Hallway flooring/design/paint colours in Victorian home
Hi guys, hope you can give us some inspiration/ideas/thoughts on our new flooring...not sure about it now it has been laid...what do you think of it and have you got any ideas to make it a stylish hallway - paint colours in particular but also furniture, frames/mirrors/other wall hangings, etc.
The hallway in front of and next to the main staircase is a light purple paint colour which we want to change (any ideas what to?) and the other hallway pics (e.g. with the broom) need to be painted and could be the same as the rest of the hallway or because it is slightly separate, could be a different colour.
The house is a period house and whilst we have retained quite a few of the period features, we have decorated the rest of the house fairly neutraly/modern (not ultra modern).
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help!
p.s. the step corners need finishing off with a trim to protect the corners so you'll need to ignore that!
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Pratik Shah
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Advice on hall in Victorian house
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PROWoodpecker Flooring
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHi Pratik, as this floor is a bold colour with a lot of reddy tones, we'd suggest either stripping back or going bold with a complementary paint colour in your hallway. We'd either suggest white walls with monochrome accessories to let the floor take the limelight or dark walls in navy or black with metal accessories and plants brought into the mix. A dark paint colour would also really help to set off all those period features. Here's some inspo:
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