The dream of the northern European peoples about a cozy house, which is full of warmth and light all year round, was embodied at the end of the 19th century, when Scandinavian style. Its main features are well-thought-out functionality with emphasized conciseness, a feeling of lightness and elegance in everything. It is this flexibility that allows this style to harmoniously fit into the design of any room. The Scandinavian-style entrance hall in the apartment will look as spacious as the hall of a large country house. There is no pure minimalism in it, but it will not allow any extra detail to appear in the interior.
Wall decoration and lighting
Hallway in the apartment can't be big, especially if it's small. Therefore, the main thing in creating an interior is to make its space lighter, to visually expand the boundaries. The use of warm natural materials against the general light background of the hallway visually enlarges the room, blurs its boundaries.
Wallpaper in the design of the hallway in the Scandinavian style is rarely used. And if they are used, then they are monotonously white or with a slight addition of floral ornament in pastel colors. Most often, the walls are simply painted.
In apartments, hallways rarely have natural light, so you need to add light to this room, make it bright. For this purpose, glass chandeliers that do not hold back the luminous flux, and all kinds of sconces, floor lamps, and lights are well suited. Being in the hallway should be comfortable.
Floor and ceiling colors
The floor is best made from untreated natural boards. Wood is the material that can favorably emphasize the simplicity of design. This floor is durable and never loses its relevance. Boards can be varnished or whitewashed, the main thing is that they do not lose their original appearance.
- To complete the floor, you can put a small lint-free rug in discreet, neutral colors. It can be pale blue or all shades of sandy brown.
- Instead of a classic carpet, you can use an artificial animal skin.
- The parquet painted in pastel colors looks very good. These shades give it a similarity with the national ornaments of the Scandinavian countries.
If it is not possible to use a floorboard or parquet in the design, then you can use a laminate that is designed in light colors and imitates the structure of a tree.
Since the entire design of the room is designed in light colors, it is natural that the ceiling in the hallway should also be snow-white. And this is a big plus for hallways with low ceilings.
hallway furniture
The main principle of the hallway in the Scandinavian style (photo) is a minimum of furniture. And it must be respected in everything. The less furniture, the more space, which means more light and joy. If you decide to keep the hallway in this style, then you will have to forget about large and convenient wardrobes for storing clothes. Bulky dressing tables with chests of drawers will also not work.
- The best set of furniture is a small, no frills, light bedside table and a chair or stool. For clothes, hangers-hooks attached to the wall or a hanger-rack are used.
- All furniture used in the hallway should not have the slightest hint of pretentiousness. Rough and simple, with straight lines, it should give a handmade feel. The surface, varnished or designed in pastel and white colors, should not stand out against the background of the walls.
- The furniture that is chosen in such a hallway must be on legs. This detail makes it possible to expand the room, creating the appearance of space.
- The peoples of northern Europe are very careful about nature and try not to cut down trees once again. Because of this, they produce a large amount of furniture from plastic and glass. Choosing a plastic chair when decorating a room, you will not deviate from the general interior style.
Room decoration
The space in the decoration of the hallway in the Scandinavian style is used very pragmatically.
- A mirror of a strictly geometric shape, hanging on the wall or leaning against it, would be appropriate here. The frame of the mirror must be consistent with the colors of the frames on pictures.
- Clothes hooks stuffed on the walls, which serve not only their main purpose, but also a decorative function, being part of the design.
A large number of paintings, posters, photographs in simple frames made of natural, untreated wood will decorate the hallway.
- A more interesting room can be made with a few bright or contrasting accents. But they should not be scattered throughout the room. It could be an orange painted door leaf or a black chair. If there is a window in the hallway, then its frame and window sill can also be painted.
- If there is a free wall in the hallway, then near it you can put a rack of small depth with open shelves. It will perform a decorative function and at the same time it will be possible to put various little things on it, put books. In fact, the rack will take over the functions of the dressing table.
