The choice of doors for the hallway is very diverse.
As a rule, the hallway in an apartment is a small rectangular room; it can often be very elongated. Sometimes the premises are obtained on a residual basis, at the end of the apartment layout. Thus, a non-standard space makes renovation very difficult. From the apartment designs it turns out that the doors of the living rooms or corridor open into the hall and serve as a separator between the rooms. It turns out that the door opens not into the room, but into the hall space. As an independent large room, the hallway can only be considered in a private house. In such houses, the project usually includes a small hallway at the entrance, as this is very convenient and practical. In such a room it is possible to install a staircase to the second floor.
What you need to know before you plan to install a door to the corridor
To understand what to look for when choosing an interior door to the corridor and hallway, let's first figure out what types of hallways there are.
This:
- The hallway into which the rooms open. Formed when all rooms open onto the hall. As a rule, such a room has a rectangular shape. Sometimes it turns into a narrow, elongated room.
- Hall, which simultaneously serves as a corridor. Such a room is obtained when the doors of all rooms are opened into the hall. The room, as a rule, is quite large, but each door opens into it, creating discomfort when used at the same time.
- Entrance hall with a clearly separated corridor. Such a hall is created when the doors of the bath, toilet and kitchen open into the hallway, then there is a corridor, and the doors of the living rooms open into it.
The hallway is a separate, independent room, and no matter how many doors there are, choose their design in the same style, so that you don’t end up with a situation in a communal apartment, where each owner decorates his door as he wants.
Use spotlights. A chandelier is possible as a decorative element only in a large hall. The advantage of preferring spotlights will be energy savings. Since there are no windows in the room, sunlight will not enter the corridor and hallway. To avoid this situation, choose interior doors with glass inserts, and in some cases, if possible, then entirely made of glass.
Depending on the area and number of doorways, choose an opening system. Systems can be sliding, classic swing, accordion. Open doors, especially if they are single-leaf, take up a lot of space. Give preference to the opening system, as in a coupe; this technology, when the canvas rolls between 2 rail mechanisms, saves enough space. But this technology will not allow you to lean furniture or household appliances close to the wall.
Hide the sliding door in a special compartment made, for example, from plasterboard. This way your door won’t fit anyone and won’t be visible, which looks aesthetically good. Adjust the color palette to the external factors of the room. Light colors are preferable; they will create a feeling of comfort and visually enlarge the space. Sometimes you need to use some tricks. For example, if your hallway and corridor have a large number of doors, then some doorways can be abandoned and replaced with arches. The restoration obtained after installing the arches will make the room visually wider and brighter.
Non-metal doors in wenge color will not only serve as an insulator between one space and another, but can also become an excellent decorative element. Before starting the repair, before installing the door leaves, it is necessary to measure all door openings. Make sure the door leaf is a standard size.
Varieties
Hinged doors in the hallway, classic style.
In order for the finished hallway to be comfortable and pleasant, you need to take into account some of the features of the room itself and its compatibility with certain types of doors. Not everyone can boast of a spacious hall; most often a corridor is a small, narrow, long or square room with several openings. Let's figure out how to make the doors in the hallway become permanent obstacles in the apartment.
Sliding doors between the hallway and living room.
Doors are:
- Swing;
- Rotary;
- Sliding.
The entrance and the door to the room from the hallway are made in the same style.
An example of rotary doors in a hallway.
Swing doors are used in spacious wide corridors. If the room has a narrow corridor, even one open door will make it difficult to move along the corridor.
Before you think about installing sliding models, study the distance between the openings to see if there is a place where to “hide” the sliding structure.
White revolving door from hallway to bathroom.
For cramped corridors and narrow doorways, rotary models are suitable. A relatively new type of door that allows you to save space taken up by an open door. The essence of rotary models is that a certain track is installed in the box, along which the door itself slides when opened, rotating around its axis. When open, the middle of the door remains in the opening.
Interesting design of interior doors.
Sliding models can only be used if there is wide free space between the openings. These doors have 2 types of operation - sliding-folding and parallel-sliding. As the name suggests, the first type stacks panels together and looks like an accordion. This type is often used as a decorative element.
Bright hallway with dark interior doors.
Parallel sliding doors move in one piece, parallel to a vertical surface. This design perfectly blocks noise, odor and is very reliable. This type of door has its own subtypes - sliding doors, cassette, radius, cascade and internal doors.
