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Curved Hidden Door to Storage Area
Curved Hidden Door to Storage Area
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
The lower level hallway has fully paneled wainscoting, grass cloth walls, and built-in seating. The door to the storage room blends in beautifully. Photo by Mike Kaskel. Interior design by Meg Caswell.
Georgian Residence
Georgian Residence
Tucker & MarksTucker & Marks
Interior Design by Tucker & Marks: http://www.tuckerandmarks.com/ Photograph by Matthew Millman
Projects
Projects
HoneyBee DesignzHoneyBee Designz
IBI Designs
Colonial Revival Restoration + Addition
Colonial Revival Restoration + Addition
Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.
Grass cloth wallpaper, paneled wainscot, a skylight and a beautiful runner adorn landing at the top of the stairs.
Restored Second Floor Stair Hall
Restored Second Floor Stair Hall
Porth Architects, Ltd.Porth Architects, Ltd.
The original stained glass skylight was removed, completely disassembled, cleaned, and re-leaded to restore its original appearance and repair broken glass and sagging. New plate glass panels in the attic above facilitate cleaning. New structural beams were required in this ceiling and throughout the interior of the house to adress deficiencies in historic "rule of thumb" structural engineering. The large opening into the lakefront sitting area at the right is new. By: Dana Wheelock Photography
Custom Engineered White Oak Floor with Oil Finish
Custom Engineered White Oak Floor with Oil Finish
Feil Inc. Wood Flooring & StairsFeil Inc. Wood Flooring & Stairs
WHITE OAK SELECT & BETTER RIFT & QUARTERED
WHITE OAK SELECT & BETTER RIFT & QUARTERED
Graf Custom HardwoodGraf Custom Hardwood
Antique Map Wallpaper
Antique Map Wallpaper
WallpaperedWallpapered
Our fantastic "Antique Map of Bath" vintage map wallpaper installed in the home. Looks great!
Portfolio
Portfolio
Edmunds Studios Photography, Inc.Edmunds Studios Photography, Inc.
Interior design: Collaborative-Design.com Photo: Edmunds Studios Photography
Color Tells a Story!
Color Tells a Story!
Urso DesignsUrso Designs
Jeff Garland Photography
Wild Turkey Farm - stable aisle
Wild Turkey Farm - stable aisle
Equine Facility DesignEquine Facility Design
This 215 acre private horse breeding and training facility can house up to 70 horses. Equine Facility Design began the site design when the land was purchased in 2001 and has managed the design team through construction which completed in 2009. Equine Facility Design developed the site layout of roads, parking, building areas, pastures, paddocks, trails, outdoor arena, Grand Prix jump field, pond, and site features. The structures include a 125’ x 250’ indoor steel riding arena building design with an attached viewing room, storage, and maintenance area; and multiple horse barn designs, including a 15 stall retirement horse barn, a 22 stall training barn with rehab facilities, a six stall stallion barn with laboratory and breeding room, a 12 stall broodmare barn with 12’ x 24’ stalls that can become 12’ x 12’ stalls at the time of weaning foals. Equine Facility Design also designed the main residence, maintenance and storage buildings, and pasture shelters. Improvements include pasture development, fencing, drainage, signage, entry gates, site lighting, and a compost facility.
601 E 81/2
601 E 81/2
Creole DesignCreole Design
Library Wall
Library Wall
IntrospecsIntrospecs
Making efficient use of the enlarged hallway space, as well as cozying up the experience on the way to the master wing, this library wall features solid walnut interiors and face-frames, with varying alcove sizes for a subtle, modern twist. Library ladder in oil-rubbed bronze with wood steps, to access books near the top of the 10'-0" high library wall.
Porcelain Wood Look Tile Plank
Porcelain Wood Look Tile Plank
Branded FloorsBranded Floors
branded floors
Reclaimed Clear Heart Pine Flooring
Reclaimed Clear Heart Pine Flooring
Longleaf Lumber IncLongleaf Lumber Inc
Longleaf Lumber reclaimed Heart Pine flooring in a Cold Spring Harbor, New York home. The floor is clear quartersawn Heart Pine, with almost zero knots or nailholes, making it an elegant, sophisticated, and warming floor, perfect for modern and traditional applications.
Antique Hickory Hardwood Flooring
Antique Hickory Hardwood Flooring
Olde Wood Ltd.Olde Wood Ltd.
Contrasting light and dark wood tones juxtaposed with bold, flowing grain patterns give reclaimed hickory a strikingly modern look and a casual, comfortable appeal. With unmatched strength and hardness, hickory is the perfect choice for an airy, contemporary space where kids and pets like to play. Our 100-percent hickory reclaimed hardwood flooring and timbers come from American East and Midwest barn beams and joists. Each hand-selected Hickory wide plank flooring possesses unique features and colors that can only be found in slow-growth wood that is naturally aged. Distinctives of Reclaimed Hickory Our Hickory hardwood flooring features wide variations in color, from nearly white to dark brown, and a delicate balance of sound cracks, checking, wormholes and knots. It is the strongest commercial wood available.
Whole Home Remodel, Chevy Chase, MD
Whole Home Remodel, Chevy Chase, MD
CARNEMARK design + buildCARNEMARK design + build
THE STORY UNFOLDS. Relocating the front entrance carved out ample room for a gracious foyer—with clear sight lines to the expanded dining room and comfortable living room. A mahogany door offers a warm welcome, and new energy-efficient windows beckon in light while keeping the interior climate consistent. Photography by Morgan Howarth
Halls
Halls
SoCal ContractorSoCal Contractor
Traditional Entry in Newport Coast Mansion
Old World Elegance
Old World Elegance
Keely Brewer Interior DesignKeely Brewer Interior Design
EcoTimber Hardwood Flooring
EcoTimber Hardwood Flooring
Green Building SupplyGreen Building Supply
Color: World-Woods-Caribbean-Walnut

