Making an entrance

I’m about to redecorate my hallway and its present state leaves a lot to be desired. It’s fairly large and wide, with a staircase directly in front, but the orange wallpaper is from the 1930s, with a faded red carpet to ‘complement’ it! Ugh. I’m hoping for a fairly modern scheme, but at the moment, I can’t make up my mind whether to choose neutrals or something that makes more of a statement.

We’d love to hear how you’ve decorated your hallway, but in the meantime, here’s a few schemes that sparked my interest…

Symmetrical and eye-catching, these faux stag’s heads add interest to a white scheme (bar the brightly coloured rug).

This monochrome scheme works beautifully and the high ceilings prevent the space from appearing too dark or dingy.

A sideboard makes a handy addition for the hallway, not only providing extra storage, but also a surface on which to display lamps and decorative objects. If your hall is large enough, a chair is ideal for when you’re putting shoes on or taking them off. See more of this house by clicking here.

Laurie

Passing through

 

Hallways can be boring. There’s no doubt about it, it’s a hard room to make attractive – more often than not it’s simply used as a dumping ground for coats and shoes. However, this picture, from a former Georgian vicarage in Hampshire, makes achieving an elegant hallway look easy. It’s elegant yet cosy, and I love the warm wood mixed with limestone floor tiles and a cool pale-blue backdrop (and of course a dog curled up on a rug – who can resist?).

The fact you can see right through to the back of the house adds an element of light to the room, and the chunky wood console table is the ideal place for storing keys and post, with a mirror for last-minute appearance checks before you head out the door. See more pictures of this home by clicking on this link.

What do you think of this room? We’d love to hear your thoughts on how you’ve decorated your own hallways.

Laurie

Latest living room looks

I know, I am really overdoing the alliteration on the blog post titles… I can’t help myself! Ahem, moving right along. Where was I? Oh yes, living room looks. This gallery of modern living room ideas is right on the money! So many great looks that are totally ‘now’ and yet not so trendy as to need redecorating in a few years time. Midnight blue ikat print rug? Don’t mind if I do!

Ikat stop thinking about this rug...

Nothing like drooling over a few delicious interiors for some light Friday entertainment! Happy weekend, folks!

Purple power

I can’t decide what I like most about this bedroom, but it’s a toss up between the feminine floral headboard, the contrasting statement rug, and the block colour of rich purple on the walls.

Find out more on this bedroom

purple bedroom

Rugmania!

I’d never think of putting a patchwork of rugs on the floor, but it actually looks quite good in this living room.

Rug-filled living room

White bedroom

I came across this all-white bedroom, sometimes white can look a bit cold, but this one looks very snug.

White bedroom