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All of us know what a narrow hallway looks like, many of us live with one and wish for more space and light. A narrow hall can be long or short, the ceiling might be high or low.

By using the right pattern or structure wallpapers, unfavourable layouts can be corrected to a degree, and the dull cave can be turned into an attractive passage area. Who knows - it might even be cosy enough to have a long chat with friends and neighbours... Our Guide Blog reveals which pattern and design wallpapers give your hallway the lift it needs and will provide valuable hints and tips as to its general design.

The first step: Analysis of your hallway

Grab a pen and a notebook and analyse your corridor the way an interior decorator would. Don't worry, you can do it! The following short check-list with important questions will help you:

What is the actual shape of the hallway? Is it a long "hose" shape? Or more like a short and narrow shape? Are the ceilings high or low? Are there any corners in your corridor? Measure the width (from wall to wall) and the ceiling. These measurements will come in handy later on.

This first analysis will doubtlessly provide you with various great ideas and inspire certain colour or pattern preferences. Don't forget to write these ideas down in your notebook. That way, you won't forget anything.

Even the narrowest of hallways is your private zone which you should design according to your personal wishes. This important space is like the calling card of your home and should represent and reflect your individual taste and personality. When designing the best solutions for a narrow hallway, there is no need to stick to specific norms or traditional concepts. The aim should be to find a pleasing combination of self-expression and some basic characteristics of colour and pattern design for small spaces. You can do it, we just know it.

Colour concepts realised with design wallpapers

A long narrow hallway needs light colours - that much is obvious. This basic principle is certainly not without merits, but it can be used in small doses. This is where the question regarding daylight in the hall or adjacent areas comes into play. If there are windows and light is coming into the hallway directly or indirectly, the pattern in the wallpaper can have slightly darker or more intense colours.

After all, the term "light colours" covers a multitude of hues. We are not referring to sterile white, however, as that can look cold and impersonal. Choose creamy or silvery hues of white, ivory, pastel yellow, a delicate rosé, pearl grey, baby blue, beige-brown or light purple - to name but a few of the suitable shades - when selecting the right design structure or pattern wallpaper. There are some exceptions to this rule, but more about that later.

Patterned wallpapers for hallways? Yes please!

Wood-chip, painted white or in other colours, or glass fibre wallpaper in the hallway is simply not good enough. What you need are striking patterns and these are by no means limited to printed motifs. Patterns are also created by exclusive material structures, embossing, special finishes and unique effects.

Motif patterns - what to watch out for in narrow hallways

You can find a plethora of motif pattern wallpapers in our exclusive online Wallpaper Shop. As you will learn when reading our category Hallway Wallpapers, there is an enormous pattern variety. There are flowers, geometric shapes, Baroque and Art Noveau styles, typographic or nostalgic patterns and life-like depictions of animals and objects as well as material imitations (stone, wood, ceramics, tiles). Many of these stunning patterned wallpapers are suitable for small corridors, just as long as a few rules are followed.

All walls of a narrow hallway can be adorned with a motif or pattern wallpaper, if the base and pattern colours are light or subtly shaded, or if the pattern colours provide a gentle contrast. Black and white is a great combination, but the type and scale of the pattern needs to be taken into consideration. Feature walls or areas provide a much greater freedom in terms of pattern choice.

Below is a list of the most suitable patterns and design options for small corridors.

Using motif/patterned wallpapers on all hallway walls

Small geometric patterns with triangular or diamond shapes are extremely attractive, as long as they are in the right colours. Some examples in our on-line Shop:Alice, Lenus, Pelias, Satis, Tamesis andTomoko.

Striped wallpapers are multi-taskers that can enliven a small narrow corridor, as long as the stripes are delicate lines and arranged vertically. They make the walls appear higher even if the ceiling is low. Special metallic or gloss-matt effects that play with the light provide an additional brightening effect. Material imitations in a wood look, for instance as vertical narrow planks or boards in white or cream hues create a very natural, rustic ambience. We have a number of striking striped wallpaper models in our Shop which will make a narrow hallway appear wider, e.g.Orthos, Mariza, Velda and Mareget.

