Interior Design Help for Hallway Please

Welcome

Buy the Books

*NEW*FREE* Interactive Design Tool

How to Design

Choose a Look

Room by Room

Fixtures and How-to

More Design Info

Designing Your Garden

Chill 'n' Chat

Resources

My Site & Me

Business Stuff

[?] Subscribe To This Site

Interior Design Help for Hallway Please

by Elise
(Brooklyn, USA)

Hi. Just came upon your site. It is great and I have added it to my favorites.

I have a painting project for my hallway, which goes upstairs to my tenants apartment. We live in Brooklyn.

The walls are antique white, and the wainscoting is a pucky tan color. The floor is wood. What color do you suggest I repaint the wainscoting?

Thanks, Elise

Comments for
Interior Design Help for Hallway Please

Average Rating

Click here to add your own comments

Apr 28, 2008
Rating

Pale and cool tones for long narrow rooms...
by: Charlotte

Hi Elise

Thanks very much for your comments about my site. It is lovely to know that people find it useful.

With regard to your painting project - I think you can pretty much choose any color you want, to go with antique white, and wood. But here are some suggestions and things to think about...

Definitely paint your wainscoting a darker color than the top (especially for rooms like hallways, that can tend to look dark and narrow).

If you do have a problem with your hallway feeling dark and naarrow, I would suggest keeping to something fairly light or pale, and a cool color (basically greens, turquoises and blues).

Blue and green are very good for lightening and brightening smaller or narrow spaces, and feel quite calm, relaxing and are very good for neutral areas/public areas, like hallways.

And I always find that pale blue looks stunning against any mid tone wood like cherry, pale oak or pine, or dark woods like teak, mahogany, dark oak etc.

If your hallway is a fair size, I would suggest a pale yellow or lemon for the wainscoting - it is a wonderfully welcoming color, and feels bright and cheery...

(Lots of halls do need that cheery touch of sunshine to brighten them up a bit!)

(Yellow will visually bring your walls in slightly though, although as long as you keep the top half a nice, airy, pale antique white, this shouldn't be a huge problem).

Otherwise, you are pretty much free to choose whatever you fancy. I am sure the results will look great!

I hope the decorating goes well.

Charlotte
x

Apr 28, 2008
Rating

Chocolate Mint Candy!
by: Elise

Thank you so much for your advice.

I did paint the wainscoting and trim and moldings in a medium pale green - and it looked great near the wood, but terrible against the linen white wall, so I got a chocolate brown and painted the trim in the brown.

My hall looks like a chocolate mint candy and looks great.

I am very happy with the way it came out.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Elise

Take a look at some interior design color and style ideas for decorating hallways

Return to the main Hallway and Foyer Decorating page

Return to the main Decorating with Color page

Visit the main How to Design page for tips on the design process

Return to the Home Page

Apr 28, 2008
Rating

Good enough to eat!
by: Anonymous

I am very pleased that you found a solution that suits your room.

It sounds utterly gorgeous actually!

Best wishes

Charlotte

x

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How?
Simply click here to return to How to Design - Stuck for Ideas!

Use the information on this site entirely at your own risk. No responsibility is accepted for any reliance on information contained in this site. Click here for the disclaimer. Your use of this site indicates acceptance of its terms.
© Copyright 2007-2012 Charlotte Brown t/a Charlotte Sneddon
www.interior-design-it-yourself.com All rights reserved

SBI!

Search My Site:

Custom Search

“This practical guide is a must for any DIY decorator!”

Interior Design It Yourself - Volume 1 - Back to Basics - out now

"If you have no idea how to decorate your house or apartment or you're just not sure what you should put in which room...

"...Charlotte shows you, in an easy-to-understand way, how to tackle any project."

says David - New Hampshire, USA

CLICK HERE to order the
Interior Design It Yourself Book

Charlotte - author of the Interior Design It Yourself website and books

AROUND 1 MILLION READERS LAST YEAR (2011)

Read what you say about us:

'I just love your web page it is fantastic for people who don't really have the design skills...'

Elizabeth - Scotland - UK

'You are the first entry on my favorite places. Beautiful work, well (very well) written.'

Shirley - Laurinburg NC - USA

'U can't believe how happy I'm to find such a helpful website! it's over than great, really!!'

Lama - Sydney

'I really appreciate this amazing website & ur helpful tips... you really give us so much attention & I loved your advice...'

Mostafa - Cairo - Egypt

Thank you so much to all my lovely and loyal readers!

OUT NOW - THE INTERIOR DESIGN IT YOURSELF BOOKS

The books teach you how to use professional interior design techniques in your own home...

...to get a home you love, that's also the envy of family and friends!

THE INTERIOR DESIGN IT YOURSELF BOOK LIBRARY

Paperback and E-book versions available

Click here for more info
Interior Design It Yourself
Vol. I: Back to Basics
Available as:
Paperback Book
E-book Version - Save 47%
Bonus Edition E-book - Save 30%
Click here for more info about Vol I
Interior Design It Yourself
Vol. II: Room by Room
LAUNCH DATE: 1st Feb 2012
Available as:
Paperback Book
E-book Version - Save 65%
Click here for more info about Vol. II
Interior Design It Yourself
Vol. III: Styles by Design
NOT YET AVAILABLE - COMING SOON
Click here for more info about Vol. III
Interior Design It Yourself
Perfect Personality Palettes
Available as:
E-book Version - Save 44%
Click here for more info about 'Perfect Personality Palettes'
Interior Design It Yourself
Vol. I Bonus Edition
Available as:
E-book Version - Save 30%
Click here for more info about the Bonus Edition
The Books - Out Now!

Click here for more about the books

You might also like:

How to Design

Color Workshop

Room Layout

Stuck for Ideas?
Ask a Question

Recommended Books

Sign up for my e-zine below to stay updated:

Enter your E-mail Address

Enter your First Name (optional)

Then

Don't worry -- your e-mail address is totally secure.
I promise to use it only to send you Interior Design It Yourself E-zine.

GET THE BOOKS
Paperback and E-book versions available

Click here for more info

Interior Design It Yourself
Vol. I: Back to Basics
Available as:
Paperback Book
E-book Version - Save 47%
Bonus Edition E-book - Save 30%
Click here for more info about Vol I
Interior Design It Yourself
Vol. II: Room by Room
LAUNCH DATE: 1st Feb 2012
Available as:
Paperback Book
E-book Version - Save 65%
Click here for more info about Vol. II
Interior Design It Yourself
Vol. III: Styles by Design
NOT YET AVAILABLE - COMING SOON
Click here for more info about Vol. III
Interior Design It Yourself
Perfect Personality Palettes
Available as:
E-book Version - Save 44%
Click here for more info about 'Perfect Personality Palettes'
Interior Design It Yourself
Vol. I Bonus Edition
Available as:
E-book Version - Save 30%
Click here for more info about the Bonus Edition

The Books - Out Now!

Click here for more about the books

Interior Design Help for Hallway Please

Comments for Interior Design Help for Hallway Please

Comments for
Interior Design Help for Hallway Please