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8 Design Tips on How to Make Use of Corridor Space

12 November 2022
8 Design Tips on How to Make Use of Corridor Space

When it comes to beautifying the interiors of your home, the focus tends to be limited to the living room, bedroom, kitchen, dining area, and other rooms inside your house. The corridor space is oftentimes abandoned in every homeowner's pursuit of home interior aesthetics.

 

Homeowners tend to think that the narrow space in the corridors does not serve that much purpose anyway. What is more, adding items to the hallway space is perceived to make the place even narrower. But the thing is, the small space does not have to be randomly filled with objects for the mere sake of the narrow corridors not looking too bare.

 

If hiring an interior designer is too expensive for you, try these DIY narrow entryway ideas to add aesthetics to this overlooked area of your home, but without undermining its practicality.

 

8 Design Idea Tips: How to Make Use of Corridor Space

There are a good number of design ideas that you can employ to embellish your corridor space. Some additions would even give you the illusion of making your narrow hallways look a tad wider. But caution: do not make the mistake of overdecorating one wall after another. The list below does not mean applying them all at once. Rather, it's to pick among them as to which you prefer better than the others. Without more ado, here's our quick list, and make sure to read through their descriptions below.

 

  • Light up the area
  • Hang a mirror
  • Add a seating space
  • Reserve space for storage units
  • Display a painting or artworks
  • Place an aquarium
  • Stylize with a patterned wallpaper

 

Light up the area

Narrow entryways only have little, if at all, natural light. Plus, a dark, narrow hallway is a recipe for a horror movie. Light up your corridors with pendant lights, which will also add further aesthetics to the area. Wall lamps and ceiling lights are also good alternatives. Pick the cheaper and energy-efficient lights by opting for LED-based lights, so they could be switched on for much longer without worrying about replacing it every once in a while.

 

Hang a mirror

Place a decent-sized mirror on one side of your hallway. Mirrors don't just let you see your own reflection, but also reflects the lighting that comes from your ceiling lights or pendant lamps and bounce it off the area to add luminosity.

 

Add a seating space

You will never know if a friend or relative has to come to your home unannounced, so adding a seating area is welcoming to them. Put a bench and an extra chair or stool near the door. You can also add furniture beside the bench. If you will be going out with the family and you have to wait for a family member who is still doing something inside, it could very well be utilized as a convenient waiting area too.

 

Reserve space for storage units

Adding a vertical shoe storage just close to the door is a practical addition for the corridor area. You can also place your outdoor slippers there, as well as wet shoes and boots after experiencing torrential rains outside. You can also add a separate rack for your umbrellas. Aside from this, consider saving up space for a cupboard where you can store cleaning materials, doormats, pet-care essentials, and other tools that you wouldn't want displayed or littered inside your house.

 

Make a mini-library

If you're a bookworm, this is not going to be a tedious chore. This is even helpful if you don't have extra space to put your massive collection of books inside your bedroom. In that case, putting up a mini-library along the corridors is your best bet. You can also add magazines and other educational materials not limited to fiction. To save up space underneath, consider having floating shelves installed to house a few books.

 

Display a painting or artworks

Laid-bare walls are not "minimalist," they're downright boring. Add more life to your vertical wall space by hanging a framed picture of something you yourself would want to see every day as you pass by the hallways. You may not be comfortable hanging a picture of your family, so opt for an artwork or a painting. If you have artistic friends who make a living through their art, support them by buying one of their artworks. If you are an artist yourself, promote your art by installing an entire art gallery wall to adorn your corridors. To avoid drilling and damaging the wall, use an adhesive strip to hang the framed artwork to your own liking.

 

Place an aquarium

If you're into feng shui and some superstition, you've probably heard about the perceived luck of economic prosperity that placing a fish tank somewhere in your house brings. But even if you don't believe in it, placing an aquarium along your quiet corridors is already a good element in itself to add to your house. Besides, woudn't it feel good coming home to a house with an aquarium of bright little creatures making you pause to admire their tranquility and peace?

 

Stylize with a patterned wallpaper

When thinking of design ideas for your corridors, employing a patterned wallpaper efficiently does the job. And it's all the rage these days, so it's definitely not out of style. Also, you can make it unique by choosing a design yourself and not just rely on a narrow selection of default design options. It's great to pick a more minimalist design and not opt for a too elaborate pattern. Keep it lowkey yet inviting.

 

 

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