Where does the theater know everything. But where does our apartment start? If you ask this question to a woman, she will most likely answer that from the kitchen;The man, in most cases, will give preference to the room, which has a cozy sofa and TV.But in fact our apartment starts with a hallway, moreover, it is it that ends. After all, this is the last room that we see leaving home and the first one at our return. But at the same time for some reason, it was so customary that the hallway - one of the most uncomfortable premises of our house. In communal apartments, its role was played by a common corridor, in the Khrushchovka it is so small that it is difficult to call it a separate room. And in modern homes it is not very welcome - sometimes there is a feeling that the hallway exists only in order to separate our apartment from the staircase.
Contents
- Visual tricks of increasing the hallway
- Combining: pros and cons
- Divide and conquer
Visual tricks of increasing the hallway
But whatever it is - long and narrow, more reminiscent of a square, low or high, it still is,we, using the achievements of modern design, should try to change it so that it becomes more pleasant, cozy and comfortable.
Given the limited space here, you can not put a lot of furniture on, but without any minimum you still can not do. In the hallway, at a minimum, there should be a place for a wardrobe for outer clothing, preferably built-in, because it takes up less space;chest or shoe cabinet;padded stool, for which you can sit down shod and take off your shoes, if there is still a little space left, another locker for small things - gloves, headdresses, shoe brushes and creams. When arranging furniture it is worth remembering that the passage must be no less than eighty centimeters, otherwise you will constantly be on something to stumble and never get rid of bruises and bruises.
There are many ways to visually enhance the hallway. Among them, perhaps the first is an increase in the amount of light. Several wall sconces or spotlights and you will immediately begin to feel that your hallway has become larger. The second method is the correct selection of colors. Here it is best to use light colors, while it is desirable that the floor is darker than the walls, and the ceiling is much lighter than the latter. And thirdly, hang in the hallway a large mirror, full-length or even larger, combined with light, it will add incredible depth to this room. And in the end, a few more things. Designers are not advised to use in the interior of the hallway small details, especially in large quantities. It is better to use figures and vases of medium size, and if you like decorating walls with photos, then also give preference to a larger format.
And yet, whatever visual tricks we used, we will not be able to physically increase the hallway, neither the mirrors nor the wall figures are pushed open. What to do? It remains only to combine this room with some other. Preference, most often, is given to the kitchen, but today we turn our gaze to the other side, toward the living room.
Combine: for and against
But before you start to radically change the layout of the apartment, you should weigh both negative and positive points.
Many opponents of this option argue that the living room combined with the hallway is definitely mud in both rooms. In fact, this is the least of the problems - the carpet at the door is able to solve it almost instantly. But still, the factor of the street from the accounts should not be discarded. In the summer, it did not go anywhere, but in winter, when the window reaches minus thirty, it should be taken into account that when we get home we will let the cold air into both rooms, because now our hall with the living room is combined and there is no door between themwill delay. Also, with such planning, drafts are possible, so first of all you should make sure that when you open the front door you will not be blown out of the living room, otherwise the redevelopment and improvement of the interior will not lead to a deterioration in health.
Concerning external factors, this is practically all the disadvantages that you may have. But there are a few more internal, no less important, which are definitely worth paying attention to.
If the circumstances have developed so that one of the members of the family has to use the living room instead of the bedroom, it is best to forget about combining at once, since this person will be completely deprived of personal space - it is not so pleasant to be always in sight,then leaves too early or comes back very late, then even a quiet sleep will become for him an impossible dream.
And the last argument against. Look closely at yourself and your family members. If you are in the hallway order, if the outer clothing is hung in the closet after the arrival, and the shoes are folded into the chest or at least neatly into the corner, if all the other details of the wardrobe also have their place, then everything is in order, you can proceed with the redevelopment. If not, be prepared for the fact that soon your living room will become the second hallway - a jacket or coat will sit comfortably on the couch, a hat with gloves will occupy the table, and in the corner a wet umbrella will find its place.
None of the above did not scare you? Then it's time to get acquainted with the positive aspects of combining the hallway and the living room.
