Create a Custom Designed Welcoming Hallway to Attract the Visitors

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Create a Custom Designed Welcoming Hallway to
Attract the Visitors

• Craven and Hargreaves Design

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INTRODUCTION

• If you live in a period home, you might have
  original features like checkerboard floor tiles
  or even a fireplace but, if painted in period
  colours, the hall may be quite dark. To introduce
  more light, painting the walls in a neutral
  colour or pastel shade and adding a statement
  mirror, will immediately make the space seem
  brighter. Try placing a large vase of flowers on
  the hearth or mantel to reduce the dominance of a
  dark fireplace.
• For a contemporary home, youll find plenty of
  flooring choices natural stone, ceramic tiles,
  laminates vinyl's or carpets. Bear in mind the
  maintenance needed on natural floors and look for
  non-slip ceramics and easy cleaning if you have
  children or animals. A single colour will draw
  the eye, visually increasing the size of the
  hall. But including the occasional bright tile
  (fuchsia or purple for example), in a neutral
  run, will give your hall the wow factor.
  Continue the flooring into living areas opening
  off the hall for a natural transition.

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• If you opt for wallpaper, youll be spoilt for
  choice with bold prints, retro chic and botanical
  just some of the current trends. Remember, a
  large pattern can overwhelm a small space and
  that an expensive designer paper might be ideal
  for a single persons home, but be less practical
  for the busy hallway of a young family.
• Plan in furniture without cluttering the space. A
  seat, possibly incorporating storage, is a useful
  option. Think period armchair or reclaimed church
  pew in an older style hall, pale wood or rustic
  painted settle piled with vintage fabric
  cushions for a country style, or a unique
  designer piece to complement a minimalist,
  contemporary hall.

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Living Room Design

• Console tables are great space savers. Choose a
  metal, glass or a polished or painted wood
  finish, with drawers to keep your daily clutter
  out of sight. Then, with just a vase of flowers,
  a few well chosen photos or a lamp, and placed,
  if possible, beneath a mirror, your table will
  add to the feeling of welcome you want to
  achieve.
• In most homes, the stairs lead up from the hall,
  so they need thinking about too. If the staircase
  is narrow but the stairs are in good condition,
  paint them white and carpet the centre only, to
  make them look wider. In a contemporary home,
  consider clear glazing panels to replace
  conventional banisters. Also, think about the
  space below the stairs. Could you open it up and
  install a custom designed storage system, maybe
  even a home office?

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Living Room Design

• Console tables are great space savers. Choose a
  metal, glass or a polished or painted wood
  finish, with drawers to keep your daily clutter
  out of sight. Then, with just a vase of flowers,
  a few well chosen photos or a lamp, and placed,
  if possible, beneath a mirror, your table will
  add to the feeling of welcome you want to
  achieve.
• In most homes, the stairs lead up from the hall,
  so they need thinking about too. If the staircase
  is narrow but the stairs are in good condition,
  paint them white and carpet the centre only, to
  make them look wider. In a contemporary home,
  consider clear glazing panels to replace
  conventional banisters. Also, think about the
  space below the stairs. Could you open it up and
  install a custom designed storage system, maybe
  even a home office?

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CONCLUSION

• Whether youre scouring reclamation yards in
  London, using an interior design company in
  Leicester or contemplating tartan wallpaper in
  Edinburgh, create a welcoming hallway and youll
  never be short of visitors.

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• THANK YOU

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House Loddington Road Tilton on The
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