Dark awkward hallway design
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Can anyone help with adding interest to our entrance hall please? I’d like it to be a nice entrance to the house. It’s currently an awkward dark space with the front door, 3 rooms and stairway coming off it. I’m not sure it can have any real purpose because of the layout and we already have 2 living rooms so dont necessarily need to make it more functional, but it’s a big space and needs filling and softening so it feels like a lived-in room that’s nice to walk into/through. I’ve painted the inner section a grey-blue to embrace the darkness and think I should extend this back to the front door? My husband thinks the silver picture frame is good, I think it should be dark wood? The dark wooden sideboard will stay, and I’m thinking to add a piano in front of the stairs panelling. I think it needs a large rug and pictures above the sideboard, maybe a floor lamp or armchair. All thoughts to add interest would be very appreciated.
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Comments (13)You have some really good advice from everyone. If you can remove the wallpaper I would paint in Colortrend Goya, it is a green/beige colour that would suit the sofas and compliment your floor. This colour will be warm for your north facing room. A large rug would really lift the room as suggested above. I would recommend the Adum rug from IKEA in 200cm x 300cm. Again as above you need to sort the lighting, I agree with the 5 arm pendants (the spots are very harsh when you are relaxing watching tv). The light should not hang more than 50cm from the ceiling, try the Barcelona 5 light from NEXT, the shades will keep the bulbs from annoying you when relaxing. I would also stretch your curtain pole if it is extendable or replace it so your curtains (which are lovely) sit back further on the wall to let more light in. I would also replace your tv stand and table with a nicer piece and put it centred on the wall (you can angle the tv when people are sitting on both sofas). I suggest Besta Hanvicken White, the white is nice and light in the space and it measures 180cm in width. Add a chair to the corner where the tv is currently to hide the radiator and make the room more beautiful. Try IKEA Strandmon in green or dark grey. Some new cushions will really bring it together, try Voyage Maison from Harvey Normans. For the mirror above the sofa as a great suggestion above try the rectangular Songe mirror from IKEA. Best of luck and post your after photos!!!...See Moredark hallway
Comments (22)Hi. I like colourhappys suggestion or embrace the dark. Have a look at farrow and ball railings or Hague blue, both work well in small rooms. I'd paint everything in the same colour up to the cornicing. Go for an off white ceiling, if you want to highlight the cornicing more, go a shade darker than the ceiling. Do you have lighting at the moment? A couple of pendant lights would be great, plus a couple of mirrors, maybe even opposite each other by that end door. Warm Metallics work well against these blue/greys so maybe mirror frames in bronze etc. You could also look into cleaning the floor, the colours look fantastic once cleaned (I'm clearly not suggesting your floor is dirty btw!)...See MoreStaircase & Hall Transformation: Dark and Tired to Bright and Spacious
Comments (10)Lovely - inspiration for our hallway redecoration! Can you please tell me about the light fittings on the landing and downstairs hall? They are perfect. Also can you tell me the source for the cast iron radiator? Thank you so much!...See MoreHelp with paint colour in dark hall
Comments (30)It's a really lovely hall. Loving Carolina's suggestions. Also, do the doors have a threshold that you could temporarily remove and look under (then put back) to see the floor underneath (if you see what I mean)? That way you could find out fairly quickly if you had tiles or wood. @ E D - unfortunately they may do a good product but a web site that comes across as a dodgy spam site doesn't make anyone want to find out. :(...See MoreSarah Benkwitz
4 years ago
minnie101
4 years agoSorry, I should have asked what style you like and the width of both the staircase and the sideboard.. I don't know if this is your kind of thing? i can't photoshop anyway but the picture has pixelated too! Personally I'd put a bench in front of the stairs with a cushion, useful for putting on shoes. They're quite difficult to find, did you need one with shoe storage? Assuming covering the radiator isn't a problem, could you move it along and add a large faux plant to the left? I would also add stems/flowers on the sideboard, maybe a couple of white distressed candlestick holders and photo frames?
if it's in budget you could add an electric log burner in the alcove or even just a grate with logs. Paint is tricky for a hall as to where to stop! I would probably just continue it to the front door.
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