When thinking about lighting in the hallway, you need to solve several problems at once: compensate for the lack of natural light, visually increase the area and, finally, make sure that a person, looking in the mirror before leaving, can evaluate his appearance. In this article we will analyze all the features of constructing a lighting scheme with examples.
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Features of the hallway layout
Most often, hallways are deprived of natural light, and there is not enough light from the windows of neighboring rooms. Layout features also play a big role in organizing hallway lighting: rooms can be small and square or narrow and long. In any case, the lighting should be sufficient and comfortable.
Proper lighting in the hallway solves several problems:
- Provides comfort to residents and guests of the house so that they can conveniently clean themselves up in front of the mirror.
- It is an integral part of the interior and more than compensates for the shortcomings of the room. Designers use a variety of modifications of lamps in order to visually enlarge a small space, expand the walls of a narrow corridor, and make the ceilings higher. For these purposes, in addition to lamps, the right shades of furniture and walls are selected, giving preference to light glossy surfaces.
- Zones the room with a spacious hallway, separating the space at the front door from the rest, on which you can place an armchair with a waiting table, a chest of drawers, and a closet for storing seasonal clothes.
- Accentuates certain areas, for example, the space around the mirror or the dressing room.
In hallways, soft yellow or cool white light is usually used. It is better to focus on one option so as not to disturb the harmony in the lighting scheme.
No. 7. What else needs to be considered?
The issue of hallway lighting must be approached responsibly, and in order to organize a comfortable and harmonious space, it is better to think in advance about the layout of each lamp and switch, and even better, to depict all this on paper along with a plan for the arrangement of pieces of furniture.
Although the hallway in most cases does not have its own windows, sunlight can penetrate into it from neighboring rooms . To take advantage of this opportunity, you can refuse, for example, the door to the living room or kitchen, designing the doorway in the form of an arch. You can use all-glass doors or door leaves with glass inserts.
Lights with a motion sensor will help you save on energy bills , which will light up only when there are people in the hallway. The advantages are noticeable to the naked eye: there is no need to look for a switch in the dark, and it will be impossible to forget to turn off the light. Such automation today does not cost much, so it is available to almost everyone.
Lighting fixtures for the hallway
As a rule, you can select several suitable lighting options in the hallway using various modifications of lighting fixtures. The final choice depends on the overall interior design, decorating style and preferences of the homeowners.
Suitable scenes for Feng Shui
An important point is to choose a suitable subject for the image. It is worth abandoning scenes of violence, images of various natural disasters and broken objects. It will be useful to use still lifes, landscapes and portraits of happy and cheerful people in decoration.
A good alternative is to hang family photos in the hallway.
It is necessary that the painting in its own style does not violate the overall concept of the corridor. Flirty versions of paintings that fit perfectly into the entrance area will look very touching.
Chandelier
A suspended ceiling chandelier as the main light source is a traditional approach to hallway lighting:
- a compact chandelier in a palace style will decorate the classic interior of the hallway;
- round or square lampshades, unusual geometric shapes of the ceiling chandelier are suitable for interiors in the style of minimalism, loft, scandi;
- High-tech chandeliers themselves look like works of modern art and are an excellent element of lighting in a medium-sized hallway.
If the choice fell on a chandelier of an original design, of an unusual shape, then the ceiling should not draw attention to itself: it is enough to paint it with semi-matte paint or install a tension structure with a matte surface.
Rules for choosing panels for a room according to Feng Shui
To attract positive energy, the location of decorative elements, their size and appearance are important.
Among all the variety of objects, paintings are of great importance for decorating the corridor space according to Feng Shui.
When choosing paintings to decorate a corridor according to Feng Shui, the main attention should be paid to their texture. Images of scenes and events that have a negative emotional connotation are not allowed on the panel.
Among all the variety of objects, paintings are of great importance for decorating the corridor space according to Feng Shui.
Feng Shui reproductions in the room are used not only to decorate the space, but also to redirect the flow of energy entering the apartment space from the front door.
Advice! When designing a corridor, it should be taken into account that a large number of flows of both positive and negative energy penetrate into the large room.
Excessive positive energy contributes to excessive self-confidence and unnecessary aggression.
Feng Shui reproductions in the room are used not only to decorate the space, but also to redirect the flow of energy entering the apartment space from the front door.
To prevent such influence, according to Feng Shui, in the corridor, you should hang a bright and large picture in front of the entrance that will attract attention.
The following scenes can be depicted on the panel located in the corridor:
- waterfalls with a medium flow of water, symbolizing the flow of funds into the house;
- bright landscape images, but it is not recommended to use paintings whose duration is sunset;
- animals without signs of aggressive behavior, it is advisable to depict animals in pairs;
- luxury and chic items;
- images of happy couples and children.