Hallway with white doors
White color is considered the most convenient option for the home. It is universal and fits any decor. Since the interior door market is replete with various options, choosing the right door for you will not be difficult.
Pros of white doors in the hallway:
- Easily combines with any room design. By combining, for example, bleached oak window frames and doors of the same color, you can remove the feeling of narrow passages around, complete the interior and give it integrity. A white doorway will look equally good as an entrance door in the hallway on the ground floor, as well as an interior door in the children's room, living room above, and kitchen. Even fire doors are originally painted in light colors. Second doors in white will add lightness to a cramped space.
- Some people consider white to be quite impractical, but this is not true; for example, dust on a white surface is less noticeable.
For narrow and unusually wide options, when it is impossible to remove or adjust load-bearing walls, an excellent alternative would be to order a door from a specialist. This way you will be able to fully express your individuality and, perhaps, purchase the ideal canvas for you. Increased height doorways will help to visually increase the height of the ceilings.
Door functions
If you imagine a square or narrow corridor, many openings will immediately appear in your imagination. But in order not to make the corridor boring, you can combine different designs of doors, the main thing is the unifying factor - color, style, texture.
Iron entrance door in the hallway.
In order not to limit yourself in your fantasies, you need to determine the functions of the door in the hallway in relation to the room to which it leads. Conventionally, functions can be divided into the following types:
- Protected from prying eyes. These are personal rooms, bathroom, bedroom, toilet, pantry. Models with frosted glass and stained glass, or blind ones, can be used here;
- Nominal. This function is performed by the doors to the living room and dining room. These rooms do not need to be closed, but if they are closed, you can do it with the help of beautiful glazing;
- Insulating from odors and noise. This should include the passage to the kitchen.
Passage doors in the hallway are made of dark wood.
Doors from the nominal category can most often be replaced with arches - this way the corridor space becomes larger and brighter.
How do dark hallway doors combine in different interior styles?
In addition to the fact that a neutral-colored door will suit any design, you also have the opportunity to decorate the door to complete the entire interior. White will go perfectly with an interior made in light milky, beige glossy tones.
In this case, there is no need to make additional accents:
- The door leaf will match well if it is in the same color scheme as the walls.
- Also, white color will create a great contrast to dark shades.
- White and blue colors will look great in a Mediterranean interior.
- Interior doors in these colors will look great in a marine theme.
If you use white in the decor of the door and add glass trim, the room will visually become light, bright, improving sleep in the bedroom, for example. This solution would be an excellent solution for a small apartment.
Choosing doors for narrow corridors
Of course, a square-shaped hallway is ideal. Here you can easily arrange furniture, make bright accents, divide it into functional zones, while creating an indescribable decor. But what if the hallway has an irregular shape, in particular, it is long and very narrow?
A mirror will help to visually expand the space. Its installation can be done anywhere: in interior doors, in a closet, in a vertical niche, along a wall or at the end of a corridor.
For a narrow corridor, designers recommend choosing standard-sized plain doors
To save space, it is best to remove the standard door structure and install sliding doors. This way, you can carve out some free space to place it along the wall of a wardrobe or bedside table.
White doors in the hallway interior, interesting facts:
- About 50 years ago, every new building was decorated with just such doors;
- To this day you can see the snow-white doors in the interior of the corridor;
- The color fits perfectly into any style: minimalism, hi-tech, art deco, country.
White doors add special charm to styles that contain Scandinavian motifs. Snow-white walls with white doors, a wenge-colored floor, and an abundance of bright accents create an indescribable feeling of coolness, and furniture decorated with a mirror and floral patterns will help complete the interior.
Dark doors in the interior of the corridor
Dark doors, especially iron entrance doors, are used very often in apartment interiors. Sometimes problems arise in the color combination of the dark door leaf and the rest of the room design. The best style to fit a dark door there is modern. The door leaf is selected according to the color of the floor. It is good to use the same door structure as the floor.
The color combination of doors and floors is very important; the wrong combination in the design will affect the comfort of the room. Also focus on the colors of the furniture. By choosing the color of the furniture, you can smooth out the contrast from the doors and floors. The task of smoothing out contrasts will be perfectly handled by plinths or platbands in the same color characteristic.
