Sliding wardrobes in the hallway: internal filling and structures

The furniture in the hallway makes the area comfortable to use and also helps to impress guests. It should be comfortable, practical and beautiful – and the best model will be a wardrobe. This is a high-quality and spacious storage system that, moreover, also looks incredibly stylish..

Content

• Advantages of using a wardrobe in the hallway
• Choosing the type of construction and facade decoration
• Internal filling of cabinets in the hallway
• Choosing the right dimensions
• Tips for choosing

Advantages of using a wardrobe in the hallway

Sliding wardrobes are ideal for both small and spacious rooms. Among their advantages it is worth noting:

1. Convenient placement of all necessary wardrobe items, accessories.
2. You will not need other furnishings, which means that the hallway will become more spacious.
3. Spaciousness combined with relative cheapness. It is much more profitable to order a wardrobe than to purchase a set of several cabinet pieces of furniture.

Combining the color of the facades with the rest of the hallway furniture

1. Inside such a closet there is a place for outerwear, seasonal sets, accessories, hats, umbrellas and all kinds of shoes. You do not have to change the wardrobe on the hanger while trying to place «surplus» somewhere on shelves or mezzanines – everything will be freely available and at hand.

The main purpose of the wardrobe in the hallway is to store outerwear

1. Practicality. You can choose a product with the most reliable fittings and not experience any problems with operation for a very long time period..
2. The sliding wardrobe can be easily supplemented with a mirror and built-in lighting. You don’t have to look for a place in the hallway to locate these necessary elements. You can also see yourself in full growth in bright light – mistakes in creating an image are excluded.

Mirrored door fronts can replace a separate mirror

For small hallways, designs with mirrored facades that reflect light are ideal. But for spacious rooms, you can pick up not only a two-, but also a 3-, 4-leaf structure that can accommodate absolutely the entire wardrobe of your family.

You can order a built-in structure – it fits perfectly into the existing free corner or niche and will cost you quite inexpensively.

Corner wardrobes are considered an ergonomic and spacious solution that will fit even into a standard typical apartment.

Stylish wardrobe in a black and white hallway interior

Custom-made production is advantageous in that you can choose the internal filling, type of fittings and facade finishing. Often they order furniture that will occupy the entire wall – from the ceiling to the floor.

Choosing the type of construction and facade decoration

There are several standard versions of wardrobes for hallways:

1. Standard rectangular shape. There can be two, three or more sliding doors, depending on the length of the cabinet.
2. L-shaped – two cabinets are placed at an angle to each other. Their ends will touch.
3. In the shape of a triangle – the cabinet is placed directly in the corner and is completely closed by the facade – it turns out that one of the corners of the room is like «cut off».
4. Trapezium – the cabinet design provides additional side shelves.
5. Arc or radius shape cabinet front design.

The curved shape of the corner wardrobe

The L-shaped design is considered the most compact, and the angular one is perhaps the most functional.

Features of facade decoration

When choosing a facade for a wardrobe in the hallway, you are limited only by your imagination and the existing design of the room. Chipboard is considered the most budgetary material – here you can choose a reliable imitation of wood or a one-color smooth surface. Using a mirror on the facade will expand the space.

Council. Mirrored facades are easy to decorate. To do this, you can use stickers, sandblasting or a technique that simulates stained glass..

Facade with holes for ventilation

Also common materials for facades include: MDF, rattan, glass (matte, transparent, decorated), bamboo. In the most stylish solutions, these materials are combined.

Internal filling of cabinets in the hallway

Before choosing a wardrobe for the hallway, decide what you will store in it. Generally speaking, any furniture of this type implies the use of 3 compartments:

• below – sections for storing shoes;
• in the middle – hangers and shelves for things;
• at the top – mezzanines for those things that are rarely used.

An example of the internal filling of a built-in wardrobe

As for the dimensions, a lot depends on which hallway the cabinet will be installed in. If we are talking about a small hallway in a Khrushchev, then it is advisable to make the cabinet 40 cm wide, of which 10 cm will be occupied by a sliding mechanism. Standard hangers for clothes will not fit in such a wardrobe if you place the barbell along, therefore, the design provides for end bars (retractable or stationary).

If you allocate a 100 cm long compartment for the hangers, you can place 2 pairs of rods here from the bottom and top, which will allow you to place the wardrobe of the whole family. The bars are supplemented with shelves or pull-out baskets, where it is convenient to store things that you are not currently using.

Option for the internal filling of the corner wardrobe

For convenient storage of shoes, special shelves are used, fixed at an angle. Typically, one shelf will be sufficient for 2-3 pairs of shoes. And what is not used in the current season can be removed on the mezzanine in boxes.

Scheme of the internal filling of the cabinet in the hallway

You should also provide for small drawers in which it will be convenient to store all sorts of little things: keys, shoe polish, brush, napkins. Popular additions to the basic design are also considered:

• hooks for packages, bags, umbrellas, keys;
• hatters;
• corner shelves for souvenirs and photos.