Traditional Hallway Ideas and Designs

Looking for traditional hallway ideas to spruce up your entrance or hall? There are a huge range of traditional hallway ideas for your halls and landings that can make your in-between-room spaces feel more inviting. If you need classic hallway storage ideas, inspiration for hallway furniture, not sure what colours to go for, or you’re considering hallway wallpaper, then you can find all your inspiration from Houzz.

Traditional Hallway storage ideas

Your hallway or hall is the place you usually enter and exit the house, meaning it’s usually the place you want to load up or unload all your outdoor items – coats, jackets, umbrellas, hats, shoes, scarves, and often bags and keys, too. However, narrow hallways are common in a lot of UK and Irish properties so hallway storage can sometimes be hard to achieve. The type of traditional hallway storage ideas that would suit your home will always depend on the available space and flexibility you have in your space – if feasible, built-in storage like cupboards and under-stairs storage will really help, but if not, there’s hallway furniture, hooks, racks and rails that can come to the rescue. Where space permits, furniture that doubles as storage is a great idea. A hallway storage bench, such as a monks bench, is an ideal multi-functioning solution while console tables were made for narrow hallways and provide concealed storage for clutter and a handy surface for decorative items. If you have an empty corner, a shelving unit or cabinet with cupboard compartments could use up the wasted space while providing much needed storage. Traditional hallway furniture includes coat stands, shoe storage and wall hooks, but you could save space by finding a piece that has all three combined – coat and shoe racks or ‘hall trees’ often have benches, shoe compartments and coat hooks all in one slender piece of furniture. You can obviously make use of hallway ideas such as hooks, shelves and rails, as well, for storage for coats, bags, umbrellas and even bikes where you don’t have outdoor storage.

Traditional Hallway decorating ideas

Halls, hallways and entrance spaces are usually the first space to be seen when someone enters the house, and first impressions count, so it’s no wonder there are tons of great classic hallway decorating ideas to help you make this area of your house impressive. While you might feel that slim spaces like hallways and landings are hard to decorate, there are actually plenty of traditional narrow hallway ideas that can bring life to your walls, floors and ceilings. Because of their layout, walls can be the best feature of a hallway and offer the perfect opportunity for wall art, though anything too elaborate may be wasted for lack of room to stand back and admire. Instead, a picture wall with a collection of framed photographs or prints can make a lovely feature, as can adding traditional wall decor such as clocks, hanging plants, prints or posters for decorative details that are easy to change. Hallway wallpaper is making a big comeback as it’s another way to add lots of character, colour and style to a small space like a hall or landing. You could choose a vibrant pattern; a rich coloured wallpaper to contrast against light furniture and flooring (or vice versa); a subtle, understated hallway wallpaper to give an elegant feel; or choose a feature piece for one wall. The type of hallway wallpaper you choose should obviously depend on your style and taste, but also consider the flooring and other features – will you have a tiled floor, wooden hallway flooring, carpet or a hallway runner? And which elegant hall colours should you go for? While ‘light and bright’ is a good rule of thumb when it comes to narrow hallway decorating ideas, rich hues such as greens, blues, reds and purples can also work as hallway ideas, and can even look stunning in larger spaces and period homes. Hallway lighting is an important tool to balance proportions and enhance brightness in a hall, and strategically-placed hallway mirrors, such as at the bottom of the staircase, will make the the space seem wider.

More classic hallway furniture ideas

Although traditional hallway furniture is often for storage purposes, it doesn’t have to be. Utilising hallway corners is a great way to add dimension and cosiness to your classic hallway, and can make an unexpectedly welcoming area for relaxation. If yours is big enough, it can be furnished with seating such as a traditional hallway bench, armchair, rocking chair or beanbag; you could add an elegant small table, lamps, hallway storage boxes, ottoman or bookcase (or all of the above!) to create a comfortable nook for reading, listening to music, or just passing the time.

Traditional Landing furniture ideas

The landing at the top of your staircase is too often a neglected but can provide valuable, flexible, additional space. The golden rule of furnishing landings is to ensure stairways aren’t impeded, but even with limited floor space this is an area that affords ample opportunity for furniture and design. Some traditional landings may have enough room for furniture such as seating or bookshelves to create a quiet reading area, or a desk and shelving to provide a makeshift work space. Even if your landing is on the smaller side, use classic landing ideas such as a small traditional hall table or stool accessorised with a table lamp, an antique bowl or flowers, which will add interest. A beautiful window seat can be the prize feature of a house, so if you have a bay window on your landing it seems a crying shame not to make the most of it. For a built-in option, seating with added storage can be installed under the window; alternatively, simply placing an elegant bench, miniature sofa or chaise longue in the window will add charm to your landing.
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