To prevent such influence, according to Feng Shui, in the corridor in front of the entrance you should hang a bright and large picture that will attract attention.
If the house has a long corridor, it is recommended to hang a panel on the wall depicting white horses moving towards the living room. This panel is a symbol of pure and bright energy that attracts the house.
Spotlights
For lighting in a hallway with suspended ceilings, recessed spotlights are best suited, especially since modern industry offers an incredible selection of a wide variety of, sometimes bizarre, configurations in gold, silver, bronze, chrome, nickel, and crystal.
If the ceiling is matte, the light should be directed downwards, and if the tension structure has a glossy surface, then you can choose movable models of spotlights: they will emphasize the specularity of the ceiling.
Spot models are often combined with a chandelier: an original lampshade in the center of the ceiling and laconic spotlights around the chandelier or along the walls - adequate lighting for a medium-sized hallway. Overhead point models are mounted on a regular concrete ceiling or wall.
Mounting options
Both the coverage area and the reliability of operation of the equipment itself will depend on the installation location and method of fastening artificial lighting devices.
Depending on the installation location, mounting options are divided into:
- ceiling lamps;
- wall sconces;
- floor;
- mounted in furniture.
In addition, all corridor lighting devices can have a suspended mounting method, surface-mounted or built-in. Please note that long oversized lampshades hanging from the ceiling or lagging behind the wall should take into account the height and width of the room so that they do not interfere with your free movement around it.
According to the method of fastening, all corridor lighting devices are divided into:
- fixed with dowels;
- bracket mounted;
- pasted on double-sided tape.
The first two methods are suitable for surfaces made of durable hard material. For gluing, the main criterion is the ability of the surface to adhere to the glue.
Spots
Among the modern and convenient types of lighting fixtures for illuminating the ceiling in the hallway, spots occupy a special place.
Rotating lamps on a busbar or rod have not gone out of fashion for many years. Two, three or more lamps on a rod will provide the amount of light that is required in the hallway.
For spacious rooms, entire track systems with a laconic and at the same time elegant high-tech design are installed. Track systems are placed not only on the ceiling, but also on the wall.
The advantage of rotating spots is that they make it easy to adjust the lighting area. Thanks to the fashionable and at the same time universal design in the loft style, lamps that look like mini-spotlights have gained wide popularity among designers and consumers.
Lanterns
In private two-story houses, as a rule, the hallways are not only spacious, but also high. In addition, they sometimes contain stairs. If the upper part of the room abuts the roof, then you can make a roof window or a so-called lantern in the ceiling. The shape can be any, at the request of the owner. Through it, daylight will always penetrate into the hallway. Naturally, a source of artificial lighting should be provided for evening and night time.
Sometimes there is a desire to create an imitation of such a lantern in an apartment. To do this, you can use either a special light design like the same lantern, or create the illusion of light coming from above using a translucent ceiling with lamps installed on the reverse side. You can also run a cornice along the wall with lamps attached to it.
Wall sconces
How to make lighting in the hallway also a decorative element? Use sconces! Wall lamps with original geometry or rectangular versions with light directed both up and down will be an excellent functional decoration for a modern hallway.
Paired sconces are traditionally placed on either side of the mirror, and if you choose lamps of an unusual design in the high-tech style, then this is no longer just lighting, but a tribute to modern technologies in the interior of the house.
Norms and requirements
Despite moving quickly along the corridor, the lack of light can cause a number of inconveniences, as well as its excessive intensity. In this matter, the easiest way is to navigate through adjacent rooms so that a single space is created without sharp changes and contrast.
A number of other rules should also be noted:
- In accordance with the requirements of SanPiN 2.2.1/2.1.1.1278-03 and SP 52.13330.2011, the illumination level in the corridor must be at least 50 Lux. And in places of increased visual load - at least 300 Lux.
- Based on clause 6.6.31 of the PUE, switches for switching lighting devices should be placed at a height of 0.8 to 1.7 m relative to the floor.
- According to clause 7.1.51 of the PUE, the switch must be located on the side of the door handle at the entrance. However, if, in addition to the main lighting in the corridor, other local lighting is used, their switches can be installed in the appropriate zones.
- In accordance with clause 1.7.51 of the PUE, all conductive elements of the luminaire design in normal operation must be connected to protective grounding.
- The location of lighting devices should be as safe as possible so that a person in the room does not catch them.
Examples of lighting organization
The most difficult in terms of lighting are small hallways and narrow corridors.
Narrow hallway
You should approach lighting in a narrow hallway creatively. On the ceiling, you can place spotlights along the walls in a checkerboard pattern or create an asymmetrical composition with them. It is recommended to place sconces on a free wall, and hang modern paintings between them.
Photos of lighting in the hallway with different decor and design demonstrate the wealth of choice and options.
