Organization of the hallway space - storage of things and shoes

Everyone knows that a house is judged by the hallway, and therefore it needs to be designed in such a way that at the first glance at its interior it is clear how interesting and hospitable people live here. Making the hallway cozy, beautiful, relatively spacious is the primary task for those who start renovating their homes, and properly organized storage of things and shoes in the corridor will help to cope with this.

In a spacious hallway, it will be somewhat easier to solve this issue, since the possibilities of its area are not limited. You will have to suffer with a small corridor, however, with some effort and turning on your imagination, you can make it charming and attractive.

Organize order

“It is sometimes impossible to enter closed structures for storing things and shoes in such a corridor due to the tightness and irrational location of interior doors”

The key to the comfort of the hallway is the right furniture, not only in terms of color and texture, but also in terms of design. Look at your corridor, what will fit into it better: a compact wardrobe or a modular system that provides all the amenities? When choosing furniture elements, place more emphasis on their functionality.

1. Closed cabinets should be the priority. In a small hallway, such built-in furniture with mirrored doors will serve more than one purpose. First of all, such a solution is aesthetically pleasing. Then, the space is adjusted. How? Both real and illusory. In real terms, the cabinet is compact, which means that with its spaciousness it takes up little space. The illusion of expansion will be given by mirror surfaces that will fill the room with additional light and volume. This move will be especially successful for a small hallway.

And yet, there is a purely practical use for the mirror in the cabinet doors. It looks comfortable to wear. There is an opportunity to evaluate your appearance in full growth. Why you need to say no to open shelves and mezzanines for storing things and shoes in the hallway? Because it:

a) looks untidy;

b) makes the room even closer than it is in reality.

2. Put in the hallway shelving with internal roomy drawers. This furniture accessory is also good in every aspect. In addition to the fact that it will be quite a budget solution, you can still make it a real decoration of the interior. Modern models stand out with a bright design. Multi-colored wicker boxes or light plastic containers will be a great replacement for laconic boxes, and hats, scarves and gloves will be much more comfortable to lie in them. Things will not wrinkle and will always be at hand.
3. Consider coat hooks at the entrance. This technique can be useful for owners of very tiny hallways, where there is no room for bulky cabinets. The issue is also relevant in those homes where there are small children.Hooks are incredibly practical. They are compact and can be placed at any level. It will be possible to hang not only clothes on them, but also bags, packages, umbrellas.

Ways to position the hooks are also enough. If there are several children of different ages in the house, then it makes sense to attach the hooks in a cascade, in accordance with the growth of each of the kids. Thus, the clothes will hang neatly, and it will be convenient for the child to hang them in place.

4. Do not give up wall or floor hangers. They will be an excellent interior solution for square hallways. It is sometimes impossible to fit closed structures for storing things and shoes into such a corridor due to the tightness and irrational location of interior doors. With wall hangers, you will free up space, and seasonal clothes will always be available. Instead of a single-level wall classic, you can make a multi-level exotic from hooks. This will solve the traditional problem of hallways - to get rid of the visual lump of hanging clothes.
5. Put cabinets or shelves in the hallway. They are very useful for storing accessories. Hats, gloves, handbags and purses - all this also requires space. You need to free your hands when entering the house, at least in order to take off your shoes, which means that decorative cabinets immediately outside the door and key holders on the wall will be not only decoration, but quite a functional piece of decor.
6. Make room for the little things. They can be stored in:

- hanging boxes;

- drawers;

- chest of drawers.

Organizers of this type are easily masked on the inner surface of the cabinet door. A shallow wide vase standing on a cabinet or a decorative tray can become a hiding place for small things.

7. Define a shoe area. In addition to storing things, you need to store shoes somewhere in the corridor. In order not to carry dust and dirt around the rooms, it is worth leaving outdoor shoes in a certain area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe hallway. You can mark it with a separate rug of the original color or texture. On it, shoes and boots will feel quite comfortable. For indoor shoes, it is better to put an unusual basket, and place “guest” slippers in a “organizer” made of fabric, woven macrame or made with another handmade style. Your care will certainly be noticed and appreciated!
8. Create a corner for umbrellas. Among the necessary furniture elements of the hallway may well be an umbrella stand. It will not only become a practical piece of furniture, but will also play an excellent decorative role, giving the room sophistication. It is good if an accessory of this kind is made in the same style with the rest of the furniture. In such a hallway will always be cozy.

