getting into the house (and he chooses a calm bright palette), for someone it is important to cheer up in the morning before going to work (in this case, bright spots and a colorful finish can help )

There is an unwritten rule when choosing a color palette for decorating any room, which helps to visually expand the room - the walls should be lighter than the floors, but darker than the ceiling.

Here are some examples of how you can design a hallway in contrasting colors. Such an interior is saturated with dynamics, it is practical, but at the same time attractive.

Black and white combinations in the interior of the hallway look incredibly advantageous. Despite the abundance of white in the decoration and furnishings, the selected materials contribute to easy cleaning without special tools or appliances.

Why not use bright shades when decorating the hallway? After all, this is a room that sets the tone for the entire house from the first steps. This is especially true of private houses in which there are children. Small households like everything bright and dynamic.

The first thing that comes to mind when we decide how to furnish a hallway is a headset from storage systems that would successfully place outerwear, shoes and accessories for daily wear and more.

Capacious storage systems made of unpainted wood - a popular option for hallways of private and especially country houses. Such furniture sets can accommodate not only clothes and shoes for daily wear, but also all the seasonal outerwear of a small family.

Corner storage systems allow you to use all available hallway space to create a spacious furniture ensemble. In the lower part of the headset, you can place seats for which to integrate drawers for shoes or open shelves. On the upper tier of furniture there will be space for hats or accessories. If there are children in the house, it will be an interesting move to place black writing boards for each storage compartment. On such boards, you can write messages or simply sign for each family member their own place.

Snow-white storage systems do not burden the interior, despite the impressive size, they visually expand the space that often needs this in the hallway.

Really spacious hallways in private homes are able to withstand even dark storage systems of impressive size, located almost around the entire perimeter of the room. It was possible to achieve a harmonious appearance of the hallway due to the use of dark colors of the furniture and the snow-white color of the walls and ceilings in the coloring of the flooring.

Of course, in the hallway we have to shoe-wear and it will be more convenient if there is a comfortable place for sitting for these manipulations. It can be a small bench, ottoman or an island, which performs, among other things, the function of a storage system, a seat can be built into the furniture.

For some homeowners, the option is acceptable when in the hallway as a storage system there is a chest of drawers or a cabinet for accessories and all kinds of small things. The upper plane of such a piece of furniture can serve to accommodate decorative elements.

In the hallways of small sizes, where the ensemble of built-in or cabinet furniture often does not fit for storage, it is sufficient to place the hanger, which can be either a bar with hooks or a stand-alone floor structure. A hanger is also needed for a spacious hallway - to hang clothes wet from the rain.

Not a single entrance hall does without a mirror, because before going out into the street, all residents need to make sure that their appearance meets their own expectations. But in addition to the main functional load, the mirror can act as a decor item, decorating the hallway, making it more interesting, more expressive.

A wicker basket or an original stand can serve as an excellent decoration of the interior of your hallway, personalize it, and diversify it. Not to mention the fulfillment of its main function - storing umbrellas, in which you will not need to spend time searching, you will always know where to get your umbrella on a rainy day.

Not every hallway has a window and not every window homeowners decide to drape. But if you still decided to decorate the hallway window with curtains or curtains, then choose materials that are easy to care for. The same goes for carpets. Nevertheless, the entrance hall is a room with a high level of pollution.

Roll or Roman curtains made of thick fabric, as well as bamboo blinds, blinds will be the best choice for window decoration in the hallway.

The way the hallway is illuminated depends on what type of decoration the ceiling is designed for (whether it is possible to integrate lamps or LED strips), the style of the room, the size of the room, and your taste preferences. The entrance hall should be quite brightly lit, it is better to use several levels of lighting - for example, a central chandelier and a wall lamp or pendant lamp and LED built-in tapes.

It is obvious that a luxurious chandelier with many brilliant decorative elements is able to turn the hallway into a truly luxurious room.

The premises of halls in private homes often abound in space, and there is enough space even for installing pots or tubs with living plants. It is difficult to call a living organism, purifying the air, a decor item, but it is indisputable that plants decorate and refresh any interior with their appearance and just the presence.

In the hallway of a private house there can be such a large area that, in addition to all the attributes necessary for this room, furniture for another life segment is also placed. Some homeowners install a sink to be able to wash their hands after gardening right in the hallway, someone needs to wash their pet's paws after a walk. And someone decides to transfer the office to the entrance hall area.

As there are no absolutely identical houses, you will not meet identical interiors of hallways. We all have different tastes and preferences, different concepts about beauty, comfort and convenience. What seems eccentric to one homeowner is normal for another. We bring to your attention several design projects with an unusual design of the hallway space. You may be inspired by their non-triviality and adopt some design techniques and solutions.