An entrance hall is not only the "face" of any home, but also a place where everything should be comfortable and thought out. In city apartments, hallways are usually small, and there are a lot of things that need to be placed. Therefore, when we choose and equip comfortable shelves in the hallway, we think about functionality, aesthetics and how to save space.
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The hallway can be arranged in different ways. Someone prefers to buy a ready-made set of furniture with a wardrobe, shoe rack and storage space for small items. Someone buys "smart" storage systems, where ergonomics are thought out in detail. In a house where the entrance hall is small, but there is a container for a large amount of clothes (wardrobe or dressing room), the hallway can be equipped with only shelves. It is necessary that there be space for outerwear, hats, shoes and little things - umbrellas, keys and gloves.
Having picked up several suitable shelves, you can assemble a real organizer in the hallway, where everything will lie in its place.
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Hallway shelves may differ in purpose:
- for shoes;
- for hats;
- shelves by the mirror;
- for keys.
In addition, they can be distinguished by the type and type of attachment. Hat shelves are usually mounted directly to the wall. A shoe shelf can be wall-mounted, or floor-standing, that is, stand on the floor. Shelves are open or closed. A good example of a closed shelf is a folding shoe rack.where shoes and boots are hidden under the furniture facade.
Shelves are sometimes combined with a hanger - this is a convenient option for a small hallway. Small pendant models are often produced with hooks on which it is convenient to place small objects - keys, shoehorn, brushes.
The stationary shelf can be with or without drawers. For example, the model of a housekeeper with hooks and a drawer at the bottom is very popular and convenient. You can hide valuable things there, someone puts bills and mail there.
Any shelf can be placed along the wall, or in the corner. The corner model significantly saves space in the corridor.
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Hallway furniture comes in a wide variety of materials. The choice should be based on the interior style and financial capabilities. It is important to take into account the expected load, because, for example, forged and plastic specimens have very different physical capabilities.
You can make drywall shelves with your own hands. It is quite inexpensive, and you can decorate them as you like. Shelves made of wood are very popular - from solid or wood-containing materials such as chipboard or MDF. Such materials are also suitable for those who love and know how to make furniture on their own.
The shelves can be combined - the supports are made of wood, and the stand itself is made of metal rods or metal with perforations. There are only metal shelves: they look good in certain styles.
The strongest, most durable and luxurious - Forged Products. They will brighten up any hallway and survive several renovations. Plastic shelves also have a right to exist, especially since now they are produced in such amazing designs that sometimes they look more interesting than wooden ones.
How to choose?
To choose the right shelves for the hallway, you need to decide how many things you need to lay out there. The fewer different items in a small room, the better. It is important to take into account the place not only for the shelf itself, but also for putting on what has been removed from it. It is advisable to work out the entire scheme of movement in the hallway in advance.
The easiest option for those who keep only seasonal clothes and shoes in the hallway is: a shelf for hats, a clothes rack and a shoe rack.
The clothes hanger can be floor or wall (hooks, accordion and other minimalistic options). The hat rack is sometimes equipped with hooks at the bottom - then the wall hanger will not be needed. There are beautiful options for a shelf for hats with a continuation on the wall - there are hooks for hanging outerwear.
A shoe rack can be just a stand for shoes, or it can have a bench on top - it is convenient to use and looks elegant. It is so comfortable to sit on it, putting on your shoes and taking them off.
For a family, a very good option is a shelf for hats - not only with hooks, but also with compartments. The upper part of the shelf is common, it is used to store fur hats, hats - that which should not wrinkle. And on the second tier there are three compartments: each family member can put his accessories there so as not to search for them in a hurry among common things. If the family is large, the upper part can be occupied by the parents, and the divisions by the children.
A slightly more bulky option is a compact hallway. This is a set of top shelves, clothes hangers and shoe racks, connected to one structure. Suitable for a small family or for those who live alone.
Shoe shelves come in a variety of designs. The simplest option is a bench-shelf, which has two tiers. You can fill both of them with shoes, or you can leave the top empty and sit on it.
The number of tiers in such a shelf can be more than two - this is important for family people or fashionistas, who always use several pairs of shoes.
There are very sophisticated shoe shelf options, where the structure is divided into segments, different in size. It looks original and allows you to sort shoes: the small segment will include children's sneakers, the middle segment will include men's boots, and the high segment will include boots with a long shaft.
