Overview of swing cabinets for the hallway, important nuances of selection

A roomy and convenient swing cabinet in the hallway is simply designed to equip a large area. If its dimensions allow the owners not to worry about saving space, such a piece of furniture will be a great solution. Successfully replacing all the rest of the furniture - wardrobes, cabinets, shelves, dressers, shelves for shoes and small items, a hinged wardrobe can accommodate all this as rationally as possible, without creating the illusion of an empty room. A wide range of models that harmoniously combine classic and modern design makes it possible to choose the right option. The unique style and beauty of the furniture is given by additional elements in the form of mirrors, original lighting, corner columns with shelves. The hinged wardrobe is quite functional, able to place a large number of wardrobe items.

Features

A hinged wardrobe is ideal for those who wish to furnish the entrance hall in a restrained classic style. Similar models do not lose their attractiveness for years. Proven by more than one generation, the cabinets meet all the requirements of the classic model range, combining convenience, functionality and a presentable appearance (numerous photos confirm this), while at the same time making a worthy competition to many beloved wardrobes. Before installing a cabinet with swing doors, you should calculate the area that it will take into account the open doors, will there be enough free space for passage. If it is rational to approach the organization of space, taking into account all the advantages and disadvantages of the room, hiding, for example, bulky objects in a niche, it is possible to place a swing cabinet even in a small hallway. Such furniture has its own characteristics:

• the built-in closet merges with the wall, is invisible, while it looks compact and aesthetically pleasing;
• all doors open silently;
• large capacity allows you to turn the entire space into a usable area, which is especially important for the placement of seasonal items of clothing;
• not even a professional can easily assemble a cabinet;
• designs combine traditional methods with the use of new technologies, which ensures reliability and durability;
• a variety of models makes it possible to choose the necessary and most successful option for everyone.

A swing cabinet has its pros and cons. The main advantage is manifested in the built-in modules - this is a large capacity. Clothing is freely placed and stored (including for the cold season), there are shelves for shoes, hats, umbrellas, bags and accessories, boxes for inventory, niches for large items. However, the hinged wardrobe has a number of drawbacks: it is quite large, takes up a lot of space, is not suitable for narrow hallways, you won’t hang clothes wet from the rain, and it’s difficult to decorate such a wardrobe with decoration items. With curved walls, hinged hinges are difficult to adjust. The design of the facade allows using only chipboard or mirrors as material.

If the entrance door of the room opens inward, it is not recommended to place a swing cabinet directly in front of the entrance, in fact, as well as in front of the room door that opens into the corridor.

Varieties

So that the cabinets in the hallway harmoniously complement the interior of the room, and not clutter up the space, you should think through all the useful elements in advance:

• Number of doors;
• type of opening of structures;
• the possibility of placement in the hallway;
• optimal filling.

A rectangular wardrobe with hinged doors is a classic option for a hallway, however modern design developments have stepped far forward, now each buyer will be able to choose the right piece of furniture according to his preferences and placement possibilities. Cabinets are diverse in appearance (form), functional features, depth, content, materials of manufacture, which is clearly visible in the photo of furniture catalogs. They are distinguished by impressive elegance, reliability of designs, original design and a variety of color solutions, external respectability. For all its merits, swing wardrobes are affordable.

In shape

A swing cabinet is a piece of furniture whose doors are fastened with hinges to the case, open outward by pressing a handle or smoothly exit using special mechanisms. By the number of doors, the structures are divided into one, two, three, four-door (sometimes up to six doors); type of opening on swinging and accordion doors. By form, they can be classified into:

• direct (linear) - large, roomy, multifunctional wardrobes for a spacious hallway of a classic style, in such storage systems you can easily allocate a place for things of the owners and guests;
• Corner (L-shaped) - combine two main advantages: spacious, suitable for placement in the hallway of small-sized apartments, sparingly occupying a "useless" space; a large angular design can replace a full wardrobe;
• radius - cabinets with curved lines (concave-convex), can occupy the corner of the hallway or be located along the wall, it all depends on the area of ​​the room;
• combined - combines the capabilities of a conventional swing wardrobe and chest of drawers or a direct wardrobe with a radius swing door.

According to the material of manufacture

Manufacturers use a variety of materials to make furniture in the hallway. Color, texture, decoration elements are selected depending on the general style of the room. If we talk about standard furniture, then most often they use relatively inexpensive MDF and chipboard, there are more expensive models made of wood, furniture stores offer the buyer to choose or order the appropriate material from the photo. Usually there is no such variety of materials used as for sliding wardrobes in swing doors, the facades of products can be decorated with decor or mirrors.

