Cabinet for shoes with a seat in the hallway, which there are important nuances

Decorating narrow rooms is not as easy as it might seem. Not every person without design skills will be able to rationally plan the space of a narrow corridor. We suggest you find out how useful, functional and convenient a shoe cabinet with a seat in the hallway can be, what are the features of its selection and placement.

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Even a small family of two can accumulate quite a lot of different kinds of shoes. Where to store it, if the corridor is not large? How to provide shoes with reliable protection against dust and dirt during storage? The answer to both of these questions is a cabinet in the hallway for shoes. Such a shoe rack is a small cabinet with or without doors, which has one, two, three shelves. They store pairs of shoes, often without boxes. Expensive models are equipped with additional elements.

This is an integral part of the entrance area, which, with the right choice, is distinguished by convenience, high aesthetics, spaciousness and practicality. And the presence of a soft seat allows you to sit comfortably while a person puts on his favorite sneakers or boots. Just one small item will save you from the mess of the hallway, help organize its space with benefit, add coziness to your home. With your own hands you will fill the entrance group with comfort.

A bedside table for shoes in the hallway will not take up much space, but it will completely cope with the functions of a chest of drawers or a hold, for installation of which there is no space in a narrow hallway. In addition, we note that modern designers are trying to give such an interior item a special appeal. It is complemented by interesting shelves, mirrors, hangers. Seat options are especially convenient, as in the photo below.

We list the main advantages of shoe racks, for the presence of which they have a reputation as a very useful item in the corridor:

reliability, stability, resistance to deformation;
high functionality;
comfort;
compact sizes;
attractive design.

And thanks to the variation of sizes, shapes and colors of such furniture, you can choose the current option for the entrance group of any design and size.

Varieties

The cupboard for shoes for the hallway can be selected as a separate element of the interior or in a set for a furniture set. Today, manufacturers do not limit the flight of imagination of designers, creating a very diverse in appearance, size shoe. The cost of shoe stands varies widely. Consider the main types of such a piece of furniture for the corridor, which are popular in the domestic market.

Criteria for dividing into groups	Types of shoes	Characteristic
Based on the placement method	Mounted, floor	Mounted shoe models allow you to save the space of a small room, but they should be mounted on strong walls that can withstand such a load. Floor products with a seat are more practical and reliable, since in their case you should not worry about the instability of furniture.
Based on design features	Linear, angular	Linear shoes are on sale more often. They are installed along one of the free walls. Corner models allow you to properly use the free angle, adjusting it to store shoes.
Based on the availability of doors	Closed, open	Closed shoe racks are practical, allow you to hide dust, dirt from shoes. Open ones look more easily, attractively, do not overload the space.

Corner

Open

Floor

Closed

Separately, we note that the cabinets for shoes in the hallway can have ordinary shelves mounted perpendicular to the walls of the product. Present in stores are models with slanting shelves that are installed at some angle. In addition, modern designers create original models of shoe racks with drawers that look very modern, stylish. But, as practice shows, drawers are not very spacious, since their walls eat up some space, and in a narrow corridor it is very valuable.

Such elements of closed-type shoe racks like doors differ in their design. They can be folding, swinging, sliding.

The option with sliding doors is most relevant for a small entrance hall, but it is not very convenient during operation. There may not be enough space to install the model, since when opening the doors, they require a certain space. This is the most comfortable option for the user, since it allows you to get shoes out of the cabinet as quickly as possible and without difficulties. You do not need to open only one shutter of the bedside table or to dismantle both of them, just open the doors and get out all the contents.

The shoe rack often has a seat, which increases its comfort several times. Sitting is soft or hard. The soft version is more popular among users, but poor-quality upholstery can quickly become worthless. If the product was purchased without a soft seat, but its relevance nevertheless arose, you can make such an element and install it on the countertop with your own hands.

Materials of manufacture

Today, the shoe cabinet has become entrenched in the minds of customers as a convenient, practical element for the entrance group. It is often purchased in city apartments and country cottages of various designs.

The materials from which such furniture is made today are diverse, differ in various operational parameters, cost, availability. All of them are certainly moisture resistant, practical, durable, attractive in appearance.

The following are the main ones:

natural wood - wooden cabinets are very beautiful, environmentally friendly, durable. They look very natural, perfectly fit the classic interiors and spacious rooms. In most cases, such furniture is bulky and takes up a lot of area. Curbstones of such a plan are expensive and require certain layout skills with other home decor hallway accessories;
wood boards - plywood, particleboard, MDF. They are used for the manufacture of bedside tables in the hall more and more often, as they are characterized by affordable cost, original design, practicality, wear resistance. Often to save the frame, the cabinets are made of plywood or chipboard, and the doors are made of MDF boards. The latter allow the designer to create an original interior in a narrow space, as it is very diverse in color, texture;
plastic - plastic shoe rack is a budget option, which is more suitable for a country house. Aesthetics of plastic is not very high, although the color solutions are quite diverse. Such a piece of furniture will serve for a long time with care, but the scratches and chips that appear on it will clearly catch your eye;
metal - a shoe rack made of metal often has a very impressive weight, so such interior items are made open, airy in appearance. Such furniture items are characterized by high resistance to impact, durability, but also by high cost, too. However, they are more relevant for large-sized entrance groups of suburban cottages, where there is a lot of space. In addition, they are not suitable for every design style direction. But rather for interiors in the style of high-tech or loft.

Wooden

Metal

Chipboard

MDF

You can also often find combined shoe racks in furniture stores made from several materials at once. For example, wood + metal, glass + wood and the like. For the decoration of the facades of cabinets for storing shoes, various rhinestones, decorative overhead elements, and drawing are often used. For the manufacture of furniture fittings today, mainly metal, glass, plastic, and rarely natural wood are used.

The nuances of choice

When choosing any piece of furniture, including shoe racks, it’s important not to take the seller’s word for word. Such an element of the entrance group should last more than one year, so you need to choose a model only if it is of high quality.

Experts recommend checking a piece of furniture for the integrity of all elements with your own hands: shelves, doors, frame, legs, if any. All parts must have an integral surface without cracks, chips, scuffs, if they are not provided for by a design solution. It is especially important to examine the edges of the facades, as they are often covered with chips in violation of the technology of their creation.It is important that the fittings used in the manufacturing process of the model also differ in durability and resistance to wear. After all, scratches and chips on the handle will completely ruin the look of the shoe, no matter how durable and beautiful it may be.

It is equally important to evaluate the stylistic direction in which the piece of furniture is made. After all, it should correspond to the decoration of the walls, ceiling, and the floor already present in the corridor. For example, for a classic corridor, a shoe table made of natural wood with swing doors covered with varnish is relevant. Lacquer coating will give such a product high resistance to impact, emphasize the natural pattern of wood. As an upholstery for a classic shoe, you should choose velvet or velor.

If the entrance hall is decorated in the Rococo or Empire style, the shoe for the entrance hall with a seat made of pure wood with convex sides, figured supports is relevant for her. Facades for such products should be selected monophonic in white and gold, and the seat is wide with rounded edges. The color scheme of the seat should not be selected too bright. Such a piece of furniture will look very elegant and fit into the rococo finish in the best way.

A shoe cabinet made of chipboard with a soft seat on metal legs and drawers of a clear rectangular shape is suitable for minimalism or high-tech. On the doors of such models should be laconic metal handles to match the supports.

If the cabinet for shoes is not very suitable for the stylistic solution of the entrance group, it can be supplemented with your own hands with decorative elements or replaced with accessories.