Horizontal stripes make surfaces look wider (as we know from clothing!). Whether it is a long or a short hallway, you can visually change its layout with stripe wallpapers. In short corridors, wallpapers with a white background and colourful, narrow horizontal lines can be used to add some lightness to the ambience.

Flowery or damask patterns are not too suitable for narrow hallways as they can be somewhat overwhelming and claustrophobic. More delicate patterns and subtle colours are more appropriate. Generally speaking, light and pastel base and pattern colours with subtle contrast are preferable. If choosing baroque patterns, they should be unobtrusive and the silhouettes should only be accentuated by shimmer effects. Our models Aramas, Astoria, Leandra andPerun, and many more, are the perfect baroque wallpapers for large-scale wall treatments.

Here are some good examples of flowery wallpapers that will make your narrow corridor come to life without being overwhelming: Amitola, Lioba, Macha andWanda.

Stunning feature walls with motif and pattern wallpapers

Even the narrowest of hallways can be beautified with intense, bright, dazzling and unusual colours as well as extravagant pattern wallpapers, and the pattern size and type doesn't necessarily play a huge role when using it on just a feature wall. For instance, the area with the coat-hanger, perhaps a storage bench and a mirror can be adorned with just a few strips of wallpaper. On a feature wall, the colours can be fairly dark, too, but they should simply be a pleasing contract to the rest of the space. In terms of pattern motifs, there is no limit to your choice: baroque ornaments, leaves, petals, flowers, graphic elements, objects, animals. people and abstract images are all possible.

Another variation that is increasingly popular is putting up a patterned wallpaper on just one wall, whilst using a one-coloured type on the other walls (or just painting them). This method distracts the eye from the narrowness of the hallway and lends it more depth and structure. But some thought is required to make this concept a success. Should it be the left or the right wall of the hall? Don't rely on the principle of chance. The feature wall should not have a door and some daylight would be beneficial. A wall that goes around a corner or has some angles shouldn't present a problem.

Here are some wallpaper patterns and colours that are particularly suitable in terms of providing contrast:

Add some zing to your walls: Stunning material and effect structures

Wallpapers with unique surfaces characterised by specific materials or stunning structural processes and with light base colours are particularly appropriate for homogeneous wall design in hallways. The create a sense of gentle movement and do away with monotony in corridors. Structure or effect patterns, as they are also know, have a very haptic, 3D feel to them.

Nature wallpapers with surfaces made from grass, bamboo, natural paper or mica stones create bright hallway concepts with a wow factor. These structures provide a very subtle, gentle surprise effect and the light colours complement them beautifully. Find a large number of gorgeous examples in our Shop, for instance: Mystic Weave in pastel colour combinations, or the striking Paper Weave.

Due to their velvety soft structure, textile wallpapers lend warmth to a room; in addition, they actually have some insulating properties. Their surfaces consist of synthetic or natural fibres which are applied to the backing paper as a type of mesh or as longitudinal warp threads. Narrow corridors, which by their very nature tend to be cooler and darker than the rest of the home, benefit greatly from these single-coloured structure wallpapers. With their light natural colours and the textile structure, they are the perfect fit for many different interior design ideas. Longitudinal warp threads with tiny glittering metal fibres create a fine stripe pattern which plays with the light.

Many flock wallpaper models with their typical high-low structure can be used for feature walls or for the entire hallway.

Crush wallpapers are characterised by their ingenuous crease and crinkle structures which are created via special manufacturing processes. Natural tree branch or twig structures, enchanting gossamer or avant-garde folds are true eye-catchers and a welcome distraction from straight lines. Metal-look and striking accents in the shape of shimmering crinkles exude sheer opulence and elegance. We offer a huge number of light colour combinations perfect for narrow corridors.

Leather-look wallpapers with leather imitation surfaces or a detailed croc pattern in a light cream-beige lend an air of exotic luxury to the hallway and can be used for all walls.