The price range varies depending on the materials used. For the manufacture of cabinets with swing doors in the hallway use:

• Chipboard - usually used for the manufacture of buildings, facades (on request and serial products), the surface can be simple, glossy, embossed, the color palette has more than 40 shades, the cost of the material is low;
• MDF - a more expensive material, is used to make the front facades of cabinets, coated with PVC film, with enamel, veneer;
• solid wood - has the highest cost, mainly furniture is made from it according to individual orders, high-quality, solid and durable;
• mirrors - an indispensable element in the production of cabinets for the hallway;
• accessories, fasteners and accessories for internal equipment.

The choice of material is determined by the personal preference of the buyer, his financial capabilities and the final desired result.

In depth

The design of swing cabinets can have different depths, from 30 cm to 80 cm, 60 cm is considered the most optimal, which is a decisive issue for their filling. This depth allows you to freely place any clothes without deforming them (while the bar is attached along the wardrobe), and any items can be conveniently removed from the shelves.

The cabinet, whose depth is 50 cm, has the same advantages as the previous one, the wardrobe bar can be installed in the traditional way or along the door.

Since the size of the coat hanger for clothes depends on the size of the wardrobe items themselves (standard from 45 cm to 55 cm), these parameters should be taken into account when choosing the depth of the wardrobe. If a large person will use the closet, it is worthwhile to install an end bar and place clothes along the hinged sash.

A place for a cabinet, the depth of which is 40 cm, is easier to find in the hallway, especially if you cannot boast of a large area. It is important not to allow the swing leaf to interfere with the opening of other apartment doors. This depth does not allow placing the bar in the usual way; the end and retractable hangers are the best solution. Such a cabinet is not intended for storage of things, only for placement of seasonal clothes.

The depth is considered to be the minimum 35-37 cm, the filling of such a cabinet is limited, usually it is an integrated structure up to 120 cm wide, up to 220 cm high, it’s more practical to use sliding hangers for filling. Rarely, there are cabinets whose depth does not exceed 30 cm. It is advantageous to purchase such an item for a very small entrance hall, more often it is not a separate cabinet, but part of the overall design in the form of a compartment for clothes.

Posting Rules

Such a capacious design as a hinged wardrobe with an abundance of all kinds of drawers, which makes it possible to rationally lay and hang a large number of clothes and things in it, is the optimal solution for a spacious entrance hall. It is better to place it in a room of a rectangular or square shape, and if made to order with mezzanines, height to the very ceiling, the place to store things will increase significantly.

For a small corridor, a closet with one, two hinged sashes along the wall is best, but so that the doors do not come into contact with the room or entrance door when opening. Corner designs are convenient for small rooms, they significantly save space in the hallway, occupying, as a rule, a completely useless corner, while being quite spacious.

If the owners are lucky, and they have a niche in the hallway, there will perfectly fit a built-in wardrobe with swing doors, without violating the integrity of the room. It will look integral with the wall, the depth of the furniture depends on the size of the niche, the filling can be any: brackets for clothes, shelves for small items, drawers, convenient baskets, niches for household appliances, even a place to store an ironing board. With an individual order, the masters will present to your attention in the photo various options for filling cabinets for the hallway.

The nuances of choice

Before buying cabinets for the hallway, decide which design is best for you, how harmoniously it fits into the overall interior of the room, observe the style, choose the right color scheme. Be sure to measure the room, calculating so that a couple of centimeters remains in stock. The spacious room will fit a cabinet all over the wall, for a small hallway, stop your choice on the corner furniture design.

A few tips for choosing:

• the cabinet should be as functional as possible - give preference to models with drawers, in each apartment there are a lot of small things that are difficult to find a place in the hallway drawers they just fit perfectly, in addition, they store shoe care products, combs, and a bunch more all the little things;
• Considering the size of the corridor, choose the right model, more things can be placed in a tall cabinet with mezzanines;
• the color of the furniture is not particularly important if the room is large, the main thing is that it be selected in a general style, and light shades that visually expand the area are desirable for a small hallway;
• it is preferable to choose classic swing cabinets, where the least number of open elements, they look aesthetically pleasing, you will have to bother with cleaning less;
• pay attention to materials, they must be of high quality, doors can be opened easily, without effort and squeaking, reliable fittings, facades without scratches, dents;
• plan the arrangement of furniture so that there is enough free space for passage;
• Before buying, make sure that your chosen model does not visually overload the space and organically fit into the interior.

Unlike the sliding wardrobe, the swing doors do not block the internal space, there is free access to any shelf or drawer, which makes it easy to find the right thing. It is possible to organize several sections with a separate door for each (shutters can be from one to six), the internal space is used rationally, excluding the formation of "dead zones", it is not difficult to place all the necessary things.

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