Friday 22 November 2013

Revamping the Hallway

On a Budget!


It seemed a shame to have half of the house looking so lovely and the rest tired and shabby. So I am gradually working my way around with a paintbrush smartening up the other rooms.

We had continued the grey flagstone floor tiles through from the new kitchen into the entrance hall, but with the creation of a new door and the ripping out of the old floor we were left with this.



I got a good 3 for 2 deal on some Dulux Nutmeg White paint which is a gorgeous chalky white and will last for upstairs as well. The woodwork is Trade Satinwood and the furniture is recycled from other rooms. It looks a touch pink in some lights and a touch grey in others! I love the colour and feel it is very Farrow and Ball like without the price. Sometimes shopping around pays off with paint colours, sometimes it doesn't! It is a really hard one to get right. I must admit to having a rather large basket of samples.








I plan to make a feature gallery wall of photos and pictures on the stairs side and I have some finishing touches like a back to the letterbox to fix yet. It seems a never ending job this house at the moment.  I have now moved on to painting my eldest sons room who has ordered grey and lime green stripes . 

Yes. 

Watch this space.




16 comments:

  1. Gorgeous Claire....you did a fab job with the painting:) Have a great weekend!
    ~Anne xx

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  2. Just gorgeous, great job
    I'm halfway through painting my hallway. Never realized had so many doors I'm sure they keep multiplying...he...he... xx

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    1. Doors - us too! We have so many and the frames take so long don't they!! Keep at it ! X

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  3. What a lovely warm welcome it gives to your visitors. I love the stone floor.

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    1. Thank you - it is so much better than before and seems bigger somehow! The floor is lovely - I shopped around and got £1000 off the price of it as we were buying 70 square metres of tiles altogether :0 x

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  4. Oh Claire it's gorgeous - so lovely and spacious and clutter free (exactly the opposite of my hallway!) - colour is lovely! I need to spend some time sprucing up our house but no idea where to find the time - you are inspiring me to get started though! Reminds me I need to get a decent draft excluder for the front door too! xx

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    1. It used to be full of rucksacks, shoes and coats - these are now all in the boot room so I can keep this clear ( how long for we shall see!) We have a howling gale that comes in under our front door - seems to defeat the purpose of underfloor heating!! xx

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  5. Looks as gorgeous as the kitchen, good luck with those stripes!!

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    1. Thank you - cracked the stripes after a few fails and a lot of masking tape! Reveal coming soon! X

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  6. Your hallway looks utterly stunning!! You have done an amazing job x

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    1. Thank you - am trying to finish upstairs now - just takes so long!

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  7. Well if you ever get 'bored' of teaching you could always make it as an interior designer. This 'room' looks just as stylish as your kitchen x

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    1. Thanks Kay - I'd actually love to ( she says sheepishly :0) I love designing rooms and making plans for new spaces! Colours really inspire me - I did look into some courses too . X

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  8. How gorgeous is that nutmeg white? Lovely. Enjoying watching your hard work come to fruition Claire, you are doing an amazing job! Hope you get to relax soon, xx

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    1. It is isn't it - so chalky as well - almost want to stroke it when you look at it! I am looking forward to some time off over Christmas though!! X

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