Effect foil wallpapers with iridescent colours, stunning reflections, hologram or three-dimensional effects are extremely well suited for the ceiling of a narrow corridor. Darker colours are best used on high ceilings, whereas lighter hues are better for low ceilings. The walls should be kept in a neutral fashion. But effect foil wallpapers are also the perfect solution for feature areas or walls in a narrow hallway. The impact that effect foil wall treatments have is largely dependent on the light and the viewing angle. This should be considered when choosing the right pattern.

Glass bead wallpapers provide pure glamour for your hallway; the glittering and sparkling beads are used to create a pattern or to frame it. A fabulous play with the light that can make narrow halls look bigger. Warm colours should have preference, patterns should be small rather than large-scale. Geometric shapes, stripes and delicate elements are most suitable. Find the perfect model in our Wallpaper Shop, e.g.Artemis,Christella, Merkur, Persephone, Xander orYamuna.

Cleaning characteristics for hallway wallpapers

As the hall is a an area that every person who lives in the house passes through, it is by its very nature prone to attract dirt and damage. Of course it always depends on individual circumstances - do you have children? Dogs? Are you a keen rambler? (etc...) Many pattern and structure/effect wallpapers are washable and can be cleaned with a damp cloth. But that doesn't mean that wallpapers that are not washable cannot be used in hallways. At the end, what counts are your own personal taste, style preferences and (with non-washable wallpapers) the potential presence of dirt and risk of damages, i.e. the specific use of the hallway.

Additional tips to make a narrow corridor look larger

In addition to applying design pattern wallpaper to walls and ceilings, there are a few other factors that will make a narrow hall looks larger and make it feel cosier:

20 statement wallpapers for a hall |

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Hallway wallpaper ideas are perfect for making a big first impression. When used just beyond the entryway, they are one of the first design decisions guests will encounter when they walk through the door, so make them count. 

Including wallpaper among your hallway ideas not only helps bring visual interest to transient spaces, they are also a vehicle for showcasing your personality. Occupying only a small part of your home and one that is used for short periods of time, hallways are also the perfect location for those big patterns that might feel overwhelming elsewhere – so think big with wallpaper ideas in these spaces. 

Hallway wallpaper ideas

From entrance halls festooned with florals to clever optical illusions that will make compact corridors feel bigger, we’ve put together some stunning hallway wallpaper ideas inspiration and asked the experts to share their top tips.

1. Keep it light and bright 

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By their very nature, hallways have the unfortunate habit of coming over a tad dark and pokey. If you’re plotting a wallpaper to go with your narrow hallway ideas, keep things light and bright to keep the space feeling as large and airy as possible. In this hallway with a staircase, a pale, faintly patterned blue and white wallpaper is used with white painted woodwork to allow the beautiful dark wooden staircase to really stand out without darkening the whole space.  

2. Horizontal lines will make a hallway feel longer 

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Bringing large scale pattern into a space comes with the opportunity to play a mind trick or two. For small hallway ideas, consider a pattern or texture that will create an optical illusion, making the space feel bigger. Horizontal lines will make a compact space feel longer, drawing the eye down the corridor. These don’t need to be garish or too obvious either – pick a trending grasscloth like in this example to subtly elongate your hallway. 

3. Embrace nature

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If you love to have a big bunch of flowers greeting guests among your entry table decor ideas, take it one step further and allow nature to wind its way across your walls. 

‘What better way to welcome the family home or offer an enticing entrance to guests by extending nature into your home through a floral wall covering in the hallway,’ says Lizzie Deshayes, Co-Founder and Design Director at Fromental . ‘The exuberance and optimism of nature in full bloom lifts the spirits and floral wallpaper adds depth and colour to a sometimes-overlooked space.’ 

For more natural inspiration, view our collection of green hallway ideas.

4. Pair with colorful paintwork

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Don’t forget about those hallway paint ideas just yet – just because you’re not painting a wall, it doesn’t mean you won’t need them. Contrast can be used effectively to really highlight a hallway wallpaper.

What makes this wallpaper really stand out in this example is the vibrant yellow picked from the wallpaper's motif, and used it on the surrounding trim, great for yellow hallway ideas.

