HELP! the hall way
So i am about to move here, my first house! and i love some of its quirks. but i have no idea what i am doing! what would you do with this hall?/
Keep the panelling and paint all white and then a colour above? remove all the panels?
it is really dark in there so my main object is to lighten uP! banister i figured paint white but leave wood on top and wood on the end post?
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PROAbbey Design Architectural Services Ltd
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Need help choosing where to put the hall way?
Comments (15)Hello again and thank you so so much for all your comments and suggestions. I read all of them and I visited our architect today. This is what we came up with. I think it is also what @nmshea recommended. I think this looks much better and is what we wanted. I just want to mention that we live in Cyprus where it's very hot most of the time so we need the big balconies and double doors. Also the small bedroom will be eventually a kids bedroom and not so much of a guest room but it's not that important now. So this is the plan with the last changes made. What do you think? Do you prefer L-shaped sofa or a 3-seater and a 2-seater? Thanks again to everyone who has commented :)...See MoreHallway Help Please!!!
Comments (27)As your style is clutter free (hurray for you), I think a radiator cover will complicate this entrance hall. You have fantastic light flooding in from the front door, and I feel the mirrors are the problem. Remove the one over the radiator, and replace with a statement picture to give colour - match in with your giraffe lamp. The other mirror does not really go with this hallway, as it has wood down the side, and I feel a statement mirror would be far better - love the one suggested by Monica. You have a large hall, and putting plants and bibs and bobs on radiator covers will end up making this calming hall look cluttered....See MoreHallway Help Please!!!
Comments (10)Goodie on the lamps! Don't get me wrong, I love a mirrored table, I just don't think it is doing all it can in that spot. They are great in a bedroom and also in a dark corner in a living room. I'm sure you can find the perfect place to show it off. I don't usually like radiator covers either, but sometimes, and in the right material, they can work well. Go with a shelf mounted above it if you are unsure, but because your front door (more on that later) has those wonderful vertical lines in it, you could have a radiator cover with the same long slats. I think your door is great - it has strong but simple features, that I thought fit with your clean line aesthetic, while letting in light. I may be against the grain here, but unless your house is incredibly drafty and it is a 16th Century cottage or a French chateau, I wouldn't dream of having a curtain across a door. Call me crazy, but our last house was a wonky Victorian with a beautiful, enormous front door with stained glass in it and around it and the wind used to come in so strong around the edges that I felt like I was in the Arctic Circle, but there wasn't a chance I was going to cover up such a beautiful piece of architecture. Yeah, that is a bit crazy.... You could paint it in a cream to match the rest of the house, but make the other changes to the entrance hall first, live with it for a while (next year, as you say) and then see if you still want to paint it. I'll go and look for something for the floor now while other people tell you I'm wrong on the door curtain idea!...See MoreAny Ideas to improve hall way?
Comments (1)Remove dark curtains and add voile the side opposite the door opening, change wall paper it's all to black.Accent colour and some mirrors to create light and place a few well placed items to add warm....See More
ianthy
7 years agoRuth jackson
7 years agoRuth jackson
7 years agowow, you are so wonderful! this is so exciting to share with people as my brain is just a whirlwind of things to sort and think about so all these ideas are so appreciated!
Farrow and Ball have wonderful ideas, loads to think on in there- thank you! Atom that first picture is really really beautiful, is changing spindles an affordable thing to do? I also had orginally thought all white on the banister and wood work but wondered about going wood on the top just for keeping it clean reasons? I adore the shades in that picture you have put, stunning.
Laura that is a really excellent point, considering adding in one extra piece throughout it inthat snap would mean keeping the feature but maybe making it something more. i really like that picture you put,also that flooring is stunning. i have yet to work out all the rooms coming off it and I feel the flooring is dependent on what is under neath it all. would love to find some ok flooring to have the living room and dining room with wood and then later carpet up the stairs and the top level. But there is just so much house I am not sure! will post the other rooms shortly :) I love pastelish shades so thinking of a rose quartz dinig room, duck egg blue type living and quite a white kitchen i think.
J smith that is such a good idea, will definitely do that to help choose!I found one other picture for panelling that might work, getting the wood white and using a slightly deeper shade inbetween those panels to make it interesting?
PROThe Lighting Company
7 years agoIt looks like a nice large entrance hall, perfect for welcoming your new guests into your new home! How exciting your first house.
Consider the lighting as this may prove crucial to giving the right impression.
Also the style you choose to have in the rest of the house will be important as it is often best if it flows from room to room. Are you looking to create an ultra modern house with sleek contemporary pieces or a cosy cottage steeped in traditional features? Stepping from one to the other can make it feel disjointed.
However having said that, it is so exciting and we will all completely understand that you will want to rush in and put your stamp on it. But sometimes the budget you are left with after the move won't allow this or you can be so dogged down with the extent of the work that is ahead of you so it can be a good idea to take a little time out to live in and love the house you have picked from all the others. Get a feel for its personality and then blend the ideas you have to what will 'work'.
When you have time take a look at our website www.lightingcompany.co.uk for the lighting for your new home. Enjoy browsing through the many styles and colours we have and if you have any questions we can try to help. We also have a free digital magazine packed full of inspirational ideas and suggestions, which if you subscribe you will be sent privileged promotional codes.
In the meantime here's a few to tickle your taste buds for your hallway:
The Antler lights are all hand painted, together with a silk shade in your preferred colour can add that quirky splash of colour.
This more traditional hallway lantern has 3 light bulbs in it so the light would be nice and bright.
And finally something a little more modern:
Good Luck with the move!
Emily Hughes
7 years agoEmily Hughes
7 years agoThat's a pic of the hallway when we first got the house, second pic is where we are now and third pic is what gave me the idea to paint woodwork as first described. Hope this helps.
Emily Hughes
7 years agoRuth jackson
7 years agoEmily Hughes
7 years agoYes, it's not something you're going to need to decide on for a while! But it will look beautiful whatever you decide to do.
Carpet for the stairs and landing - a plaid one I think.
Love the one in attached photo however it's £78 per square yard so having to get something different as this isn't a long term house and we'll be selling. But you get the idea anyway :-).
Ruth jackson
7 years ago
PROHamilton interiors
7 years agoi WOULD PAINT ALL WOOD IF DARK AND PAINT A DIFFERENT COLOUR ABOVE
Stunning panelling adding character to the house · More InfoRuth jackson
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