White entrance hall - a light image of the interior of the home

Most of the halls in apartment buildings built in the last century are very modest in size, and private houses can not often boast a large quadrature. It would be logical to offer light or even snow-white decoration for small rooms at the entrance to a house or apartment. But most of our compatriots will never agree to white walls in the hallway or the use of light furniture, carpets. It is generally accepted that a bright hallway is a big problem for the hostess in terms of care and maintenance. But after all, finishing materials are different. Among modern methods of surface finishing, including white, there are plenty of material options that are problem-free from the point of view of daily care. In our impressive selection of hallways, which are based on shades of white, we would like to demonstrate the fact that the room that "meets" us at the entrance to our own home can be bright, bright, attractive and modern.

The advantages of a light palette for decorating a hallway or corridor

It's no secret that light surfaces (and white in particular) are able to visually expand the space. Given that most of the hallways in our apartments are often small in size and complex, sometimes asymmetrical in shape, this fact plays a plus for white as a surface finish.

The snow-white finish helps visually hide the flaws of architecture, structures and structures, balance the asymmetry and various bevels. Not to mention the fact that with white walls you do not have to worry about combinatorics with a color palette of furniture, decor and various additions. White color serves as an excellent background for wall decor of any shade, even pastel colors look advantageous, colorful.

It is also well known about how white affects our psychological state - a light palette calms our emotions, brings balance and balance to our thoughts, and allows us to tune in to rest and relaxation. For many whites, color is associated not only with freshness and cleanliness, which is also important for a utilitarian room, but also with a certain festive mood, a positive attitude and a sense of elation, elevation above the ordinary.

Snow-white finish - we erase the boundaries of space

A white palette of finishes is an excellent background for really bright, colorful items of decor or furniture. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine any other color as worthy “support” of such expressive elements.

The snow-white finish complete with large mirrors or whole mirror walls can completely erase the boundaries of the hallway space, visually change the shape and size of the room.

Against the background of snow-white walls, contrast-dark elements look great, for example, light furniture, hangers or open shelves for accessories. Black metal elements bring clarity and some geometricity to the bright room of the hallway.

Some snow-white hallways need more contrast than individual decor items or small pieces of furniture. The accent dark wall in combination with a white edging will look bright, expressive and stylish. To maintain balance in this case, it will be logical to place dark decor items, photo frames or graphic drawings on white walls.

To decorate the classic hallway interior, a white stucco molding on the ceiling and walls will become a key element in the decoration. Carved moldings, cornices and plinths with white stucco will look more effective against a background of a neutral shade - from a gray or beige palette. In combination with a checkerboard pattern of marble flooring, the entire interior looks luxurious, elegant and rich. Anyone entering your home will be able to make an impression of your taste preferences from the very first seconds of being in an apartment or home ownership.

The lobby in the style of Shabby Chic or Provence is necessarily accompanied by the presence of furniture, which is either specially made old by tearing off the snow-white paint, or acquired as an antique copy that simply “reached” such a springy appearance for many years of operation.

If your apartment or home ownership is decorated using marine-style elements in the interior, then it will be logical to use snow-white and blue tones in the hallway. Slatted trim, striped print for upholstery, accessories and marine-themed decor will be appropriate in a utilitarian room.

Using only three shades for interior design allows you to create a truly unique and unforgettable design of the hallway. White color as a basis, black and a shade of light wood in the form of splashes on a common light background create a winning alliance, an attractive image of a utilitarian room that can smoothly flow into the spaces of common rooms, such as a living room or dining room.

Snow-white wall panels with a pronounced texture can serve as part of the wall decoration, creating a so-called apron, you can choose any other shade to decorate the rest of the vertical surfaces. It is noteworthy that white color can be used both to decorate the bottom of the walls and the space above the apron.

A staircase in a snow-white hallway can become a contrasting element, contrasting a light palette and a focal center. You can use a dark or bright color to decorate both the steps themselves and the space below them, or apply contrasts to the details of the railing and staircase decor.

White color and natural wood - a luxurious alliance for the hallway

Snow-white surfaces are perfectly combined with any shades and materials. But to create a harmonious and outwardly attractive image of a utilitarian space, using wood as a decoration material and for making furniture would be an ideal option. The fact is that the white color in the decoration inevitably brings some coolness to the design of the room, and the natural material can warm the palette and bring balance to the interior.

Snow-white walls and parquet floors made of light wood, as well as the use of similar materials for furnishing a room, look simple, practical, but at the same time elegant and fresh.

Halls especially "need" wooden surfaces, in addition to white, the coolness in the interior is created by floor tiles in grayish or bluish tones. Built-in storage systems with wooden doors or open shelving for shoes and accessories in this case will be most welcome.

Some designers and homeowners do not stop using light wood in white halls only for finishing flooring or making furniture. Wooden wall and ceiling panels with integrated lighting will not easily bring natural warmth to the interior of a utility room, but will also help create a unique image of a hallway or corridor.

White furniture in the hallway - stylish interior

Perhaps, only snow-white built-in storage systems - cabinets or racks, can not create a heap in small spaces of hallways and corridors. Most often, the limitation in the area of ​​utilitarian premises dictates the use of shallow built-in storage systems, but even such small pieces of furniture can accommodate a lot of things and accessories that need to be kept, which is called "at hand".

Depending on the size of the hallway, you can create snow-white storage systems of various modifications, designs and parameters. It can be either hinged lockers, or open shelves, a wardrobe with a mirror or a blind door. You can use inserts made of transparent or frosted glass, elements of dark wood, decorative decorations of facades.

In many apartments and private houses, owners cannot afford to use the corridors exclusively for their intended purpose - moving from one room to another. The need to increase storage systems, pushes homeowners to place at least small racks in any available spaces of the home. And in this case, the white color of such furniture plays into the hands of the owners.

A small snow-white cabinet with hinged doors or drawers is capable of performing not only the functions of a sufficiently capacious storage system, but also a seating area. To do this, it is enough to equip your piece of furniture with a soft substrate of removable or stationary modification.

Decor and lighting in a white hallway - a blank sheet for your imagination

As already mentioned, a white background for decoration is an ideal option. You can use only wall decor - hang pictures or frames with family photos, panels or handicrafts, make a composition of small mirrors in the original frame, or confine yourself to one large mirror without a border, there are no options. It all depends on the size of your hallway, preferences in the design of the premises and the desire to show your own individuality by arranging the interior at the entrance to the dwelling.

Using a lighting system, you can not only achieve the desired level of illumination of your hallway or corridor, but also create a completely different atmosphere, right up to the illusion of hanging structures, niches and surfaces. If your hallway has racks with open shelves, then the illumination of niches in these decorative storage systems will not only look appropriate, but will create additional expressiveness of interior items.

The combination of various light sources in the hallway allows you to create not only a different level of illumination at one time or another day, but also to control the atmosphere in this utilitarian room. For example, the combination of built-in ceiling lighting and the use of wall sconces or floor lamps (if the room size allows) leads to the creation of an original and comfortable image of the room, which will be the hallmark of your home.