5. Stay in touch with period features 

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If you’re blessed with a historic home crammed with period features, use your wallpaper to make the most of it. Choose some of your favorite aspects – be it a standout piece of hallway lighting like a chandelier, or a moulded plaster border – and look for wallpapers that accentuate patterns in them. In this beautiful hall space, the pointed arch of the Gothic revival door is mirrored in the pattern of the wallpaper. 

6. Go big, bold and beautiful 

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Your hallway might be small, but there’s no reason why it can’t be mighty. Hallways are actually an excellent home for exuberant, maximalist wallpapers – perfectly placed to make an impact on entrance, but not so big that the pattern eventually overwhelms, great for red hallway ideas.

‘A hallway quite often has very little else in it so wallpaper is a way to add interest and bring in color and pattern – in my view the bigger and bolder the better,’ says Beckett. In this hallway, a vibrant floral wallpaper bursts through the open doors, framed and accentuated from this angle by the white paint in the room beyond. 

7. Make use of your dado rail 

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If you’re just about to rip out what you think is an outdated dado rail, hold on a minute. Yes, they are largely defunct in protecting walls from chair backs, but they are still pretty useful in adding visual proportion to a room – exactly what you may need in an awkward hallway. 

To make a feature of it, use wallpaper either exclusively below or preferably above the dado rail to create vertical layering. Get your hallway carpet ideas in on the act pattern act too, and use the lower half of the wall for a visual rest. 

8. Stamp your personality onto the space

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Wallpaper is a great way to stamp your personality all over the room – and with so many patterns, textures and prints available across countless styles, it’s possible to make it as unique as you are. Florals aren’t for everyone, so choose a pattern that communicates your style, from graphic prints to quirky illustrations. In this hallway, a wallpaper bedecked with knotted rope communicates a love of the sea, and a beachy vibe. 

9. Travel to another world with a mural

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In their very essence, hallways are areas of the home that people travel through – so why not take them somewhere amazing? A corridor’s elongated nature makes it a great canvas for mural wallpapers, allowing the full picture to play out uninterrupted. In this grand hallway, a painted, magical landscape featuring fruit trees, rolling hills, giant lizards and dancing unicorns. The addition of a seat by the entry table creates a spot for guests to sit and admire. 

10. Don’t forget the ceiling

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Wallpaper isn’t just for walls. Get creative and turn your nook of a hallway into an exciting design moment by embracing ceiling wallpaper ideas. In this example, a grey hallway space by the front door is turned into an atmospheric corner by the use of a storm-reminiscent pattern on the walls that hangs overhead too. The ceiling is given emphasis by the use of paneling on the lower half of the wall, nudging the visual interest upwards.  

11.  Take your staircase to the next level

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Many hallway spaces don’t include just one storey, but two. If you have staircase ideas to contend with too, consider how your wallpaper will travel upwards – and even make a feature out of it. In this example, wallpaper is used not on the wall that travels along the side of the staircase, but at the far end. When viewed singularly, the silver birch patterned paper makes the space on each level feel taller – and when viewed altogether the spaces appear to connect and give the impression of a forest growing up through the house. 

12. Be on trend with green 

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Being stuck inside for much of the last couple of years has made us want to bring the outdoors in – as such, green has become a hugely popular hue in interior design. It’s a great choice for modern hallway ideas, and for combining with more traditional, florally inspired wallpaper designs like the one used in this example. To inject some fun and freshness, mix and match different tones of green, including bright accents.

13. Make a lasting impression with a monochromatic scheme

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The accent wall is one of the most popular recent trends. It is a classic design device, which draws the eye to a specific area. Marrying the paint color of the walls with the wallpaper will ensure the contrast isn’t too harsh, so the scheme feels relaxing.

Striking, cool and confident, black and white is always a winning combination and will make a dramatic statement in a modern hallway. Create a perfect balance of the two neutrals, by using equal amounts of each.

14. Contrast colors in a small hallway

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Clever color combinations are very popular at the moment, perhaps as a counter-reaction to the many tonal greys from the past decade.

