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Nothing gives a positive vibe like plants, so what better way to create a happy welcome. Use them to fill spaces large and small, choosing baskets for larger specimens (they’re easier to move around that way) and grouping little ones into tiny clusters.
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Buy now: Hector console table, £595, Loaf
Buy now: Three cement basket planters, £40, Cox & Cox
Paint a pegboard wall bright yellow to turn something functional into a stylish and surprising feature. Choose wooden designs that are easy to re-colour when your scheme changes style. A trio of woven baskets not only look effortlessly stylish, they also help to maximise the storage potential.
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Buy now: Wall covered in Peggy wallpaper in mustard, £45 a roll, Mini Moderns
Buy now: Brunel bench, £329; bench cushion, £79, both Heal’s
Buy now: Clockhouse six peg rail in charcoal, £38, Garden Trading
Buy now: Stratford two tone baskets, from £27 each, The Holding Company
Start by painting the treads to match your other woodwork, then choose a paint chart in a colour you love and buy tester pots in as many shades as your have stairs. Start with the darkest at the bottom and work up, using a lighter shade on each riser. The bright yellows bring the grey walls to life – or try this idea with shades of pink.
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Buy now: Wall paint, Plummett 272 estate emulsion, £45, Farrow & Ball
Buy now: Agnes rug, £70, Habitat
For a warm welcome, paper your hallway in this cosy tone, but paint the rooms leading off it in paler, fresher colours. The contrast will make them feel light, open and more spacious.
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Buy now: Pavilion Trellis wallpaper, £29 a roll, Albany at Wallpaper Direct
Buy now: Tuvan two-drawer console with shelf, from £420, The Dormy House
Yellowy-green shades naturally freshen and energise a space, while keeping the vibe cool and calm. They work brilliantly in rooms that overlook outdoor spaces, blurring the lines between inside and outdoors. Mottled stone ceramic pots help contribute to this effect, evoking a shaded garden in a hot, humid country. The finished look is funky and summery, but still smooth and refined.
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Buy now: Palm Jungle wallpaper, £99 a roll, from Cole & Son
Buy now: Saskio planter, £27, La Redoute
Buy now: Artichoke tea light holder, £8.50, The Contemporary Home
A contemporary black console table and an oversized brass-rimmed round mirror create impact in this white, high-ceilinged hallway. A silver-coated radiator, black cube lampshade and three tall, thin vases filled with sprigs of seasonal blossom add to the contemporary look.
Dark colours create a sense of depth and cosiness in this hallway, while white walls and ceiling feel is spacious and airy. Black features have been attached to the stair rail to create an eye-catching look. Vertical stripes on the wallpaper give the illusion of a higher ceiling.
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Buy now: Black Feathers, Hobbycraft
Take a flexible approach to decorating with white. You can change furniture and accessories easily without having to repaint, and white never looks dated or tired. White also makes this generously proportioned hallway feel super spacious, while large window panes ensure the scheme is really bright.
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Buy now: similar coat hook rail, John Lewis
Buy now: Stockholm walnut veneer round mirror, £60, Ikea
Used in a hallway, this joyful and intricate wallpaper is the perfect choice for creating an eye-catching first impression. A generous arrangement of faux pink hydrangeas echoes the colour in the pattern behind.
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Buy now: Cassata wallpaper, £222 per roll, Brian Yates
Buy now: Karinta console table in Bronzed finish, £2,805, William Yeoward
This hallway shows that it doesn’t take much to create an exceptional looking scheme. While the rest of the space is neutral and quite classic, the giant letter M elevates the room into the realms of the uber stylish.
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Buy now: similar M light, Matalan
Black isn’t a common colour to decorate with, but boy does it look good. The key to decorating with dark colours like this is to make sure you have plenty of contrast with brightening and lightening white. The stair treads here keep the look perfectly balanced, for example.
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Buy now: similar paint, Dulux
Buy now: similar artwork, All Posters
This hallway embodies full-on country-house chic, with an antique-look mirror, French-style console table and traditional stair runner. Modern signage adds a quirky touch to the space and shows exactly what era we’re living in.
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Buy now: similar console table, Wayfair
Buy now: similar mirror, Melody Maison
Want an adventurous hallway scheme? Then consider block-print flooring. If you’re feeling creative, this new vinyl can be produced with your own design, or you can have an in-house pattern coloured to work with your scheme.
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Buy now: Cross vinyl flooring in White and Mint, £59 per sq m, Atrafloor
Buy now: Birds and Bees wallpaper in Pea Green, £140 per roll, Molly Mahon at Tissus D’Hélène
Exposed bricks and solid-oak flooring make for a super-impressive spiral staircase, where architectural design meets rustic materials. This look is all about the materials, so the oak treads have been given a very neutral-looking varnish that highlights their natural variation. A slimline handrail and white paint under the stair keep the scheme uncluttered.
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Buy now: similar wood flooring, The Natural Wood Flooring Co
Make your entrance hallway something special with pieces you won’t be able to miss. Here, an oversized clock with a distressed finish takes centre stage. What else do you need to make a neutral space look cool? Not much is the answer. However, a pretty bench is ideal for taking shoes on and off.
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Buy now: clock and bench, Vintage Barn Interiors
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.
Similar paint
Farrow & Ball
Similar star decoration
Not On The High Street
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.
Similar carpet
Carpet Right
Similar floor tiles
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.
Similar table
Maisons du Monde
Trunk
Scumble Goosie
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.
Similar chandelier
Woodpecker Interiors
Umbrella stand
India Jane
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
