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Need more light

12 years ago

Hi , what furniture would you recommend for under my stair case .
My hall is very dark what changes could add brightness ?

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Maria Smith
12 years ago
The red carpet and drapery are bringing darkness to your entry. The horizontal curtain rod cuts the space as well. Do you know if you have hardwood beneath the carpet? Is there electrical under the staircase where you could do a console table, to scale w/ the staircase and place a lamp or two upon it and hang another mirror (to scale) to reflect more light. Would love to see an exterior picture of the entry. Is the door window combination original to the home? Is it in the budget to change this as well? If not, removing the curtains and placing a large potted plant would help to brighten up the space.
apple_pie_order
12 years ago
Gorgeous place. If you want to brighten up the area, try swishing the curtains all the way to the sides and removing the tiebacks for a more updated look. You can also remove them in summer as people used to do before air conditioning.

For under the stairs, have you thought about simply adding a lamp or a long strip of LED lighting along the staircase edge at the wall?
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elandry
12 years ago
You could add a table under the picture with a lamp and put a picture light over the picture. Or add a collage of brighter pictures to fill up the space with the table/desk underneath. This could be a good place for mail, etc.

I'd also pull back or get rid of the curtains and dark carpet. Wood floors? Or lighter oriental rugs over the red carpet if your budget doesn't allow for new carpet or new wood floors.

Good luck!

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