Decorate with a palette of blue and green in your small hallway ideas. This combination is often described as the modern monochrome, and it is easy to see why. Where once blue and green were never to be seen together, in fact, these hues sit particularly well together, so offer great scope for pattern mixing. See our blue hallway ideas for more inspiration.

'We all experience color differently from one another and each will have an energy that appeals. Work with your instincts, assert your whims, and look at the clothes in your wardrobe for color inspiration for your modern hallway,' advises interior designer, Andrea Maflin.

15. Introduce wood-effect wallpaper

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If you love the look of wall panelling, but don't want the commitment or upkeep, then look at wood-effect wallpaper instead. It's often used in architecture to create texture and interest, and here it's been added to create a character feel within a modern room that's limited on architectural detailing. The warmth of the wood used also makes a minimalist decorating scheme instantly more welcoming, too.

16. Bring the outdoors in with nature-inspired prints

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Marthe Armitage is truly special in the world of wallpaper. More artist than designer, she’s hand-blocked her botanical wallpapers on the same press since the 1950s. Paired with a painted bench, her Flora print brings the spirit of the summer garden inside.

Note the white background of this wallpaper design – it will bounce lots of light around a small hallway, making it feel as large as possible.

17. Define your hall with bold wallpaper

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The transient nature of hallways make them a great place to go bold with your wallpaper ideas. Any space where you spend limited amounts of time means you are less likely to get tired of your color or pattern decisions, so be brave and experiment with wallpaper trends.

For hallway ideas with dramatic impact, go for large scale repeats. Alternatively, murals are having a moment with wallcoverings right now, and halls are the best place for these. Many murals are also available as traditional, super-scaled up wallpapers, too – perfect if you want to cover the whole stretch of a hallway.

18. Go big with oversized florals

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Florals are big news for 2022 interiors and can be adapted to suit any space, even if you have a small or are looking for narrow hallway ideas. These new season designs have upped the style stakes and make it easy to work beautiful flowers into your décor.

Start off by thinking about color. The palette you choose will guide your decisions when it comes to choosing floral designs and will act as the basis for pulling your scheme together. 

19. Play with pattern and color in a narrow hallway

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A hallway landing is often overlooked as a vehicle for adding texture and color, and is often just thought of as a dead space, but it can become a welcoming focal point and add intrigue to your home. 

Most abstract paper won’t look out of place, especially if used with a heady collection of other designs. This geometric design excites and adds interest to the hall like no other. For a more focused design, pick out one color from your chosen paper and use it on doors and woodwork.

20. Go for dark and dramatic florals

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If your modern hallway is flooded with natural light you can afford to use a wallpaper with a more dramatic, darker color scheme. This scheme celebrates the resurgence of rich, bold prints by showing them off in a neutral, pared-back setting for an easy-to-live-with look.  Used in a hallway, this joyful wallpaper is the perfect choice for creating an eye-catching first impression. 

What kind of wallpaper is best for a hallway? 

Choosing the best wallpaper for a hallway is really down to what kind of hallway you have. If you have a small hallway, consider using horizontally striped wallpaper to elongate the space by drawing the eye to the end of the passage. Similarly, if you have low ceilings, a pattern with vertical linear direction will help the space feel taller, while light colors will stop the space feeling dark and pokey. 

If you’re not too worried about making the most of a compact space, then the best wallpaper is one that shows off your personality. With an entrance hallway, this wallpaper will be the first design choice any guests see when they enter your home, so make sure it’s one that communicates your style effortlessly.  

‘A hallway or corridor is an ideal environment for decorating with wallpapers,’ says Sarah Macgregor, Design Director for Colefax & Fowler and Jane Churchill . ‘First impressions are important and it is possible to make a welcoming impact with either a handcrafted small scale block print or the warm inviting texture of grasscloth.’ 

'Don't choose wallpaper in isolation when decorating. I'm a great believer in getting the whole scheme in your hand before you shop. Consider it all simultaneously, advises Martin Waller, founder of Andrew Martin .

