Ah no problem! For a truly contemporary look I would suggest concealed floating lighting. This is usually either achieved with a moulding just below the ceiling with LED strip uplighters or by running the LEDs around custom cut panels which use hidden fixings to 'float' it 5cm or so from the ceiling. Alternatively you can use wall lights (you can even mount several onto another floating wall panel to create a real 'wow' factor!).

Hubby is an engineer and whilst he is too busy doing what he does... I am fed up with his stuff in the hall. He won't put them in the garage because - as he says - they may be needed.... So...Having moved them out of a kitchen cupboard to the hall... My dilemma is how can I box them in too compliment my hall table? Or... Where else can I move them to without causing grief to the 'man' LOL....

Look at your front door, wow! Everything you have suggested sounds great. Your current wooden floor looks lovely, but if you want a change then why not? As to the wall colours I can see pale grey or taupe on those walls, and for the stairs. I think you could leave the hand rail part natural and just paint the rest in a grey or taupe or white. A nice wall colour would be F&B Ammonite and it would look lovely with a darker shade on the staircase such as Downpipe. If you prefer a softer warmer look then Skimming Stone or the darker Elephants Breath would look good. You can keep the woodwork white if you want to keep it fresh. Dark hallways are very popular at the moment, so that’s another avenue and I’m sure others will advise. Here’s some ideas, I’ve also included Pigeon as I think it looks amazing (last pic).

I agree with Minnie it's already looking lovely. I think a bit of texture would warm it up a bit. So I was going to suggest painting the door too and/or adding a door curtain - maybe a nice heavy velvet? Bottle green? You have a nice space to right hand side to pull the curtain over too. Also maybe a rug in front of the console table. I have a bit of an obsession with Persian style rugs as they can introduce lots of lovely warm, burnished type colours but that's just my preference. Something else on the floor would break up the coolness of the tiles - although you might have to experiment with some rug grips. Also some more art above radiator etc. It's already a very lovely hallway and so nice to have such a large space.