What does everyone know where the theater begins. But where does our apartment begin? If you ask a woman to a woman, she will most likely answer that from the kitchen; The man, in most cases, will give preference to a room in which there is a cozy sofa and TV. But in fact, our apartment begins with the hallway, moreover, it is precisely by it that it ends. After all, this is the last room, which we see leaving the house and the first upon our return. But at the same time, for some reason, for some reason it happened that the hallway is one of the most uncomfortable premises of our house. In communal apartments, its role was played by a common corridor, in Khrushchevs it is so small that it is difficult to call it a separate room. And in modern houses it is not very complained of it - sometimes there is a feeling that the hallway exists only to separate our apartment from the stairwell.
Visual tricks of an increase in the hallway
But whatever it is - long and narrow, more reminiscent of a square, low or high, it is still there, which means that we, using the achievements of modern design, must try to change it so that it becomes more pleasant, cozy and comfortable.
Given the limited space, you can’t place a lot of furniture here, but you still can’t do without any minimum. In the hallway, at least, there should be a place for a closet for outerwear, preferably built -in, since it takes less space; chest of drawers or cabinet for shoes; The ottoman, on which you can sit down and exhale, if there is still a little more space, another cabinet for small things - gloves, hats, shoe brushes and creams. When placing furniture, it is worth remembering that the passage should be at least eighty centimeters, otherwise you will constantly stumble upon something and never get rid of bruises and bruises.
There are many ways to visually increase the hallway. Among them is almost the first - an increase in the amount of light. Several wall -mounted sconces or spotlights and it will immediately begin to seem to you that your hallway has become more. The second method is the correct selection of color scheme. It is best to use light colors here, while it is desirable that the floor is darker than the walls, and the ceiling is much brighter than the latter. And thirdly, hang a large mirror in the hallway, in full growth or even more, in combination with light, it will give an incredible depth of this room. And in the end, a few more little things. Designers do not advise using small details in the hallway of the hallway, especially in large numbers. It is better to use medium -sized figures and vases, and if you like to decorate the walls with photos, then also give preference to a greater format.
And yet, no matter what visual tricks we use, we will not be able to physically increase the hallway, neither the mirror nor the figures of the wall are extended. What to do? It remains only to unite this room with some other. Preference, most often, is given to the kitchen, but today we will turn our eyes in the other direction, towards the living room.
Combine: for and against
But before starting to radically change the layout of the apartment, you should weigh both negative and positive points.
Many opponents of this option claim that the living room combined with the hallway is definitely dirt in both rooms. In fact, this is the smallest of the problems - the carpet at the door is able to solve it almost instantly. But still, the factor of the street does not need to be discounted from accounts. In the summer, wherever it went, but in the winter, when the window reaches the minus of thirty, we should take into account that when we come home, we will let cold air into both rooms, because now we have the entrance hall with the living room and there is no door between them, which is it that is it that is it delay. Also, with such planning, drafts are possible, so you should first make sure that when opening the front door you will not blow you out of the living room, otherwise the redevelopment and improvement of the interior did not lead to a deterioration in health.
Regarding external factors, these are almost all the shortcomings that you may have. But there are several more internal, no less important, which is definitely worth paying attention to.
If the circumstances have developed in such a way that someone from the family members has to use the living room instead of the bedroom, it is best to forget about the combination, because this person will be completely deprived of personal space-it is not so nice to be in sight all the time, and if someone else It leaves too early or returns very late, then even a calm dream will become a pipe dream for him.
And the last argument against. Take a closer look at yourself and your family members. If you have an order in the hallway, if the outerwear after the arrival is hung in the cabinet, and the shoes are folded into the chest of drawers or at least neatly in the corner, if all other wardrobe details also have their place, then everything is in order, you can start redevelopment. If not, be prepared for the fact that soon your living room will become the second hallway - a jacket or coat will be cozy on the couch, a hat with gloves will occupy a table, and a wet umbrella will find a place in the corner.
None of the above did not frighten you? Then the time has come to get acquainted with the positive aspects of combining the hallway and the living room.