'And just because a wall is papered doesn't mean you can't hang art over it. Kit Kemp , who we collaborated with for her eponymous collection, demonstrates this exuberantly in her schemes. Wallpaper and art combine to add such interesting layers to a hallway.'

Should I wallpaper a narrow hallway? 

Although wallpapering a narrow hallway might seem like a recipe for sensory overload, it is perfectly possible to make it work. Narrow spaces are more likely to collect shadows, so try to keep the space feeling as open and airy as possible with light colored wallpapers. If you’re still worried about the use of pattern feeling overwhelming, consider only using wallpaper on one side of the hallway, and paint the other side, ideally in a pale shade. 

What kind of wallpaper is best for a modern hallway?

To discover modern wallpaper that you will not only love, but will want to live with for years to come, spend time gathering samples from different suppliers. Try them out on your walls so you can test how each style works for you. If you are drawn to a particularly vivid or striking paper, think about using it in an entryway, where you can really make an impact. 

Looking to the past for inspiration can help you to achieve original interior styles. New printing techniques have made it easier than ever to create your own designs or choose specific colors and themes, so your wallpaper can be completely personal to you.

Like with paints, the look of wallpaper changes depending on the time of day and light available. Hallways typically have limited natural light available, so before committing, stick up a few A4 size sheets of your choice across the length of the hall. Check how the print and colors look throughout the day to ensure you like them as much at night time as you do with the morning light.

Ailis started out at British GQ, where a month of work experience turned into 18 months of working on all sorts of projects, writing about everything from motorsport to interiors, and helping to put together the GQ Food & Drink Awards. She then spent three years at the London Evening Standard, covering restaurants and bars. After a period of freelancing, writing about food, drink and homes for publications including Conde Nast Traveller, Luxury London and Departures, she started at Homes & Gardens as a Digital Writer, allowing her to fully indulge her love of good interior design. She is now a fully fledged food PR but still writes for Homes & Gardens as a contributing editor.

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> Entrance hall > What wallpaper to choose for a narrow corridor: tips and tricks (80+ photos)

How to decorate a narrow corridor in an apartment? Small spaces need to be visually enlarged! The easiest way to do this is with wallpaper, which will make the hallway a little larger and it will be more comfortable to be there. And about which wallpaper is better to glue in the hallway with a photo, you can read in this article.

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An increase in the corridor in the apartment with wallpaper is created by color, texture and decor. But from the very beginning, you need to choose the right type:

Any of these wallpapers can be used to visually expand the corridor and hallway.

Colors

The color of the walls in the hallway is a separate issue, since the palette can visually change the size of the room.

It is traditionally believed that cold colors tend to increase space. In this case, several rules must be observed:

Warm tones have the opposite property - they narrow the space. They are always striking, from which the narrowing is more intense. But they are allowed in the form of accents. By the way, if the wallpaper has a cold tone, and the ornament is warm, an imaginary three-dimensional effect is formed.

Sometimes warm tones are indispensable. You can try if you use 2 rules:

Winning color combinations include:

  1. White background and blue ornament.
  2. Blue background and white ornament.
  3. White with brown.
  4. Beige with gold.

Wall-paper for an entrance hall and a corridor can be with stone pattern and any other imitations. The only rule to follow is that the color must be cold!

Separately, it is worth highlighting the photo wallpaper for the hallway. For the corridor the most popular:

  1. Nature with a predominance of blue and green. Beautiful valleys, years, rivers, all this can be in the corridor. Wallpaper for a corridor in this style creates a window that makes up an "extra" visual space.
  2. Types of cities. Here black-and-white photographs of New York or London take precedence. It is convenient that they comply with the above rules. Shades of gray fall exactly in the tone that we need. Often there are bright accents in warm colors, creating a beautiful three-dimensional effect.

By the way, a full-fledged three-dimensional photo wallpaper that expands the space, as in the photo, is a great option. Often they also include views of cities or nature.

