Hallway Interior Design Dilema!!
Chris Gray
7 years ago
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Comments (1)If you are looking for an interior designer Praveen, I would suggest you take a look in our Find a Pro directory here: http://www.houzz.co.uk/professionals/c/United-Kingdom Best of luck....See MoreCurtain and interior design help please
Comments (44)Hello Lisamarie, Thank you very much! Well look at it like this, I offer up ideas I would do or consider but then you need to see what works for you and what you like, in my suggestions.. My advice is never impartial though as I am far too invested in what I do and love.. You do need to consider the furniture though but despite all these ideas your bright cushions will still add a really nice contrast.. What I was thinking, because I have this same experience... I painted the chimney breast only in grey.. I then painted the walls a cream colour, skirting in white. In your case it would be Wimborne for the walls and All White for the woodwork... ... I lived with it for a while but felt bored. It wasn't dramatic or characterful.. .. So I went on to paint the left wall where the window is and the opposite wall.. So 3 sides will now have dark grey 1 of the walls has an 8 ft by 6 ft mirror though the other is the chimney breast and the alcoves will be papered Oreste charcoal by Zoffany.. When I have got around to paying my pro-forma! ;) ..... (It's going to be a dark interior for the living room).. So I then painted all the window frames and windows black against the window panes and again a purple/grey colour I made for the frames, skirting, picture rail and architrave. It is coming along but not finished.. I have very little £ so I have to do things when I can.. Why not get some A4 paper and a few sample pots of nice chalky whites and creams, I do like pointing, also Shaded White and Clunch are really gr8 ... Stick some on the wall and some of the skirting colour on the skirting... You want to butt them up close together, so you can see them together... Look throughout the day at the changes. Duplicate the wall colours at eye level too.. so you can see at more height.. The room will look like a bad shave day! : ) ) Colours will change depending on the light.. choose a colour that is just a little creamier, so that if you want the woodwork white... you can still get a contrast.. Otherwise it will be white wall and woodwork and a downpipe chimney breast... So let's just say you went with some contrast... For Downpipe you could have Plummett or Manor house grey for the wood work... You could do the floor too.... Take these ideas and extend them to the other rooms... See what feels right.. Let me know what you think and if you get all that... and have more questions.. I just can't ever write a paragraph!! :))...See MoreDesign dilema for bottom of stairs in hallway - wall partly knocked!
Comments (5)If you don't physically need a handrail on that side you could just rebuild the wall at that point, only to about 18 inches high topped off with as wide a board as you can fit. Then you could use it to display something, put those things on that are waiting to go upstairs, or a perch when you have loads off guests, family or grandchildren around. Another way round the problem, but probably too late for you now, is to build the bottom couple of steps from a different material, say tile or stone to match a floor if the rest is to be carpeted, and start the newel/handrail at the changeover point....See MoreLiving Room Interior Design Help
Comments (6)The human brain prefers symmetry so the room is looking odd right now due to the fire/tv, - it could be that the fire is actually centre in that wall, although it appears not to be. I would add a custom built-in in the space to the left of the TV. Make it floor to ceiling and to fit flush with the fireplace wall to give the illusion of one long wall. You could get a joiner to build it for you or as you like to create for yourself, do a search of Ikea Billy bookcase hacks. I have seen a lot of people use these to be very creative when making built-ins. Assuming the fire and TV stays the same, to balance the wall the other side, add some very slim shelving at the same horizontal heights of your built-in. A value for money solution here would be Ikea picture shelves. They are very slimline (they won't stick out far from the wall) and you can stand photos/art of them or small ornaments. I would think about a couple of lamp tables to add some lamps and accessories. Not sure if you are changing the colour but I would also add an accent colour (or two) and maybe use it in a rug and some cushions or accessories and art. A coffee table may also work - maybe glass to give the appearance of that space still being open. On the back wall behind the sofas how about two large pieces of artwork either side of that middle section. I would also get rid of those wall lights as they are not wired in....See MoreChris Gray
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