If you say half-jokingly, then such planning will give you the opportunity always, being in the living room, to see who came or went. But seriously, this is primarily the increase in the space of both the entrance zone and the entire apartment as a whole, that is, space. Now the hallway will not press on you walls. But still the main advantage of such a combination in the light. As a rule, the brightest room in the apartment is the living room. The hallway is practically devoid of daylight. By combining them we will disperse the half-darkness of the hallway with the sun's rays. Now you will not only be able to save on electric lighting, but also decorate with vestibule greens, which you did not even dream about earlier. Just imagine the huge number of flowerpots hanging on the walls, a big palm somewhere in the corner, will please the eye when you are tired of returning from work.
Divide and conquer
Having weighed all the pros and cons you can start working. But you still have doubts. If you can not imagine how your apartment will change after the redevelopment, then how will the entrance hall look like a living room photo made by professional designers, will come to your rescue. Moreover, they will help and advice about the right, for your intended purpose, materials.
Now, when we combined the living room from the hallway, it's time, oddly enough to hear it, to deal with their separation, or rather zoning. After all, although, now we have a room like one and the same, they still perform different functions. Sometimes you can use the original design - an entrance hall, living room, as well as some other rooms, for example, a kitchen, decorated in one color scheme. This option, of course, has the right to life, but still it is not necessary to abuse it. And adhering to one style in the interior, you should still remember that the kitchen should be a kitchen, but the living room, accordingly, you understand.
For this purpose it is worthwhile to divide the premises into separate zones, so that later it would be easier to navigate in space. For this you can use:
- Gender.
- Ceiling.
- Walls.
- Curtains.
- Furniture.
- Partitions.
In our case, it is easiest to divide the rooms into functional areas by covering the floor. In the hallway, lay a tile, but it should only be done if there is a heated floor, otherwise the feet will freeze, if not, prefer a laminate - it is able to withstand both physical damage and high humidity, which will necessarily be present in the damp and rainyweather. But in the living room you can use carpet, parquet or the same laminate, but different colors. If you want the floor in the hallway not to differ from the floor in the living room, divide them by a low podium.
Ceilings can be multi-level, suspended or tensioned. The use of ceiling structures allows not only zoning, but also if necessary, to hide some engineering systems, like cables, wiring or ventilation pipes.
If you do not want to change the floor and you are afraid that after repair the ceiling will collapse on your head, grab the walls - it's cheaper, simpler and more reliable. There are also many different options. It is enough, for example, simply paint the hallway and the living room in different colors and the problem evaporates. You can also use wallpaper. The same principle or different in different rooms, or in one of them to glue wallpaper, and in another paint the walls. Another example - you can use wooden panels in the hallway, then when you return home you will have a feeling that you have suddenly come to a city apartment by some miracle from a village hut or a cottage. Invent, fantasize, try, experiment. Here the main thing is to stop in time, the family budget has a tendency to be depleted.
Still there is one, perhaps the cheapest option of zoning, with the help of curtains or curtains. In this case, you will have the opportunity to choose any color or pattern, and you can hang these accessories as you like. Not so expensive, and the division of zones with furniture, however, provided that you will use the already available. The original bar will look like a bar set on the border between the hallway and the living room. If you do not want friends and acquaintances who come to visit you not to correctly perceive this design element, use a bookcase, a shelf or a flat aquarium.
And the last in the list, but not the last in terms of solving zoning problems is the partition. The partition between the hallway and the living room should not only divide the rooms, but also look aesthetically. The assortment of these products on the market today is simply huge - sliding, plastic, gypsum board, mirror, translucent. There are also different sizes - you can install a partition from floor to ceiling, and you can and half the human growth, this is as you already want. In addition, if you want and the elementary skill of the partition can be done with their own hands.
In conclusion, I want to note that only you choose the interior. The living room, hallway, other rooms of your home belong to you. You live in them and it depends on you how they will look, whether they will be cozy and comfortable. Design - this is not an axiom, proven by someone, a design, this rule in which there is always an exception. So look for these exceptions and write new rules, for the joy of yourself and the people around you.