The small area of ​​the corridor should not be an excuse for scattered umbrellas. Even in the most extreme case, there is always a corner for a tall narrow basket, which will serve as an excellent stand for such accessories. In our climate, where rains are not uncommon, it makes no sense to hide umbrellas in some secret boxes. They should always be in sight, otherwise you risk forgetting them at home. Getting wet, especially in dank autumn weather, is fraught with health. So the organization of the "umbrella zone", as they say, is mandatory and not subject to discussion, especially since today it can be arranged in incredibly interesting ways.

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Storage of things and shoes in the corridor: basic ideas

When the issue with the furniture is resolved, it will be the turn to deal with things. Where and what to place, it is necessary to decide with a rational approach. In standard situations, the upper shelves and mezzanines are left for hats. Shoes are sent down, hiding them in boxes.Heterogeneous, but very necessary small things, are stored in retractable containers, from where they can be easily removed and where they are guaranteed not to be lost. By the way, it is better to place such boxes higher so that inquisitive children cannot reach them.

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Storage

Hats, caps and scarves

In order to store hats, you can make only one shelf in the hallway. It is acceptable to place it high enough, but with one caveat, everything lying on it should be easily visible to you. A metal mesh or grate is suitable for the role of a pallet. Hats are kept hanging on hooks. The calculation of hat places is made according to the number of households, plus a reserve stock for guests.

Seasonal clothing

“Storage of things and shoes in a small square corridor is more practical to organize on two floor hangers placed in the corners”

Since these clothes are constantly in use, then they should be in quick access. In the hallway, they usually leave it hanging on a hanger, without bothering to hide things in the closet every time. A long wall hanger can create discomfort in the room. It is more rational and more aesthetic to use several short products of this type. This will allow you to fix them at different heights, which means that you can hang long clothes higher, and leave children's things and bags on the bottom. There is also a place for a dog leash.

It is more practical to store things and shoes in a small square corridor on two floor hangers placed in the corners. It does not matter what they will be: wooden, metal, plastic - the main thing is that they fit into the overall interior solution.

Very convenient in this context is a rotary panel that could rotate along the axis. Things are hung on one side and hidden from view with a slight wave of the hand.

By the arrival of guests, the decor of the hallway may undergo some changes. An additional floor hanger of a folding design will help to place the clothes of visitors. It is easy to assemble and elegant in design, so it will not spoil the overall impression of the room. When folded, the hanger does not take up much space and fits perfectly somewhere on the mezzanine.

To store voluminous and heavy winter clothes, it is better to have a built-in wardrobe in the hallway setting. This function can be performed by a blind niche available in the layout of the corridor. Doors or an ordinary curtain will help to hide things from sight.

There is no way to squeeze a multi-door closet into a modest hallway? Dont be upset! Replace it with a shelving-box combination. Shelves of this design should not be too deep. Thus, you can save a lot of space in a narrow and long hallway.

Inventory

In every house there is some kind of sports equipment, such as sleds, snowboards, skis, skateboards, scooters, which also need to be stored somewhere. And it is best to do this in a specially dedicated section of the cabinet, from where the shelves or in a niche will be removed beforehand. If it is decided to send sports accessories to a niche, then its contents will need to be hidden so as not to spoil the overall interior picture of the room.

Hinged doors in this case are not appropriate, because they “eat up” a large amount of already scarce space, so they can be replaced:

1. Roll curtains.
2. Blinds.
3. Roller doors.

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Shoe storage

With the organization of storage of things and shoes in the corridor, there are always many problems. And if with the first they are solved with the help of hooks, hangers and cabinets, then what to do with the mountains of heaped shoes, sneakers and boots, and piled in the most inappropriate places, you will have to think carefully.A stylish and unusually designed organizer for shoes will come to the rescue.

Improved ideas of bygone times

Modern interior design involves overcoming any difficulties. There is also a universal shoe storage system in the designers' archive. They knew about the possibility of using a box for this purpose for a long time. However, for some unknown reason, they preferred to habitually stumble over pairs of shoes placed here and there. This option is not outcast today, but it is only offered in a somewhat improved form. For those who prefer to put their shoes in boxes for storage, but do not like to rummage through everything in a rush to find the right pair, the following ideas will seem interesting:

1. Decorate the boxes with words, stickers, or even photos of your favorite boots, sandals, or flip flops.
2. Make side windows in the package, then you can easily determine what exactly is in it. This method will justify itself if you have a very modest amount of shoes, or vice versa, there are a lot of them, but they are stored in a room specially allocated for this.

Owners of large hallways in solving this issue will be more lucky. They will be able to introduce into the environment a volumetric system for storing things and shoes in the corridor, with racks and shelves where the boxes will be placed.. Since the system is an open structure, everything you place on it must fit into the big picture. It is very impressive when the hallway meets not with a heap of boxes for an incomprehensible purpose, but with beauty and style. Therefore, for these purposes, you need to buy more aesthetic containers made of plastic or cardboard in the same color scheme with side handles for ease of use.

