Dark and narrow hall
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PROSamantha James Design-Interior Design
8 years agoI recently designed a very small hallway for a client. It was small, quite dark and very dated. The client wanted something that grabbed attention for visitors rather than a bland room that you just walked through without noticing it.
To give the room the illusion of both height and depth and have a contempory feel I chose this wallpaper by Cole and Son called wood and pear. if you add a large mirror to one wall this would make the space look even bigger.
Light colours are key here, and avoid any pictures on the walls. The wallpaper can be your statement.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThanks thanks for your advice. I like the idea of wallpaper and a mirror. I recently bought a large mirror from a flea market that I want to use in the hall. I have to keep the bench and also an old bureau which has open shelves in the bottom originally meant for books but now adapted for shoe storage. The hall is only 126cm wide by about 4m long with only a tiny window in the door which we cannot afford to replace. I don't know if it would look odd with one wall only in wallpaper. At the moment it is painted in F & B Farrows Cream which I am fed up with now! I intend to paint the Bench and bureau - what colours would you suggest for walls, wood and the furniture. Any help appreciated.
wallpaper I was thinking of using too busy?http://www.wallpaperdirect.com/products/sandberg/waldemar-neutral/122205
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