An excellent design solution for large hallways and corridors would be a dark door and a light floor covering.
Possible combinations:
- Transition from one color to another. This transition should be smooth. In this design, doors, furniture, baseboards, trim, etc. are decorated in minimal color differences.
- Complete color fusion. There can be no contrasts in such a design. In this case, the design of the door leaf and the rest of the decor do not differ one bit.
- Smooth contrast. Use neutral colors so that the combination of the interior of the hallway and the corridor is harmonious.
What you should consider when choosing a dark door:
- Wall color. For walls, it is worth using dark decor in small quantities, for example, various contrasting inserts.
- Platbands, as a rule, are selected based on the baseboard or doors. Contrast is possible, light trim and dark door leaf.
- The color scheme of the floor may vary. The laminate can be light in color, or a dark coating oriented like dark oak or walnut.
- Match the structure of the furniture to the structure of the door leaf.
It is possible to link a dark door leaf with the general characteristics of the room by adding small details of the same structure as the leaf. For example, using picture frames.
Hallway: varieties
In fact, a square or rectangular hall is not very common, since when planning the space in front of the entrance is formed according to the residual principle. As a result, the room receives an arbitrary polygonal and even curved shape, which creates many difficulties during renovation.
- A hall without access to rooms is formed if the living quarters are connected by a corridor, and a corridor, toilet and bathroom open into the hallway. This is exactly the case when the walls in the room are oriented relative to each other far from at right angles.
- With access to rooms - it usually has a more strict geometric shape, but can be noticeably elongated, representing a narrow long room.
- Hall corridor is an option when the doors of all rooms in the apartment open into the space in front of the entrance. The room can be quite large.
- In country houses, where the hall, as a rule, is noticeably larger, it is often divided into two parts: a cold part, in which guests and residents leave their outdoor shoes, and a warm part, where they undress and preen themselves in front of the mirror. In this case, there is either one door - only between the warm and cold rooms, or two.
Corridor interior with dark doors and dark floor
The color combination of dark doors and dark floors in the corridor and hallway is not uncommon in the design of our apartments.
You need to pay attention to some subtleties:
- It is worth choosing a combination where the floor is slightly darker than the door leaf.
- With this choice of color schemes, where the floor is a dark shade, the doors are lighter than the floor, and the ceiling is light, a smooth transition is obtained.
- But the use of a monochromatic design will lead to the fact that the small room of the corridor and hallway will visually become even smaller.
If the room has sufficient access to sunlight and fairly high ceilings, then this combination will not hurt. Be sure to take the room lighting into account.
For decoration, if space allows, you can use paintings and panels. They can be hung on free walls. But here it is important not to overdo it. For decorative elements, it is better to choose lighter shades.
Keeping the style
Stylish hallway design in a modern style.
As already noted, repairs in the corridor are most often done last. And it is quite logical that you have to choose doors for a room that already has a given style. You will have to pay attention to which models suit each style well.
Classical
Classic style in the interior of the hallway.
The material for such doors is only wood. Only correct forms and strict elements are allowed. The colors remain natural; sometimes it is permissible to paint decorative elements in a different color.
Baroque
Exquisite Baroque style, everything is consistent and taken into account right down to the doors.
As in the style itself, pomp and undisguised luxury should reign here. Huge size and weight, the use of solid expensive wood and many artistic elements - these are the basics of Baroque style models. Particular emphasis is placed on the fittings - they should be gold-plated and expensive.
Modern
Design of rooms and doors in Art Nouveau style.
A hallway in the Art Nouveau style will be perfectly decorated with non-standard, bright models. This could be an unusual color, original glass inserts, an interesting structure or surface. Doors can be decorated with a pattern, preferably an animal or plant theme. The emphasis is on unusual platbands.
Eco style
Using natural materials for eco-style doors.
The material for models in this style is only natural wood, possibly with minimal processing.
Tip: glass is also a natural material, and adherents of eco-style can perfectly use glass partitions in their interiors.
Corridors with light-colored entrance doors
The black door leaf in the interior looks elegant, modern and stylish. Just like white fabric, black can be combined with all colors, which makes it a fairly practical choice.
Created effects:
- Light-colored flooring and black doors will visually expand the room.
- The combination of light walls with black doors is harmonious.
- Feel free to combine heavenly colors, deep blue, dark green and lilac with black canvas.
- A combination with orange and red will add brightness.
- Furniture elements, baseboards and trim to match will allow you to link the black canvas with the design.
If you follow these simple tricks, you can create an original design.
Choose a compact opening system if your hallway is small. No space is lost if you install a system in which the door leaf is hidden inside the wall. The advantage is that the design of such a door can be made in any style. Well, such a system will emphasize minimalism, and the space savings are amazing.
Furniture arrangement
The corridor and hall in the Provence style should not be overloaded. In limited spaces, it is enough to attach hook hangers, mirrors with a narrow shelf to the wall, place a couple of baskets, a small pouffe or a banquette on the floor.
Tip : for style harmony, the front door should be wooden and made in the same color as the rest of the furniture.
An armchair is a luxurious decoration for a spacious hallway
In larger rooms, one or two closets, a hanging wall and a chest of drawers are placed along the walls. Opposite they hang a mirror with a convenient shelf or console underneath it, and place an armchair, stool, or chair next to it. The corner by the door is a place for a pouf or banquette.
Choosing an entrance door to the corridor and hallway
Modern manufacturers of interior doors provide consumers with a fairly wide range of door designs.
Types of doors, depending on the material used in their manufacture:
- Fiberboard. The main advantage of this type of door is its cost-effectiveness. The light weight of such a canvas allows you to deliver the door structure to the apartment yourself and install it yourself. The frame of the structure is made of wood and covered with fiberboard. This type is especially popular among consumers, and therefore the model range is very well presented in stores. The main disadvantage of such a door will be its fragility, since fiberboard does not have a large margin of safety, and such a door also resists moisture very poorly. Such a door in a bathroom or some other room with high humidity will not last long.
- Doors are MDF. Low cost, same disadvantages as the previous type.
- Wood. The strength of this type of door will directly depend on the strength of the rock from which they are made. Interior doors made from valuable wood species are installed in rooms with a unique design. Such wooden canvases are very expensive.
Glass, steel, and plastic interior doors are not in great demand. Such materials are specific for doors inside an apartment. A detailed consideration of them is impractical.
Types of entrance door in the interior of the corridor
How long the door will serve you depends on how strong the frame is.
Kinds:
- Made from fiberboard - looks decent, but not durable. Deflection is possible from the weight of the door leaf and even from the frame’s own weight; accordingly, it will not be possible to hang a heavy wooden door on such a frame.
- Untreated wood fiber, unlike fiberboard, is considered a more durable material, and the pricing policy is at the level of budget fiberboard. Consists of a dried timber profile. When choosing such a material, keep in mind that additional finishing of the box will be required.
- Laminated fabric. Pay attention to the quality of the paper used for lamination to avoid future cracks and scratches on the door leaf.
Original doors
Original door design in the hallway.
Many factors and nuances must be taken into account when choosing doors to the corridor, and it is worth noting their original types. Each such model will be able to convey an emotion at the subconscious level, charge it with positivity, or prepare the consciousness for a quiet rest.
Cassette door
Sliding cassette door in the hallway.
The arsenal of varieties of sliding doors includes the option of cassette designs. Unlike the usual sliding method, when the sash “rides” along the wall, in a cassette it is hidden inside it. This design is one-piece and is mounted directly into the wall. This option perfectly preserves free space and allows the wall to be free - empty, with furniture or decorated.
Sliding doors made of wood and frosted glass.
Cassette models got their name due to the use of the same pencil case into which the door fits when opened. The pencil case is called a cassette. Thanks to mounting into the wall itself, the cassette and the open door are perfectly protected from damage and dirt. The door leaf in cassette designs closes the room incredibly tightly - no smells or sounds.
Saloon door
An original idea for placing a saloon door in a house.
The saloon doors look unusual. These “bat wings” involuntarily awaken memories of the wild West, cowboys, and tequila. Of course, saloon doors will add a unique flavor to your home environment.
In the production of such models, not only natural solid wood is used - veneered MDF boards and other materials are used. It is important to understand that the doors rotate in different directions without support, so the installation and installation of hinges must be very careful.
This door will suit the country style.
Such seemingly unimportant interior items as doors are actually capable of doing a lot - creating an atmosphere, protecting from smell and noise, making an accent, and improving your mood.
