What kind of shelf can be in the hallway?

Among the various furniture elements used in the hallways, one cannot fail to mention the shelves. They create a positive impression and open up many design possibilities. But the choice of such structures must be approached seriously and responsibly.

A shelf in the hallway for hats with hooks is not the only option. If the panel with these same hooks is supplemented with a horizontal surface for arranging umbrellas and bags, then all guests can get dressed and undressed in one place, without going anywhere and without wasting their time. A shelf for hanging keys is usually placed closer to the door and is generally made quite small, sometimes in an angular format.

In addition to these options, the following designs can be put in the hallway.

• Shelf for hats;
• Furniture organizer Cubby (black);
• Shoe shelf.

The storage for winter hats is often located above the hanger, although nothing prevents you from installing it in any comfortable place. In most cases, the structure is made of wood, chipboard or MDF, but if you wish, you can order a metal product as well.

Places for arranging shoes are not hung on the walls, but placed on the floor; such products do not always have a facade. More often, designers provide systems that hold the shoes in the desired position and prevent them from rolling to the side. The value depends on how many pairs of shoes will need to be stored.

Some of the shoe shelves are quite high and look more like open dressers. Their geometric shape is rectangular, round or square.

Stylish open wall shelves will allow everyone entering the house to empty pockets and bags, bags from outerwear, accessories, fold the same bags and bags. If there is no dedicated space for them, you will have to heap everything on the floor or carry it everywhere with you, which is very inconvenient, unhygienic and impractical.

It is quite convenient to use a hinged shelf with a hanger in the corridor, this solution allows you to save a lot of space, which is always not enough. If you approach the matter creatively and in an original way, you will be able to decorate the most complex, controversial interior.

Please note that the hanger is immediately installed permanently, and you cannot make a mistake when choosing a place for it. Installation is possible at any height, and the shelf or shoe chest of drawers located at the bottom is also unlikely to be empty.

Whatever footwear is used in the family (in style, shape, size), it will harmoniously and conveniently fit in such a storage.

The advantages of a hinged shelf with a hanger and a shoe rack are obvious.

• Even a cramped room is visually and physically unloaded;
• Space is used more efficiently;
• Pets will not get to the shoes, they will not get dusty and crumpled, they will not get in the way;
• It is much easier to get what you need than from the mezzanine;
• The product is pretty enough, and the variety of models allows you to choose the optimal solution for every taste and budget.

A corner shelf for a telephone is also in great demand, because it is still impossible to completely abandon city telephones, and attempts to fix them on self-tapping screws, even if the base allows it, is not a good idea.

Installation on an ordinary shelf or table is also unlikely to help: in the hallway this furniture is unlikely to be able to be put, and it is not difficult to wipe the phone out of there in some case.

You can make a corner telephone shelf with your own hands, just cut it out of a piece of chipboard with a jigsaw, and to beat off a semicircle of the required size, just take a suitable plate.A jigsaw when processing a chipboard can leave chips, they need to be masked with a PVC edge glued to the ends. Any superglue from the store is suitable for gluing it. It is not necessary to cut the wall if you carefully saw through the grooves in the shelf for connecting wires with a regular saw.

Drywall sheets and wood are not the only materials that can be used in the manufacture of a shelf in the hallway.

Glassware with metal additives is always stylish and elegant. In addition to "clean" wood, options with the inclusion of other construction materials are also permissible, but even from a single board it is quite possible to create an attractive looking and functional composition.

Each material has its own strengths and weaknesses that need to be considered.

• So, wood is environmentally friendly, it is distinguished by a noble texture and plasticity of its forms, but at the same time it is quite expensive, and its processing is more difficult than it seems. The intensive absorption of moisture allows you to store only clean and dry things: if you are going to put on your shoes, you will have to apply a layer of protective primer.
• Plywood products are more affordable than wooden ones, but heavier than them, they also absorb water.

• Chipboards are initially produced with a coating that prevents the ingress of water, and in production they can give them a variety of colors. But it is worth deforming the protective film, and the loose material will quickly collapse.
• Metal structures are strong and stable, but quite heavy.
• Plastic (PVC and other options) is easy to wash, it easily tolerates moisture and is inexpensive.

Shoe shelves are usually 60-80 cm wide. If the room is large or you need to store a wide variety of shoes, it is better to choose products 100-120 cm wide. Particularly narrow versions (up to 18 cm) can be supplied even outside the door, but do not allow winter boots with high tops. Some factories have in their assortment modifications with a small width, but with a high height, occupying 15-20 cm in depth.