Pros and cons of placing shoes in the organizer

Installing a box for storing shoes in the hallway is a common method and not without its advantages. This accessory does not take up much precious space. It can have a variety of colors. It can be made not only floor, but also suspended. There is every chance to adjust the box to the parameters of the room where it is planned to be used, but this is where the positive points end. The patience to put your shoes neatly in a box in most households will not last long. Basically, the order is violated, of course, by children. It is not easy for them to explain that boots or sandals require careful treatment and it is no less important to put them on straight than to go to brush your teeth when you wake up in the morning. In this situation, it would be right to put another box in the hallway, especially for children's shoes. You will be no less zealous in controlling what happens in it, however, at the same time, you will be absolutely sure that your sandals will remain safe and sound.

If you look at the organizer, then the conditions for storing shoes in it can be considered ideal. Nice accessory too. It is comfortable and compact, fits perfectly into the decor. It can be found in any color and size, but the boots will be uncomfortable in it, because the tops will bend in half, which is unacceptable for these products if they are planned to be worn for a long time.

Do you need a hood?

Storing some things, including shoes in the hallway, is a must. A convenient invention for the latter was the galoshnitsa. This accessory will come in handy even if you already have a shoe organizer or box in the hallway. The shoes in which we return from the street carry a lot of garbage, sand, dust. In rainy weather, dirt generally sticks to the sole. In this case, the kaloshka is simply irreplaceable. Put dirty boots on it and after a few hours they will be cleaned. The dirt will dry up and fall off, the snowballs will melt and flow down.You just have to wipe them with a cloth, returning a neat look. Agree, using a galoshnitsa is much more pleasant than washing soiled shoes every time, picking out lumps of debris from the corrugated sole. By the way, frequent washing quickly spoils the structure of suede and leather.

For those who prefer modern furniture to kaloshnits, which allows them to store shoes and clothes in parallel, modern manufacturers also have offers. Wardrobes are now enhanced with drawers, pull-out shelves and even trendy modules.

No less often, racks are placed in the hallway, with the help of which you can also streamline the location of shoes in the room. Today they are made from different materials and in different structural forms, so such furniture can also become an element of decor, and not just furnishings. Cells in such racks can be designed to store a pair of shoes or for each shoe individually.

Unusual shoe storage options

Sometimes the conditions for storing things and shoes in the corridor are simply not provided due to the small size of the room or for any other reasons. In this case, you need to resort to using the organizer, although it is designed exclusively for dry and clean shoes. You can buy it or make it yourself. In the latter case, it can be an exciting pastime with children who will be happy to help you create a new piece of furniture. You will need imagination and the ability to work with improvised materials. The shoe organizer can be sewn, knitted, woven. Cells for shoes can look like niches or pockets. They can be attached directly to the wall or to the crossbar. It is convenient to keep ladies' shoes in the purchased plastic organizer. The option could claim to be ideal, but it is not suitable for the hallways of those houses where there are animals, especially dogs. Young dogs are happy to remove shoes from accessible places and brutally deal with them.

It is even easier to store shoes on a bar attached to the wall. Women's shoes can easily be held on it with heels, though the question arises, where to put the husband’s shoes and son’s sneakers? Yes, and the winter collection does not get along there. However, you should not discount the option.

Just place the shoes on the wall hooks. It is convenient to hang shoes with laces, heels and sports shoes on them.

How to store seasonal shoes

Like it or not, you need to organize the storage of things, including seasonal shoes in the corridor. Although you bought modern storage systems for the latter, look, the boots are left overboard again. What to do? Continue to modernize your hallway. The boot is quite realistic to hang on a hook. To do this, you just need to purchase a special shoe hanger. It does not deform the shape of the top, and your boots will serve you for more than one year.

Offers for originals

You can store shoes not only in cabinets and drawers, there are more original places for them. For example, a wooden staircase. In its steps, you can equip a magnificent storage, you just have to make their covers folding.

Fans of minimization can make a design from planks and stakes. Shoes will be worn on smaller pegs, boots on high ones. It looks unbeaten, in operation - practical, suitable for any model shoes. This is truly the perfect solution!

A pouffe can be made into a cabinet for storing shoes. Ballet flats, sandals, flip flops and children's shoes can be folded into its cylindrical interior. Pouf can become a real fairy-tale hero and help you gather children for a walk.

As you can see, the storage of things and shoes in the corridor can be organized at the highest level, the main thing is not to be shy about showing imagination.

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