Texture

Texture largely determines the size of the wallpaper. This is a three-dimensional drawing on the surface of the canvas, which imitates the original material quite well:

  1. Brick. A backlog for a silicate brick with a volumetric texture of a cold tone will make the room a little larger. The reason for this is the appearance of bare walls. One gets the feeling that there was no repair here, which increases the space. It looks especially beautiful if you make it in sections, and not entirely.
  2. Natural stone. Like bricks, natural rocks can make a room look larger.

Often there is a textured ornament. It should be medium or small, repetitive. In addition to texture, ordinary stripes are popular. They are horizontal and vertical:

  1. Vertical. Stripes from the bottom up make the room visually higher. The length of the corridor depends on the distance and width of the strips. If they are placed too close, the room will become shorter.
  2. Horizontal. The corridor will become visually lower, but longer. It is worth gluing them in houses of modern construction, where there are no problems with the height of the ceilings.

Checkered wall murals are a good idea for an apartment hallway. They will create an optical illusion, which will make the walls appear longer.

A large mirror is a must in a small hallway! It is desirable that it be the height of the entire wall. You can achieve the desired effect if you combine a large mirror panel and wallpaper with small ornaments. Including there are corner glasses, which, when viewed from the side, reflect the room several times.

Some small corridors are immediately complemented by a niche. If it is present, it must be used. It is best to put a backlight with a mirror there. So the extra space will not be occupied, and the room will visually increase. You can also build a drywall cabinet there to match the rest of the room.

Lighting is important! It must be of high quality and be bright. The best option would be to use LED lamps. Then the light will fall on the whole room evenly, without contrast and dark areas.

Secondary light is also useful. Mirror lights (for example, a make-up mirror), LED strips and additional lighting.

Wall mural can be replaced with large posters with beautiful pictures. They will create the feeling of a window that will take the load off the walls.

Liquid wallpaper for a narrow corridor

Liquid wallpaper for a narrow corridor is an excellent solution for masking various wall irregularities, the ability to hide cracks. The solution is applied with a spatula and the mixture is leveled. This saves time and money on pre-priming. The coating turns out to be seamless - there will be no peeling corners, divergent joints. It is proposed to cover the surface with varnish - this will then allow you to clean the scenes with a washing vacuum cleaner, to do wet cleaning with rags. This option deserves special attention in order to get a beautiful and practical coating that will look prestigious and modern for a long time to come.

Other options for wallpaper in a narrow hallway

Wallpaper in the corridor - Correct Tips (40 photos)

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  5. Different design options for the corridor (40 photos)

Entrance hall is a room where everyone is: both guests and hosts, it is impossible to bypass it. The hallway will tell the first impression about you and your lifestyle. Therefore, this part of the apartment needs to be given a lot of attention. It’s good if you have a spacious house, because as a rule, they save on corridors. And if the apartment is Khrushchev, then they often have small corridors.

Choosing the right wallpaper for the hallway is a very difficult task. They should be practical and visually adjust the space.

Narrow corridor - expand, make dark one light, and so on. It is important to adhere to the rules and any room can be fraudulently brought closer to perfection. The design should be to your taste, but in harmony with the furniture and the rest of the apartment space.

Important tips

Wallpaper remains the main decoration of the walls. They have a lot of shades, patterns, structure, give an aesthetic appearance, coziness and comfort. With the right selection, they will fill the hallway with space and light. The most practical option is washable or liquid wallpaper. The hallway is exposed to street dirt and dust. You can go for little tricks and combine practical types of washable or liquid wallpaper with vinyl. Glue the area most prone to contamination with washable wallpaper, and the rest of the hallway with vinyl. Combined look spectacular and stylish.

Washable or liquid wallpaper is better for corridors. Liquid wallpaper must be applied by a professional!

Popular types of wallpaper for the corridor:

Color range

If you are thinking about renovation, then you will have to work hard with the hallway. Repair in the hallway is a laborious and painstaking process. The design should be thoughtful and practical.

With the help of simple wallpaper, you can emphasize all the shortcomings of the hallway, or you can enhance the impression of comfort and set the tone for a homely atmosphere.

