Shelves in the hall: what are and how to pick them up?

In city apartments, hallways rarely boast a large space, and they have to contain a lot: outerwear, shoes, umbrellas, bags, hats, gloves, shoe care products. Here, one shoe rack and hanger can not do, you will need beautiful and functional shelves.

The interior of the hallway directly depends on its capacity. In a spacious room you can install a whole set with cabinets, shoe racks, a mirror and shelves. In a small corridor sometimes only a hanger is placed, below is a shoe rack, and above is a shelf for hats. It happens that the layout of the hallway is such that it is saved only by the angular structure or the wall between the interior doors, decorated with shelves.

Furniture in the hallway is made in different configurations, shelves are bought ready-made, made independently or ordered by specialists. Unlike a headset, they can be placed in any free space or corner, just picking up the necessary model - a vertical, horizontal or complicated shape in several tiers.

Shelves for the hallway have a wide variety, they differ in purpose, material, color, style, configuration, location.

The hallway not only plays the role of a buffer between the home environment and the outside world, it contains many necessary things, each of which should take its place, shelves of various purposes help in this.

• For shoes. In the hallway, the most popular shelves are shoe racks. At the front door, several products are usually equipped for everyday use. They allow you to remove and hide shoes right there, at the doorstep, without carrying dirt from the street around the apartment. In a spacious room, shelves are sometimes installed one above the other for a collection of shoes, or they get ready-made racks and racks. They help to store shoes in a horizontal position and at an angle (slim system).

• For hats. Over the hangers equip a shelf for hats. Conveniently, entering the house, take off your coat and hat in one place. If the hallway allows, it can be equipped with closed-type products (with doors) and a couple of structures can be allocated for storing all-season hats, taking into account the needs of the whole family.

• Key keepers. Under the keys they buy small shelves of closed type - key holders. This miniature piece of furniture is a beautiful decor. It can support marine, floral themes or contain family photographs on its doors. They mount small open shelves near the mirror, where you can also put keys when entering the apartment. But it’s more correct to use a key keeper with a door so as not to tempt casual visitors.

• Under the phone. A mobile phone can be put on any compact shelf, and for a stationary phone, you can purchase a decorative model with forging elements, carvings or stylized for a specific interior of the hallway.

• Under the little things. Open and closed shelves, complicated by drawers or without them, can be used for umbrellas, bags, sunglasses, mobile phones, clothes brushes. A good idea is to use organizer shelves for these purposes. They are often combined with a hanger under outerwear, but can also be used as a separate product.

The shelf can be located anywhere - on the floor, wall, in the corner, or become part of the product (headset, cabinet, rack, rack).

• Wall mounted. Suspended structures, which, depending on the allocated space, can have one small shelf for a telephone, keys and other small things. A larger model will be able to accept bags and shopping bags. Products in several tiers increase the number of storage places, they can be combined with bookshelves. Direct and angular models are hung on the walls.

• Floor standing. Floor shelves are located on certain stable structures - whatnots, shoe racks, shelving. At the front door, shoe racks of 2-3 shelves are installed. They are autonomous and in the form of a bench on which you can sit down and change shoes. Models can be a structure assembled from a shoe rack and a shelf for hats, interconnected by a shield with hooks for clothes.

The choice of material for furniture in the hallway depends on its purpose, style and price. For example, no one will use a glass shelf for shoes, but if you need to maintain fusion style, such products will serve for small things, sitting on the wall by the mirror.

The load that can be set for the product depends on the material. Drywall shelves cannot be called too durable. The most durable and durable materials will be metal, but they are not suitable for every interior.

Wood is a natural material that is pleasant to the touch and malleable in processing.It is not only possible to make a shelf out of it, but also decorate it with curly carvings. There is no style that would not suit wooden furniture, and given the variety of colors and natural patterns, wood can be used in any interior.

Plates are made from wood-chip material and covered with veneer, creating an imitation of various varieties of trees. The choice of pattern and color is unlimited. Products in appearance and quality are inferior to wood, but they are also much cheaper.

Chrome products will appreciate modern technostyles; wrought iron fit Provence, chalet or Gothic; non-ferrous metal is necessary for interiors retro, empire, vintage. Metal products are treated with anti-corrosion coatings, they withstand a large load and are able to last a long time.

Graceful glass shelves can decorate small hallways, where more durable material will crush and hide the space. Light transparent shelves complete with a mirror will visually increase the hallway. On them you can put a comb or a phone, a handbag or an umbrella. Made of tempered glass, they are able to withstand considerable loads.

Shelves made of ceramics and stone are rarely used in the hallway, but in large houses where country style with the participation of natural and artificial stone, as well as wood, is possible, shelves made of similar material will be more than appropriate.

This material has a large selection of patterns and colors, it is lightweight and easy to care for, but plastic is not used for serious interiors, it is more suitable for country houses.

In small hallways, the size of the shelf often determines the availability of free space, and in large rooms it depends on the needs of the owners and interior design.

Standard models, for example, under shoes, have a width of 60-80 cm. For spacious rooms, the width of the products varies from 100 to 120 cm. The depth of the shelves for shoes can be 50 cm if they are in the closet, or 15-30 cm if they are located on the curbstones of the slim system. The length of the shelf above the hanger will depend on the dimensions of the hanger itself.

When choosing shelves, it is important to achieve the maximum match of their appearance with the design of the hallway. For this there should be a harmonious match of style and color.

• Wooden rough corner products in color and material fully match the design of the hallway in the country style. Wicker baskets located on them are convenient places for storage.

• Shelf at the mirror in the style of minimalism.

• Loft hallway with designs for decor.

• Bleached rustic products in the Provence style are used in any quality - as floor for shoes, wall for baskets with things or for keys.

• An aged Shebby-chic shelf surrounded by decor brings nostalgic notes to the halls of our grandmothers' cozy rooms.

• A simple and bright entrance hall in vintage style with a metal hanger and a shelf.

• The Italian style entrance hall contains shelves combined with other interior items.

When choosing a shelf in the hallway, you need to know why it is being purchased, where it will be placed, what amount you are counting on. The choice of model depends on the destination - for shoes, hats, keys, umbrellas, little things.

Choosing a place, you can understand the size of a future purchase. She will have to occupy an empty corner or place it on the wall several floors. It is necessary to correctly calculate the parameters and verify them when choosing a product.

If the shelf is matched to the finished interior, the color, material and design features must match it.

It is worth paying attention to the quality of the product, the brand, on which the reliability and durability of the product can depend, as well as the purchase price.

To understand how beautiful and unusual the shelves in the hallway can be, consider examples of their use in interiors.

• Shelves in the form of trees emphasize the natural and ethnic design motifs.

• The entrance hall with wicker furniture and wooden rectangular shelves for decor looks cozy and simple.

• A way to store shoes in a Scandinavian hallway.

• Staircase with storage places suitable for country.

• White suspended structures seem airy, they serve as a container of boxes with things.

• Unusual outdoor product effectively decorates the hallway.

• Shelves on iron racks, as well as in the form of a bench, are suitable for country interiors and eco-style.

• Simple and beautiful design of the corridor in a classic style.

• An example of a graceful combination of a hanger and a shoe rack.

• Homemade wall product made of natural material has unusual hooks for clothes.

A beautiful and functional shelf in the hallway will become indispensable in everyday life and effectively emphasize any style of interior.

How to make a shelf in the hallway with your own hands, see the video below.