Hallway colour scheme advice
Sorry for long post! We have just bought our first home and looking for advice on what colours to paint our North East facing hallway. The front door (which has yellow panels of glass in it) faces North East which does not get a huge amountĀ of light through it (any light that does get through is tinged yellow by the glass on the door).
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We have an ingleneuk fireplace underneath the staircase which has two small stained glass windows which let a small amount of light in.
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The majority of light comes from the large stained glass windows on the stairway which allows light into the top half of the hallway and the upstairs landing.
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Given the mix of dark and light areas in the hallway, Iām struggling to come up with a colour scheme. I really want the hallway to be welcoming and warm feeling (therefore I feel like greys should be avoided as they could feel cold withĀ the northern light). Ā
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It is an Edwardian house so we have panelling in the lower hallway and a picture rail in the upper hallway. I was originally thinking of painting the panelling in Little Greene Skirting the incorporating the warm colours into the paintĀ on the walls above and below the picture.
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For the ingleneuk, we are thinking of embracing the darkness and going for a cosy feel by installing a woodburner and painting the walls of the ingleneuk in a deep blue to match the small stained glass windows.
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Have attached photos of some colour testers we have bought so far but none are particularly standing out to me at the moment. We definitely do not want Hollyhock as it looks very magnolia (which is what is on the current walls).
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Any advice much appreciated!
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Nats
4 years agoSome pics of hallway and paint choices attached ( front door faces north east, large windows on stairs face north west)
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rachelmidlands
4 years agoHi. Just bumping this as Iāve been looking for similar hallway ideas myself. Will you be changing the carpet? As I think this is the one thing thatās sucking the light out of the space. A patterned tile could be nice and pick up the colours from the stained glass, might also detract attention away from the yellow glass door. Or a wooden floor perhaps, so long as it has a slight sheen that should help bounce the light around. A paler neutral carpet or stair runner for stairs and landing. As for colours the ones youāve chosen are all very similar but youāre original choice of Little Greene shirting would also be my choice. Wimbourne white might be another consideration as it has a bit more warmth. Iād be interested to see a pic of the inglenook fireplace and how it relates to the stairs. Hereās some inspiration:
Juliet Docherty
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoNats
4 years agoThanks for both your comments. Those ideas are really nice Rachel.
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We have original parquet flooring in the hallway, so we will be keeping that and getting it sanded (which should make it lighter once the dark varnish is removed). The carpet will beĀ going (Iām sure it was nice in its day!). We were originally planning on stripping back the stairs to have the wooden steps and a neutral/light carpet runner. However, there are so many layers of paint on the steps (some of which we believe is lead) so we wonātĀ be able to strip back to the wood and are just going to repaint the stairs white and have the carpet runner like you mention. Ā
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I have attached some more pictures of the hallway. The main dilemma, as you say @colourhappy, is choosing a combination of colours which feels welcoming ā not too dark and not brilliantĀ white!
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The areas we will need paint for are:
ĀLower hallway panelling
Walls above panelling in lower hallway
Stairs and upper hallway wall
Picture rail in upper hall
Wall above picture rail in upper hall
Woodwork (doors etc)
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There are lots of different areas so struggling to find the right combination!
Nats
4 years agorachelmidlands
4 years ago
Sonia