Hi, I agree quarry tiles are grim aren’t they? You could get some vinyl fitted over the tiles (not sure if it needs boarding first) say in a nice patterned tile. Then how about a grey and white theme - mid grey walls and white woodwork? Or a dark and moody blue. Something like this:-

Hi there, Good quality engineered wood flooring is very hardwearing and looks very impressive. Using a lighter timber such as ash in your hallway would look very impressive. Laying the boards in the direction towards the door affords invites you into the space and leads the eye in . Running boards in the direction of a light path so that the light picks up on the end joints also helps highlight the natural features of the floor. Small points but worth considering and can definitely enhance the size and feel of a space. If we can offer any advice on engineered flooring please do not hesitate to contact us.

I agree with forzaitalia and would go for vinyl tile effect as the pattern will add some interest. carpetright do a couple of nice ones and they also have a room visualiser. Unfortunately it keeps crashing on my iPad but it's old so I would give it a go. I hope you don't mind me saying but I think the radiator cover is a little too large. Personally I'd remove it and add a wooden shelf over the top. Then add a mirror, a vase of stems, maybe a nice diffuser and a candle.

i must admit I quite like the tiles so another option is to add a runner for some texture

Yes, definitely remove the radiator cover and replace with shelf/ mirror and think about boxing in your meters etc above the front door.

I also quite like minie101's suggestion of a runner.

It feels a little counterproductive to me to replace a good quality floor with something like vinyl (even LVT).

It might be more sensible to leave the current flooring (at least for now) and concentrate on decorating first.

Hi emerlee123, your hallway looks very similar in size and layout to mine, so I thought I'd share what we've done. I noticed you're on a budget and ours was done on a budget too. Hope this is helpful to visualise something similar....

Walls are painted in Dulux Blueberry White. I love this colour, it's so fresh and calm. We continued this same colour in the cloakroom and up the stairs onto the landing. Light fitting is 'Adele' pendant from John Lewis (£35). The pictures don't do the fitting justice, it's worth seeing in store if you can, it's so pretty. Flooring is oak effect laminate which we only just put down (you may notice the skirting isn't fitted yet as this is the next job on our list). I got the mirror years ago from TKMaxx. Our radiator cover was here when we bought the house. It's probably a little dated for me as I prefer a more modern look but the quality is nice so we've kept hold of it. It's a little smaller in size than yours.

We have some small, simple wall art as well heading up the stairs and by the front door in white square ikea ribba frames.

Good luck with your project, look forward to seeing some pictures when you've completed it:-)

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