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keep hallway 120 cm or make it smaller?

keep 120

45%

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make it smaller—to 110

45%

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go for broke—100 cm

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Total Votes : 11

amother

OP ↓

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 11:26 am

we’re renovating and pretty much rebuilding the interior of our apartment. right now in the plan my main hallway is supposed to be 120 cm (around 47.5 inches). it’s a nice generous size.

I am wondering if it should be less… the bedrooms/bathrooms are all small. I can take 10 cm off the hallway and make “girl bedroom 11 and 3” a little bit bigger. (so then hallway would be around 43.3 inches.) would you?

specifically, right now the closet protrudes past the desk. if the room would be a little deeper, I could get a clean line there.

is the trade off worth it? or will we enjoy a wider hallway more? wwyd?

I’m putting a picture but ignore the kitchen/front of the house—these things will be different.

amother

Lightcoral

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 11:30 am

I'll measure my hallway for you when I get home. We made it the narrowest possible, while still comfortable to walk through. Any smaller and we'd feel to closed in.

amother

Pink

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 11:45 am

My contractor told me 3 feet is the narrowest you can go for a hallway. And they were totally big enough.

I'd prefer bigger bedrooms. No one hangs out in a hallway.

tweety1 ↓

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 12:11 pm

amother Pink wrote:

My contractor told me 3 feet is the narrowest you can go for a hallway. And they were totally big enough.

I'd prefer bigger bedrooms. No one hangs out in a hallway.

Not necessarily. My kids when they wake up play alot in the hallway. I have a book closet in the hallway. They sit down next to it and read.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 1:05 pm

amother Lightcoral wrote:

I'll measure my hallway for you when I get home. We made it the narrowest possible, while still comfortable to walk through. Any smaller and we'd feel to closed in.

thank you! I appreciate it

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 1:07 pm

amother Pink wrote:

My contractor told me 3 feet is the narrowest you can go for a hallway. And they were totally big enough.

I'd prefer bigger bedrooms. No one hangs out in a hallway.

thanks!

(although would they… if the hallway was wide enough? little kids with toy cars? or like instead of telling my daughter to step out the living room, I’d do her hair right there…?)

amother

↑ OP

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 1:08 pm

tweety1 wrote:

Not necessarily. My kids when they wake up play alot in the hallway. I have a book closet in the hallway. They sit down next to it and read.

yes that is what I’m wondering. and indeed we do need a place for the kids books…

↑ tweety1

Mon, Sep 09 2024, 1:41 pm

amother OP wrote:

yes that is what I’m wondering. and indeed we do need a place for the kids books…

I love that closet. It's in between the kids bedrooms. Far enough from mine close enough to theirs.

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