Therefore, it is difficult to come up with the perfect design for a narrow, small corridor. Everyone is a designer of his own home, but still there are some universal tips that will help you avoid common mistakes. One has only to follow their recommendations, and the hallway will have an impeccable appearance.

The color scheme of depends on your taste and preferences, but you should know:

White and light colors will add space to the hallway. The only negative, they are very easily soiled for the hallway. But if you choose a light background with dark abstraction, colors, then a light design will become practical. Due to the dark pattern, minor defects will not be so visible.

Dark, cool colors will make a hallway look gloomy and even make it look smaller. This color solution requires a special lighting scenario.

With directed light from wall sconces, an overhead lamp and a few additional lighting points, the entrance hall will become very cozy and stylish, even with dark wallpaper.

Design solutions for the corridor

As for the design of the entrance hall, there is a wide range of choice. The main thing is to choose the right ornament wallpaper, color palette and combination with the color of the ceiling and floor.

Striped wallpaper in the hallway has been very popular for many years, but you need to be extremely careful with them. Ideally, striped wallpaper is suitable for a bright, large, square hallway. There is no need to invent anything here, they harmoniously fit into the corridor. If you are the owners of a narrow corridor, then the visual strip will stretch the corridor even more. The most common striped wall pasting method is half a wall, imitation of panels at the bottom of the wall. The space can be stretched out with a strip or a pattern that looks like a strip. I would like to note that striped wallpaper is always fashionable.

For a narrow and long corridor, choose soft tones. Expand the hallway - a wall with a horizontal stripe.

Horizontal striped wallpaper, recommended for "short" and parallel walls. Visually, the room will appear longer.

The classic look of the hallway decor is the panels. Many consider the design of the panels to be irrelevant, but it is they who will correct the appearance of the corridor in Khrushchev. Panels are considered a classic design solution, and from a functional point of view, they are also practical. You can glue it in one collection, you can pick up the bottom in a strip, and the top is plain or in a flower.

It is better to glue the ceiling with light wallpaper or make it stretch.

Wall-paper in a corridor with abstraction. They probably fit better than any other species. A variety of patterns will help hide minor flaws. The assortment is pleasing to the eye, and the pricing policy is designed for different income levels of the population. If you choose a light tone and a dark pattern, then revealing dirt, small scratches are not so noticeable.

Plain wallpaper in the hallway is good for its simplicity. They highlight the furniture in the hallway, mirrors and other decor. For such wallpapers, the walls must be perfectly smooth, they are not too pompous, but they bring style to the interior.

Wall murals for the corridor

Wall murals in the interior of the corridor look beautiful and stylish. Dandelions, daisies, cars, whatever. But it is very difficult to pick them up - this is a whole science. Well, if you have a spacious, large hall, any photo wallpaper will fit perfectly there. But what to do in the hallway of an apartment in Khrushchev.

For a narrow corridor, when selecting photo wallpapers, the following rules apply:

  • bright colors of photo wallpapers should be combined with pastel colors. Such a color combination will not put pressure on vision and the psyche;
  • dark tones will visually narrow the corridor;
  • in a small apartment, do not use photo wallpapers with small flowers and drawings. For this type of wallpaper you need a lot of light.

    • Wallpapers with large images or scenes can be combined with other wallpapers. A spectacular combination can be achieved with liquid wallpaper, they look like decorative plaster. Liquid wallpaper is also good because it does not require particularly careful preparation of the walls before applying the finish, and the effects achieved by liquid wallpaper can be quite unexpected in design and capabilities. It doesn’t matter what types of wall decoration to combine with, the main thing is the noble and well-groomed appearance of the hallway.

    Mirrors in front of the photo wallpaper will visually expand the hallway.

    The design of a room with the help of photo wallpapers always adds extra space to the room, even for a narrow and long corridor in Khrushchev.

    Tips for choosing wallpaper for a small corridor

    The corridor in the Khrushchev apartment is narrow and small. Difficult to design with all fashion trends. You can avoid gross mistakes when choosing wallpaper in a small corridor, just by listening to the advice of designers. And the design of the hallway will be perfect.

    Corridor design principles: