Dark/small hallway and stairs, looking for colour ideas?
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5 years ago
I have a very dark hallway which needs painting. I don't really want to paint it white again as it shows every little mark as you can see. I would like to make it look brighter so I'm thinking more neutral colours to contrast with the grey banister?
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Comments (12)Hi we specialise in period detailing and panelling and staircases particularly in oak. I will attempt to give you some suggestions from our point of view. //Panelling// My first thought is to keep all of the panelling but to add a bit more style to it which could easily be achieved by adding a simple mouding around the panel as shown below, you can easily source mouldings from a local hardware shop. You could also add a Dado moulding and run it along the top rail of the panelling that goes up the staircase this would make the panelling look really nice. I would then prime and paint all of the panelling in a light colour to give the entrance a lighter feel. create a coat rack area in the porch with a small bench for taking of shoes and it would look like a really inviting entrance hall! //Staircase// Again I think the staircase would look really good painted or stripped and whitewashed like a scandinavian style pine floor, this would lighten the whole area. I really like it when staircases are painted except the handrail however It would need to be stained and polished to look like a contrasting dark hardwood. If you were thinking of installing a new traditional style staircase there would be a cheaper option which would be to clad the strings and posts and replace the hand rail and turnings for oak versions. However I personally would be painting it or whitewashing it and adding mouldings here and there if you need to. good luck!! Applied panel mouldings White washed staircase A recent project of ours with painted panelling with a dado top moulding...See MoreHelp: ideas for painting hallway and stairs/landing
Comments (3)I agree the grey-green colour is lovely, and it's quite restful so I don't think it would be too much if you wanted to do the whole lot in that colour. Also it would go very nicely with the parquet. However if you want to break it up, you could consider installing a dado rail and have colour under the dado and white/neutral above, or vice versa. You could even install panelling up to dado height. I don't know whether panelling or dado rails are strictly authentic for 1930s, you would have to check that, but I think it would look ok even if not authentic, as long as the style is simple. One more thought, are you going to carpet the stairs? (They look lovely bare but will be very noisy I imagine). If so I would advise choosing carpet first and then paint to go with the carpet - much easier than trying to match carpet to paint!...See MoreLooking for paint ideas to brighten up large, dark hall
Comments (5)Wow, that hall is bigger than most of my rooms! LOL! I presume there is no possibility for a sun tunnel to add natural light in the hall? Any eaves above it anywhere? Another trick was to have panels above internal doors made in glass so that the light from the rooms would bounce back into the hallway. I'm always of the belief that if you don't have the light then don't fight it. ie even with light reflective white walls you may still feel it's dark and dingy so I would try and make it feel cosy and inviting by using richer colours perhaps on lower walls with some off white contrasts and add lots of mirrors where you can that will reflect back any light in the room. Also make sure the artificial lights are abundant and bright as something simple as upping a lightbulb wattage (or adding a multi-bulb sparkly chandelier) would make a huge difference...See MoreIdeas for jazzing up hallway and stairs?
Comments (4)Congratulations on your new home! How exciting! We think the paint colours you have selected sound lovely and a great place to start. The previous owners have placed wallpaper on opposite walls which has the effect of making the staircase look far more narrow than it actually is. I think it would look better to have the same treatment (paint / wallpaper) on all of the walls instead to open it up further. We would love to help you if you need some more in-depth advice with our affordable online interior design packages. https://www.thelivinghouse.co.uk/ - Becky...See More
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