How to Choose the Right Hallway Chest of Drawers


The hallway is a multifunctional and practical room in any house or apartment. This is where we daily gather, dress, and put on shoes before going outdoors. The threshold of the hallway we cross first after returning home. In view of such a demand for this room, it is very important to choose high-quality and comfortable furniture, taking into account the size of the room, based on your preferences and needs.

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Shoe Cabinet in the Hallway

The hallway is a versatile room, the main function of which is to store outerwear and shoes.  The modern, high-quality, and multifunctional shoe cabinets and chest of drawers were designed especially for this room. Open and closed shelves in these pieces of furniture have a special structure and shape aiming at the careful storage of shoes. The surface of shoe nightstands is used to place and store important little things (keys, phones, umbrellas) and placement of stylish decorative elements.

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Slim Shoe Cabinet for a Narrow Hallway

Saving space in a small hallway, perhaps, is the main task in the process of repair and creation of the interior. A non-standard-shaped chest of drawers, mainly high, not deep, and narrow will help in solving this issue. Nightstands with doors are called closed, without them – open. Narrow nightstands can be suspended and floor-standing and they can be equipped with additional elements: a mirror, a seat, a hanger. Design experts strongly recommend ordering ergonomic narrow nightstands by individual design, in this case, you can maximize the advantageous and economical use of the hallway area.

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Entryway Shoe Cabinet with a Seat

This version of the cabinet can also safely be called economical and compact. The surface of an ordinary cabinet for hallways made of soft fabric easily performs the role of a seat – an obligatory attribute of the hallway. The lower part of the cabinet, under the seat, is usually adapted for storing shoes as a shoe cabinet, or for storing things as a chest of drawers. This design with a seat is often an element of a hallway furniture set. Such cabinets are made of natural wood, universal plastic, budget wood panels, strong and durable metal.

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A Cabinet with a Mirror in the Hallway

Such a popular combination resembles a cabinet with shelves and drawers in the lower part and a mirror in the upper part. Entryway cabinets with a mirror are presented in a wide range: narrow and wide, deep and shallow, combined and separate, closed and open. The mirror over the nightstand, thanks to its reflecting capacity, visually expands the space. This construction with a mirror can be purchased separately in whatever style you like or as part of a furniture set for the hallway.

How to Choose the Right Hallway Chest of Drawers. The classic white chest and mirror for spacious room with dark wooden floot

 

Cabinet-Banquette for the Hallway

A common, compact, and comfortable version of furniture for the hallway is a chest of drawers with a bench on its top. Such a version consists of an open or closed cabinet with a seat. Sometimes this furniture accessory can be supplemented with a shelf on its side, on the surface of which important things are conveniently placed: keys, phone, documents, bag. Also on the additional surface of the cabinet, you can place decorative items or a room flower.

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Rack with a Chest of Drawers

This combination of pieces of furniture can safely be called a classic, which can be found in almost every home. The advantages of such a piece of furniture tandem are versatility, functionality, ergonomics, mobility. Indeed, a rack with a nightstand combines different storage systems, is easy to move, and saves maximum space due to the compact placement.

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There are also several varieties of such furniture. The variant of coat rack with a shoe rack with linear placement and convenient storage of outerwear and shoes. A corner type of coat rack with a chest, which is characterized by compactness and spaciousness, and placed at the junction of two walls in the corner. Complete furniture cabinet with closed shelves and open hanger, distinguished by convenience and unified design.

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Corner Cabinet for the Hallway

The corner chests of drawers for the hallway are characterized by a number of advantages and have several basic types. The enviable frequency of choice of such chests is due, first of all, to the main advantages: they take up little space, are very compact. The design and shape are made mainly in smooth lines, which ensures safe operation. Corner cabinets stand out for their spaciousness and originality of design.

How to Choose the Right Hallway Chest of Drawers. Corner chest with open shelves

Suspended Cabinet for the Hallway

The suspended cabinet is an original version, distinguished by the unusual placement by fixing it to the wall. When choosing such a cabinet, it is important to pay attention to the following important criteria: sufficient size of the cabinet inside with the storage systems you need, suitable dimensions, reliability and excellent quality of this furniture product, the strength of the cabinet itself and its mounts.

Classic interior of the corridor with laminated floor and light pastel colors with dark round mirror for decoration

A Small Cabinet

A chest of drawers of small size is an excellent solution in a situation where the hallway is allocated a minimum area, and the need for furniture for storing things and shoes is great. Today, the furniture industry offers us a wide range of small cabinets for hallways: with the top in the form of a seat, compact corner stands, narrow ergonomic cabinets, modular models. It is also possible to combine all the advantages of the described types in the design of a chest of drawers for the hallway by the individual project to order.

Light pastel glossy facades of the cabinet and purple silkscreen wallpaper in the classic entryway

It would seem that the chest of drawers for the hallway is a simple, not the most significant piece of furniture and interior element. But, as practice shows, a competent and structured approach in choosing the right kind, quality materials, convenient storage systems and stylish design of the chest of drawers for the hallway will allow you to complement the interior of the functional piece of furniture and a bright beautiful accent.

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