Hallway design and decor
Before choosing decor, you need to consider the interior style of the apartment. Some directions are difficult to implement in small hallways (Brezhnev apartments). However, it is easy to introduce individual recognizable elements into the setting (for example, colors, decor):
- the corridor in the minimalist style looks extremely uncomplicated and functional. From furniture you can choose a bench, a couple of hanging shelves and a floor hanger. A mirror in a simple wooden frame is a suitable decor. Spot lighting will create an interesting play of light;
- a classic hallway will appeal to calm people who prefer a conservative, measured lifestyle. The interior looks great in rectangular or square rooms. Finishing in neutral light shades (golden, peach, white, beige, soft pink or light green) will emphasize the luxury of the decor. Moldings are used as decor for small rooms, small paintings in carved golden frames or a couple of neat figurines are selected;
- Scandinavian style or Provence is easy to implement in a compact hallway. Lavender fields and the sea coast are ideally associated with a setting in blurry lilac, sand, light blue, and white shades. The walls are decorated with rough plaster, wallpaper with small flowers or canvases imitating brickwork. Rough boards on the floor, forged elements of wall shelves, lamps, patinated handles on chest of drawers, photographs framed in wood, painted and artificially aged, will convey the rural atmosphere well;
- The hallways, decorated in national styles, look unusual. Common options: Indian, Turkish, Japanese, Arabic. The originality of the furnishings is manifested in contrasting combinations of shades (golden/red, black and white), special patterns and ornaments.
Before choosing the design of the hallway of an apartment in a panel house, you need to think carefully about the layout of the furniture and interior details in order to create a harmonious and functional environment.
To create a cozy and beautiful decoration in a small hallway, you just need to make a little effort. Designers offer many techniques to help visually expand space and save space. A light palette of colors and simple lines will bring an atmosphere of lightness and comfort to the decor of the room.
Is it possible to hang a picture in front of the front door?
Important: A painting opposite the front door is a good decorative option.
The qi energy will increase if a picture depicting a waterfall, ocean, or distant sea hangs opposite the front door. In this case, luck will penetrate the house like an uncontrollable flow of water. But do not forget that paintings depicting sinking sailboats and ships have the opposite effect.
What paintings are not advisable to hang opposite the front door and in other rooms:
- Avoid posting pictures of predatory animals and birds in an aggressive pose.
- Pictures with natural disasters and other elements of aggression in any of its manifestations are unfavorable.
- Portraits of elderly people and destroyed buildings that evoke a feeling of doom are not helpful. Gloomy pictures that evoke sad feelings.
- Abstract paintings. According to Feng Shui, such paintings are not endowed with favorable or negative energy, they are neutral.
- But sometimes a hieroglyph we do not understand can mean an encrypted negative message, which will upset the balance and will not bring any good.
Such pictures can negatively affect the energy of the house and its inhabitants. It is also not recommended to place paintings in your home that are a gift from someone you don’t like.
Which paintings are suitable :
- Paintings depicting water.
- With bright colors.
- Landscapes, still lifes.
- Pictures with animals (for example, a pair of horses, an elephant).
Pictures that evoke positive emotions in you - a feeling of calm, joy, delight, lightness - will help the movement of qi energy.
Painting for the hallway
Wall decoration
The decor of the walls in the hallway should be given special attention. It is recommended to use practical materials that will minimally suffer from dirt and moisture, for example, moisture-resistant interior paints and plasters.
If the choice fell on decorating the hallway with wallpaper, then you need to use paintable wallpaper, which can be repainted many times, washable wallpaper.
As an accent on the walls, they use carriage screed and structured wallpaper, but decorating with stone in the hallway is allowed if the room is really spacious, otherwise such decoration will make the space heavier.
It is advisable to use blue, any shades of beige, gray and white as the main colors for the hallway. The brown palette is a classic of the genre, but when decorating small or narrow rooms, it is better to avoid dark brown and black.
How to decorate the wall, what to hang on the wall in the hallway opposite the front door?
Important: The front door is of great importance in the teachings of Feng Shui. It is the gateway for qi energy to enter the house.
It is favorable when the door opens inwards. This way, you let energy in rather than pushing it out, as is the case with a door that opens outward.
If there is a blank wall opposite the front door, it is necessary to hang something there so that the chi energy can move further. Do not forget that along with chi energy, unfavorable sha energy penetrates into the house. In order not only to slow down, but also to force the sha to turn into qi, suitable decorative elements are placed. It can be:
- Lamps. The more warm lighting, the better.
- Crystal pendant. Delays the flow of negative energy.
- Pendants and bells, preferably with rounded edges.
- Flowers. The main thing here is to choose plants that are not afraid of shade. Avoid climbing plants.
- Beautiful artificial flowers are also suitable, but not dried ones.
- Vase, figurine.
- An aquarium can be placed not far from the door, but not directly parallel.
- DIY craft.
According to Feng Shui, the corridor should not be cluttered; the presence of many pairs of shoes in sight, or excess clothes that are not worn, only harm the chi energy. It is recommended to place a few coins under the doormat to attract wealth.
It's up to you to believe in this theory or not. If you decide to create a harmonious atmosphere in your home that is conducive to positive energy, use our recommendations.
Can a wardrobe with a mirror stand opposite the front door?
Many people have a logical question about where to place the mirror, if the space of the apartment/house is often very limited. Let's consider the possible options:
- In many hallways you can find cabinets with several halves of mirrors. This option is unsuccessful. Seeing himself in two halves, a person becomes fragmented and sees himself as not whole. At a subconscious level, such a vision of oneself accumulates and in the future can cause problems with self-esteem, depression and illness. This applies to mirror tiles that “cut” the image of a person.
- If space allows, rotate the closet so that the mirror is not facing the front door. A mirror in the hallway or hallway can be a good option for favorable chi flows, as long as it is not placed facing the door. Under such conditions, the energy will be easily distributed to other rooms.
- If it is impossible to place the mirror in any other way, you will have to find an option for the penetration of positive energy into the home. For this, Feng Shui masters advise placing the mirror at a slight angle. Even a slight angle, almost imperceptible, will redirect the flow of energy.
- It is unacceptable for mirrors to reflect each other. This is how a mirror corridor appears, the presence of which can provoke unfavorable phenomena in the house.
Which wardrobe is suitable for the hallway from a Feng Shui point of view
? Where mirrors must be placed :
- In the hallway facing away from the front door is ideal.
- On the door to the toilet. So that the energy that gets there does not flow into the sewer.
- In the kitchen. Provided that a beautiful table with an abundance of food is displayed.
- Another important condition is that there must be a full-length mirror in the house.
Important: The mirror should not reflect repair defects, old tattered furniture or clutter. Everything that is reflected is multiplied.
It would be great if in the mirror you can see a picture with a view of the sea, a waterfall, or talismans of love. The reflected beautiful view from the window has a positive meaning.
Correct position of the mirror