The most in demand is white and its various shades. This is connected not only with freshness and visual lightness, with the ability to expand the space, to make it so that it does not seem cramped. The point is that there is rarely enough light in the hallway, and you need to rationally use even the scarce natural light that you still have, and the white color of the furniture copes with this task perfectly.

A fairly popular natural wood pattern can be recommended in almost any interior.

• Shelf for shoes and bags often becomes a stylish interior decoration. Using it is quite simple, you just need to place the bags on the top cover of the shoe storage. As a more aesthetic option, attachments are used to hang a bag, a package above the bottom shelf.

• Shelves for clothes it is advisable to use in corridors, because they allow you to replace bulky wardrobes, which are not everywhere and it turns out to be delivered. Often they are made hinged (this is convenient, nothing gets underfoot, and at the same time the space is used as much as possible).

• Wall shelf with drawers for small items - by no means the same as "for keys"; even those who professionally make them at home or constantly open, close many locks, keep the keys almost always in another place.If a special shelf for keys stands out, then it is rather decorative than practical, therefore, its external design should be approached as carefully as possible.

• And here shelves for phones must be necessarily wide, spacious and stable; decorating them is also necessary, but only one flat surface, no other design elements are needed and even harmful.

Only those shelves that are made of natural materials will harmoniously enter the Provencal hallway. The best among them will be a tree, especially decorated with thematic patterns. In this style, as well as in the corridor decorated in a country style, the lid looks good, which goes beyond the dimensions of the shelf itself.

In a minimalist environment, in high-tech or in a modernist hallway, red-black-and-white designs are ideal, although you can experiment with other colors if you wish.

As decorative elements, decorative slats have shown themselves well in many houses; they can be made both with your own hands and from purchased gratings. When preparing a structure on your own, it is worth using decoupage or artificial aging methods in its design, the result will far exceed all your expectations. When there is an acute lack of "zest" in the interior, a bright shelf is able to fulfill this role.

Compact metal hangers are preferred if the entrance area is small. Such products may not be too noticeable, as if they are lost and dissolve against the general background. But there are other options that become a bright accent or are decorated in an unusual way.

Instead of purchasing a hanging shelf, shoe rack and bench in addition to them, opt for a design where all these elements are combined. Mandatory requirement: the material of the shelves must match the rest of the furniture, as well as their design. If everything is delicate and airy or massive and heavy in appearance, then there should not be anything that stands out from this row.

It may seem that the hanging shelf in the hallway is a simple and uncomplicated thing, you just have to buy the one you like externally, and the problem is solved. But this, of course, is far from the case: be sure to find out if this piece of furniture has a place for storing hats. The depth of the corresponding shelf, both factory and home-made, should not be less than 24 cm.

Open shoe storage systems are constantly ventilated, and it will be more convenient and easier for everyone who comes to put their boots, shoes or low shoes on such a shelf than to put them behind the door. If there are dogs or cats in the house, there is no choice: you will have to buy closed shoe racks. As for the placement of the shoes themselves, horizontal is considered a classic option, but there are other schemes - both storage at an angle, and even vertical placement.

Whether you need a housekeeper on a hanging shelf or not is up to you. It is practical, but it will still be safer to keep all the keys in a place that will not immediately be noticed by those entering the dwelling. Among organizers, the best ones are those that have special pockets for storing various small items (dog leashes, notes with important phones and useful reminders, and the like).

Unusual shelves in the interior are a very promising solution. It looks much better than poufs, coffee tables or simple flower pots, and their functionality is much higher. Corner shelves are relatively narrow, but since they can span the entire or nearly the entire length of a room, you won't run out of space.

Really non-standard and aesthetically expressive forged products made to order according to individual requirements. In addition to hangers, shelves for keys and hats, complex options (so-called organizers) with a magnetic base attract attention. Any keychain or key can simply be stuck to the bottom surface and no longer lose it.

Store designs do not satisfy everyone, and even the efforts of professional designers do little to improve the situation. But you can always make a suitable individual model with your own hands, without wasting time and money on paying private craftsmen. Drywall is recommended. Even those who are poorly versed in materials and tools will be able to process it with high quality and enjoy the result for many years.

It remains to say a little about the book models. They are not needed to replace a full-fledged bookcase. The idea is completely different - to turn the hallway into a miniature living room, on the threshold of it.

For information on how to make hallway furniture yourself, see the next video.