Country style can easily be achieved in your hallway. Browse our pick of the best country hallway schemes for your new look. Not sure country is the style for you? Take a look at our traditional hallway ideas and
modern hallway pictures – there are entrance hall styles for every home.
Create a decorative feature in your hallway with a wall of botanical plants on display. Upcycle a simple curtain pole to suspend a selection of plants, all hanging at different heights in macramé planters and baskets. This creative idea is a great way to welcome a touch of the outside in, while breathing some life into the space.
Get the look
Buy now: Racka Curtain Pole, £7.75, IKEA
Keep hallway storage in check with a simple console table, an array of decorative baskets and a smart peg rail. Adding a modern monochrome patterned wallpaper adds personality.
Get the look
Buy now: Kelston Peg Rail, from £30, Garden Trading
Buy now: Clockhouse Console Table, £330, Garden Trading
Close the door on draughts by draping a door curtain over a doorway. This easy and effective hack will help to keep chills at bay all through the winter months. A handy peg rail can provide the ultimate storage solution ofr winter layers. A slim console table dressed with candles and lanterns will create a warm welcome.
Get the look
Buy now: Kurva Console table, £495, Oka
Buy now: Peg Rail, £41, Scumble Goosie
Arrange smoked glass table lamps, lanterns and tealights on a mahogany console table to create a welcoming glow. Add pattern and warmth to floors with a carpet runner.
Get the look:
Buy now: Card Room Green N0.97 Matt Emulsion Paint, £45 for 2.5L, Farrow & Ball at B&Q
Buy now: Similar, Seba Console Table, £615, Lombok
This shade really brings out texture, so it’ll look great if you have a lovely grained-wood furniture. Include an arrangement of metallic accessories for added sparkle and shine. The golden accents really glow against the green-grey wall.
Get the look
Buy now: Card Room Green estate emulsion, £43.50 for 2.5L, Farrow & Ball at B&Q
Buy now: Junipa Bay sideboard, £625, House of Fraser
If you have an old property, make sure to enhance the wonderful features it has, from the wooden beams to the uneven flagstones. Add a hint of the modern era with a cushion in a pretty print.
Get the look
Buy now: similar flooring, Farmhouse Flagstones
Is your family going hopping mad this Easter? Then add to the excitement with pretty decorations (and lots of chocolate!). An Easter wreath, decorative eggs (why not try painting some yourself?), a bunny cushion and some pretty spring pastels are all you need to transform your space this bank holiday weekend.
Get the look
Buy now: similar wreath, Marks & Spencer
Hallways are high-traffic zones that can be tricky to keep tidy. But as with every room, good storage is the key. This shelving unit is filled with storage boxes that will hide all the bits and bobs you’d rather were kept out of view. A wooden bench is an ideal spot for putting on wellies (or for petting pooches).
Similar storage boxes
Ikea
Add elegance to a country hallway with interesting pieces of furniture that wouldn’t look out of place in a townhouse. Here, the console table and starburst mirror provide interest as you walk through the door, while the reclaimed flooring enhances the rustic feel. Fun touches such as the wicker goose and love heart add character to this welcoming home.
Table, mirror and lamps
Mazzaro Home
Umbrella stand
Oka
Dress up antique furniture with cosy fabrics. Cushions, rugs and blankets in a miscellany of pattern soften the otherwise unadorned simplicity of this hall for a beautiful back-to-basics effect. The tones of the painted wood offer the perfect backdrop here and the mix-n-match prints liven up the whole room.
Sheepskin rug
Toast
Large checked cushion
GP&J Baker
Get inspired by traditional Scottish bothies (outdoor shelters) and embrace the rich, layered palette of muted shades, rustic weaves and hand-crafted design on show in this gorgeous open hallway. Add patterned textiles for depth and comfort, and look for contrasting colours in rugs and cushions.
Irish panelled box settle
John Cornall Antiques
Seat pad
Volga Linen
Get into the Christmas spirit. Create a Scandi-inspired display with a statement wallpaper featuring alpine scenery, mini fir trees and carved wood houses and wildlife. Ring the changes with an Advent calendar suspended along a beam.
Wallpaper
Bold & Noble
Advent calendar
Betsy Benn
Cabinet
Sunbury Antiques Market
Opt for a rustic woodland feel in your hallway this Christmas. Here a bark texture effect wallpaper creates a rustic neutral backdrop, while a raw wood console table adds an artisan feel. Continue the woodland theme with a snow-frosted wreath and robin Christmas decorations, and display gifts wrapped with green ribbons.
Tree bark wallpaper
Clarke & Clarke
Gilmore console table
House of Fraser
Team deep green with red in your hallway for traditional festive spirit. A crafted pocket Advent calendar made from a mix of country fabrics joyfully adorns a practical peg rail. Delicate decorations hang alongside, enhancing the country Christmas charm. The rich panelled wall makes the perfect backdrop to a bijou button chair. A charcoal runner and soft tartan cushion keeps the look smart and sophisticated.
Chair
Within
Brighten dark evenings with the glow of metallic lights and pretty mirrored decorations in the hallway. Arrange pine branches to create a rich green backdrop then place candles in pierced or shaped candle holders, like this pretty Dutch-style house. Add further candles in holders with a birch-bark exterior, or place delightful pine cone shaped candles in with the real thing. Complete the rustic display with a seasonally appropriate word or phrase – here, SNOW (in a rusted finish) adds the perfect Christmas finishing touch.
Similar Christmas decorations
Cox & Cox
Put on a wonderful wintery welcome with snow-frosted foliage. This rustic white hallway is given a glorious lift with an assortment of refreshing outdoor greenery. A modern white-washed desk brings in a textural element and has been beautifully decorated with an endearing display of pine cones, mini trees and woodland animals. A eucalyptus, fir and snowberry garland dresses the banister while copper lanterns on the stairs create a warming atmosphere.
Similar Christmas decorations
Cox and Cox
Similar table
Swoon Editions
Keep colourful throws in a simple metal unit under a display of coats, scarves and bags. Beat winter chills with a woven blanket used as a door curtain and add texture with rustic baskets. Bring in a few Christmas touches, such as baubles hung from a peg rail, tealights and candles, mistletoe and sprigs of spruce for festive fragrance.
Similar wire storageGraham and Green
Similar peg rail
Not on the High Street
Create an eye-catching display in your hallway on a beautiful console table. Group accessories such as ornate gilded candlesticks, a stylish table lamp and add a personal touch with framed family photographs. Vintage leather suitcases and baskets provide attractive storage.
Similar console table
Primrose and Plum at Not on the High Street
Similar vintage suitcases
Etsy
Display treasured family photographs by grouping the frames in the hallway. If you want to keep the look light and simple in a small country home, choose similar white frames in different shapes and sizes to suit your pictures. A pendant light above the staircase adds a modern touch and will illuminate the feature wall at night.
Frames
Not on the High Street
Similar pendant light
Heal’s
Similar linen basket
Cox and Cox
Make the most of stone-cold flags in a country hallway and let the breeze waft in through a wisp of door curtain. Place a leggy table against a pale panelled wall, and touches of reflective metal and mirror glass, for an airy feel.
Wall paint
Chalk Grey by Autentico
Table
Cox & Cox
Curtain
Nina Campbell