Speaking half -joking, such planning will always give you the opportunity, being in the living room, to see who came or leave. But seriously, this is first of all - an increase in the space of both the entrance area and the entire apartment as a whole, that is, scope. Now the hallway will not put pressure on you with 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 almost devoid of daylight. By combining them, we will accelerate the half the hallway of the sun's rays. Now you can not only save in electric lighting, but also decorate the hallway with greens, which you have not dared to dream about before. Just imagine a huge number of flowerpots hanging on the walls, a large palm tree somewhere in the corner, they will delight your eyes when you are tired of returning from work.
Separate and rule
By weighing all the pros and cons. You can start work. But you still have doubts. If you can’t imagine how your apartment will change after the redevelopment of the redevelopment of how the hallway of the living room taken by professional designers will look like later will come to your aid. Moreover, they will help with the advice regarding the necessary, for your goal, materials.
Now, when we combined the living room with the hallway, the time has come, oddly enough to hear it, to engage in their separation, or rather zoning. After all, although, now we have a room, it seems that they still perform different functions. Sometimes you can use the original design - the hallway, the living room, as well as some other rooms, for example, the kitchen, are designed in the same color scheme. This option, of course, has the right to life, but still it should not abuse it. And adhering to one style in the interior, you should still remember that the kitchen should be a kitchen, but you yourself understand the living room, respectively.
To this end, it is worth dividing the premises into separate zones, so that later it is easier to navigate in space. To do this, you can use:
- Floor.
- Ceiling.
- Walls.
- Curtains.
- Furniture.
- Partitions.
In our case, it is easiest to divide the rooms into functional areas with flooring. In the hallway to lay tiles, but this should only be done if there is a heated floor, otherwise your legs will be freezed, if this is not, give preference to the laminate - it is able to withstand both physical damage and high humidity, which will necessarily be present in raw and rainy Weather. But in the living room you can use carpet, parquet or the same laminate, but other colors. If you want the floor in the hallway to not differ from the floor in the living room, share them with a low catwalk.
The ceilings can be multi -level, suspended or stretch. The use of ceiling structures allows not only zoning, but also if necessary, hide some engineering systems, such as cables, wiring or ventilation pipes.
If you have no desire to change the floor and you are afraid that after repair the ceiling will collapse on your head, take the walls - this is cheaper, simpler and more reliable. There are also many different options. It is enough, for example, just paint the hall and the living room in different colors and the problem will evaporate. You can also use wallpaper. The same principle is either different in different rooms, or in one of them to glue wallpaper, and in the other to paint the walls. Another example is that you can use wooden panels in the hallway, then when returning home you will have the feeling that you are from a village hut or a country house by some miracle you suddenly got into a city apartment. Invent, fantasize, try, experiment. The main thing here is to stop in time, the family budget has the ability to deplete.
There is still one, perhaps the cheapest option for zoning, using curtains or tulles. In this case, you will have the opportunity to choose any color or pattern, and you can hang these accessories as you like. The demarcation of the zones using furniture will not cost so expensive, though provided that you will use the existing one. The bar standing on the border between the hallway and the living room will look original. If you do not want friends and acquaintances that come to visit you to visit this element of design, use a storyteller, rack or a flat aquarium.
And the last in the list, but not the last in terms of solving zoning problems is a partition. The partition between the hallway and the living room should not only separate the premises, but also look aesthetically. The assortment of these products today on the market is simply huge - sliding, plastic, plasterboard, mirror, translucent. There are also different sizes - you can install a partition from floor to ceiling, or you can do half of human stature, this is how you already like it. In addition, if desired and elementary skill, the partition can be done with your own hands.
In conclusion, I would like to note that exclusively you choose the interior. The living room, the hallway, other premises of your home belong to you. You live in them and only depends on you how they will look, whether they will be cozy and comfortable. Design is not proven by someone an axiom, a design, this is a rule in which there is always an exception. So look for these exceptions and write new rules, to the joy of yourself and people around you.
