If you’re planning a new hallway, we have the look for you. From traditional hallways to country style hallways and sleek modern entrance halls, you’ll find your dream scheme in a flash.
Take an innovative approach to painting your staircase. Rather than one colour of paint, choose two so that you create the effect of a stair runner. Paint banisters white so the grey really stands out and you don’t have lots of different shades to confuse the look. And make masking tape your friend to get a straight line.
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Farrow & Ball
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Not On The High Street
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).
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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
Furnish your hallway with individual pieces to create a truly unique scheme. Grey walls provide a striking backdrop to the old leather pub seat and antler heads. A vegetable crate has been put to good use for storing wellies, which keeps the floor mud-free.
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The Basket Company
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eBay
Make neutrals your friend in a modern hallway if you want a light and bright space. Texture is added with the different styles of flooring. Stone flooring downstairs is great in high-traffic areas; carpet on the stairs sends out comforting vibes, while deadening the sound of footsteps.
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Carpet Right
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Topps Tiles
The sense of flow in this hallway is greatly enhanced by the open space under the staircase. Instead of a cupboard door, a Gustvian-style table has been tucked in neatly and used to create an attractive display.
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Maisons du Monde
Trunk
Scumble Goosie
Wall coverings are a great way to give any space a distinct identity. Here, Marmorino plaster in a dark green colour and a velvety looking finish creates a moody atmosphere, accentuating the white woodwork on the staircase and doors.
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Swoon Editions
Give your hallway a traditional but striking look with red paint. Reminiscent of the grand homes of decades gone by, a red hallway has classic appeal that will endure. A tartan curtain creates a cosy shelter from drafts while adding another dimension to the space.
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Little Greene
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The Millshop Online
Paint a hallway in the purest of whites to create a light and bright space. A slightly off-white shade below the dado rail provides a bit of warmth. Chandeliers are excellent for emphasising high ceilings and this intricate design has plenty of space to spread some colour.
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Woodpecker Interiors
Umbrella stand
India Jane
Go for a classic look in your hallway with neutral walls and a dark stair runner. Stair runners have a dual role, providing visual impact, while also deadening footsteps. A wallpaper at the top of the stairs marks the start of a new scheme on the next level.
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Roger Oates
Wallpaper
Fornasetti at Amara
This space has been carefully thought out so that it feels homely and welcoming, while displaying serious style. The beautifully textured wallpaper matches the paint on the other walls exactly, for a seamless look. Interesting shapes in the dark wood furniture make the most of this hallways’s generous proportions.
Wallpaper
Laura Ashley
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
Make the most of your joining rooms and hallways. Here the staircase makes a pleasing contrast to high the green walls, which inspired the colour scheme throughout the house. The carpet and stair runner add a touch of luxury and warmth, while the open fire brings the whole thing together in a homely way.
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John Lewis
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
Deep, rich tones are making a real comeback, and dark blues and purples are ideal for hallways and connecting rooms. Here the rich blue is the perfect backdrop for these colourful Christmas decorations. Dried branches and artificial birds add a touch of the wild all year round.
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Circus Antiques
Krakow Christmas Churches
Raj Tent Club
Create a fabulous blur of colourful patterns with a variety of wallpaper and rugs. This fabulously exotic mix of peacock features and jaguars consciously clashes with the door’s colourful stained class window and the patterned rug. For Christmas, there are white stars along the bannisters, bright birds and iridescent tinsel to increase the chaos of colour for the season.
Wallpaper
Matthew Williamson at Osbourne & Little
Star lamp
Very
Create a dramatic entrance to your home, that gives a clue to what design lies inside. Here the dark door with intricate window details suggests something more exciting than your average Edwardian terrace. Don’t forget to think about the porch or entranceway. Here the tiles are interesting and colourful and show that someone’s really considered what people will notice first.
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Farrow & Ball
Add a little dramatic interest with unusual pieces such as this hallway table. The owner describes it as ‘looking Gothic and slightly mad’ and we have to agree it adds a touch of Tim Burton to the otherwise classic home. It’s perfect to display a little Christmas cheer too – we love the cute red Christmas house and wee Santa figure.
Christmas Advent Calendar
Leekes
This sleek space links the sitting room to the kitchen with the utility room and snug at the opposite end of the house. To break up its length, arches were built and each section is further delineated by lamps, which the owner had kept in storage for years until she found the perfect spot for them.
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Harvest Moon interiors
A tropical print rug and mesmerising patterned upholstered bench bring a lightness and sense of fun to this hallway space. Painting the panelled walls a soft, chalky pink helps to keep the patterned elements calm, rather than crazy, and ensure a warm welcome to a period home.
Rug
Knots Rugs
Paint
Paint & Paper Library
Daybed
Harrods
