Design of a Long Corridor. Searching for Interesting Solutions

Zoning

Clear zoning of the room into an entrance and passage area. Zoning can be achieved using various finishing materials (place tiles near the entrance door, then cover the floor with carpet or install laminate flooring), multiple lighting points, and appropriate furniture.

Photo 1 — Floor finishing during zoning doesn't have to differ drastically. For example, you can just change the direction of laminate laying

Playing with Visual Perception

Make a narrow corridor appear wider and even taller by choosing light tones. Pay special attention to a light ceiling. It can 'stretch' the design of a dark-colored corridor as well. Instead of a white ceiling surface, you can make a mirror one: this will also increase the lighting in the room. Moreover, you can make the corridor look fuller by wallpapering the walls in vertical stripes or painting them in a similar manner.

Photo 2 — White ceiling in a hallway interior

If you don't want to further 'stretch' the corridor in length, avoid horizontal stripes or any type of horizontal finishing (for example, when the bottom third is decorated with artificial stone or wooden cladding, while the top two-thirds are covered with wallpaper or painted in a contrasting color).

Interior Items

Start with the doors. If you don't want to remove them permanently, simply replace hinged doors with sliding ones.

Photo 3 — Furniture in the hallway can be placed in niches

Smart Furniture Arrangement

One of the most optimal options for furnishing a narrow corridor is a tall wardrobe-closet along the wall. Especially if you design its internal layout yourself, as not all standard shelf arrangements are practical: low sliding drawers are much more useful for you than deep and tall stationary shelves.

Photo 4 — Light and narrow furniture is the perfect choice for an extended hallway

Lighting

Don't leave dark corners in the hallway and prefer spot lighting over central lighting. It's not necessary to hang bulbs all over the frame of a wardrobe-closet and turn the space into a Christmas lights display, but autonomous lighting organized from different switches and placed along the corridor walls will not only illuminate but also beautifully decorate it.

Photo 5 — Lighting fixtures should be chosen from the same series or style, provided that the corridor and hallway finishes are identical

Photo 6 — Design of a square corridor

Comfortable Minimalism: Design of a Narrow Long Corridor

Photo 7 — Classic style interior of a corridor

Photo 8 — Nearly all necessary functions can be performed by just one piece of furniture

Photo 9 — Minimalist hallway interior in modern style

Photo 10 — The main advantage of built-in furniture in a corridor is the minimalist interior and no unnecessary lines