Furnish hallway
Guido reveals how the transition to the living experience will be
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Furnishing the hallway is often underestimated. Guido has tips for designing a beautiful transitional space. The next trip to the bathroom? A living experience.
“Across the hall and then right, there is the toilet.” The hallway – on the floor plan often just a transition between rooms – is totally underestimated! Hardly anyone says “Entrée” these days, but a hallway is exactly that: the area you enter and which makes the first impression. Unfortunately, it is often neglected and becomes a temporary storage place for things that have no defined place.
Its special position offers the chance to draw on the full when it comes to design: extravagant pictures, here a sculpture, there a standing sill… if you have to wait for a short time, you have a lot to look at, the space in between becomes a stopover. Light colors and mirrors conjure up space, warm light coziness. A pouf turns the last corner into a cozy niche.
And what about day-to-day operations? A short-pile carpet and wipeable wall paint can do a lot. Slim furniture such as consoles or shoe cabinets ensure functionality. Give this room just as much attention as the living room, kitchen and bathroom – then the way to the toilet becomes a small living experience.
This article originally appeared in Guido issue no. 02/2021.