Hallway repair - photo examples of well-thought-out repairs
The entrance hall is the “face” of your home. It creates a first impression that cannot be made a second time.
How to make repairs in the hall less expensive? First you need to go shopping and compare prices, you can also immediately buy all the material at construction sites, if finances allow. Perhaps you have experience in the repair and you will not need to hire specialists. In addition, coming up with repair ideas in the hallway and putting them into practice with your own hands will bring you a lot of pleasure. But in any business you need consistency.
Work plan
1. Create a project (what exactly is needed and where it will be located)
2. Calculate the price of all materials and furniture
3. Measure the area
4. To dismantle and remove garbage.
5. Purchase materials
6. Make the floor, walls, ceiling
7. Install furniture.
Material for floor and walls
The basis of the repair of the hallway in the apartment is the choice of materials. It starts with the flooring, of course, this is a matter of taste, but if you are going to make warm floors, then you should give preference to the tile, it is more resistant to high temperatures than linoleum and laminate. Also, if you have frequent guests, a small child or pets, and cleaning is not your fetish, it is better to put a dark coating on the floor, or in a small ornament. With the help of such a trick, small garbage will be less noticeable, moreover, the entrance hall is the most passageway.
Today there is a large assortment of wall coverings - these are ordinary wallpaper, for painting and liquid, decorative plaster and various types of paint. Unlike the floor, the walls should not be dark, light and bed tones look more comfortable, besides visually increase the space, especially if you are repairing a narrow entrance hall. Now there are many relevant ideas for decorating walls, for example, brick, wood, natural moss or special stickers.
Your hallway will become individual if you decide to paint it with different colors or creative drawings, it’s not necessary to go to an art school, there are special stencils and training videos, but there are also specialists who can decorate your hallway with a bewitching 3D object.
Ceiling and lighting
The hallway often has no windows and is dark enough, so there should be good lighting. It is recommended to place light sources here as follows: 1 point per 2 square meters or a chandelier with several bulbs.
They do not look at the ceiling so often, but everyone wants to make it beautiful. Stretch ceilings are inexpensive, they are convenient to wash, there are various colors and patterns, including 3D. Plasterboard material is more expensive and steals height, but with its help beautiful multi-level ceilings of different shapes are made. The cheapest way is to paint the ceiling with your own hands or to paste wallpaper on it.
Furniture
The final stage of improving the entrance hall is the selection and placement of furniture and accessories. Sliding wardrobe is a modern and integral part; it will fit perfectly into any interior. All outer clothing and unused shoes will hide in it. When you open the doors will not interfere, and buying a cabinet with mirrors, you will visually expand the area. In case the hallway is compact, it is possible to install a hanger and a small bedside table. Shelves and niches made of drywall will look stylish, and attract attention, unlike finished furniture, you can imagine here, both in color and in size.
Wall decoration will make your hallway modern and interesting. Guests will long consider frames with photographs, children's drawings, paintings, panels, mosaics or something else that will decorate your beginning at home.
A cabinet or shelf for shoes is no less significant element of the hallway.They are open and closed type, as well as various shapes and sizes.
Interesting and funny moments during the decoration can be captured and saved as a souvenir of your repair photos in the hallway, shown to friends, hung in a frame for housewarming or to remember the time when a new life began in a renovated apartment.
Conclusion
Doing repairs yourself, of course, takes a long time, but it will save your money and bring a feeling of satisfaction when the final result of your efforts is visible. Have questions or suggestions? Write them in the comments.
Photos - examples of professional repairs in the hallway
Hello everybody. I want to tell you how this article helped me in the repair. It all started with the fact that I could not figure out how to make our entrance hall attractive and modern, and at the same time not spend a fortune on this. I came across this article. I have not yet met so many different ideas and tips in design. Spent two hours in a row, choosing the right interior for me. One sunk into the soul so much that I decided to make a full copy of it at home, Thank you very much for the ideas.