The original chest of drawers and cabinet in the hallway

The entrance hall meets and sees off households and guests of the house every day. The hallway set is no less important than the furniture in the bedroom or living room. An original curbstone or chest of drawers in the hallway will allow not only to organize the space, keep it clean, give comfort, but also give the house or apartment individuality.

When planning a house or apartment in the hallway, they try to save money, not paying due attention to the functionality of the room. It is in the hallway in a limited area that a large number of things are stored: shoes that are used every day, outerwear, small items that should not be forgotten when leaving the house (gloves, keys, wallet, umbrella in rainy weather, bag and others).

Furniture options for the corridor are varied and, depending on the area and nuances of the room, have their own characteristics. Convenient and ergonomic furniture options are a sideboard or a chest of drawers. It is these pieces of furniture that most often decorate the hallway due to their functionality:

• Placing a large number of shoes: The shelves in the sideboard and the dresser for the hallway are designed in such a way that it is easy to place both high boots and sports sneakers in them. Even the most compact models with inclined shelves allow you to place up to 10 pairs of shoes in individual compartments;
• Self-ventilated shoe storage compartments: After daily wear, the shoes must be ventilated. For this, ventilation holes, convenient open shelves, the ability to open shelves for ventilation are provided, sometimes the cabinets are equipped with forced ventilation;
• Comfort when putting on and taking off shoes: the curbstone can be equipped with a special seating area, you can lean on a high chest of drawers for stability when shoeing;

• Aesthetic look: furniture for the hallway is made of various materials of various colors with decorative elements or inserts;
• Multifunctionality: in addition to storing shoes, shelves and drawers are provided in the cabinet and drawers for storing the necessary things (keys, umbrellas, hats, jewelry, slippers, children's toys for the street, and the like). The set often includes coat hangers and mirrors. There is enough space on the surface of the cabinet or chest of drawers for decor items, souvenirs, an open shelf of a tall cabinet or chest of drawers is convenient to use for a landline telephone;
• Long service life: materials for the production of furniture in the hallway are selected taking into account ease of care and safety during operation, therefore, durability is guaranteed;
• Compact dimensions: even for the hallway of the smallest apartment or the narrow corridor of the house, designers have developed options for bedside tables and dressers that are not inferior in functionality and spaciousness to large-sized models.

Original and unusual models of shoe cabinets and dressers give the room individuality, they are easy to choose for a corridor or hallway of any size and style, while retaining useful space and functionality.

Furniture sets for hallways are equipped with either a shoe cabinet, or a chest of drawers, or a chest of drawers and a cabinet.In cases of buying furniture for the hallway or corridor, separately, you should choose the right cabinet and chest of drawers models in order to save as much useful space as possible and functionally organize the hallway.

Furniture models for the corridor or hallway are varied in size, materials, colors, style. According to the shape and type of placement in the room, cabinets and dressers can be very different:

• Direct: installed along the wall, well suited for long narrow corridors;

• Corner: spacious enough options to save hallway space;

• Original forms: semicircular, polyhedron, triangular with rounded edges, and so on. Such models are very original and functional, but their choice may be limited by the area of ​​the room;

• Sideboards or chests of drawers as part of a set hallway furniture: a one-piece set will allow you to immediately furnish the room with all the necessary components in one style.

On the furniture market and in hardware stores, the following options for models of pedestals are presented:

• With closed or open shelves: models with open shelves provide good ventilation of the shoes, and are also durable in use, since there is no additional fittings that can wear out from constant opening and closing. The disadvantage of open shelves is that dust collects on the shoes. Cabinets with closed shelves look aesthetically pleasing, prevent dust from getting on stored shoes;

• With hinged, hinged or sliding doors: Sliding doors run along guides along the product. Sliding doors can be left open as an additional source of ventilation for the shoe. Hinged doors go up and down;

• With forced and natural ventilation... More expensive models of pedestals are equipped with an electric hood for better aeration of the shoes. Natural ventilation is carried out using holes and a special rack-and-pinion structure of the shelves in the cabinet;

• Curbstones-slim: the most compact and at the same time roomy model, in which the shoes are stored in an upright position, and the doors open at an angle of 45 degrees;

• With additional storage spaceth: with drawers, open shelves at the end of the product for decorative ornaments.

Separately, a shoe cabinet is rarely made, more often it is combined with additional elements for greater functionality: a chest of drawers or a cabinet as part of a furniture set for the hallway. The top of a low pedestal is equipped with soft upholstery, thus, a pedestal-bench, a pedestal-ottoman is obtained, which significantly save space in the hallway and corridor.

For spacious hallways, along with a shoe cabinet, you can choose a chest of drawers of the following models:

• With sliding or hinged doors;
• With drawers or fixed shelves;
• Traditional rectangular shape or chest of drawers.

According to the method of fastening and installation, the following models are distinguished:

• Hanging: a cabinet or chest of drawers is attached to the wall, creating the effect of floating above the floor. Pendant models with lighting are interesting;
• Floor standing: on open legs or with supports covered by a decorative panel.

For convenience, sideboards and dressers can be equipped with additional seating furniture: soft poufs, a couch, a bench with drawers or legs. Sideboards and dressers can also be combined with the necessary elements for the hallway: an open hanger, hinged shelves for decorative items or storage of hats, a mirror with a built-in lamp. For convenience and aesthetic appearance, sideboards and dressers can be supplemented with various types of shelves, drawers, doors according to the type of opening.

Long service life, ease of maintenance of the product and aesthetic and decorative appearance of furniture for the corridor and hallway are provided by the materials from which the cabinets and dressers are made. The main materials for the production of pedestals and dressers for hallways are the following:

• Wood: Natural material, strong and durable, environmentally friendly. Solid wood can be sanded and have a matte finish, while wood varnish and protective impregnations give the surface a glossy shine. Used for the production of expensive models;

• Plastic: a fragile material from which open models of shoe storage cabinets are most often made. Plastic furniture is wobbly and won't last long. Artificial material does not accumulate dust and does not absorb unpleasant odors;

• Metal: heavy, wear-resistant material for furniture production. Often combined with other materials. Metal grates as shelves, easy to clean, provide additional ventilation;

• Varieties of wood-based panels (chipboard, fiberboard, MDF): pressed sawdust with various types of coatings make it possible to produce furniture with beautiful facades that imitate solid wood. Furniture from chipboard and MDF is more affordable than from solid wood. The disadvantages of wood-based panels include a short service life, absorption of odors, instability to moisture, an unpleasant chemical odor in the first weeks of use.

Modern trends in furniture design dictate the fashion for combining materials for the production of furniture in the hallway and corridor. Metal, glass, plastic, leather inserts serve as beautiful decorative elements.

Mirror inserts on the fronts of the curbstone and chest of drawers not only decorate the product, give it lightness, but also allow you to see the shoes well in the mirror.

As a material for shelves, metal mesh, wooden rack bases of shelves, and monolithic plastic have proven themselves well. Metal mesh and wooden slats provide extra ventilation to the outsole and are easy to clean. Plastic is also an easy-to-clean material, but fragile and short-lived.

Depending on the size of the room, the dimensions of the furniture for the hallway are also selected. In mass production, the width, depth and height of pedestals and dressers in the hallway vary within the following limits: 40-160 cm, 20-60 cm, 60-150 cm, respectively.

For narrow and long corridors, models with the smallest depth of 20-25 cm are suitable, but the height of the original models of pedestals can be over one and a half meters. Such dimensions will allow you to place the largest number of shoes and save free space in the hallway.

Chests of drawers with a depth of more than 30 cm will perfectly fit into spacious square hallways. Deep models are convenient with hinged doors and drawers. A high and deep cabinet complete with a hanging hanger and a large mirror will make a complete set for a hallway with enough space to store all the necessary things. Deep models allow you to experiment with the shape of the chest of drawers, which allows you to create exclusive options.

Both the smallest cabinets and shallow chests of drawers with a large height will be roomy, provided that the shelves and drawers are well-thought-out, so you should not clutter the hallway with overall furniture, which is limited in size. But in the spacious square hallways, even chests of drawers measuring 160 × 60 × 150 cm will stand. Bulky and massive furniture options will look airy and light thanks to the glossy mirror surface of the door facades.For individual orders, you can make original models of chests of drawers of non-standard sizes, for example, 24 cm deep or more than 1.5 m high, which will cover the entire wall from floor to ceiling.

The color palette of furniture for hallways and corridors is presented from white to black in all kinds of shades and textures.

Furniture in natural wood colors looks noble and expensive:

• Oak;
• Ash;
• Nut;
• Pine;
• Larch;
• Red wood.

Patinated solid wood, artificial aging of the surface, the use of metal and glass decorative elements add sophistication and elegance to the design. Sideboards and chests of drawers made of solid wood are always relevant in the interior and are in demand among buyers and designers.

Hallways and corridors are often dark rooms with no windows. Therefore, it is preferable to choose furniture in white or light colors. Sideboards and chests of drawers in blue, pink, milky colors, ivory on a matte or glossy surface look original and modern. Sideboards and chests of drawers in light colors can be easily matched to furniture sets, maintaining the integrity of the set.