Shoe shelves can be retractable or folding. Drawers are drawers that slide forward, folding drawers are drawers with a lid that can be folded back towards itself. The difference is in the space occupied: in a folding shoe rack, shoes are stored vertically, which means that it takes up less space. The pull-out option is suitable for a spacious hallway, because space is needed not only for storing shoes, but also for pulling the drawer forward.
Open shelves for shoes can also be ordinary, like books, or inclined. Inclined ones take up less space.
There are different options for storing small items in the hallway. The simplest one is a shelf under the mirror. The mirror can be supplied with a shelf. Usually such a shelf is very small. You can place a stand for combs, antistatic agent, perfume on it. To some, such options may seem convenient, but in practice they turn out to be littered with small objects that are in plain sight. In addition, the shelves usually have sharp corners that can be scratched when walking.
A more acceptable option is a mirror with drawers. This design will hide everything superfluous from the eyes and will keep the hallway tidy. A good option - pick up the shelf separately to the already hanging mirror.
For keys, you can equip a separate key holder, or you can find a general-purpose shelf with key hooks. The key holder is an elegant drawer with a door behind which there are key hooks hanging in a row. There are stylish models with hooks on the door and shelves inside. Gloves or wallets can be placed in such a key holder.
Another convenient type of key placement is hooks under the shelf. The shelf can hold a phone, books, decorative items, and the keys will be hung at the bottom. It is important to calculate in advance the number of sets of keys, which you have in use (from an apartment, car, garage, garden plot) and choose a shelf with the required number of hooks.
If the owner of the apartment has a lot of bags, but there is no dressing room, it makes sense to place them in the hallway. The easiest way is to arrange them in a row on the top of the shoe rack. For small handbags like a clutch, you can purchase a hinged shelf with compartments, and large bags with handles are best hung on hooks, having allocated a separate place on the wall for this.
Bag organizers made of soft fabric-like material are very popular. This product is attached to a hook on the shelf. A good option is a bar with hooks located in the niche above the shoe shelf. So bags and shoes are next to each other and the color combination can be determined by eye.
A small multifunctional organizer shelf will look elegant in the hallway. Usually inside it is divided into sections: there is a place for a diary, phone, business cards, glasses, mail.
Having decided on the number of things that will be placed on the shelves, you can start looking for a suitable option. According to the designers, the shelves in the hallway are perhaps the most important element that can emphasize the style of the interior.
The most common shelf-board, which is attached to the wall with self-tapping screws, will fit into any style. "Plank" does not mean that this structure will be made of wood. It can be plastic, metal, glass, plasterboard.
If the hallway is decorated in a classic style, in the spirit of modernity, as well as in oriental style, painted shelves made of wood materials are suitable. For hallways in style country or rustic it is worth choosing wooden shelves where the wood pattern will be visible. They can be supplemented with rough, aged metal parts.
The combination of metal and wood welcomes style loft. Instead of simple metal corners, metal pipes with couplings and other decorative connecting elements can "hold" the shelf against the wall.
High tech "Loves" plastic and glass. For this style, glass and metal structures are perfect. Forging will fit perfectly into the Provencal and country style, it will also suit the classics.
If you want to create a unique interior that will surprise all guests, consider unusual shelf options: you can find anything on the market today.
Interior options
An unusual and at the same time very simple shelf. The recess at the top and an additional narrow strip give it originality. Decorative elements can be placed on the plank - usually there is no room for this in the hallway. The noble shade of wood makes the shelf "expensive" and status.
A set of shelves allows you to abandon bulky furniture in the hallway. But the upper part, in this case, must be supplemented with hooks for placing clothes. This simple furniture set has it all - a rack for a large number of pairs of shoes, a place for hats and boxes, a bench to sit and a place for hats.
A great option for a country house or a rustic hallway. Rough, primitive shelves are reminiscent of boxes for storing bottles. The construction takes up very little space: the shoes are placed strictly vertically.
This type of shelf is great for beach shoes or athletic shoes, but dress shoes cannot be stored like that.
A very elegant set of shelves for the Provence hallway. The upper part is multi-tiered. There is a place on it for accessories and decorative items. In the lower part there is a bench and a shoe shelf.
An original option for a hallway with a staircase. A rack with shelves on the wall fills the staircase space, thereby saving it in the area near the door. This is convenient: going down to the exit, you can grab the necessary boots and a bag along the way. True, in order for such a model to truly please, you will have to maintain perfect order on it.
For information on how to make shelves in a niche with your own hands, see the next video.