Smart Storage: 7 Design Ideas for Hallway Cupboards
Shoes, bags… Keeping your hall free of clutter can be a challenge. The solution is well-designed storage
If you want to keep your hallway neat and organised, it’s worth investing in bespoke cabinetry. Take a look at these smart pieces of joinery to find inspiration for your own space.
Integrate a surface…
If you can’t decide whether to opt for a full-height cabinet or a low console with a surface, try combining the two.
The designers of this space, Zulufish, have used the whole wall to build a frame of storage around a handy console unit. The wall cabinets and shelves encasing the unit are slightly shallower, so they don’t protrude into the hallway, while a window above the console surface, which looks into the living room, helps to prevent the bank of storage feeling oppressive
If you’re planning a shallow cupboard for your coats, use pull-out hanging rails rather than one that runs from side to side.
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If you can’t decide whether to opt for a full-height cabinet or a low console with a surface, try combining the two.
The designers of this space, Zulufish, have used the whole wall to build a frame of storage around a handy console unit. The wall cabinets and shelves encasing the unit are slightly shallower, so they don’t protrude into the hallway, while a window above the console surface, which looks into the living room, helps to prevent the bank of storage feeling oppressive
If you’re planning a shallow cupboard for your coats, use pull-out hanging rails rather than one that runs from side to side.
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…or pop in a seat
This idea works for a seating nook, too. By going up and over, the designers at Lisette Voute Designs have managed to create masses of storage while still providing a spot to sit down.
The cushioned perch is ideal for putting on shoes, and the hooks above can be used for hanging small items such as scarves and bags.
Take a look at more hallway photos
This idea works for a seating nook, too. By going up and over, the designers at Lisette Voute Designs have managed to create masses of storage while still providing a spot to sit down.
The cushioned perch is ideal for putting on shoes, and the hooks above can be used for hanging small items such as scarves and bags.
Take a look at more hallway photos
Cut out some cupboards…
The understairs area is a popular spot for hallway storage, but the angled shape can make it hard to access. So instead of fitting just one standard hinged door, consider incorporating three or four, as the team at EMR Architecture have done here.
By dividing the surface into a series of stepped doors, they’ve made it easier to reach every area of the cupboard cavity.
The understairs area is a popular spot for hallway storage, but the angled shape can make it hard to access. So instead of fitting just one standard hinged door, consider incorporating three or four, as the team at EMR Architecture have done here.
By dividing the surface into a series of stepped doors, they’ve made it easier to reach every area of the cupboard cavity.
…or design some drawers
To go one step further, you could invest in pull-out cupboards on runners, like these ones by Margot Tsim Interiors. This is particularly useful if the cupboard space is quite deep, as the drawers can be pulled out to give access to items at the back.
Here, the drawers have been fitted with sloped shelves for the owners’ shoes.
To go one step further, you could invest in pull-out cupboards on runners, like these ones by Margot Tsim Interiors. This is particularly useful if the cupboard space is quite deep, as the drawers can be pulled out to give access to items at the back.
Here, the drawers have been fitted with sloped shelves for the owners’ shoes.
Open up
Another way to make the understairs area more accessible is to ditch the cupboard doors altogether in favour of open shelving. These cubbyholes have been designed by Ensoul to fit the household’s shoe collection perfectly.
There are taller spaces for boots and smaller ones for shoes, and the open design makes it easy for the owners to take out their footwear and – importantly – put it back again.
Another way to make the understairs area more accessible is to ditch the cupboard doors altogether in favour of open shelving. These cubbyholes have been designed by Ensoul to fit the household’s shoe collection perfectly.
There are taller spaces for boots and smaller ones for shoes, and the open design makes it easy for the owners to take out their footwear and – importantly – put it back again.
Let it slide
If your hallway is narrow, it makes sense to go for a space-saving cupboard door. A bifold design, which opens like a concertina, will protrude less than a hinged model, but even less obtrusive is a sliding door like this one by Macdonald Wright Architects.
The wide door glides back to give access to the slim but ample cupboard space without blocking the way for those who want to walk past.
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Tell us:
Which of these hallway cupboards is your favourite? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
If your hallway is narrow, it makes sense to go for a space-saving cupboard door. A bifold design, which opens like a concertina, will protrude less than a hinged model, but even less obtrusive is a sliding door like this one by Macdonald Wright Architects.
The wide door glides back to give access to the slim but ample cupboard space without blocking the way for those who want to walk past.
Read more:
8 Smart Ways to Add Seating in Your HallwayHow to Decorate the Hallway Console
Tell us:
Which of these hallway cupboards is your favourite? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
It’s possible to make storage furniture feel like part of your original home with a few thoughtful details.
Here, the designers at Thomas & Thomas have built an attractive cabinet at the side of an existing wall. They’ve added a base panel that continues on from the skirting boards to integrate it neatly. The cabinet is also painted in the same colour as the walls to help it blend into the space.
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