Popular is furniture for hallways in dark colors, which are matched to the color of the flooring, baseboard or door. Dark wenge, combined with light inserts, colors and texture of mahogany woods look organically in massive models for spacious rooms. Miniature models in wenge color look aesthetically pleasing and sophisticated.

The design of the hallway and corridor is carried out according to the general style of the house or is selected individually:

• For the decoration of hallways and corridors is often used classic in the interior. Small corridors save useful space with roomy corner models or compact dressers and cabinets with rounded corners. The design of classic models is restrained, solid wood or wood panels are used as materials. The color palette of classic curbstones and dressers tends to natural shades while preserving or imitating the texture of natural wood;

• Sideboards and dressers in style look light and weightless country, provence... These styles are characterized by the use of natural materials. Patination and aging of the surface add originality to the model of chests of drawers and curbstones;

• For modern interior designers offer original sideboards and dressers of interesting shapes and colors. A semicircular chest of drawers fits perfectly along the wall of a spacious hallway, and triangular cabinets are compact and indispensable for miniature corridors. Modern models are made in the most daring colors, which are matched to the color of the walls, wall panels, floor, plinth;

• Minimalist and hi-tech style will complement the sideboards made of metal and plastic in rich colors. Pedestals made of pure metal without coating look original;

• Manufacturers offer models in vintage styledecorated with original patterns. In the furniture markets, in the premium price segment, there are chests of drawers with decorative antique handles in rich muted colors or painted with snow-white paint.

The main manufacturers of pedestals and dressers for hallways on the Russian furniture market are represented by firms from Russia, China, Malaysia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Russian manufacturers offer the greatest variety of models in various price categories.

The most popular and well-established manufacturers of cabinet furniture from Russia are Soyuz Mebel (Tula), GC Meridian (Moscow), PK Furniture Technologies (Chelyabinsk), MuroM (Murom), EKO style (Perm ), "Marimbo" (Krasnoyarsk), "Northern Architecture" (Arkhangelsk), "Leader" (Kazan). Each factory has a long-term reputation in the production of cabinet furniture, in particular furniture for the hallways.The assortment of Russian manufacturing factories includes the whole variety of models: from classic and exclusive to original and unusual. Large factories are introducing bold design projects into production, following the novelties at world furniture exhibitions.

Today, the products of Russian manufacturing factories are highly competitive with European goods. Domestic manufacturers offer models of dressers and curbstones, both mass-produced, and quite original, exclusive products, which, in terms of quality and appearance, do not lose to the famous Italian factories with a long history.

Hallway furniture from China is represented by a large assortment. Chinese-made high quality sideboards and chests of drawers are not cheap. The appearance of quality Chinese products is pompous, with an abundance of decorative elements, and the wooden models are covered with shiny wood varnish.

Italian sideboards and dressers for hallways are in demand. The Russian furniture market is represented by such Italian manufacturers as Angelo Cappellini, Arspa, Arte Brotto, Move, RES, Sellaro Arredamenti, Zanotta and many others. Italian manufacturers present designer models of cabinet furniture for the hallway of original shapes and colors, classic options from solid wood of expensive species. Italian furniture has a high price tag.

Furniture from the Ikea group of companies has been in demand among Russian buyers for over 10 years. The range of hallway furniture from Ikea does not differ in a variety of styles and shapes. Sideboards and chests of drawers Ikea are quite functional in their modest minimalist design, made in light colors that are relevant in modern interiors. Sideboards and chests of drawers from Ikea will be a good addition to modern corridors and hallways in a minimalist or modern style.

A beautiful and functional entrance hall is the face of an apartment or house. The stylish design of this room guarantees the formation of a good opinion of the owner of the home. We offer several interesting options for side tables and dressers, which will certainly become a highlight of any hallway:

• The contrasting combination of the materials of the chest of drawers and sideboards visually expands the hallway space and makes it more spacious. Such a design move is combined in interesting models presented in the photo below;

• Sideboards with mirrored panels or a photograph transferred to the doors look like an exclusive and self-sufficient art object in the hallway;

• A chest of drawers and a shoe cabinet made of natural wood are complemented by a wardrobe for outerwear. Against the background of walls in light colors, the kit looks expensive and noble;

• A bold design experiment is presented in a modern interior in light, pastel colors with bright decorative elements (vases, a box for storing small things);

• A narrow curbstone-slide of a restrained color of natural wood looks original and unusual in the hallway, smoothly flowing into the living room;

• Stylish and laconic laminated red chest of drawers is an elegant addition to the hallway in a minimalist style.

You will find a detailed master class on making a curbstone in the next video.