How to Choose Wallpapers for the Hallway?

Choosing wallpapers for the hallway? Don't forget to consider several factors

Usually, a hallway is a long and narrow room with multiple doors, a coat rack, a shelf for shoes, sometimes with wardrobes. The functional use of the hallway area also affects the choice of finishing. Wallpapers for hallways are often chosen to match other rooms, such as the kitchen, or even the same finish is used in these spaces. For homeowners who don't know what wallpapers to choose for a hallway, photos of various living room decoration options can suggest ideas.

Photo 1 — Wallpapers for the hallway that visually expand the space

Photo 2 — Aesthetic wallpapers for the hallway

Photo 3 — Practical wallpapers for the hallway

Summarizing everything said above, you can highlight the following factors that should be considered when choosing wallpapers for hallway walls:

Aesthetics and originality.

Practicality.

Hallway dimensions and its contents.

Compatibility of decoration with the design of adjacent rooms (not always necessary).

Although practicality is listed second in the list, it is actually hard to determine whether wallpapers for hallway walls should primarily be beautiful or practical. Undoubtedly, when choosing wallpapers for a hallway, both factors are of primary importance. However, wallpapers that quickly become unusable will automatically lose their appearance. The most practical types of wallpapers for a hallway are:

The Most Practical Types of Wallpapers

Laminated wallpapers – washable paper wallpapers covered with a polyethylene film. They are easy to clean, the cheapest option, and there is a wide selection of colors and patterns. However, they are rarely used in hallways.

Vinyl wallpapers – washable wallpapers based on paper or felt with a vinyl coating. They protect against moisture and dirt, are long-lasting, and wear-resistant. These wallpapers can be cleaned with a brush. Vinyl wallpapers come in breathable and mold-resistant varieties. A special type of vinyl wallpapers – silk screen printing – adds elegance to any room, but they should only be applied to smooth walls.

Cork wallpapers – made from natural material, consisting of a paper base with a thin layer of cork applied. They are eco-friendly, non-toxic, and can be cleaned with a damp cloth or sponge. They feature a pleasant texture and an interesting color palette.

Liquid wallpapers – one of the most convenient ways to decorate hallway walls. Their advantage is that such wallpapers can be used on uneven walls: the mixture is applied with a spatula in a thin layer and evenly spread over the wall. All unevennesses are filled and blended, with no seams. Not fearing that such wallpapers will peel off, they can be vacuumed, and after opening the varnish, a 1-2 mm layer of liquid wallpapers can be washed. Liquid wallpapers have an interesting texture, different from standard wallpapers, and come in a wide color range.

Choosing Wallpapers for the Hallway by Color Palette

The color of wallpapers is also related to practicality: on too light-colored wallpapers, it's easy to leave dirty marks from a coat or umbrella, or a dog, etc. However, dark wallpapers are also unsuitable for small spaces like hallways. For narrow hallways with artificial lighting, dark tones are not recommended. Of course, the owner is free to decide what wallpapers to apply in a hallway, but it should be remembered that too dark wall colors will make the hallway very gloomy, and too light colors may become a waste of time and money, as they will soon require replacement.

It's not necessary but the hallway decoration can repeat or continue the design of the kitchen or another room. However, even if the interior and decoration of the hallway are not related to other spaces, the wallpaper color should complement the room doors, which usually dominate the hallway, especially the front door. It will look harmonious if the hallwalls match the floor, ceiling, and furniture.

As for wallpaper patterns, an image with large colors or stripes is suitable for a spacious living room. In small hallway spaces in most apartments, such patterns will only distort the space, making it visually even smaller, or conversely, unnecessarily stretch it.

A catalog of wallpapers, available on every website and in every wallpaper store, can help choose the right ones for a hallway. The color of wallpapers for the hallway, as already mentioned, can be very diverse – according to the owner's taste. The only thing is not to go to extremes. One can choose one beautiful wallpaper and cover the entire hallway with it, or combine several types. For example, it's convenient and interesting to cover the top of the wall with lighter wallpapers and the bottom with darker ones, separating them with a suitable trim. Different types of wallpapers can be used on different walls. Combined wallpapers in the hallway are shown in the photos below.

Photo 4 — Combined wallpapers for the hallway

Photo 5 — Original use of combined wallpapers in the hallway

Photo 6 — Traditional wallpapers for the hallway

Price of Wallpapers for the Hallway

It remains only to buy wallpapers for the hallway and start renovating the living room. The price of wallpapers in Kyiv: from 60 hryvnia per roll for good vinyl or laminated wallpapers, the same wallpapers from well-known European factories – from 400 hryvnia per roll, retail price of liquid wallpapers – from 115 hryvnia, cork panels – from 125 hryvnia per square meter.

In Moscow, you can buy wallpapers for the hallway starting from 240 rubles for decent vinyl wallpapers, branded wallpapers will cost an average of 1000-1500 rubles per roll, liquid wallpapers – from 450 rubles per package, cork wallpapers – mostly from 350 rubles per square meter.

Prices and offers are available for any taste and budget, so you can afford to tidy up the "face" of your apartment – the hallway.