Hard wearing finish for hall paint
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Hallway using Farrow and Ball Wallpaper and Paint - Advice Please
Comments (21)Hi, I was just looking at staircases for a project I am working on and came across the images of your hall and your post. I have read all the good comments but could not resist ... throwing a couple of things into the mix that you could consider (budget permitting) ... Oak Parquet flooring is lovely but sometimes the yellow tones often highlighted with sunlight and age affects the choices we make for the walls and banisters and we fancy a change. Replacing the floor would be expensive, however, a relatively cheap and easy option would be to employ a flooring company to sand your existing wood floors. They basically sand them back and then you can choose from a huge number of tones of wood that you would like them to stain/oil/varnish the floor. (It took my guys a couple of days to complete). With the floor in the tone you love... you can then look at the walls and banisters etc. I would recommend painting your current wood banisters that would offer a new look. You could paint the spindles and varnish/paint the banister in another colour i.e. black etc. I would potentially suggest painting the spindles in the same colour as the ceilings. In the F and B colour palette, they use strong white alongside Elephants breath, skimming stone and Dove Tail. I would paint the spindles/stair woodwork Strong White (estate eggshell) and the ceilings Strong White (matt emulsion). I would use the wallpaper you love on the ground floor in between all the doors for maximum effect and a cohesive look. Wallpaper would not take as much traffic on the ground floor walls as it would on the stairwell and could look fabulous. You would then paint the skirting boards , and door architraves in elephants breath, skimming stone , dove tail etc. (Modern Emulsion) Finally, the stair wall (opposite banisters) could either be painted in the same colour as the architrave/skirtings, or a complimentary colour from the palette (either Elephants breath, skimming stone, elephants breath etc.) (Modern Emulsion) Both options would look great. Modern Emulsion is good to use on the stair wall as you can easily wipe it down. Good luck with your refurb. :-)...See MorePaint finish for woodwork
Comments (21)I've just done all my skirts/arch's etc in an eggshell (non oil) as I can't face re-painting them every few months! The oil ones (as much as I prefer the finish and wear) yellow v quickly in darker areas and do you really want to keep painting them? I used an oil based for tinted colours though on my doors. Johnsons quick dry satin 'one coat' wasn't good. It should say '10 coats' as it just doesn't give depth. However I've been using their trade paint Leyland eggshell white and that is really good. You can use a small foam roller though to avoid brush marks...See MoreWhat colour hallway will work well with stained glass?
Comments (5)I agree with campo, I would try to ensure the the colour complements the rooms leading off of it. The hall appears a little dark so you could have a look at the warm neutrals by either little Greene or farrow and ball and add colour with art and/or an oriental runner which would suit the house. Or as you love colour maybe paint the walls in ochre (there are some nice shades of it around atm) but I would team with white woodwork in that case as a contrast to the floor...See MoreSuggestions for floor covering in communal hallway, please.
Comments (15)Sisal is lovely, but I think you need to think about how to clean going forward. I'd stick to a good quality carpet for the stairs and your LVT for the Hallway. Re the LVT.......going for something with a pattern or textured look will hide the dirt. We have Karndean Van Gogh. During the day we all troll in and out constantly including the two dogs and it's great. You could go for a pattern:- Harvey Maria - Hardwicke range There are several shades here that go with your F&B Pigeon:- I like the Pear Tree Green. You could then follow with a dark grey carpet to pick up on the line around the pattern in the same colour. Or Amtico Decor also has some life and will look good in a Victorian Hallway. Lastly, do get rid of the black plastic framed pictures and red shelf...................... replace with a 'large as you can get' ornate mirror to bounce around some light from the front door, over the top of a narrow console table....See MoreMatthew Decorator
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